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• Chain of thought 1953, for piano - edited by Pierre Gouin - with Finale 2005 source file
  Composer's autograph .
• Poem 1959, for piano - composers's autograph
• Les Moutons de Panurge 1969 for any number of musicians ... + any number of nonmusicians ... - edited by Werner Icking
• Jefferson 1970, for solo voice and piano or organ - composers's autograph
• Last judgment 1969, for trombone solo or several echoing trombones not quite in union, - edited by Christopher McIntyre - with Sibelius source file
  NB paper format: 11x17 inches (28x43 cm)
• Coming Together 1971, for speaker and instruments
  • Part One
  • Part Two, Attica
  • Performance preocedure
• Apolitical Intellectuals 1974, for singer, choir and piano - composers's autograph
• No Place To Go But Around 1974, for piano
  • Composer's autograph .
  • Edition by Pierre Gouin - with Finale 2005 source file
• Thirteen Studies for Instruments 1977 - composers's autograph
  • Study No. 1
  • Study No. 2-3
  • Study No. 4 - Dialogue with Commenting
  • Study No. 7 - Melody with Accompaniment
  • Study No. 8-9
  • Study No. 10 - Bousculade & Study No. 11
  • Study No. 12
  • Study No. 13
• Winnsboro Cotton Mill Blues 1980, for 2 pianos - composers's autograph
• Moonrise With Memories 1978, for Bass Trombone and 6 Soprano Instruments - composers's autograph
• Antigone Legende 1983, for Soprano and Piano, Wikipedia article , text by Bertolt Brecht (1898-1956), English translation by Judith Malina (1926*) - composers's autograph
• Una Breve Storia d'Estate 1983, for 3 flutes and orchestra - composers's autograph
• Mary's Dream 1984, for female voice, contrabass clarinet, violoncello, percussion and piano, text adapted from Mary Shelley (1797-1851) - composers's autograph
• To The Earth 1985, for speaking percussionist, text: Homeric hymn - composers's autograph
• Mayakovsky 1985, for speaker, string quartet and piano, text by Vladimir Mayakovsky (1993-1930), Order No. 2 to the Army of the Arts - composers's autograph
• Spots 1986, 13 one-minute pieces for any instruments - composers's autograph
• Mayn Yingele 1988-1989, for piano - composers's autograph - comments .
• To His Coy Mistress for singing or speaking pianist, 1988, text by Andrew Marvell (1621-1678) - composers's autograph.
• The Turtle and the Crane 1988, for piano - composer's autograph.
• The Lost Melody "Zeitgeist" for Clarinet, Piano and 2 Percussionists, 1989 - composers's autograph.
• Bumps 1990, for solo piano - composers's autograph
• Ludes for piano 1990 - composer's autograph.
• Whangdoodles 1990, for violin, piano and percussion - composers's autograph
• Sonata for piano, 1991, dedicated to Henri Pousseur - composers's autograph.
• Andante con Moto 14 Variations without a theme by Beethoven, 1992, for piano - composers's autograph.
• Crusoe for various instruments, 1993.
• Histories for Saxophone quartet, 1993 - composers's autograph.
• Fougues 1994, for piano - composers's autograph.
• De profundis 1994, for Speaking Pianist - composers's autograph.
• Night Crossing with Fisherman 1994, for 2 pianos - scanned-in engraving and autograph.
• Scratch Symphony for orchesta, 1997 - scanned-in engraving and autograph.
• Logique for solo voice, flute/piccoloflute, violoncello and piano, 1997 - Separate parts text by Paul Verlaine (1844-1896) - scanned-in engraving.
• Trio for Violin, Violoncello and Piano, 1998 - scanned-in engraving.
• Main Drag a road story for 9 or more players (percussion soloist plus two quartets of any instruments), 1999 - composers's autograph.
• Pocket Symphony for Violin, Violoncello, Piano, Flute, Clarinet and Percussion, 1999/2000 - composers's autograph.
• Dust 2003, for piano - composers's autograph.
• Cadenza (Con o senza Beethoven) 2003, for piano - composers's autograph
• 96 Canon for five instruments, 2003 - composers's autograph.
• Johnny Has Gone For A Soldier for piano, 2003 - composers's autograph.
• Spells Thinking of Jelly Roll Morton for piano, 2004 - composers's autograph.
• Ballad #5 - It Makes A Long Time Man Feel Bad for piano, 1979, 1997, 2004 - composers's autograph.
• Honk for Tuba solo, 2004 - composers's autograph.
• Bring Them Home!, 2004
  • Version for 10 instruments - 2 pianos, 2 percussionists, flute/piccolo flute, clarinet in A/bass clarinet, trumpet, trombone, 2 violins, viola, violoncello, double bass
  • Version for 4 instruments - 2 pianos, 2 percussionists
  Composers's autographs.
• The Road 1995-2003, for piano
  • Part I: TURNS: Mile 1-8
  • Part II: TRACKS: Mile 9-16
  • Part III: TRAMPS: Mile 17-24
  • Part IV: STOPS: Mile 25-32
  • Part V: A FEW KNOCKS:
    1. Where Are You Running? Mile 33
    2. Una Tragedia Domestica Mile 34
    3. Slow March Mile 35
    4. Strange Meeting Mile 36
    5. The Days Fly By Mile 37
    6. Coming and Going Mile 38
    7. A Friendly Dispute Mile 39
    8. Working it Out Mile 40
  • Part VI: TRAVELLING WITH CHILDREN:
    1. Sailing to Palmyra Mile 41
    2. The Prodigal Parents Mile 42
    3. Dance Mile 43
    4. Abadonna Mile 44
    5. [No title] Mile 45
    6. Night Thought Mile 46
    7. A Walk in the Woods Mile 47
    8. Why? Mile 48
  • Part VII: FINAL PREPARATIONS:
    1. The Weak and the Strong Mile 49
    2. Castles in the Air Mile 50
    3. Notes from the Underground Mile 51
    4. The Same Old Story Mile 52
    5. Too Late! Mile 53
    6. Back to Earth Mile 54
    7. The End of the Line Mile 55
    8. The Flood Mile 56
    • Epilogue: Death (Shelley, 1820)
  • Part VIII: THE BIG DAY ARRIVES:
    1. Leaving Mile 57
    2. Marriage Mile 58
    3. Many Loves Mile 59
    4. Uphill Mile 60
    5. Stop The War! Mile 61
    6. The Babble Mile 62
    7. Nowhere Mile 63
    8. Leaks And Plugs Mile 64
• No More War 2005, round for any number of voices - composer's autograph.
• Second Hand or Alone At Last 6 novelettes for piano left hand, 2005 - composers's autograph.
• Mollitude 2006, for flute solo
  • Composer's autograph
  • Edition by Pierre Gouin - with Finale 2005 source file
• Spoils 2005, for mixed band Composer's autograph
  1. For two drummers using any portable objects
  2. Round One - for any number of players
  3. Retreat - for any instruments
  4. Round Two - for any instruments
  5. Crosses - for 12 players (3xSATB)
  6. Round Three - for any instruments
  7. Chase - for 12 players (4S-3A-3T-2B)
  8. Round Four
  9. Exit - for 2 drummers
• Snaps for Piano Quintet, 2005, Composer's autograph - Score - parts for Violin 1, Violin 2, Viola, Violoncello and Piano
• The Fall of the Empire 2007, for solo speaking percussionist Composer's autograph - prolog and 8 acts on texts by Thomas Jefferson, Charles Dickens, "Mother Goose", Mark Twain and Frederic Rzewski
• Nano Sonatas for piano, 2006 - composers's autograph
  • Book I
    1. Nano Sonata #1
    2. Nano Sonata #2
    3. Nano Sonata #3
    4. Nano Sonata #4
    5. Nano Sonata #5
    6. Nano Sonata #6
    7. Nano Sonata #7
  • Book II
    8. Nano Sonata #8
    9. Nano Sonata #9
    10. Nano Sonata #10
    11. Nano Sonata #11
    12. Nano Sonata #12
    13. Nano Sonata #13
    14. Nano Sonata #14
  • Book III 2007-2009
    15. Nano Sonata #15
    16. Nano Sonata #16
    17. Nano Sonata #17
    18. Nano Sonata #18
    19. Nano Sonata #19
    20. Nano Sonata #20
    21. Nano Sonata #21
  • Book IV - Peace Dances
    22. Nano Sonata #22
    23. Nano Sonata #23
    24. Nano Sonata #24
    25. Nano Sonata #25
    26. Nano Sonata #26
    27. Nano Sonata #27
    22. Nano Sonata #28 - It Can Be Done 2008, for Elliott Carter and Pete Seeger.
  • Book V
    29. Nano Sonata #29
    30. Nano Sonata #30
    31. Nano Sonata #31
    32. Nano Sonata #32
    33. Nano Sonata #33
    34. Nano Sonata #34
    35. Nano Sonata #35
  • Book VI
    36. Nano Sonata #36 - To a Young Man
    37. Nano Sonata #37 - To a Young Woman
    38. Nano Sonata #38 - To a great Guy
    39. Nano Sonata #39 - To a Runner
    40. Nano Sonata #40 - To a Dead Infant
    41. Nano Sonata #41 - To a Sweet Guy
    42. Nano Sonata #42 - To a Girl
• Natural Things for Clarinet, Soprano saxophone, Violin, Violoncello, 2 Percussions and piano 2007 - composer's autograph.
• Nano Sonata #12 arranged for violin and piano, 2008 - composers's autograph.
• 10 War Songs for piano, 2008 - composers's autograph.
• Rubinstein in Berlin for speaking pianist, 2008 - composers's autograph.

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