Music by DANIEL DORFF |
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OPERA, CHORUS, and VOICE |
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OPERA for YOUNG AUDIENCES | |
Stone Soup: An Operatic
Fable in One Delicious Act
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Duration: c. 35' A light-hearted comical interpretation of the fable, in which a Solider (T.) is hungry and lost, but with the help of children and Mayor (A.), he convinces the Vegetable Lady (S.) and Butcher (B.) to contribute food to his soup. The musical refrain "It Takes All Kinds of People to Make Up a Happy Town" is echoed by the story's use of all kinds of food to make the most delicious Stone Soup, and to celebrate community and diversity. INSTRUMENTATION: Piano Accompaniment, or 1111-1110 Pno Hp 1Perc Strings COMMISSIONED by Young Audiences' Philadelphia chapter for ongoing in-school visits; OVER 1000 PERFORMANCES in a continuous run for 20 seasons. PERFORMED by The Atlanta Opera 50 times during the 2012-13 season. AVAILABLE (piano-vocal score) from your favorite sheet music dealer or direct from Presser. (Orchestra score and parts on rental.) PROGRAM NOTES and FULL SYNOPSIS |
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CHORUS | |
Alleluia in D for SATB Chorus with optional Piano | |
Duration: c. 2'
PERFORMANCES include College Misericordia choir at St. Patrick's Cathedral, NYC. | |
Flames for SATB Chorus, a cappella | |
Duration: c. 3' |
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He Is Love for Two-part Chorus and Piano | |
Duration: c. 2' Poem by Pat Silver. AVAILABLE from your favorite sheet music dealer or direct from Presser. ALSO AVAILABLE for Voice with Brass Quintet. |
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Heaven-Haven for SATB Chorus, a cappella | |
Duration: c. 2' |
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Jabberwocky for SATB Chorus, a cappella | |
Duration: c. 2'
AVAILABLE from your favorite sheet music dealer or direct from Presser. | |
Scholars' Refrain for TTBB Chorus and Piano | |
Duration: c. 4'
COMPOSED for and PREMIERED at the Cornell University 1978 Commencement ceremony. |
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The Colors of Creation for SATB Chorus, a cappella | |
Duration: c. 6' Poem by Romaine Samworth. COMMISSIONED and PREMIERED by the Ithaca College School of Music, November 2003. AVAILABLE from your favorite sheet music dealer or direct from Presser.PROGRAM NOTES |
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VOICE (WITH PIANO OR CHAMBER ENSEMBLE) |
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Ambivalence of Opposites for Voice and Piano | |
Duration: c. 7'
PREMIERED by Jeannie Clark Fisher and Clifford Earle, Ithaca, Spring 1978. |
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Ave Maria for Voice and Piano (or with Flute, Oboe, 2 Clars., and Glockenspiel) |
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Duration: c. 2' |
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Dreams for Voice and Piano | |
Duration: c. 2' |
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Eyelash Wish for Voice and Piano | |
Duration: c. 3'
PREMIERED by Diane Rama, New York, 1974. |
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Five Songs from the Goliards
for Tenor, Clarinet/Soprano Sax, Bassoon, Trombone, Viola/Percussion, and Cello/Percussion |
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Duration: c. 10' |
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Kokoro o Komete for Voice and Piano | |
Duration: c. 2'
Premiered by Christina Lynn and James Primosch, Philadelphia, October 23, 1982.
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Kurontokai for Tenor and Piano | |
Duration: c. 12' |
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Nature for Voice and Piano | |
Duration: c. 2' Poem by Arshile Gorky.
PREMIERED by Candace Sassaman and Mary Murphy, University of Pennsylvania,
September 29, 1979. |
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Newness for Baritone and Flute | |
Duration: c. 3' |
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On Drowning for Tenor, Flute, Bass Clarinet, Viola, and Crotales | |
Duration: c. 17' |
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Si Linguis Angelicis for Soprano, Flute or Clarinet, and Piano | |
Duration: c. 2' |
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The Center Ring for Voice and Piano | |
Duration: c. 2' |
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The Curse of Catullus for Soprano, Tenor, Flute/Alto Flute, Soprano Sax/Alto Sax, Clarinet/Bass Clarinet, Electric Piano, and 2 Percussion | |
Duration: c. 14' Poems by Catullus, in English translation. PREMIERED by Mimmi Fulmer and Jeffrey Rehbach, conducted by Duane Heller, at Cornell University, Winter 1978. |
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Tidal Song for Voice and Piano | |
Duration: c. 2' Poem by Jody Tannenbaum. PREMIERED by Diane Rama, New York, 1974. |
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Tobetara for Voice and Piano | |
Duration: c. 2'
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To Daffodils for Baritone and Cello | |
Duration: c. 3½' |
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Two Alphabetical Songs for Voice and Piano | |
Duration: c. 2' Texts by the composer, with the words in alphabetical order. PREMIERED November 11, 1995 by Manuela Ochakowski soprano, and Johannes Harneit piano, and broadcast across Europe, as a winner of the Neue Musik in Delmenhorst competition. |
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Yuki no Uta for Voice and Piano | |
Duration: c. 3'
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