CARLETON MACY: COMPOSITIONS AND RECORDINGS

CATALOG OF COMPOSITIONS

Unless otherwise stated, all works and parts are available from the composer.

CHAMBER WORKS for WOODWINDS

• CENTERING: double woodwind quintet and piano. c. 20 mins. 1983. A four movement work which begins with the ensemble placed around the audience and ends as a single ensemble on stage. Commissioned by Harmonia Mundi, J. Michele Edwards, conductor.
• CHRISTMAS TRIO: fl, ob, horn (+version with bsn); c. 12' 1971 3 movements in a Baroque structure with 12-tone material.
• COMMENTARIES: woodwind quintet; c. 20 mins. 1988. 5 movements. Commissioned by the Southeast Composers League.
• CONCERTINO woodwind quintet, marimba, vibraphone. c. 8 mins. 1993 A single movement, written for the Georgia Wind Quintet.
• CROSSING OVER: sax quartet and percussionist, 2001. Composed for 4uatre and Dan Cappecchi.
• ELUSIVE DREAMS: accordion and sax quartet. c. 8 mins. 1995 A single movement, written for 4UATRE, a Parisian sax quartet
• FANTASY ON NONG STWEN CHUI: Flute and Bassoon; c. 6 mins., 1992 Written for the Oct. 3 Concert of the Minnesota Chinese Music Ensemble.
• FAUST: SATB saxes; three movements (Yearning, Virtue and Anguish, Devil's Play). 1993.
• FOUR SAXES: SATB saxes; c. 15 mins. 1988. Employs "Funk" style in 2 of the 5 movements. Recorded on MCF INNOVA series.
• OPERA VENTI: Woodwind Quintet; c. 12 mins. 1990. 3 movements. Commissioned by the Southeast Composers League.
• SOMETIMES A WALTZ: for alto and bari sax (or any 2 similar instruments); c. 7 minutes. Written for George Wolfe. Includes directed improvisations. 1999.
• SONG AND DANCE: sax quartet and piano, 2001. 7 movements, composed for 4uatre and pianist John Jensen. c. 25 minutes.
  Music Sample 1: Movement IV)   Caravane
  Music Sample 2: Movement V)   Bittersweet
• TWIGS; A SERENADE FOR WOODWIND QUINTET; c. 13 mins, 1980. 7 movements employing various styles including jazz elements and free improvisation. This work is recorded on ACCESS records.
  Music Sample 1: Movement IV)   Branches
  Music Sample 2: Movement V)   Tango
• UNDER THE WINTER SKY: Piri solo (korean double reed) c. 7 mins. 1991. Written for Joseph Celli; the piece includes an improvised section and the directions to use ornamentation techniques characteristic of piri performance.
• WAVES: fl, ob, bn, piano; c. 10 mins. 1984. Commissioned by the Sylmar Ensemble.

MUSIC FOR RECORDERS

• RECORDER SET: alto, alto/tenor recorder; c. 10 mins. 1972 4 movements for 2 players.
• REMINISCENCE: for solo alto recorder; c. 14 mins. 1986. Written for Rodney Shewan; to the memory of Dorothy Blake Macy. 5 movements.
• TOUTE ENSEMBLE: 6 Recorders ; c. 14 mins. 1978/80. 6 movements for solo, duo, trio . . .; written for Alia Musica, each movement dedicated to different members of the ensemble. A version also exists for 8 flutes.

MUSIC FOR FLUTE solo and ensemble

• ANDANTE, GIGUE AND FUGUE: flute quartet; c. 10 mins. 1985. Three arrangements of piano pieces by W.A.Mozart.
• BIRD OVER WATER: for 4 different Chinese bamboo flutes. 3+ mins., 1994. Written for the flute players of the Minnesota Chinese Music Ensemble.
• EQUINOX and SOLSTICE: two flutes and piano. 11+ mins. 1992/1993.
• INTENSITY: for 4 Amplified flutes; c. 7 mins. 1986. Each flute plays into a mic and is respectively amplified from each corner of the hall. The piece includes some indeterminacy.
• MONOGRAM: ALEXANDER GEORGE MACY: solo flute; c. 4 mins. 1983. Written for Rose Rinder.
• PHASE I: solo flute; c. 5 mins. 1981 Written for Carol Yaple
• TOUTE ENSEMBLE: for 8 Flutes; c. 14 mins. 1978/80. A flute version of the piece for 6 recorders; this version includes an additional movement.

WORKS for BRASS

• CIRCLES: 4tps, 4hns, 4tbs (4th is bass tb or tuba); c. 9 mins. 1978. A single movement to be performed in a resonant space with the performers situated around the audience, not necessarily with a conductor.
• COMMEMORATION FANFARE: 5 trombones. 1 min. 1991 A relatively subdued "fanfare" written for the 20th anniversary celebration concert of the Macalester Festival Chorale. The fanfare paraphrases ideas from Mozart's Magic Flute.
• FOUR RE-COMPOSITIONS: 2 tps, tb, tuba. c. 12 mins. 1974. Re-composed pieces from various pre-1600 sources.
• MUSIC FOR TUBA ALONE: solo tuba, c. 10 mins, 1973. 5 movements, the last a fugue!; written for Carla Rutschman.
• SONATA: brass quintet; c. 5 mins. 1980 After a sonata by Scarlatti. (Available from Medici Music Press)
• THREE RENAISSANCE PIECES: brass quintet; c. 9 mins. 1982. After music by Ludwig Senfl and Paul Hofhaimer.

VARIOUS MIXED INSTRUMENTAL ENSEMBLES

• CONCERT DUO: bsn, vcl. c. 18' 1971 An extended duo in 4 movements, written for Robert and Kelly Boyer.
• CONNECTIONS: Alto Sax, Violin, Piano; c. 18 mins. 1986. 4 movements. Commissioned by the MCF, for John Sampan, Young Nam Kim, and Marilyn Shrude.
• DEEP WATER: Di, Shaio, Erhu, Zheng, Yang Ching, Gehu, large drum, bell (version 1); or: Violin, Clarinet, Cello, Piano, large drum, bell (version 2); c. 8 mins. 1993. Written for the Minnesota Chinese Music Ensemble and transcribed for the western ensemble for the New Music Cafe for Illinois Wesleyan University. A meditative work combining Buddhist atmosphere and minimalist textures.
  Download: Deep Water
• FANFARE: for traditional Chinese instruments, bassoon, marimba and string bass; c. 5 minutes. Written for the Minnesota Chinese Music Ensemble. 2001.
• FAUST: 2 movements (The Temptation, Appotheosis) for Alto sax, cello orchestra. 1993.
• FOR FOUR: for any four instruments. c. 5 mins. 1985.
• FRIENDS IN TIME, a dance duo: Amp. Flute and Elec. Guitar, c. 9 mins. 1991. Written for Becky Heist and Judith Howard.
• LAMENTATIONS: for string quartet. Three movements. c. 12 mins. 1993.
• MODI: Vc, Harp; c. 10 mins. 1979 5 short modal movements loosely based upon Medieval and Renaissance pieces.
• THE MOON AND THE VIRGIN: synthesizer, amplified flute and voice, perc. c. 14 mins., 1982. Written for Dance and based upon a book of the same title by Nor Hall. Sections of the work are evocative of archtypal female roles. Commissioned by Becky Heist and the Macalester Dance Ensemble.
• RUSS-TANGO: cl, vln, accordion, drum set, electric bass; c. 6 mins. 1984.
• SCHERZO: for large Chinese Ensemble: c. 6 mins. 1994.
• SPIRAL: Bcl, piano, 2 percussion: c. 13 mins. 1986 Commissioned by the Bush Faculty Development Program for Zeitqeist.
• THE SUMMER SNOWS: 4 percussionists; c. 8 mins, 1985. after a poem by Clinton H. Blake Jr.
• TWO ATMOSPHERES: fl, cl, tp, vln, vla, cb. c. 12 mins., 1973 Two contrasting movements based upon a photograph which is to be projected during the performance.
• WILDFLOWERS: 2 pnos, 3 percussion. c. 8 mins. 1979.

PIANO WORKS

• AFFIRMATION (a piano sonata in 3 movements); 1999; written for John Jensen in memory of Clinton Hamlin Blake III.
• AUTUMN MUSIC - SPRING MUSIC; c. 22 mins. (10; 12 respectively); Autumn Music was written for Yuka Suzuki in 1979, and Spring Music was written for Christine Dahl as a sequel to Autumn Music in 1982. They may be performed separately, or as a complementary pair. (Part of a cycle of seasons)
• OSTINATO STUDIES: for 2 pianos. c. 12 mins. 1985. 3 movements, each using different types of ostinati.
• PIANO FANTASY: c. 7 mins. 1972
• PIANO PIECES 1973: c. 9 mins. 1973 Four movements using various degrees of serial control.
• PIANO MUSIC 1976 (Maria Pieces): c. 10 minutes, 1976 Four movements using 12-tone material set in pseudo-tango formats.
• REFLECTIONS: a series of 12 movements. c. 25 mins. 1988-93. 'Re-compositions' of works selected from the 18th, 19th, and 20th Centuries.
• TERPSICHORDING: for piano 4-hands. Three movements based upon music by Praetorius. (1987)

LARGE ENSEMBLE WORKS (10 or more players)

• AMERICA THE BEAUTIFUL: arr. for concert band. 2 mins. 1983.
• CHAMBER SYMPHONY: 2ob, 2fl, 2cl, 2bn, 2hn, 2tp, 2tb, tuba, cb, 4perc. c. 15', 1972.
• CONCERTO FOR AMPLIFIED VIOLIN AND CHAMBER ORCHESTRA: amplified solo with digital effects, orch: 2,2,2,2, 2,0,0, Strings; c. 17 mins. 1990. A three movement work involving some extended techniques and sound modification, originally using a Lexicon LXP-5, and stereo amplification; commissioned by James Riccardo and the Kenwood Chamber Orchestra.
• FANFARE: brass (6, 4, 3, 1, 1) and timpani; c. 1 min. 1984 Commissioned by Macalester College.
• FANFARE FOR AN OPENING: 6 or more tps, 4 hns, 3 tbs. c. 2 mins. 1988. The trumpets are spread across a space and play on cue; the low brass play as a conducted ensemble; the whole unifies at the end.
• FAUST, A CONCERTO for alto saxophone and string orchestra. 5 movements. 1993.
  Music Sample: Movement II)   Persona 1: Yearning
• ICARUS FLIES: concerto for alto saxophone and string orchestra; c. 16 minutes. Written for Jim Hainlen and the Stillwater Area High School Orchestra. 2002.
• GRAND WATER MUSIC, for "Over the Waterfall," a Celtic folk ensembe, "Pair O Docs," a 1930's swing combo, and resident musicians of the community of Grand Marais, Minnesota. Commissioned by the American Composers Forum Rural Commissioning Program to celebrate the opening of the Arrowhead Center for the Arts. Instrumentation: 3 flutes (picc., alto), ob(Eng.hn), cl, t.sax, Fr.hn, violins, viola, 2 celli, cb, piano 4-hands, set drummer(+bodhran), sop.recorder, singer, hammer dulcimer. c. 25 mins. 1998.
• HEAT, for SATB saxophone quartet and string orchestra. c. 8 mins. 1997.
• IN A CHILD'S GARDEN: concert band. c. 15 mins. 1983. Four mvts. based upon poems from A Child's Garden of Verses by Robert Louis Stevenson.
• LIFE CATCHES: concert band. c. 10 mins. 1991. Five movement based upon five "life" emotions or attributes: Thrill, solitude, anger, beauty, pulse.
• MY TEARS: soprano, vibraphone, and chamber orchestra; c. 10 mins. 1984. Based upon a composition by Paulus Hofhaimer (c. 1500); written for Jenny Lind Larsen, commissioned by the Macalester Chamber Orchestra, Edouard Forner, conductor. The pieces uses spatial placement of the orchestra members, movement of the soloist from off-stage to center-stage and then off again, and the conductor both conducting and playing chimes from the stage.
• REQUIEM CADENCES: large orchestra; c. 20 mins. 1977. Three movements.
• SINFONIA: for String Orchestra; three movements. c. 12 mins. 1993.
• STRAIGHTLINE: full orchestra, c. 7 mins. Written for the Stillwater H.S. Orchestra.
• SUMMER SOLSTICE: for large wind ensemble in pairs; one movement. c. 9 mins. 1995. Commissioned by the University of Georgia Bands, Dwight Satterwhite, director.
• SUMMER MUSIC: fl, ob, cl, bn, tp, trb, hn, vln, va, vc, cb, hp, 2perc. c. 14 mins., 1974/1982. An single extended movement for 14 soloists. (Part of a cycle of seasons)
• TANGO: concert band. c. 18 mins. 1981/1992.
• TWO MOVEMENTS FOR STRING ORCHESTRA: c. 10 mins., 1974
• WINTER MUSIC: large orchestra; c. 14 mins. 1981. A single movement, commissioned by the Minn. Comp. Forum, written for the St. Paul Civic Symphony and Ed Forner, conductor. (Part of a cycle of seasons)

WORKS WITH VOCAL SOLOIST(S)

• BIRTHDAY MUSIC FOR ALEXANDER MORGAN DONAHUE: soprano, tenor recorder; c. 8 mins. 1972 3 movement work on various texts.
• BIRTHDAY MUSIC FOR DANIEL AARON FUNDERBURG: soprano, fl, cl, pno. c. 5 mins., 1978. A single movement.
• BIRTHDAY MUSIC FOR ELIZABETH McLEAN MACY: mezzo-soprano, cl., vcl., piano. 1978. 5 short movements on various poems.
• FLUTE GAMES: flute and soprano; c. 10 minutes, 1982. A serious and humorous work on a text by Roger Blakely. The flute player is asked to "play on" a string bass and bass drum; the soprano plays a number of percussion instruments. Only very elementary percussion technique is necessary. Commissioned by Stephanie Reuer.
• MINIATURE: soprano, pno.: c. 4 mins. 1981. Written on a text by Roger Blakely for Ellen Merlin and Robert Cowles.
• SILENCE: soprano, vln, vla. c. 9 mins. 1975 Partially texted virtuosic work for a voice with a wide range (no extended techniques), written for Carol Sams.

CHORAL WORKS

• CULTURAL WARRIORS: SATB, Wind Ensemble, c. 7 mins., 1997. Commissioned by the GALA music community of the Twin Cities with funds from the Jerome foundation and the Composers Commissioning Program. Text by Donna RedWing. Cultural Warriors also exists for SSAA and TTBB, both with piano and with wind ensemble.
• A LITANY OF NAMES: SATB, c. 5 mins., 1994. Written for Robert Morris and the Macalester Concert Choir. Text by Roger Blakely.
• SEASONS: SATB; c. 8 mins., 1980. A single movement using a text by Roger Blakely.
• SLIPS AWAY: Male quartet. c. 4 mins. 1984. Written for a production of Sam Sheppard's Tooth of Crime.
• SMALL SERMONS: SATB, fl, vln; c. 9 mins. 1980 Four short movements on secular texts by Roger Blakely; written for Terry Sheetz and the Macalester Concert Choir.
• SONG SERENADE: SATB, 2 tps, 2 tbs, percussion. c. 20' 1971 7 movement work on various texts. 2 movements are without chorus.

CHAMBER OPERA

• THE TUG OF WAR: soprano, tenor, baritone, chorus, chamber orchestra. c. 20 mins., 1974. based upon a Japanese Koyogan of the same title.

JAZZ BAND

• BIG BIG BAND: big band (5,4,4,4) c. 4 mins. 1999.
• BLACK AND GREEN: Big band (5,4,4,4) c. 5 mins. 1993
• CHANGING: 6 reeds, 3 tps, 2 tbs, amp. violin, 4 rhythm. c. 10 mins. 1985. The style moves from minimalism to funk and back.
• FOR A MOMENTS NOTICE: tp, t.sax, pno, bass, drums/vibes; c. 6 mins. 1984. Commissioned by A Moments Notice.
• HALLEY'S COMET: Big Band (5,3,3,4); c. 7 minutes, 1986. The band is lead by a tenor soloist as it processes to the stage.
• JAZZ SUITE: Big Band (5,4,4,4) c. 15 mins, 1983 Three movements (blues, ballad, and driving with free elements); written for Mac Jazz.
• ONCE UP THE FLOAN POLE: big band (5,4,4,4); 4+ mins. 1987 A style reminiscent of Fletcher Henderson.
• PHASE II: Big Band (5,5,5,4); c. 12 mins, 1981 An amalgam of swing, free jazz, and rock; written for Mac Jazz.
• PULL-PUSH: Big Band (5,4,4,4) c. 7 mins. 1983 Employs some Dixiland style improvisation.

RECORDINGS

• DEEP WATER for Chinese traditional instruments: Minnesota Chinese Music Ensemble; on The Minnesota Chinese Music Ensemble.
  Contact: http://www.minnesotachinesemusic.com/
  Download: Deep Water
• FAUST (for saxophone quartet): Ange & Demon recorded by Quatuor Marquis de Saxe on Artlab 01988.
  Contact: http://www.artlab.ch/pages/noreference.htm
• FAUST: Concerto in five movements for Alto Saxophone and String Orchestra: on Jean-Pierre Baraglioli: dapheneo 9709. Jean-Pierre Baraglioli, alto saxophone, Orchestre Philharmonique de Chambre de Lettonie, Valery Avramenko, conductor. Also on the CD are works by Glazounov, Bozza, and Beytelmann.
  Contact: http://4uatre.free.fr/
  Music Sample: Movement II)   Persona 1: Yearning
• FAUST: Saxophone quartet in 3 movements: on NEW: dapheneo 9703. 4UATRE saxophone quartet. Also on the CD are works by Nyman, Balakrishnan, Balanescu, and Bryars.
  Contact: http://4uatre.free.fr/
• REFLECTIONS (music by Carleton Macy): INNOVA 503. Available from the American Composers Forum: Contents: Reflections, Maria Music, Three Ostinato Studies(for 2 pianos), Solstice and Equinox (for 2 flutes and piano). Performers are: John Jensen and Christine Dahl, pianos, and Julia Bogorad and Adam Keunzel, flutes.
  Contact: http://www.innovarecordings.com
• SPRING MUSIC-AUTUMN MUSIC: on INNOVA #2 (MCF with funds from the McKnight Foundation.) Performed by Christine Dahl, piano. 1984. Available from the American Composers Forum:
• TWIGS; A SERENADE FOR WOODWIND QUINTET: Access Records S-102; (JRC 85017) Bowling Green State University New Music Festival 5; 1984.
• TWIGS; A SERENADE FOR WOODWIND QUINTET: aca Digital Recording CM 20032, 1996; (Twigs: Winning Compositions from the University of Georgia Symposia for New Woodwind Quintet Music: The Georgia Woodwind Quintet). Available from the Georgia Woodwind Quintet, Music Department, University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602.
  Music Sample 1: Movement IV)   Branches
  Music Sample 2: Movement V)   Tango
• FOUR SAXES: on THE SAX ASCENDANT - MN 109 (MCF CD and cassette): 1992. Available from the American Composers Forum: compfrm@maroon.tc.umn.edu.
  Contact: http://www.innovarecordings.com

Scores, parts, and cassettes of the above works are available from the composer for a nominal charge covering the cost of reproducing and binding. I will be glad to send scores and/or tapes on approval. Most of the scores and parts are available in computer printed format. Contact the Composer at: 200 Amherst, St. Paul, MN. 55105; tel: (612) 698 8650; email: macy@macalester.edu