For Harp. Classical. Soft Cover. 20 pages.
For Harpsichord
For Organ. Classical. Solo part. Composed 2001. 11 pages. Duration 7:00.
For Organ
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...
For Solo Guitar
Solo part and Piano reduction
Commissioned in an ongoing program of the Music Teachers Association of California to encourage American composers to write works for student pianists.
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...
Adler, Samuel. Published by Ludwig Music, Cleveland,. Copyright 1994. A rare piece for solo piccolo, this work may be performed straight, or the player may make dramatic entrances and theatrical gestu...
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,...
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,...
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...
The title Bravura proudly proclaims the nature of this valuable addition to the bass trombone's concert repertoire; composed for the British virtuoso Jonathan Warburton. For advanced players.
Charmingly cryptic, the title Five Related Miniatures lures us in to decipher how the five movements are related - the musical content is also charmingly cryptic! The 15-minute suite for two violins w...
DUO FOR EIGHT STRINGS is among several chamber works composed by Samuel Adler during the early months of quarantine in 2020. The 3½-minute duo was written for and premiered by principal players in the...
JUST FOR TWO is among several chamber works composed by Samuel Adler during the early months of quarantine in 2020. The 3½-minute duo was written for and premiered by principal players in the Berlin P...
For E-flat Alto Saxophone and Piano
This beautifully expressive soliloquy plays to the saxophone's hauntingly vocal nature. MUSIC OF YEARNING is lyrical throughout its 4-minute duration, full of melodic stretches and sighs, offering the...
For Viola and Piano
For Viola and Orchestra
MEDITATION ON THE NAME BACH is an alluring 4-minute work, perfectly described by its title. The piece begins with Bb-A-C-B natural, which is the musical transliteration of B-A-C-H in German-language n...
For Cello and Orchestra (Solo Part and Piano Reduction)
Study For Bassoon Solo
Commissioned by the Studio for New Music of the University of Siegen, Germany, Samuel Adler's newest addition to the flute repertoire is Recitative and Rondo Capriccioso. This 8-minute work for flute...
Samuel Adler: Sonata (Horn and Piano)
For the excellent horn talent Andrew Pelletier; Adler composed Cantilena; a two-movement contemporary affair perfect for the recital program. The first movement begins 'slowly and very expressively;'...
This is one of a group of four studies; each published separately; originally written for one performer who plays flute; oboe; clarinet; and bassoon. Each of them may be played simply as written; by o...
Composed for virtuoso trombone soloist Yu Tamaki Hoso, Samuel Adler's TWO SIDES OF A COIN is reminiscent of an introduction and allegro, balancing substantive musicality with dazzling technical feats....
Adler was asked for a trumpet and organ piece to celebrate the Bar Mitzvah of Nathan Arnold Schoenberg (great-grandson of Arnold); and Let the Trumpet Sound is the result. After the opening Shofar tru...
This 5-minute plaintive elegy was composed in memory of Milton Babbitt - a touching tribute by one of America's great composers eulogizing another. For advanced players. Dur.: 5'
Commissioned to create folk song arrangements, Adler chose two compelling Southern Appalachian folk songs, brought to our shores by English immigrants and having origins in Elizabethan times. Married...
Dramatic and declamatory, Adler?s Solemn Soliloquy is a lyrical elegy composed for violinist Atis Bankas of the Toronto Symphony. The work was commissioned for a premiere in 2014 at a Holocaust Memori...
Bendix-Balgley is a major young talent; currently serving as first concertmaster in the Berlin Philharmonic. Klezmer music was a background for his childhood and has been an influence in his life ever...
This edition is an edited version with some changes in the orchestration: a bass clarinet and a euphonium were added to replace some of the instruments in the original Russian military band such as th...
This concerto by the Russian master is one of the most often performed works in the repertoire for trombonists. This edition is an edited version with some changes in the orchestration: a bass clarine...
Prelude and seven tricks for orchestra and narrator, after Wilhelm Busch.Instrumentation: piccolo, 2 flutes, 2 oboes, English horn, 2 Bb clarinets, Bb bass clarinet, 2 bassoons, contrabasson, Eb alto...
Prelude and seven tricks for orchestra and narrator, after Wilhelm Busch.
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,...
Accessible to adventurous intermediate players and yet rewarding for advanced pianists too, Samuel Adler's Music for the Young (and the Young at Heart) breathes new life into the familiar, welcoming w...
(A tribute to Aaron Copland on his 80th birthday) for Piano Solo
Eight short pieces introducing the young pianist to techniques used in twen.
Adler's Fantasy was composed for his former student Michael Brown, who premiered the work at Juilliard at an all-Adler concert to honor the composer's 85th birthday. The one movement work begins with...
A cycle of four short piano solos to various dedicatees. First is the slow Homage to Satie; followed by Toccata con furore; notated as 'fast and furious.' A Valse sans Tristesse ('Happily') and Chroma...
This collection of shorter piano pieces comprises five diverse studies for five different friends on five different occasions, special gifts for special people in Adler's life.
Adler considers the poems of a young Selma Meerbaum-Eisinger; who would become a victim of the Holocaust at the age of only 18. Her poems express an optimistic view of humanity and nature; despite the...
Four Games For Six Players. For Flute, Oboe, Clarinet, Violin, Cello, Harpsicord.
For Organ, Piano. Composed 2002.
For 8 Horns. Score and parts. Composed 1996. Duration 6:00. For the Eastman Horn Choir and its conductor Peter Kurau.
For the Eastman Horn Choir and its conductor Peter Kurau.
Traditionally a love song, this air from Northumbria is written for treble voices (SSA) accompanied by piano. Arranged by Samuel Adler, a prolific composer and conductor, it is of medium-easy difficul...
For SATB, Keyboard with text from Psalm 121:1, 2 in Hebrew.
Includes: Mi-Chamochah (Who Is Like You?), Modim Anachnu Lach (We Gratefully Thank You) and L'cha Dodi (Come, My Beloved). Samuel Adler is a highly sought-after conductor and well-respected pedagogue....
Samuel Adler's A Song Of Hanukkah (The Feast Of Lights) for SATB choir with Piano accompaniment. This piece features words by E. Guthmann.
Samuel Adler's Shalom (A Song Of Welcome) for SATB choir with Piano accompaniment. English words from The Union Songster. This cheerful choral work contains an uplifting message ofwelcome: 'Shalom ev...
The Feast Of Light by Samuel Adler for SATB choir with Piano accompaniment.
Samuel Adler's Judah's Song Of Praise for SATB choir with Piano accompaniment.
Four Prayers from the High Holyday Liturgy. I. Hayom Harat Olam (11908) II. Ayl Melech Yoshayv (11909) III. Uv'shofar Gadol (11910) IV. Avinu Malkaynu Chanayno (11911) Hinay Yom Hadin (Behold TheDay...
For SATB Chorus and Piano. Also available for chamber orchestra.
