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The Chicago Temple Choir performed my setting of the traditional Jewish Sabbath prayer,“Veshameru” for baritone solo, mixed chorus, and organ, on March 5th

I’m pleased to find that the Chicago Temple Choir performed my setting of the traditional Jewish Sabbath prayer,“Veshameru” for baritone...

Stanley M. Hoffman

Mar 71 min read

NEW! Vocal Composition of the Day, Installment 16; FINAL INSTALLMENT OF PIECE OF THE DAY: "Four Songs for Soprano Solo" (2024)

NEW! Vocal Composition of the Day, Installment 16: FINAL INSTALLMENT OF PIECE OF THE DAY: "Four Songs for Soprano Solo" (2024) 1. Behold,...

Stanley M. Hoffman

Feb 202 min read

Vocal(/Choral) Piece of the Day, Installment 15: "Mists" (Nebbie) Respighi/Hoffman, arr.; Medium Voice and Orchestra (or SATB Chorus and Piano or Orchestra) (arr. 2018)

Vocal(/Choral) Piece of the Day, Installment 15: "Mists" (Nebbie) Respighi/Hoffman, arr.; Medium Voice and Orchestra (or SATB Chorus and...

Stanley M. Hoffman

Feb 192 min read

Vocal(/Choral) Piece of the Day, Installment 14: "Separazione" (Parting); Italian Folk Song/Sgambati/Hoffman, arr.

Vocal(/Choral) Piece of the Day , Installment 14: "Separazione" (Parting); Italian Folk Song Edited, and Provided With Accompaniment by...

Stanley M. Hoffman

Feb 172 min read

Vocal Composition of the Day, Installment 13: "the Cambridge ladies who live in furnished souls" for Voice, Piano, and Maraca; Text by E. E. Cummings (2022)

Vocal Composition of the Day, Installment 13: "the Cambridge ladies who live in furnished souls" for Voice, Piano, and Maraca; Text by...

Stanley M. Hoffman

Feb 123 min read

Vocal(/Choral) Composition of the Day, Installment 13: "Yih'yu l'ratson" (May the words of my mouth); High or Low Voice and Keyboard (or SATB Chorus) (2001)

Vocal(/Choral) Composition of the Day, Installment 13: "Yih'yu l'ratson" (May the words of my mouth) ; High or Low Voice and Keyboard (or...

Stanley M. Hoffman

Feb 112 min read

Vocal(/Choral) Composition of the Day, Installment 12: "Veshameru" for Baritone or Alto Solo & Organ, or for Baritone or Alto Solo, SATB Chorus & Organ, (1993, rev. 2000)

Vocal(/Choral) Composition of the Day, Installment 12: "Veshameru" for Baritone or Alto Solo & Organ, or for Baritone or Alto Solo,...

Stanley M. Hoffman

Feb 103 min read

Vocal(/Choral) Composition of the Day, Installment 11: "She Gave Him All Her Heart" for Tenor or Baritone Solo (or SATB or TTBB Chorus) and Piano (2000); Text by Zallman Shneour in English Translation

Vocal(/Choral) Composition of the Day, Installment 11: "She Gave Him All Her Heart" for Tenor or Baritone Solo (or SATB or TTBB Chorus)...

Stanley M. Hoffman

Feb 73 min read

Vocal(/Choral) Composition of the Day, Installment 10: "The Scattered Leaves": for Solo Voice (or Unison Chorus) & Piano; Text by Joseph H. Albeck (1995, Revised 2005)

Vocal(/Choral) Composition of the Day, Installment 10: "The Scattered Leaves": a Piece for Jewish Holocaust Remembrance for Solo Voice...

Stanley M. Hoffman

Feb 63 min read

Vocal Composition of the Day, Installment 9: "Is there a flower (whom" for Mezzo-Soprano and Piano (1980);

Vocal Composition of the Day, Installment 9: "Is there a flower (whom" for Mezzo-Soprano and Piano (1980); Text by E. E. Cummings Today...

Stanley M. Hoffman

Feb 42 min read

Vocal Composition of the Day, Installment 8: "Of All the Souls That Stand Create" for Baritone and Piano (1984); Text by Emily Dickinson

Vocal Composition of the Day, Installment 8: "Of All the Souls That Stand Create" for Baritone and Piano (1984); Text by Emily...

Stanley M. Hoffman

Feb 32 min read

Vocal(/Choral) Composition of the Day, Installment 7: "Mi y'maleil" (Who can recount), a Chanukah Composition for Solo Voice (or SATB Chorus) and Piano or Chamber Orchestra (2004)

Vocal(/Choral) Composition of the Day, Installment 7: " Mi y'maleil" (Who can recount), a Chanukah Composition for Solo Voice (or SATB...

Stanley M. Hoffman

Feb 23 min read

Vocal(/Choral) Composition of the Day, Installment 6: "An Easy Decision" for Mezzo-Soprano Solo (or Unison Chorus) and Piano (2006); Text by Kenneth Patchen

Vocal(/Choral) Composition of the Day, Installment 6: "An Easy Decision" for Mezzo-Soprano Solo (or Unison Chorus) and Piano (2006); Text...

Stanley M. Hoffman

Jan 313 min read

Vocal Composition of the Day, Installment 6: "A Psalm Beyond the Silences" for High Voice and Piano or Orchestra (1994), or Low Voice and Piano (2010)

Vocal Composition of the Day, Installment 6: "A Psalm Beyond the Silences" for High Voice and Piano or Orchestra (1994), or Low Voice...

Stanley M. Hoffman

Jan 303 min read

Vocal(/Wind Ensemble) Composition of the Day, Installment 5: "Selections from 'The Song of Songs'", Three Interconnected Songs for Male Voice and Wind Ensemble or Piano (1997, 14 minutes)

Vocal(/Wind Ensemble) Composition of the Day, Installment 5: "Selections from 'The Song of Songs'", Three Interconnected Songs for Male...

Stanley M. Hoffman

Jan 293 min read

Vocal Composition of the Day, Installment 4: "Two Songs of Passion" for Baritone and Electronic Accompaniment (2022); 1. "Pears": Words by Linda Pastan, 2. "Her True Body": Words by Jerred Metz

Vocal Composition of the Day, Installment 4: "Two Songs of Passion" for Baritone and Electronic Accompaniment (2022); 1. "Pears": Words...

Stanley M. Hoffman

Jan 282 min read

Vocal Composition of the Day, Installment 3: "Twilight, Goodbye, Peace" for Low Voice, Low Flutes (Alto and Bass), and Piano (2016, 6:41)

Vocal Composition of the Day, Installment 3: "Twilight, Goodbye, Peace" for Low Voice, Low Flutes (Alto and Bass), and Piano (2016, 6:41)...

Stanley M. Hoffman

Jan 262 min read

Vocal Composition of the Day, Installment 2: "Thirteen Ways of Looking at a Blackbird" for Mezzo-Soprano and String Quartet (1985 - Revised 1993 - 15 minutes) Poem by Wallace Stevens

Vocal Composition of the Day, Installment 2: "Thirteen Ways of Looking at a Blackbird" for Mezzo-Soprano and String Quartet (1985 -...

Stanley M. Hoffman

Jan 233 min read

Vocal Composition of the Day, Installment 1: "Clay Hills" for Mezzo-Soprano and Piano (1994); Text by Jean Starr Untermeyer

Vocal Composition of the Day, Installment 1: "Clay Hills" for Mezzo-Soprano and Piano (1994); Text by Jean Starr Untermeyer I composed...

Stanley M. Hoffman

Jan 222 min read

Orchestral Arrangement of the Day, 17th and FINAL Installment: "Nuages Gris" (Grey Clouds) for Piano Solo by Franz Liszt (1881) Arranged for Chamber Orchestra by Stanley M. Hoffman (2009)

Orchestral Arrangement of the Day, 17th and FINAL Installment: "Nuages Gris" (Grey Clouds) for Piano Solo by Franz Liszt (1881) Arranged...

Stanley M. Hoffman

Jan 212 min read

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The Chicago Temple Choir performed my setting of the traditional Jewish Sabbath prayer,“Veshameru” for baritone solo, mixed chorus, and organ, on March 5th

NEW! Vocal Composition of the Day, Installment 16; FINAL INSTALLMENT OF PIECE OF THE DAY: "Four Songs for Soprano Solo" (2024)

Vocal(/Choral) Piece of the Day, Installment 15: "Mists" (Nebbie) Respighi/Hoffman, arr.; Medium Voice and Orchestra (or SATB Chorus and Piano or Orchestra) (arr. 2018)

Vocal(/Choral) Piece of the Day, Installment 14: "Separazione" (Parting); Italian Folk Song/Sgambati/Hoffman, arr.

Vocal Composition of the Day, Installment 13: "the Cambridge ladies who live in furnished souls" for Voice, Piano, and Maraca; Text by E. E. Cummings (2022)

Vocal(/Choral) Composition of the Day, Installment 13: "Yih'yu l'ratson" (May the words of my mouth); High or Low Voice and Keyboard (or SATB Chorus) (2001)

Vocal(/Choral) Composition of the Day, Installment 12: "Veshameru" for Baritone or Alto Solo & Organ, or for Baritone or Alto Solo, SATB Chorus & Organ, (1993, rev. 2000)

Vocal(/Choral) Composition of the Day, Installment 11: "She Gave Him All Her Heart" for Tenor or Baritone Solo (or SATB or TTBB Chorus) and Piano (2000); Text by Zallman Shneour in English Translation

Vocal(/Choral) Composition of the Day, Installment 10: "The Scattered Leaves": for Solo Voice (or Unison Chorus) & Piano; Text by Joseph H. Albeck (1995, Revised 2005)

Vocal Composition of the Day, Installment 9: "Is there a flower (whom" for Mezzo-Soprano and Piano (1980);

Vocal Composition of the Day, Installment 8: "Of All the Souls That Stand Create" for Baritone and Piano (1984); Text by Emily Dickinson

Vocal(/Choral) Composition of the Day, Installment 7: "Mi y'maleil" (Who can recount), a Chanukah Composition for Solo Voice (or SATB Chorus) and Piano or Chamber Orchestra (2004)

Vocal(/Choral) Composition of the Day, Installment 6: "An Easy Decision" for Mezzo-Soprano Solo (or Unison Chorus) and Piano (2006); Text by Kenneth Patchen

Vocal Composition of the Day, Installment 6: "A Psalm Beyond the Silences" for High Voice and Piano or Orchestra (1994), or Low Voice and Piano (2010)

​Vocal(/Wind Ensemble) Composition of the Day, Installment 5: "Selections from 'The Song of Songs'", Three Interconnected Songs for Male Voice and Wind Ensemble or Piano (1997, 14 minutes)

Vocal Composition of the Day, Installment 4: "Two Songs of Passion" for Baritone and Electronic Accompaniment (2022); 1. "Pears": Words by Linda Pastan, 2. "Her True Body": Words by Jerred Metz

Vocal Composition of the Day, Installment 3: "Twilight, Goodbye, Peace" for Low Voice, Low Flutes (Alto and Bass), and Piano (2016, 6:41)

Vocal Composition of the Day, Installment 2: "Thirteen Ways of Looking at a Blackbird" for Mezzo-Soprano and String Quartet (1985 - Revised 1993 - 15 minutes) Poem by Wallace Stevens

Vocal Composition of the Day, Installment 1: "Clay Hills" for Mezzo-Soprano and Piano (1994); Text by Jean Starr Untermeyer

Orchestral Arrangement of the Day, 17th and FINAL Installment: "Nuages Gris" (Grey Clouds) for Piano Solo by Franz Liszt (1881) Arranged for Chamber Orchestra by Stanley M. Hoffman (2009)

Vocal(/Wind Ensemble) Composition of the Day, Installment 5: "Selections from 'The Song of Songs'", Three Interconnected Songs for Male Voice and Wind Ensemble or Piano (1997, 14 minutes)