William Bolcom wrote this beautiful piece for Theodor and Evelyn Jacobsen. He describes it as leisurely, calm, with great smoothness and repose.
Streams is a study of the dynamic register between pppp and p, as well as being a unique timbral exploration. Use of the human voice through humming and whispering blends seamlessly with metallic timb...
A perfect programming choice for early college and late high school level percussion quartets. Elephant Breath employs readily-available untuned percussion, a basic trap set and no mallet instruments....
A View from the Bridge, with a libretto by Arnold Weinstein and Arthur Miller, is a faithful adaptation of the Arthur Miller play. Set in the Sicilian-American community of 1950s Brooklyn, this story...
This collection of 5 art songs comes from Ancient Greek poetry. The music was written by William Bolcom and the poems were translated into English by Arnold Weinstein. Songs: On a Statue of a Runner *...
ALBRIGHT WILLIAM SWEET SIXTEENTHS A CONCERT RAG FOR ORGAN ORG BOOK
Spiral bound score.
Composed in memory of Bolcom's former teacher, Darius Milhaud, this piece can be played as an introduction to another piece, or as 'bookends' for a group of small works. For two pianists at one piano.
Composed in 1986-87. Based on the theme from George Rochberg's Violin Concerto, Movement IV.