David Sampson: Advanced Sheet Music

Large brass ensemble, timpani and percussion.

Undercurrents was composed in the spring of 2007 for Amy Porter, a longtime friend and inspiring musician. The work is written for solo flute. This instrumentation was chosen to offer the performer th...

Undercurrents was composed in the spring of 2007 for Amy Porter, a longtime friend and inspiring musician. The work is written for solo flute. This instrumentation was chosen to offer the performer th...

Undercurrents Redux originally evolved from the solo piece "Undercurrents" for solo flute, which was composed in the spring of 2007 for Amy Porter, a longtime friend and inspiring musician. In 2010, t...

Undercurrents Redux originally evolved from the solo piece "Undercurrents" for solo flute, which was composed in the spring of 2007 for Amy Porter, a longtime friend and inspiring musician. In 2010, t...

*Entrance/Exit* for brass quintet is a striking and captivating work composed in 2004 as a gift to the renowned American Brass Quintet, honoring the composer’s fruitful and ongoing collaboration with...

*Entrance/Exit* for brass quintet is a striking and captivating work composed in 2004 as a gift to the renowned American Brass Quintet, honoring the composer’s fruitful and ongoing collaboration with...

On the morning of November 3, 1979, a convoy of cars and minibuses carrying members of the Ku Klux Klan and American Nazi groups drove to the Morningside Homes housing project in Greensboro, North Car...

On the morning of November 3, 1979, a convoy of cars and minibuses carrying members of the Ku Klux Klan and American Nazi groups drove to the Morningside Homes housing project in Greensboro, North Car...

Dectet was composed in 1998, commissioned by the Chicago Chamber Musicians, for a ensemble of winds, strings, and piano. Unlike many of David Sampson’s other works, this composition is not based on a...

Dectet was composed in 1998, commissioned by the Chicago Chamber Musicians, for a ensemble of winds, strings, and piano. Unlike many of David Sampson’s other works, this composition is not based on a...

Skeleton at the Feast was composed in 2017 for the Trio Virado and premiered in 2019 in Joplin, Missouri. The work is based on an ancient tradition described by Plutarch, in which a skeleton or mummy...

Skeleton at the Feast was composed in 2017 for the Trio Virado and premiered in 2019 in Joplin, Missouri. The work is based on an ancient tradition described by Plutarch, in which a skeleton or mummy...

Three Sides for trumpet/flugelhorn, vibraphone, and piano was written in 2010 for Raymond Mase, a legendary New York trumpeter. The work is in three movements and is a blend of pointillism and lyricis...

Three Sides for trumpet/flugelhorn, vibraphone, and piano was written in 2010 for Raymond Mase, a legendary New York trumpeter. The work is in three movements and is a blend of pointillism and lyricis...

Just Keep Moving is part of the concept album *Chesapeake* (Summit Records DCD 639), performed by the American Brass Quintet with percussion and piano. This work is one movement within an integrated r...

Just Keep Moving is part of the concept album *Chesapeake* (Summit Records DCD 639), performed by the American Brass Quintet with percussion and piano. This work is one movement within an integrated r...

With an organ composition there is always the dilemma as to how specific to be concerning registration. Since the composer conceived this work with a definite organ and building in mind, it was felt t...

Restless is a work for solo guitar written for and dedicated to João Luiz, a renowned guitarist, composer and educator from New York City. The piece was completed on March 19, 2020 and takes the form...

Restless is a work for solo guitar written for and dedicated to João Luiz, a renowned guitarist, composer and educator from New York City. The piece was completed on March 19, 2020 and takes the form...

Sharp Wave Ripples for euphonium, tuba and piano was completed in February 2025. The work was composed for and dedicated to James Jackson III (euphonium), Scott Mendoker (tuba) and Elisabeth Tomczyk (...

Sharp Wave Ripples for euphonium, tuba and piano was completed in February 2025. The work was composed for and dedicated to James Jackson III (euphonium), Scott Mendoker (tuba) and Elisabeth Tomczyk (...