Samuel Adler

For Harp. Classical. Soft Cover. 20 pages.

For Harpsichord

For Organ. Classical. Solo part. Composed 2001. 11 pages. Duration 7:00.

For Organ

For Solo Guitar

Solo part and Piano reduction

Three diverse pieces by Samuel Adler are presented. Emunah (Faith) is a paean to his wife, Emily. L'olam Vaed dates back to 1978 and is printed in proportional notation, to better guide the musicians...

In Opposites, Samuel Adler showcases the distinct sound world possibilities inherent in a flute septet by pairing two starkly contrasting movements. The opening slow movement is summarized by its sear...

In this playful duet, master composer Samuel Adler spins out melodies with inexhaustible imagination. Amiable dialogue carries the listener from beginning to end, while shifting meters and unexpected...

Samuel Adler's IMPROVISATION AND WALTZ delights performers and listeners by treating traditional genres in non-traditional ways. The familiar waltz rhythm is offset by carefully inserted bars of two,...

Artistic expression always finds a way to be heard, and coping with the 2020 quarantine inspired a great torrent of new outlets for musical performance. For Samuel Adler, this sparked new compositions...

There is a refreshing spontaneity to Samuel Adler's WIND CONVERSATIONS for woodwind quintet. The slow introduction explores the timbres of the ensemble in glowing and harmonious polyphony, while the m...

“There are too few concertos for tuba remarked Samuel Adler about the composition of his own CONCERTO FOR TUBA AND ORCHESTRA in 2017, now available in a new arrangement by the composer for solo tuba,...

Cast in two sharply contrasting movements for the novel combination of three flutes, clarinets, and bassoons, Samuel Adler’s MUSIC FOR NINE explores timbers from earthy and reedy to fleet and ethereal...

Adler's second Horn Sonata is dedicated to Andrew Pelletier, Professor of Horn at Bowling Green State University (OH) and current President of the International Horn Society (IHS). Pelletier will perf...

Samuel Adler's Variations on the Japanese Lullaby Komori Uta for unaccompanied trombone balance tender lyricism with invigorating displays of virtuosity. The six variations showcase numerous technique...

To his popular Dialogues for Euphonium and Marimba, and Divertissement for Violin or Viola and Marimba, Samuel Adler adds Doubleplay, a concert etude for two marimba players on one instrument. Thrilli...

Balancing caprice with studied craft, Samuel Adler's THREESOME VENTURES is a compact but substantive four-movement work for string trio. Rich in both thoughtful, playful dialogue and virtuosic drive,...

Adler was asked to write a short work based upon one of ten sketches that Bach had prepared, but never used, for the Goldberg Variations. The resulting In the Spirit of Bach features 'a relentless dri...

Life Is an Ecstasy is Adler's second commission from the Clarion Duo, Keith Benjamin (trumpet) and Melody Turnquist-Steed (organ), and will appear on the Duo's third album. The intricate duo features...

Premiered in October 2018 by the Toledo Symphony Orchestra, principal tubist David Saltzman as soloist, the Concerto features three movements with a cadenza between the second and third. Adler likens...

A sweeping chorale gives way to exciting, colorful antiphony in Samuel Adler’s A TESTAMENT for wind ensemble. Written to commemorate conductor Michael Haithcock’s retirement from university teaching,...