Song for Andrew

A memorial work for Andrew Imbrie (7:37): The University of Minnesota Music Ensemble with guest artist Sally Chisholm. Premiere with Young-Nam Kim, Sally Chisholm, The University of Minnesota New Music Ensemble.

Iridos : for Unaccompanied Flute

Dedicated to Dawn Lawler, this work for unaccompanied flute makes great and frequent use of trills and color effects such as overblown harmonics.

One for the Birds : for String Orchestra Full Score

Composer David Ott takes a musically captivating look at four types of birds in his highly creative series entitled, One for the Birds. Movements: I. Relentless Woodpecker (driving and infectious); II. High-Gliding Gossamer(haunting, delicate); III. Song of the Nightingale (romantic serenade); IV. Penguins at Play (lighthearted, capricious)

Berceuse for Violin and Piano

This short encore-type work was commissioned by Barbara Luisi for a recording of lullabies.

Blue Johannes : for Solo Piano

BLUE JOHANNES was written for Marcel Worms and completed in August of 2012. The piece consists of a combination of diverse musical elements: blues, Persian folk melodies, tango, etc.It is a blues hommage to Johannes Brahms, whose music Reza Vali loves. A version for harpsichord is also available from the publisher.

Coiled : for String Quartet Score and Parts

This work for string quartet was written for the Brentano String Quartet and was inspired by Beethoven's opus 95.

Animal Rhapsody for Orchestra

Written for the Richmond Symphony Youth Orchestra, Animal Rhapsody is a three movement work, with each one dedicated to a different animal. Movements: I. The Amur Leopard: II. The Beluga Whale: III. Galapagos Penguin

Trio Sonata No. 1 for Two Flutes & Basso Continuo : (Realized for Piano)

Giuseppe Brescianello's (1650-1758) Trio Sonatas for two flutes and continuo, here published for the first time, are dedicated to Monseigneur le Prince Hereditaire de Württemberg. The manuscript is located at the Stadtbibliothek in Rostock, Germany. This first Trio Sonata in C Major is in three movements: a typical Allegro, Largo, Allegro set. The present edition is faithful to the original manuscript, where very few dynamics and articulations are marked. Continuo realization by Piero Caraba.

Trio for Three Flutes

The Trio for Three Flutes here presented appeared in 1964, when Jean-Pierre Rampal acquired a non-original manuscript of this work in the Czech Republic. Attributed to an early period for its light character and instrumentation, the Trio was taken into serious consideration by Beethoven scholar and redactor of arguably the most complete of Beethoven's catalogues, the chronological and thematic catalogue of all Beethoven's works, including the unpublished ones and the unused sketches (1968), whose 849 entries include the opus numbers, the Kinsky-Halm, the Hess, and the Grove catalogues. The Trio for Three Flutes is cited in the Biamonti Appendix II 64, as a work of uncertainauthorship, but nonetheless attributed to Beethoven. The first recording of the piece was released by Jean-Pierre Rampal, who recorded the complete chamber works with flute by Beethoven for the Club Français du Disque label in 1964, together with Alain Marion and Christian Lardé. In lack of further information able to confirm Beethoven's authorship of this work, all that is left to the listener and performer is to enjoy the particularly brilliant vivacity of the composition, which may corroborate the hypothesis of a Beethovenian attribution.

Bad Twinkle Day : for Solo Violin

This variation on Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star was written for the composer's daughter Katja when she was 8 years old. While not very difficult to play, it sounds wildly jazzy and excitingly virtuosic, an appealing combination for the young violin player.

Arc of Fire for Piano Trio

A Chamber Music America Commission for Lincoln Trio, premiered on WFMT radio and at Chamber Music America at Bryant Park's summer concert series.

Arc of Fire for Piano Trio

A Chamber Music America Commission for Lincoln Trio, premiered on WFMT radio and at Chamber Music America at Bryant Park's summer concert series.

Divertimento : for Cello Ensemble Full Score

Schifrin's Divertimento is written for cello ensemble with any multiple of 8 players. It was first performed by the International Cello Festival in Beauvais, France.

Chiaro Di Luna for String Orchestra

A Peninsula Grace Notes commission for and premiered by The Franz Liszt Chamber Orchestra of Hungary. Also performed by The New England String Ensemble, Susan Davenny-Wyner, Director.

Serenade : for Viola and Strings Full Score

Originally written for alto saxophone and string orchestra. Movements: 1. A Backward Glance, 2. St. Hans Fire, 3. A Midsummer's Night Fairy Tale, 4. Stella's Dance, 5. Evensong. Versions for viola and piano and viola and string orchestra are available from the publisher. Instrumentation: Viola¦Solo: String Orchestra (min. 6.6.4.4.2)

Excursions : for String Orchestra Full Score

Originally composed in 1989 for a commission by the Northern Virginia Honors Orchestra, David Ott revised the work in 2020. Movements: I. Joyride on the Old Milwuakee RR; II. Sunday Stroll Hand in Hand; III. Off to the Circus!

The Fifth Book : for String Quartet Full Score

THE FIFTH BOOK of the title refers to what Stephen Hartke considers his fifth book of madrigals, only two of which books are actually for voices, with the others being for string instruments. Hartke writes madrigals for string instruments due to their inherent singing quality, but also due to the fluid structural character of the madrigal as a genre that often responds in quite mercurial ways to the emotional unfolding of its text. These five movements are thus abstract madrigals whose larger outlines, shifts in mood, and various internal reminiscences are intended to convey a private, unspoken drama. Commissioned for the Brentano String Quartet by the Frankfurt Burgerstiftungim Holzhausenschlosschen sponsored by the Ernst Max von Grunelius-Stiftung. THE FIFTH BOOK of the title refers to what Stephen Hartke considers his fifth book of madrigals, only two of which books are actually for voices, with the others being for string instruments. Hartke writes madrigals for string instruments due to their inherent singing quality, but also due to the fluid structural character of the madrigal as a genre that often responds in quite mercurial ways to the emotional unfolding of its text. These five movements are thus abstract madrigals whose larger outlines, shifts in mood, and various internal reminiscences are intended to convey a private, unspoken drama. Commissioned for the Brentano String Quartet by the Frankfurt Burgerstiftungim Holzhausenschlosschen sponsored by the Ernst Max von Grunelius-Stiftung.

Angel Harp : for Harp and Orchestra Solo Harp Part

A superb holiday showcase for the lustrous sounds of the harp.

Moon Song Variations : for Oboe and Piano

MOON SONG VARIATIONS dervies from the oboe solo theme that opens David Liptak's chamber opera THE MOON SINGER. It is composed for and dedicated to friend and colleague Richard Killmer.

The Last Possibilities of Light : for Flute and Piano

This Ritornello-Variations for Flute and Piano was commissioned by Conor Nelson with the support of the Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research and Graduate Education of the University of Wisconsin-Madison with funding from the Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation.

Elegy for Roger : for Viola and Piano

The Fifth Book : for String Quartet Score and Parts

THE FIFTH BOOK of the title refers to what Stephen Hartke considers his fifth book of madrigals, only two of which books are actually for voices, with the others being for string instruments. Hartke writes madrigals for string instruments due to their inherent singing quality, but also due to the fluid structural character of the madrigal as a genre that often responds in quite mercurial ways to the emotional unfolding of its text. These five movements are thus abstract madrigals whose larger outlines, shifts in mood, and various internal reminiscences are intended to convey a private, unspoken drama. Commissioned for the Brentano String Quartet by the Frankfurt Burgerstiftungim Holzhausenschlosschen sponsored by the Ernst Max von Grunelius-Stiftung. THE FIFTH BOOK of the title refers to what Stephen Hartke considers his fifth book of madrigals, only two of which books are actually for voices, with the others being for string instruments. Hartke writes madrigals for string instruments due to their inherent singing quality, but also due to the fluid structural character of the madrigal as a genre that often responds in quite mercurial ways to the emotional unfolding of its text. These five movements are thus abstract madrigals whose larger outlines, shifts in mood, and various internal reminiscences are intended to convey a private, unspoken drama. Commissioned for the Brentano String Quartet by the Frankfurt Burgerstiftungim Holzhausenschlosschen sponsored by the Ernst Max von Grunelius-Stiftung.

Concerto for Violin and Orchestra: Auld Swaara : Full Score

Commissioned by the Koussevitzky Music Foundation for the Albany Symphony Orchestra. Adds Piccolo doubling, 2 trumpets, and 1 percussion from the reduced orchestration.

The Sky a Silver Dissonance : for Voice and Piano

Written for baritone with piano accompaniment, this poem by e.e. cummings is set to music by Laura Elise Schwendinger and is dedicated to Stephen Rumph.

Shadow Music : for Five Percussionists and Harp Score and Part

Portions of this work were originally written for the film Evolution of a Shadow, directed by Ken Johnson.