- NEWS:
- There is a new double reed quartet arrangement: Madame d'Amours, a madrigal from the court of King Henry VIII. The 2nd part can be played by either oboe d'amore or 2nd oboe.
- Unfortunately, I will not be able to attend the 2008 IDRS Convention.
- The next San Francisco Composers Chamber Orchestra concert is scheduled for November 8, 2008, at Old First Church on Sacramento & Van Ness.
Samples (and Reviews) of Published Scores
Following are links to sample pages of the full scores for published works. These samples may be printed and tried out, but please understand that the resolution of the web graphics is very low (72 d.p.i.). The published scores and parts are printed at 600 d.p.i. via laserjet directly from software files onto a durable 70# cream-colored paper. Careful thought has been put into layout and page turns, and considerable effort has been made to make the notation on a par with the highest quality engraving.
ARRANGEMENTS
- Johann Sebastian Bach - The Italian Concerto - Arranged for Two Oboes, English Horn and Bassoon. Click here for review
- Frederic Chopin - Four Mazurkas, Opus 6 - Arranged for Two Oboes, English Horn and Bassoon. Click here for review
- Peter Illych Tchaikovsky - Dance of the Little Swans - Arranged for Two Oboes, English Horn and Bassoon.
- Bela Bartok - Sonatina - Arranged for Two Oboes, English Horn and Bassoon.
- Madame d'Amours
- Anonymous, Court of King Henry VIII - Arranged for Oboe, Oboe d'amore (or 2nd Oboe), English Horn and Bassoon. Total length: 1:30.
ORIGINAL COMPOSITIONS:
- Quartet #1, for Oboe, Clarinet, Horn and Bassoon ("The Hat Box Quartet")
- STATUS: Completed, available for purchase.
- DESCRIPTION: This work was inspired by the Russian silent film comedy "The Girl with the Hat Box" (Devushka s Korobkoi, directed by Boris Barnet, 1926). The music is strongly influenced by Russian ballet composers Khachiturian, Prokofiev, Tchaikovsky and Stravinsky as well as Russian folk music. Total length = approx. 12 minutes.
- MOVEMENTS: (These excerpts are from a live concert by members of UC Santa Cruz music faculty, Fall 2007. Oboe: Patricia Mitchell, Clarinet: Mark Brandenburg, French Horn: Susan Vollmer, Bassoon: Jane Orzel. The recording is a Windows Media Player file.)
- The Golem Suite, for Two Oboes, English Horn and Bassoon
- STATUS: draft written, not commercially available
- BACKGROUND: This suite contains excerpts from the full-length silent film score written to accompany "The Golem" (Der Golem: Wie Er Kam ins das Welt, dir. , 1920). It was written at the prompting of the ensemble "Wizards!" for an upcoming CD, recorded in Aug. 2007. Elements of the draft did not work out for the recording project, and I am waiting for further feedback before revising and publishing. Last I heard on the status of this CD (June, 2008) is that the recordings were in the process of being edited.
- The Golem (Full length silent film score), for Two Oboes, English Horn and Bassoon
- STATUS: Available as a rental
- BACKGROUND: This is the full-length silent film score written to accompany "The Golem" (Der Golem: Wie Er Kam ins das Welt, dir. , 1920). The work is 68 minutes in duration, and requires a conductor for performance. The score is synchronized to a playback speed of 24 fps of a copy of the MOMA print. (Current knowledge is that the film was originally shot at about 19-20 fps.) Please email me (address listed below) for more info and price schedule.
- Three Ways to Cook a Fish, for Oboe and Piano or Oboe and prerecorded electronics (CD included)
- STATUS: composed, currently working on layout, not yet commercially available. "Soon."
- BACKGROUND: This work contains three dances and two interludes from a full length dance theater work: "The Fish and the Fire," a collaboration with choreographer Cheryl Koehler, artistic director of Zig Zag Theater. It can be performed either with piano accompaniment, or with a prerecorded CD. On the prerecorded CD, the music is played by a synthesized "electronic gamelan" as used in the original production from 1993/1994. The oboe part requires a small but playful bit of "extended techniques" (completely notated), consisting of some "Jethro Tull" style overblowing and two multiphonics.
- In My Craft or Sullen Art , for Baritone and Piano
- STATUS: composed, I need to work out the financial agreements with the Estate of Dylan Thomas before publishing, as well as getting a vendor (no oboe in this one).
- BACKGROUND: This work is a setting of the poem by Dylan Thomas of the same name. It was performed by John Kendall Bailey and Alexis Alrich at the October, 2006 San Francisco Composers Chamber Orchestra concert.
Vendors
To purchase copies, please contact any of the following vendors:
I do not sell retail, only wholesale. However, vendor inquiries are welcome.
Contact info
Comments and questions are much appreciated!
I can be reached at the e-mail address:
First half: philfrei@
Second half: aol.com
(Email was split in half to try and reduce spam!)
Last real update: 4/25/08.
