David Crumb | Composer

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Orchestral

Vocalise [2013]: Instrumentation: string orchestra. Originally for three string quartets. Duration: 10'. Commissioned by Cassatt in the Basin.

September Elegy [2008]: Instrumentation: solo violin and chamber orchestra (originally for violin and piano, 1991). Duration: 15'. Program Notes | Review

Vestiges of a Distant Time [1996; revised 2003]: Instrumentation: 2222/2211/perc, pf, strgs. Duration: 11'. Commissioned by the Cumberland Valley Chamber Players. Publisher: Theodore Presser Co. Program Notes | Review | mp3 Clip | Link to Publisher

Clarino [1991; revised 1993, 1996]: Instrumentation: 3343/4331/perc(4), pf strgs. Duration: 16'. Commissioned by Civic Orchestra of Chicago/ASCAP Foundation. Publisher: Theodore Presser Co. Program Notes | Reviews | Link to Publisher


Chamber

Vocalise [2013]: Instrumentation: three string quartets. Also available in a version for string orchestra. Duration: 10'. Commissioned by Cassatt in the Basin.

Mood Sequence [2012]: Instrumentation: flute, cello, and piano. Also available in a version for traditional piano trio. Duration: 14'. Commissioned by the Chintimini Chamber Music Festival. Program Notes | mp3 Clip

Kinetikus [2009]: Instrumentation: percussion ensemble, 12 players. Duration 10'. Program Notes | mp3 Clip | mp3 Clip 2

Improvisations on an English Folk Tune [2004]: Instrumentation: flute, clarinet, violin, cello, piano. Duration: 15'. Commissioned by the Barlow Endowment for Music Composition. Program Notes | mp3 Clip

Suspended Blue [2003]: Instrumentation: brass quintet. Duration: 11'. Composed for the Oregon Brass Quintet.

Primordial Fantasy [2002]: Instrumentation: piano and chamber ensemble (ob, cl, hn, perc, hp, vla, vc, db). Duration: 8'. Commissioned by the Fromm Foundation at Harvard. Program Notes Review | Youtube

September Elegy [2001]: Instrumentation: violin and piano. Duration : 15'. Composed for the Gearhart-Owins Duo. Program Notes | Review | Youtube

Awakening [2001]: Instrumentation: trumpet and percussion. Duration: 12'. Commissioned by the Dunn-Pennington Duo. Program Notes | mp3 Clip | mp3 Clip 2

Harmonia Mundi [2001]: Instrumentation: two pianos and two percussion. Duration: 17'. Composed for Quattro Mani (duo-pianists Susan Grace and Alice Rybak). Program Notes | Review | mp3 Clip | mp3 Clip 2

Piano Quartet [1999]: Instrumentation: piano, violin, viola and cello. Duration: 21'. Composed for Victor Steinhardt and members of the Oregon String Quartet. Program Notes | mp3 Clip

The Whisperer [1999]: Instrumentation: two pianos and two percussion. Duration: 12'. Composed for Quattro Mani (duo-pianists Susan Grace and Alice Rybak). Program Notesmp3 Clip

Soundings [1994]: Instrumentation: clarinet, basson and piano. Duration: 8'. Commissioned by the NEOS Trio. Publisher: Frank E, Warren Music Service. Program Notes | Youtube | Link to Publisher

Variations for Cello and Chamber Ensemble [1993]: Instrumentation: fl(2), ob, cl, bn, hn, perc(2), hp, pn, vln(2), vla, vc, db. Duration: 21'. Commissioned by the Los Angeles Philharmonic New Music Group. Publisher: Theodore Presser Co. Program Notes | Reviewsmp3 Clip | Link to Publisher

Metamorphosis [1987]: Instrumentation: violin, cello, harp, two percussion, piano, celesta. Duration: 15'

Movement for String Quartet [1985]: Duration: 8'


Solo

Nocturne [2015]: Instrumentation: solo piano. Duration: 7'. Commissioned by Portland Piano International.

Variation on 'Round Midnight [2001]: Instrumentation: solo piano. Duration: 4'. Commissioned by Emanuele Arciuli and the Cincinnati Conservatory of Music. Program Notes

Miniatures [1989]: Instrumentation: solo clarinet. Duration: 6'.

Piano Sonata [1988]: Duration: 12'. Program Notes


Vocal

Sea Garden [2015]: Scored for a cappella SSAATTBB choir. Also available in a version for
a chamber ensemble of 8 or 16 vocalists. Duration: 14'.

Hearing Bells [2004-2005]: Settings of three Chinese poems from the Tang Dynasty. Instrumentation: soprano, flute, oboe, cello, percussion, piano. Duration: 17'. Commissioned by the Bowdoin International New Music Festival. Program Notes | Review

Joyce Songs [1990; revised 1996]: Selected texts from James Joyces's Chamber Music. Instrumentation: mezzo-soprano, flute, clarinet, cello. Duration: 13'. Program Notes