A 23 minute song cycle based on poems of American women poets, commissioned for Marilyn Horne in honor of the Carnegie Hall Centennial. Also recorded by Miss Horne.
This exciting new edition includes every piano rag written by William Bolcom and matches the recording by John Murphy. There are 22 compositions, including: Eubie's Lucky Day - Graceful Ghost Rag - Th...
Conceived for a French-style harpsichord with two manuals. With detailed performance notes. In nine movements.
This work is written for two keyboard players at two pianos, a harmonium and a harpsichord. Includes performance and historical notes by the composer.
For Violin and Viola
For Violoncello and Piano
The chalumeau was a 17th-century woodwind instrument which evolved into the modern day clarinet. The term chalumeau refers to the lowest range of the clarinet.
The Garden of Eden was originally published in its solo piano version in 1974. The four rags that make up the suite - Old Adam, The Eternal Feminine, The Serpent's Kiss and Through Eden's Gates - tell...
Bolcom composed these easy piano pieces for his wife to play in her piano lessons. They are accessible to beginner and intermediate level pianists of all ages.
Bolcom used the musical papers and sketches from the late William Albright as the basis for this composition, which serves as a memorial to Albright. It was commissioned by the American Guild of Organ...
This edition for advanced organists corrects and combines all of Bolcom's gospel preludes. Includes new program notes.
The four melodies - Hinei Mah Tov, Yism'chu, Hal'luhu and Sim Shalom - are included with text at the beginning of the book. These organ preludes were commissioned by the Tangeman Sacred Music Center o...
Der amerikanische Komponist William Bolcom schrieb eines seiner bekanntesten Stücke - das wunderschöne und melancholische 'Graceful Ghost' - in Erinnerung an seinen Vater. Auch wenn Ragtimes kaum in M...
Commissioned and premiered by the University of Michigan Men's Glee Club, conducted by Paul Rardin for its 150th-anniversary celebration. This piece is a 10-minute cycle for men's chorus and piano fea...
Previously available in separate volumes, the original 24 Cabaret Songs have been collected together for the first time in this new complete edition. Includes bios, notes from the composer, and Weinst...
This is a collection of 12 songs primarily for the classical singer to perform in recital with piano accompaniment. The songs are in a medium voice range, and could probably be performed by any voice...
William Bolcom's oratorio, premiered in 1984, is based on writings of William Blake. The piece is enormous in its scale, requiring hundreds of performers, and was recorded for a Naxos release, conduct...
A celebration of American social progress, Lady Liberty is dedicated to President Barack Obama. ca. 5 minutes.
William Bolcom composed both words and music for these urban madrigals, written for The Western Wind a cappella group in 1970. Each madrigal depicts a slice of New York City life in the early 1970's,...
Pulitzer prize-winning composer William Bolcom wrote this choral anthem for the Ralph Waldo Emerson Bicentennial. Based on Emerson's famous text, Bolcom's originality and musicality shine through.
The Mask is a cycle of five poems by various authors set to music and arranged for SATB chorus and piano accompaniment. Composed in 1990 by William Bolcom, these settings present a challenge to both t...
Written for the New York Concert Singers and their conductor Judith Clurman, this compelling work on the single word Alleluia begins in a quiet staggered aleatoric fashion, gradually growing into a dr...
