Sam's Music Catalog
Classical Works
Realms (1981)for String Orchestra
Variations(1979)for flute/piccolo, clarinet/bass/clarinet,
trumpet, horn, violin, viola, ‘cello, Harp &
percussion(2 players):chimes,xylophone, glocken-
spiel, temple blocks
at our crossing place(1978)for SATB chorus and percussion(4 players)
Coils(1979)for SATB chorus
Octet(1979)for trumpet, flute, oboe, clarinet, violin, viola, cello & bass
Alter-ego(1979)for contrabassoon and tape
no loitering(1979)for 3 guitars
Festival of Fluids and Solids(1980)for saxophone quartet(satb)
String Quartet(1976)
2 Descriptive Pieces for Woodwind Quintet(1976)
Flotation Music(1980)for flute and guitar Sonata for Flute and Piano(1976)
Duo for Violin and Cello(1979)
First Piano Sonata(1976)
Second Piano Sonata(1980)
Rhapsody, Fanfare & Fugue(1980)for flute/piccolo
Tones for Jones’ Bones(1976)for flute
Tonescape no 1(1976)for flute, oboe, clarinet & bassoon
Tonescape no 2(1977)for piano
Tonescape no 3(1978)for trumpet, horn and trombone
Nine Pieces(1980)for violin, oboe and electric guitar
Three Piano Pieces(1976)
Five Borglinesques(1976)for bassoon and piano
Holiday for Clarinet(1979)for solo clarinet
String Trio(1976)for violin, viola and cello
2 Trombone Quartets(1976)
Wheel of Fortune(1980)for flute or violin and guitar
Ozone Ranger(1990)for electronic sounds
Dys-Synchronicity(1990)for electronic sounds
Five Bangatelles(1991)for electronic sounds
Jazz Compositions-Big Band(5 trpt/5 trb/5 sx/pno-gtr/bs/dr)
T.Fertue(1992)- a bop-ized version of the old standard Tea for Two
Bubba-City(1982)-funk tune with 70’s feel to it
Zectron III(1980)-modern straight-ahead jazz, lots of 4th harmonies
CLJ(1982)-nice ballad, great for bones
Right On!(1985)-retro jazz-rock
Firesign(1990)-energetic latin thing with interesting intro
The Chich(1984)-harmonically modern funk thing
Love, Lunch, Later(1985)-smooth latin thing
Truckin’ Around Campus(1985)
Break Song(1984)-fast latin
Jewish Insurance(1989)
Girl in the Red Leather Pants(1989)
Tristeza(1996)
Smilin’ Mighty Jesus(1982)-modern straight ahead modal feel with some
interesting meter changes
Jazz Compositions- Small Band
Smilin’ Mighty Jesus(1982) 2 trpt, alto, tenor, trb, pno/gtr,bs dr
Firesign(1990)2 trpt, alto, tenor, bari, trb, pno/gtr, bs, dr
Well You Needn’t(Thelonious Monk)-trpt, trb, alto, tenor, pno/gtr,bs,dr
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