Stephen Albert (1941-92)

COMPOSITIONS Stephen Albert Links ~ ~ ~ Works by Genre
Imitations (after Bartók), string quartet (1963)
Supernatural Songs (3 songs), soprano, piano, and chamber orchestra (1964) [text: W.B. Yeats]
Five Wedding Songs, soprano and piano (1964) [1965?]
Winter Songs (4 songs), tenor and orchestra (1965)
Bacchae: A Ceremony in Music, chorus, narrator, soloists, electric guitars, saxophones and orchestra (1967)
Wolf Time, soprano & orch w/amplification (1968) [text: from 'The soothsayings of Vala' (10th century Icelandic edda 'Voluspa']
Illuminations: 2 pianos, brass, harps and percussion (1969)
Orchestra Book, orchestra (1972)
Voices Within, concert group [picc, picc cl, alto sax, cornet, trom, hp, pf, vln, db] and orchestra (1975)
Cathedral Music, concerto for four quartets (1977)
To Wake the Dead, 6 sentimental songs & an interlude, soprano & chmbr ens (1977; rev. 1986) [text: Joyce: Finnegans Wake]
Into Eclipse, tenor and orchestra (or chamber ensemble) (1981; rev. 1989) [text: Seneca's "Oedipus", adapted by Ted Hughes]
TreeStone, song cycle, soprano, tenor & ensemble [fl/pc/afl, cl/B♭/A/E♭/bs, tpt, hn, perc, hp, pf, str qt, db] (1983) [text: J. Joyce]
Symphony No. 1, "RiverRun" (1983) [source of inspiration: Joyce's Finnegans Wake; shares material & is related to "TreeStone"]
Flower of the Mountain, soprano and orchestra (or chamber ensemble) (1985) [text: James Joyce] [part of "Distant Hills"]
In Concordiam, violin and orchestra (1986)
Anthems and Processionals, orchestra (1988)
Tribute, a duo in one movement, violin and piano (1988)
The Stone Harp (5 songs), tenor, 2 violas, 2 cellos, harp and percussion [timpani and vibraphone] (1988) [text: John Haines]
Sun's Heat, tenor and orchestra (or chamber ensemble) (1989) [text: James Joyce] [part of "Distant Hills"]
Distant Hills, tenor, soprano and orch (1985-89) [text: from Joyce's Ulysses] [chamber version titled: "Distant Hills Coming Nigh"]
- Sun's Heat, tenor and orchestra (or chamber ensemble) (1989) [text: James Joyce]
- Flower of the Mountain, soprano and orchestra (or chamber ensemble) (1985) [text: James Joyce]
Concerto for Violoncello and Orchestra (1990)
Wind Canticle, clarinet and chamber orchestra (1991)
Tapioca Pudding, orchestra (1991)
Rilke Song - On Nights Like This, soprano, flute, clarinet, violin, cello and piano (1991)
Ecce puer, sopr[ano], ob[oe], h[or]n & p[ia]no (1992) [text: James Joyce]
Symphony No. 2, orchestra (1992) [orchestration completed by Sebastian Currier]
WORKS BY GENRE Stephen Albert Links ~ top of page ~
Orchestra
Orchestra Book, orchestra (1972)
Symphony No. 1, "RiverRun" (1983) [source of inspiration: Joyce's Finnegans Wake; shares material & is related to "TreeStone"]
- Rain Music
- Leafy Speafing
- Beside The Rivering Waters
- RiversEnd
Anthems and Processionals, orchestra (1988)
Tapioca Pudding, orchestra (1991)
Symphony No. 2, orchestra (1992) [orchestration completed by Sebastian Currier]
Soloist(s) w/Orchestra
Voices Within, concert group [picc, picc cl, alto sax, cornet, trom, hp, pf, vln, db] and orchestra (1975)
- A review
- Night crystals
- Song of the ram
- Crystal night
- Review #2
In Concordiam, violin and orchestra (1986)
Concerto for Violoncello and Orchestra (1990)
Wind Canticle, clarinet and chamber orchestra (1991)
Chorus w/Orchestra
Bacchae: A Ceremony in Music, chorus, narrator, soloists, electric guitars, saxophones and orchestra (1967)
Chamber
Imitations (after Bartók), string quartet (1963)
Illuminations: 2 pianos, brass, harps and percussion (1969)
Cathedral Music, concerto for four quartets (1977)
- Group I: 2 ampl fl, 2 ampl cellos; II: tpt/picc tpt, 2 hn, trom; III: perc [2 players], ampl hp, ampl gtr; IV: elec org, elec pf, 2 pf
Instrument and Piano
Tribute, a duo in one movement, violin and piano (1988)
Vocal
Supernatural Songs (3 songs), soprano, piano, and chamber orchestra (1964) [text: W.B. Yeats]
- All the stream that's roaring by
- There all the barrel hoops are knit
- As the moon sidles up
Five Wedding Songs, soprano and piano (1964) [1965?]
- ??? [text: William Carlos Williams]
- ??? [text: Robert Frost]
- ??? [text: Rilke]
- ??? [text: Dickinson]
- ??? [text: Roethke]
Winter Songs (4 songs), tenor and orchestra (1965)
- Fire and ice [text: Robert Frost]
- The snow begins [text: William Carlos Williams]
- Stopping by the woods [text: Robert Frost]
- Child of my winter [text: D.W. Snodgrass]
Wolf Time, soprano & orch w/amplification (1968) [text: from 'The soothsayings of Vala' (10th century Icelandic edda 'Voluspa']
- Dark grows the sun
- Interlude
- Dark grows the sun (con't)
- I sit alone
- Interlude
- Red cock crows
- The wolves
To Wake the Dead, 6 sentimental songs & an interlude, soprano & chmbr ens (1977; rev. 1986) [text: Joyce: Finnegans Wake]
- [ensemble: fl/alto fl, cl/bass cl, vln/va, vc, pf, harmonium]
- How It Ends
- Riverrun (ballad of Perse O'Reilly)
- Pray Your Prayers
- Interlude (instrumental)
- Forget, Remember
- Sod's Brood, Mr. Finn
- Passing Out
Into Eclipse, tenor and orchestra (or chamber ensemble) (1981; rev. 1989) [text: Seneca's "Oedipus", adapted by Ted Hughes]
- Prologue and riddle song
- Oedipus I
- A quiet fate
- Ghosts
- Oedipus II
TreeStone, song cycle, soprano, tenor & ensemble [fl/pc/afl, cl/B♭/A/E♭/bs, tpt, hn, perc, hp, pf, str qt, db] (1983) [text: J. Joyce]
- I am leafy speafing
- A grand funferall
- Seabirds
- Tristopher Tristian
- Fallen griefs
- Anna Livia Plurabelle
Flower of the Mountain (1985) - see "Distant Hills" (1985-89)
The Stone Harp (5 songs), tenor, 2 violas, 2 cellos, harp and percussion [timpani and vibraphone] (1988) [text: John Haines]
- Winter evening
- Wolves
- Wingbeat
- Lemmings
- Children of wind and shadow
Distant Hills, tenor, soprano and orch (1985-89) [text: from Joyce's Ulysses] [chamber vers. titled: "Distant Hills Coming Nigh"]
- Sun's Heat, tenor and orchestra (or chamber ensemble) (1989) [text: James Joyce]
- Flower of the Mountain, soprano and orchestra (or chamber ensemble) (1985) [text: James Joyce]
Rilke Song - On Nights Like This, soprano, flute, clarinet, violin, cello and piano (1991)
Ecce puer, sopr[ano], ob[oe], h[or]n & p[ia]no (1992) [text: James Joyce]
STEPHEN ALBERT LINKS Works by Genre ~ top of page ~
Composer Stephen Albert: `Impassioned Man Of Ideas' (The Seattle Times, Melinda Bargreen)
Obituary: Stephen Albert (Peter Dickinson, The Independent)
Stephen Albert, A Composer Who Hears The Audience (Daniel Webster, Philly.com)
Stephen Albert - A Conversation with Bruce Duffie (bruceduffie.com)
When a Composer Breaks the Cocoon (David Owens, The Christian Science Monitor)
Composer website (at G. Schirmer) . . . inquire about Stephen Albert: here
Stephen Albert @ Wikipedia
Stephen Albert @ Answers.com
Stephen Albert @ Audiophile Audition (via Google Advanced Search)
Stephen Albert @ Classical Archives
Stephen Albert @ Classical Composers Database
Stephen Albert @ The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Music
Stephen Albert @ Facebook
Stephen Albert @ The Harvard Biographical Dictionary of Music
Stephen Albert @ InstantEncore
Stephen Albert @ Karadar Classical Music
Stephen Albert @ The Kennedy Center
Stephen Albert @ Klassika
Stephen Albert @ The Modern Word
Stephen Albert @ MusicWeb International
Stephen Albert @ Naxos
Stephen Albert @ New Music USA [formerly American Music Center]
Stephen Albert @ New World Records also here
Stephen Albert @ The New York Times
Stephen Albert @ The Pulitzer Prizes [see 1985 & 1987]
Stephen Albert @ REC Music Foundation /The Lied and Art Song Texts Page
Stephen Albert @ G. Schirmer
Stephen Albert @ Virginia Tech Multimedia Music Dictionary
Stephen Albert @ Yale University Library/Oral History of American Music (OHAM)
Publisher
Stephen Albert @ G. Schirmer
Stephen Albert @ Carl Fischer
Streaming Audio
Stephen Albert @ Classical Archives
Stephen Albert @ last.fm
Stephen Albert @ Rhapsody.com
Recordings
Stephen Albert @ Amazon.com
Stephen Albert @ ArkivMusic
Stephen Albert @ CD Universe
Stephen Albert @ ClassicsOnline
Stephen Albert @ Discogs
Stephen Albert @ itunes
Stephen Albert @ Naxos
Stephen Albert @ New World Records
Video
Stephen Albert @ YouTube
Stephen Albert @ Google Video
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