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Choral Piece of the Day - Installment 3: There Is a Name
[First posted online August 5, 2024] Choral Piece of the Day - Installment 3: There Is a Name (dedication piece for the New England...
Stanley M. Hoffman
Aug 7, 20241 min read


Choral Piece of the Day - Installment 2: Veshameru
[First posted online August 5, 2024] Choral Piece of the Day - Installment 2: Veshameru (a piece for Shabbat - original setting of a...
Stanley M. Hoffman
Aug 7, 20241 min read


Choral Piece of the Day - Installment 1: Adon olam (God is the eternal one)
[First posted online August 3, 2024] Choral Piece of the Day - Installment 1: Adon olam (God is the eternal one) (Hebrew - original...
Stanley M. Hoffman
Aug 7, 20241 min read


Only from Blood Does Freedom Grow
Based on one of only several poems written by my mother, Jewish Holocaust survivor Rita Hoffman of blessed memory (1927–2018), Only from...
Stanley M. Hoffman
Jun 25, 20242 min read


Now, Be Sharp! (Flute, Bassoon, Piano)
I wanted to make certain to have plenty of B sharp pitches present in my composition for the B# Chamber Trio! So, I wrote it in the key...
Stanley M. Hoffman
Jun 23, 20241 min read


Enigmatic Gavotte (guitar solo)
My brief musical composition, "Enigmatic Gavotte" for guitar solo, served as a brief, modal study for my "Enigmatic Dance Suite for...
Stanley M. Hoffman
Jun 17, 20241 min read


Two-part Tango Fughetta (Homage to Piazzolla)
Instrumental duet - 2023-2024. The original version of this piece was for melodica duet and is dedicated to David Bohn. This piece can be...
Stanley M. Hoffman
Jun 11, 20241 min read


America the Beautiful
O beautiful for spacious skies, For amber waves of grain, For purple mountain majesties Above the fruited plain! America! America! God...
Stanley M. Hoffman
Jun 4, 20241 min read


God Bless America
God bless America, land that I love. Stand beside her and guide her Through the night with the light from above. From the mountains to...
Stanley M. Hoffman
Jun 2, 20241 min read


How soon they forget.
"As long as within our hearts The Jewish soul sings, As long as forward to the East To Zion, looks the eye – Our hope is not yet lost, It...
Stanley M. Hoffman
May 22, 20241 min read


Sheet Music Editor for Hire
I just completed the first proof of a full score for an arranger/customer who is having his arrangement of a song performed by the San...
Stanley M. Hoffman
May 19, 20241 min read


Two Scenes from the Lodz Ghetto
Two Scenes from the Lodz Ghetto - 1. At the Clothing Department (3:00); 2. To Get a Ration (9:00) - vocal soloists & piano or chamber...
Stanley M. Hoffman
May 10, 20241 min read


A DREAM (Mixed Chorus, Piano or Chamber Orchestra) Awaits a Premiere Performance
My composition, A DREAM (ca. 5:00), has much in its favor. Links to the two scrolling scores appear at the end of this blog posting....
Stanley M. Hoffman
Apr 23, 20243 min read


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Please subscribe to my YouTube channel to see and hear my latest and older compositions and arrangements. There are currently 233 music...
Stanley M. Hoffman
Apr 12, 20241 min read


THE SNEAK for Contrabass Solo
THE SNEAK depicts a big old sneaky guy lurking around in the dark. Spying what he wants to purloin, he makes a go for it and, successful,...
Stanley M. Hoffman
Apr 8, 20241 min read


Quick Tango in 5 ("Minute Tango")
Inspired by Argentinian tangos, Quick Tango in Five combines dance rhythms, melodic contours, and harmonies often associated with them in...
Stanley M. Hoffman
Mar 28, 20241 min read


Romance for String Orchestra
Written in 2024, Romance for String Orchestra is an unabashedly tonal piece based on music from my compositions Romance for...
Stanley M. Hoffman
Mar 22, 20241 min read


BAGATELLE for Bassoon (or Bass Trombone) Solo
I just happened to notice that the music video for my BAGATELLE for Bassoon (or Bass Trombone) solo has more YouTube views than any other...
Stanley M. Hoffman
Mar 15, 20241 min read


I am happy to be engraving and editing Conrad Susa's arrangement of Vier ernste Gesänge (Four Serious Songs) by Johannes Brahms for TTBB Chorus and Chamber Orchestra
I am happy to be engraving and editing Conrad Susa's arrangement of Vier ernste Gesänge (Four Serious Songs) by Johannes Brahms for TTBB...
Stanley M. Hoffman
Mar 4, 20241 min read


Seeking editorial work from composers, performing ensembles, music publishing companies, and sheet music engravers
I am seeking editorial work from composers or performing ensembles in need of copyists, with music publishing companies, and with sheet...
Stanley M. Hoffman
Feb 26, 20241 min read
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