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Orchestral Pieces

Andante and Allegro For Orchestra

Birthday Waves – New Orchestra of Westchester – October 1983

Columbus Orchestra and Tape; Premiered 9/19/1992 by New Orchestra of Westchester, Paul Dunkel, Conductor.

Concertant for Orchestra: Premiered, Cooper Union Orchestra: David Broekman, Conductor – 1955

Concertante #2 – Cooper Union Orchestra: David Broekman, Conductor – 1957

First Bassman 1996; Solo Contrabass, Symphony Orchestra; Chicago Symphony Orchestra

Interruptions -1973

Kaleidoscope String orchestra and tape; Premiered by American Composers Orchestra – 1986

Parallel Worlds – Westchester Conservatory Orchestra – Composer conducting – 1980

Six Designs for Orchestra – 1962

Symphony #1 – Cooper Union Orchestra: David Broekman, Conductor – 1956

The Last of the Just 1967

Variations for Orchestra: Japan Philharmonic conducted by Akeo Watanabe – 1962

Waves – For Guitar and Orchestra – 1983

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Chamber Music


12 with Tape – 1978

A Bubble in my Eye Premiered by Bowery Ensemble 1986.

A Passion For An Atheist – 2004

Again 1996; Trumpet, French Horn, Bass Trombone.

Andante and Allegro: Gerard Schwarz, Trumpet – 1962

BRING EM ON for String Quartet

Back Viola & Guitar – 2004

Bells and Things 1997; 4 Percussion

Blurred Visions, Premiered by New York Ensemble 1986.

Chamber Piece #1 – 1956

Changing Times Violin, Cello, Piano; Premiered 10/1993 by the Tamarack Trio.

Clarinet Fanfare Premiered 3/1994 by the Manhattan Contemporary Ensemble.

Clarinet Trio with tape – 1980

Collateral Damage for Guitar and Percussion

Coming Together Again 1995; Piano, Bass trombone, Contra bass, Violin; David Taylor Quartet

Coming Together: Premiered by David Taylor – 1990

Consort – 1970

Contrasts – Mary Tanenbaum – 1965

Cycles 2 Pianos, tape and percussion; Premiered – 1991

Cynology -1957

Dreamscape: Piano –1999

Duo for Guitar and Viola: Tanenbaum-Walther Duo – 1980

Duo for Violin and Piano: Premiered Music In Our Time 1956

Elements: Piano — 1999

Extensions For Woodwind Quintet and Tape – Alexander Quintet – 1978

Fallujah for Saxophone Quartet

Fantasia No. 2 for Piano

Fantasia for Violin and Piano: Fred Zewicki – Violin – New York – 1958

Fantasie for Four Harps and Tape: New York Harp Ensemble – 1975

Fantasy for Violin and Tape – 1973

Flight Piano & Tape; A student piece 1984

Four Pieces for Speaking Voice, Duo Piano: Inga and Maxim Schur – 1964

Further Reflections: Arioso Trio – 1979

Guitar Perc: Guitar and Percussion. — 1999

Guitar- 1975 – David Tanenbaum – 1976

Guitars Premiered by San Francisco Guitar Ensemble- 1991

Hazy Light: String Quartet

Hidden Journey Student Piano

Images II – Manhattan Percussion Ensemble – 1973

Jammin: 4 guitars — 1999

Jazz Set: Chamber Jazz Ensemble – 1969

Keep Going, by George – premiere April 1985 by Ensemble For American Music

Lament for Piano

Land Born of Grass: For Flute, Viola, Percussion, Tape and Dancer. 1989

Last Letters from Stalingrad – Cal-Arts Festival of Contemporary Music for the Cal-Arts Players, March 1983

Lazer Light: 5 percussion – 2000

Little Serenade: Mary Tanenbaum, Piano – 1955

Memories and Remembrance (Parker Variations), Piano and Tape; Premiered by Harold Lewin, piano – 1987

Mirage and Incantations – Klaidescope – 1979

More Waves – For Solo Guitar – Premlered 9/1984 at Symphony Space in New York by David Tanenbaum, Guitar

Mostly Five: Flute, clarinet , violin and piano 1999

Music for 2 Pianos – 1968

Music for 3 Chamber Groups: Rutgers Chamber Group – 1962

Music for Guitar: David Tanenbaum – San Francisco – 1975

Music for Piano – 1963

Nove – 1963

Octatonic Haze 1997; Piano Solo

Ode To Nicholas 1996; Children’s Piano Piece

Off Center Clarinet, Bassoon, French Horn, Violin and Bass Violin; Composed for members of the Chicago Symphony – 1992. Premiered 11/93; Chicago Pro Musica.

Patterns and Improvisations: American Brass Quintet – 1969

Peter Quince at the Clavier

Phantasies of a Prisoner – 1964

Piano Music – Mary Tanenbaum – 1983

Piano and Tape: Harold Lewin, Piano – 1977

Piece for Cello and Piano: David and Mary Tanenbaum

Reflected Images Flute and Guitar, Premiered by San Francisco Ensemble- 1989

Reflections – Mary Tanenbaum, Piano – 1977

Remembrance – St. Paul Chamber Orchestra – 1978

Roaming Star

Rondo for Piano: Mary Tanenbaum, Piano 1953

Sax Quartet — 1999

Shadows String Quartet and Guitar; Premiered by Fidel io Quartet – 1991

Side by Side: Brooklyn Philharmonia – Lucas Foss, Conductor – 1980

Simon’s Song Children’s Piano Piece; 1995

Sonata for Piano: Mary Tanenbaum – 1959

Sonatina for Piano: Maxim Schur – 1956

Sonatine for Unaccompanied Bb Clarinet 1952, Premiered New York 1952

Sonatine for Woodwind Quintet: Music in our Time – 1956

Starflight – Ted Hoyle, Cello – 1979

String Quartet #1 ‘Music In Our Time’ 1955

String Quartet #2 – Music In Our Time – 1956

String Quartet and Tape: Boyar Quartet – 1977

Structures for Brass Quintet: International Festival of Contemporary Music, Zagreb, Yugoslavia – American Brass Quintet – 1966

The Four of Us – The Gamut Bass Quartet – 1983

The Lies of War for Clarinet, guitar and bass violin – 2004

The Three of Us– Scheduled Premiere November 15, 1983: Gageego Trio

Things Change Solo Guitar; Premiered by David Tanenbaum, Guitar – 1992

Transformation for Flute and Tape: Sam Baron, Flute – 1973

Trio for B Clarinet, Cello and Piano: Scherzo Trio – 1965

Trio for Flute, Cello, Bass Violin: Premiered by Members of the Chicago Symphony – 1964

Trios: Rutgers Chamber Group – 1968

Variations and Improvisations For Alto Flute and Tape: Katherine Hoover, Flute – 1981

W Y H I W Y G [What You Hear Is What You Get] 1995. Solo Guitar, Solo Bass and Musicians.

WYHIWYG; (What You Hear is What you Get Version 2): Chamber Orchestra — 1999

What Are We Doing? 1997; Violin, Viola, Guitar

Winds Woods and Things: Flute, Oboe, Clarinet, French Horn, Bassoon — 1998

Woodwind Quintet #2: Music in Our Time – 1958

Words – Brooklyn Philharmonia: Lucas Foss, Conductor – 1977

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Opera


Alpha (A children’s opera) – 1982

The Imposition 1994. An opera in one act; 30 minutes; 3 singers: Male narrator, 1 Female singer, 1 Male singer; 4 musicians: Piano Percussion, Clarinet, Cello. Premiered by the Golden Fleece Opera, Ltd.

The Imposition 1994. An opera in one act; 30 minutes; 3 singers: Male narrator, 1 Female singer, 1 Male singer; 4 musicians: Piano Percussion, Clarinet, Cello. Premiered by the Golden Fleece Opera, Ltd.

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Choral Pieces


Families of Song My: Chorus of College of New Rochelle – Town Hall – 1973

Hiroshima – Iona Children’s Chorus – 1964

Rain and Fog – A Sunny Day for Children’s Chorus and Percussion instruments: Premiered New York 1953

Rituals and Reactions: Manhattan Chorus and Ensemble, Daniel Paget, Conductor – 1975

Sound Patterns: Iona Children’s Chorus – 1968

Sounds Are – Paget Chorale – 1979

Trios: Rutgers Chamber Group – 1968

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Theater Pieces


Alpha (A children’s opera) – 1982

Images – Sheila Schonbrun – Voice – 1973

Images III: Judith Bettina, Soprar.o – 1977

Rituals and Reactions: Manhattan Chorus and Ensemble, Daniel Paget, Conductor – 1975

Scenario – Iona Children’s Chorus – 1969

The Imposition 1994. An opera in one act; 30 minutes; 3 singers: Male narrator, 1 Female singer, 1 Male singer; 4 musicians: Piano Percussion, Clarinet, Cello. Premiered by the Golden Fleece Opera, Ltd.

The Two of Us: Jay Elfenbein – Bass – 1980

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Tape Pieces


A Memory Piano and Tape, Student piano 1998

Blue Fantasy (tape) Kitchen – 1973

Columbus Orchestra and Tape; Premiered 9/19/1992 by New Orchestra of Westchester, Paul Dunkel, Conductor.

Coming Together: Premiered by David Taylor – 1990

Contradictions (tape) – New York – 1974

Contrasts (tape) – Kitchen 1973, Listen

Cycles 2 Pianos, tape and percussion; Premiered – 1991

Extensions For Woodwind Quintet and Tape – Alexander Quintet – 1978

Families of Song My: Chorus of College of New Rochelle – Town Hall – 1973

Fantasie for Four Harps and Tape: New York Harp Ensemble – 1975

Fantasy for Violin and Tape – 1973

Flight Piano & Tape; A student piece 1984

Flying Upsala Ballet; Premiered by Lo-Lan Dance Co. – 1990

For the Bird (tape) Kitchen – 1973, Listen

Further Reflections: Arioso Trio – 1979

Images – Sheila Schonbrun – Voice – 1973

Images II – Manhattan Percussion Ensemble – 1973

Images III: Judith Bettina, Soprano – 1977

Interruptions -1973

Jazz Set: Chamber Jazz Ensemble – 1969

Kaleidoscope String orchestra and tape; Premiered by American Composers Orchestra – 1986

Ko Ballet; Lo-Lan Dance Co. – 1989

Land Born of Grass: For Flute, Viola, Percussion, Tape and Dancer. 1989

Landscape with Chants (tape) – San Diego – 1973

Memories and Remembrance (Parker Variations), Piano and Tape; Premiered by Harold Lewin, piano – 1987

Mirage and Incantations – Klaidescope – 1979

Movements (tape) Kitchen 1973, Listen

Parallel Worlds – Westchester Conservatory Orchestra – Composer conducting – 1980

Patterns and Improvisations: American Brass Quintet – 1969

Piano and Tape: Harold Lewin, Piano – 1977

Remembrance – St. Paul Chamber Orchestra – 1978

Remembrance II (The Parker Variations) for Piano and Tape– 1987

Rituals and Reactions: Manhattan Chorus and Ensemble, Daniel Paget, Conductor – 1975

Scenario – Iona Children’s Chorus – 1969

Sea and Earth (tape): New York – 1977

Side by Side: Brooklyn Philharmonia – Lucas Foss, Conductor – 1980

Sounds Are – Paget Chorale – 1979

Space Walk – Electronic tape

Starflight – Ted Hoyle, Cello – 1979

String Quartet and Tape: Boyar Quartet – 1977

The Electric Suite (tape): College of New Rochelle – 1969

The Light and the Dark Ballet; Premiered by the Berkshire Ballet in 1987

The Two of Us: Jay Elfenbein – Bass – 1980

Transformation for Flute and Tape: Sam Baron, Flute – 1973

Variations and Improvisations For Alto Flute and Tape: Katherine Hoover, Flute – 1981

Vo Shon 2001 1998; Electronic Ballet, Ko and Dancers, Taipei, Taiwan

Words – Brooklyn Philharmonia: Lucas Foss, Conductor – 1977

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Children’s Pieces


Alpha (A children’s opera) – 1982

Dreamscape: Piano –1999

Elements: Piano — 1999

Flight Piano & Tape; A student piece 1984

Hidden Journey Student Piano

Hiroshima – Iona Children’s Chorus – 1964

Lament for Piano

Little Serenade: Mary Tanenbaum, Piano – 1955

Ode To Nicholas 1996; Children’s Piano Piece

Piece for Cello and Piano: David and Mary Tanenbaum

Rain and Fog – A Sunny Day for Children’s Chorus and Percussion instruments: Premiered New York 1953

Scenario – Iona Children’s Chorus – 1969

Simon’s Song Children’s Piano Piece; 1995

Zachary’s Dance for Piano

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Solo Pieces

Bushwacked for National Steel Guitar

Guitarscape NY – 2002

Najef for piano

Remembrance II (The Parker Variations) for Piano and Tape– 1987

Toccata for piano

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