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List of compositions by Faye-Ellen Silverman

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Faye-Ellen Silverman

The following is a list of musical works by Faye-Ellen Silverman.[1]

Opera and musical theatre

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  • K. 1971 for narrators, tenor, bass, female chorus, chamber ensemble and electronic tape (1972); based on Kafka's The Trial, added texts from the Kafka Diaries, Balzac, and the Chinese poet Wen Yiduo.
  • The Miracle of Nemirov, opera in 1 act (1974); libretto by the composer based on a short story by I. L. Peretz.
  • A Free Pen, cantata for narrator, soprano, alto, tenor, bass, chorus (8 singers) and chamber ensemble (1990); libretto compiled by the composer from texts by Socrates, Spinoza, Zenger, and others

Orchestra

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  • Madness for narrator and chamber orchestra (1972)
  • Stirrings for chamber orchestra (1979)
  • Winds and Sines for orchestra (1981)
  • Adhesions for orchestra (1987)
  • Candlelight for piano and orchestra (1988)
  • Just For Fun for chamber orchestra (1994)
  • Orchestral Tides for clarinet and chamber orchestra (2012/13)

Large chamber ensemble

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  • Shadings for fl, ob, alto sax, bn, hn, tuba, 2 perc, vln, vla, cb (1978)
  • No Strings for fl/picc, ob, bcl, bn, alto sax, hn, tpt, tb, tuba, and 1 perc (1982)
  • Passing Fancies for picc/fl, ob, cl/bcl, bn, hn, tpt, tb, perc, 2 vln, vla, vc, cb (1985)
  • Bridges in Time for tpt, perc, 4 vln, 2 vla, 2 vc, cb (1986)

Brass

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  • Dialogue for horn and tuba (1976)
  • Kalends for brass quintet (1981)
  • Quantum Quintet for brass quintet (1982)
  • Trysts for 2 trumpets (1982)
  • Zigzags for tuba (1988)
  • First Position for trombone and marimba (1992)
  • At the Colour Café for brass choir (4 C tpts, 4 hns, 2 tb, bass tb, tuba, perc) (1997)
  • Dialogue Continued for horn, trombone and tuba (2000)
  • From Sorrow for trumpet, horn and bass trombone (2001)
  • Triple Threat for 3 trumpets (2001)
  • Alternating Currents for bass trombone and piano (2002)
  • Double Threat for two trumpets (2002)
  • Meetings for 2 euphoniums and 2 tubas (2003)
  • Protected Sleep for horn and marimba (2006)
  • Stories for Our Time for trumpet and piano, (2007)
  • Edinboro Sonata for tuba and piano. (2009)
  • Combined Efforts for euphonium, tuba, and piano. (2014)
  • Custom-made Shades for trombone and piano (2015)

Woodwinds

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  • Three Movements for Saxophone Alone for soprano saxophone (1971)
  • Conversations for alto flute and clarinet (1975)
  • Speaking Alone for flute (1976)
  • Windscape for woodwind quintet (1977)
  • Oboe–sthenics for oboe (1980)
  • Layered Lament for English horn and electronic tape (1983); Tape realized at the University of Utah Electronic Music Studio.
  • On Four for electronic valve instrument, oboe/English horn, and piano 4 hands (1983)
  • Restless Winds for woodwind quintet (1986)
  • Xenium for flute and piano (1992)
  • Taming the Furies for solo flute (2003)
  • Interval Untamed: Five Miniatures for alto saxophone (2010)
  • Conversations Continued for alto flute and clarinet (2011)
  • Tides for clarinet and piano (2011/13)
  • Colored Tones for soprano saxophone. (2014)

Strings

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  • Memories for viola (1974)
  • String Quartet (Untitled) (1976)
  • Speaking Together for violin and piano (1981)
  • Volcanic Songs for harp (1983)
  • Azure Skies for violin, cello and harp (1993)
  • Duplex Variations violin and piano (1995)
  • Paula’s Song for string quartet (1996)
  • Obsessions for cello and piano (1999)
  • Trial Balance for double bass (1999)
  • Reconstructed Music for violin, cello and piano (2002)
  • Translations for violin and cello (2004)
  • Let's Play for string quartet (2007)
  • A Brief Conversation for violin (2012)

Chamber music

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  • For Him for flute, cello and vibraphone (1975)
  • Yet for Him for flute, cello and piano (1980)
  • Hollowed Refrains for oboe, violin and piano (1987)
  • Unquiet Dreams for clarinet, violin and piano (1992)
  • Connections for clarinet, cello and marimba (1994)
  • Troubled Repose for flute, viola and double bass (1998)
  • Shifting Colors for guitar, percussion, double bass, and piano (2012)

Piano

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  • Settings for piano (1978)
  • Gliffs for piano (1984); Influenced by the dance techniques of Pina Bausch.
  • Two/Three (1996)
  • Two Bagatelles (2007)
  • Three/Four (2007)
  • Fleeting Moments for piano (2011/12)

Guitar

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  • 3 Guitars (1980)
  • Processional for solo guitar (1996)
  • Pregnant Pauses for guitar quartet (2005)
  • The Mercurial Guitarist for solo guitar (2012)

Percussion

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  • Three by Three for percussion trio (1979)
  • Pas de Deux for marimba and piano (1991)
  • Of Wood and Skins for percussion duo (2003)
  • Memories and Alterations solo marimba (2008)

Choral

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  • For Showing Truth for female chorus a cappella (1972, revised 1978); text by John Keats
  • Hymn of Compassionate Love for soloists, choir, trumpet, timpani, and strings (2005); Biblical text: I Corintheans 13
  • The Wings of Night for mezzo-soprano and baritone soloists, SATB choir, and guitar. (2008); Texts by Shakespeare, Teasdale, Dickinson, and Colborne-Veel, illustrate the contrasting aspects of night.

Vocal

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References

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  1. ^ "Silverman, Faye-Ellen : Subito Music Online Store". store.subitomusic.com.