Publications

 

Orchestral Works

 
Date Title Publisher Duration
1938 EVANGELINE Edwin A. Fleisher 15:00
1939 SYMPHONY NO. 1 G. Schirmer 20:00
1940 OVERTURE G. Schirmer (rental) 6:00
1949 CONCERTO FOR CELLO AND ORCHESTRA Composer (rental) 19:00
1961 OVERTURE FOR STRINGS Composer (rental) 8-10:00
1968 LA FIESTA MEXICANA Warner Brothers

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20:00
1968 THE TURNING MIND EMI Mills (rental) 10:00
1979 UT RE MI, a variation on the hymn to St. John the Baptist, "Ut queant laxis," for orchestra and taped or live men's voices Composer (rental) 8:00

 

Winds and Percussion

1947 SPIRITUAL Ballerbach Music 5:00
1951 MISSOURI SHINDIG Ballerbach Music 6:00
1954 THEME AND VARIATIONS
from the Beethoven String Quartet in A-Major, Op. 18, No. 55
Ballerbach Music 8:30
1949 LA FIESTA MEXICANA Warner Brothers

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20:00
1959 RENASCENCE Ballerbach Music 10:00
1959 CHE-BA-KUN-AH ("Road of Souls")
for wind ensemble and string quartet (Designed for choreography)
G. Schirmer (rental) 7:00
1971 THE TOUCH OF THE EARTH
for concert band, chorus and soloist (or band alone)
Ballerbach Music 26:00
1972 FOR THE UNFORTUNATE
for concert band and tape (or live choir)
Neil A. Kjos 13:00
1980 UT RE ME, a variation on the hymn "Ut queant laxis," for wind ensemble and taped or live men's voices Ballerbach Music (rental) 10:00
1985 THE AWAKENING of the ENTS
for winds and percussion
Ludwig 8:00
1986 LA FIESTA MEXICANA
arranged for marching band by Jim Prime and Fred Magro
Warner Brothers 2:28
1987 OF LOTHLORIEN
for winds and percussion
Ballerbach Music (rental) 9:00
1987 THE HEART of the MORN
(formerly "Michigan Morn"), for band or band and voices, from the opera PETER HOMAN'S DREAM and the suite THE TOUCH OF THE EARTH
Ballerbach Music 4:00

 

Chamber Works

1934 PIANO SONATA For sale by composer 9:00
1937 STRING QUARTET Composer (rental) 15:00
1937 A PSALM OF PRAISE, for 2 fls., ob., 2 cls., bsn., hrn. Harrock Hall Music
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3:00
1945 THE PASSING OF JOHN BLACKFEATHER, for low voice and piano. Lyrics by Merrick F. McCarthy, M.D. For sale by composer 2:00
1947 THREE NATIONALITIES, for piano For sale by composer 4:00
1947 DUSK, for low voice & piano.  Lyrics by Tom Boggs For sale by composer 3:00
1947 SCHERZO for CLARINET & PIANO For sale by composer 6:00
1948 MAKE A JOYFUL NOISE, for tenor and woodwind quintet Composer (rental) 6:00
1948 MOUNTAIN MEDITATION, Lyrics by Marion Cuthbertson For sale by composer 2:30
1953 NOCTURNE, for piano For sale by composer 2:30
1954 SYMPHONIC DANCE, for piano and woodwind quartet Warner Brothers 4:00
1954 SYMPHONIC DANCE, for two pianos For sale by composer 4:00
1954 CHRISTMAS EVE, for voice and piano -- with John W. Kidd For sale by composers 2:00
1955 MICHIGAN MORN, for voice and piano, from the opera PETER HOMAN'S DREAM For sale by composer 3:30
1955 THE OX-DRIVING SONG, for voice and piano For sale by composer 2:30
1962 EL MUCHACHO, for piano For sale by composer 2:00
1965 EL MUCHACHO, for 7 handbells & 3 percussion Composer (rental) 2:20
1975 EL SON DE LA NEGRA, for piano For sale by composer 2:30
1976 GIVE THE FIDDLER A DRAM, for solo fiddler 1:00
1986 FANFARE FOR REMEMBRANCE for 6 trumpets, flugelhorn, percussionist & narrator Triplo Press (1992) 11:00
2005 MAKE A JOYFUL NOISE, for tenor and woodwind quartet Harrock Hall Music 6:00

 

Choral Works

1950 TWO TONGUE TWISTERS
for mixed voices
Composer (rental) 2:30
1955 MICHIGAN MORN, from the opera PETER HOMAN'S DREAM, for mixed voices (SSA & TTBB out of print) Available with accompaniment of harp, piano, orchestra, or band Warner Brothers

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4:00
1955 THE OX-DRIVING SONG, for mixed voices or men's voices.  Available with accompaniment or banjo, string bass, clarinet, bass clarinet, or piano Composer (rental) 2:30
1958 RIPLEY FERRY, for women's voices & wind septet.  Text by Merrick F. McCarthy, M.D. G. Schirmer (rental) 8:30
1958 PROUD CHIEFTANS and OKEMOS FIGHT SONG, published in MUSIC FOR THE SCHOOL CHORUS, by Niblock & Hutcheson Allyn & Bacon (1967) 1:00
1963 A TABERNACLE FOR THE SUN
an oratorio for a lyrical chorus of mixed voices, a speaking chorus of men's voices, contralto, and orchestra.  Libretto by Merrick F. McCarthy, M.D.
G. Schirmer (rental) 18:00
1963 LORD GOD of SEA, a hymn from A TABERNACLE FOR THE SUN, text by Merrick F. McCarthy, M.D., for mixed chorus For sale by composer 2:40
1977 REJOICE! REJOICE!, for chorus, taped chorus, soloist, vibe (orch. bells), and double bass Boosey & Hawkes (1979) 8-10:00
2004 A PSALM OF PRAISE
for a cappella choir
Harrock Hall Music

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3:30

 

Stage Works

1936 THE MASQUE of the RED DEATH
a ballet-pantomime for symphony orchestra and cast
Composer (rental) 20:00
1955 MICHIGAN DREAM (aka PETER HOMAN'S DREAM), a two-act opera revised 1959, book and libretto by John Jennings, for orchestra and cast.  For a summary of MICHIGAN DREAM, click here Warner Brothers (rental) 2 hours
1960 EARTH TRAPPED, an Indian spirit legend on a story by Hartley Alexander.  A chamber dance-opera for contralto, fifteen instruments, and two dancers  G. Schirmer (rental) 18:00
1974 LIVING SOLID FACE, an Indian spirit legend, on a story by Hartley Alexander, libretto by Forrest W. Coggan, for a chamber orchestra of eighteen, narrator, two small men's choirs, two solo dancers, and dance chorus Composer (rental) 27:00
1980 BUTTERFLY GIRL and MIRAGE BOY, an Indian spirit legend on a story by Hartley Alexander, libretto by Forrest W. Coggan, for soprano, contralto, Rhodes electric piano, three percussion, three dances and alto flute Composer (rental) 24:00
1949 LA FIESTA MEXICANA,
a symphonic work for wind ensemble or full symphony orchestra, based on Mexican folk music. May be performed with dance group, choreographed by Forrest Coggan
Warner Brothers 20:00
1959 CHE-BA-KUN-AH ("Road of Souls")
for wind ensemble and string quartet. Staging and choreography by Forrest Coggan
Composer (rental) 27:00
1986 LA FIESTA MEXICANA,
arranged for marching band by Jim Prime and Fred Margo
Warner Brothers 2:28
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