Chamber Ensemble Sheet Music

The title is a quote from Alice Herz-Sommer (1903-2006), to whose memory this piece is dedicated. Alice Herz was born in Prague to Jewish parents who ran a cultural salon, giving her the opportunity t...

Written for and premiered by the Delphi Trio, the piano trio hearkens towards William Bolcom's Brahmsian side in gesture, tone and form but only in three movements, not four as often found with that c...

Originally written for voice, lute, oud, harp and percussion, this four-movement, instrumental-only version for flute/clave (with optional doubling on Persian ney), viola, and harp was written for Ira...

With a quote by Dr. Michael Bernard Beckwith that reads, 'pain pushes until the vision pulls,' this work for oboe, bassoon, and piano was commissioned by Apothix.

The first movement of Extant was originally composed as a 10th anniversary gift for the Los Angeles-based new music ensemble, Xtet; I joined the group as composer and conductor in the late-80s. The pi...

Movements: I. Rollcall; II. Forest Chorales; III. Distrubed Mountains; IV. Epilogue.

Persian Suite No. 2 consists of five songs, some of which are authentic Persian folk melodies and others are written in the style ofa folk song (imaginary folk song). All songs are interconnected thro...

Einstein wrote in his journals that relativity came to him first in a kind of dream state, and that once the details of the dreamed images appeared to group themselves, he considered that to be thinki...

Dashti (Calligraphy No. 18) for singing string quartet may be performed using the Persian Traditional Tuning System. A detailed chart to set the interval measurements is included with the music. Dasht...

Dashti (Calligraphy No. 18) for singing string quartet may be performed using the Persian Traditional Tuning System. A detailed chart to set the interval measurements is included with the music. Dasht...

Originally written in 1987, this edition of Reza Vali's String Quartet No. 1 has been revised.

Originally written for voice, lute, oud, harp and percussion, this four-movement, instrumental-only version for flute/clave (with optional doubling on Persian ney), violoncello and piano was written f...

Composed in honor of the 75th Anniversary of the Summer Music Camp for Can't-Get-Enough-Chamber-Music Aficionados, aka the Chamber Music Conference and Composers' Forum of the East, Camera Oscura expl...

Extract of the second movement from from the Sonata for Piano and String Quintet. Larger work commissioned by Helena Freire.

Extract of the second movement from from the Sonata for Piano and String Quintet. Larger work commissioned by Helena Freire.

This work for solo horn and string quartet was commissioned by Meir Ramon.

This work for soprano and violin was written after the passing of Dorothea Barlowe, the composer's mother. In the midst of making final arrangements after Dorothea's passing and packing up before a mo...

Chârsegâh was written for the Persian Kamancheh virtuoso Sohrab Pournazeri and was completed in 2023. The concerto consists of two movements. The slow first movement is based on the Persian mode of Ch...

Chârsegâh was written for the Persian Kamancheh virtuoso Sohrab Pournazeri and was completed in 2023. The concerto consists of two movements. The slow first movement is based on the Persian mode of Ch...

Steven R. Gerber has set two texts by Gerard Manley Hopkins for high voice and string trio. Lyrics: 1. The Habit of Perfection; 2. Heaven-Haven: A Nun Takes the Veil.

Commissioned by and dedicated to Chamber Music Northwest, Schiff's second nonet is in five connected sections. A brief Intro and Outro frame three large movements: Floating (Concert champêtre after Ti...

Originally written for string quartet and piano in 1991. This orchestration was completed by Daron Hagen in 2021 for a commission from the English Symphony Orchestra. Instrumentation: 1+1(Picc).2(2nd...

Dedicated to clarinetist, David Shifrin, who premiered the work on July 6, 2019, with Chamber Music Northwest. In three movements: I. Playing with friends (Jeux d'enfants); II. Arietta; III. Rondo all...