William Bolcom

A fantastic new adaptation of a popular piano solo piece by the Pulitzer-prize winning composer William Bolcom - a perfect recital piece!

First performed in 1979 at the Library of Congress in Washington D.C. by Jazz Violinist Sergiu Luca and the composer at piano. The Sonata is in four movements: Summer Dreams, Brutal-fast, Adagio, and...

Adapted from the well-known piano composition Graceful Ghost Rag, here is William Bolcom's own very elegant and effective version for symphonic band. Written in a moderate ragtime tempo, this work uti...

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.

51 songs, including music from Casino Paradise, Dynamite Tonite, Greatshot, The Wind in the Willows, Ancient Cabaret, Minicabs, Songs to Dance, and songs not from a show, set, or cycle (Lime Jello Mar...

51 songs, including music from Casino Paradise, Dynamite Tonite, Greatshot, The Wind in the Willows, Ancient Cabaret, Minicabs, Songs to Dance, and songs not from a show, set, or cycle (Lime Jello Mar...

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...

Conceived for a French-style harpsichord with two manuals. With detailed performance notes. In nine movements.

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...

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 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,...

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...

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.

For Medium Voice and Piano. Another Outstanding collection of theatre-poetry-lieder-pop-tavernacular prayer called cabaret song. Texts by Arnold Weinstein. Contents: Angels Are the Highest Form of Vir...

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...

Text by John Dryden. ca. 16 minutes.

Commissioned by the Guitar Foundation of America for its 2013 competition, Aria received its premiere at the GFA conference in Louisville, Kentucky on June 30, 2013. Edited by Michael Lorimer.