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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 6, 20253 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 4, 20252 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 3, 20252 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 2, 20253 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 31, 20253 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 30, 20253 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 29, 20253 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 28, 20252 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 26, 20252 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 23, 20253 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 22, 20252 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 21, 20252 min read
I have just gone through every link to the scores and parts on my Published Works Page and fixed all of the broken links
I have just gone through every link to the scores and parts on my Published Works Page and fixed all of the broken links. I apologize for...
Stanley M. Hoffman
Jan 20, 20251 min read
![Orchestral Arrangement of the Day, Installment 16: "To a Wild Rose" (Edward MacDowell, 1896 [Piano]) Arranged for Oboe, Clarinet in A, and String Orchestra (2009)](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/f3e5c9_5dd59ec1d5ec43d5813ff7204957f079~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_504,h_463,fp_0.50_0.50,lg_1,q_30,blur_30,enc_avif,quality_auto/f3e5c9_5dd59ec1d5ec43d5813ff7204957f079~mv2.jpg)
![Orchestral Arrangement of the Day, Installment 16: "To a Wild Rose" (Edward MacDowell, 1896 [Piano]) Arranged for Oboe, Clarinet in A, and String Orchestra (2009)](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/f3e5c9_5dd59ec1d5ec43d5813ff7204957f079~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_504,h_463,fp_0.50_0.50,lg_1,q_90,enc_avif,quality_auto/f3e5c9_5dd59ec1d5ec43d5813ff7204957f079~mv2.jpg)
Orchestral Arrangement of the Day, Installment 16: "To a Wild Rose" (Edward MacDowell, 1896 [Piano]) Arranged for Oboe, Clarinet in A, and String Orchestra (2009)
Orchestral Arrangement of the Day, Installment 16: "To a Wild Rose" ( Edward MacDowell , 1896 [Piano]) Arranged for Oboe, Clarinet in A,...
Stanley M. Hoffman
Jan 20, 20251 min read
![Orchestral Arrangement of the Day, Installment 15: "Gymnopédie No. 1" (Erik Satie, 1888 [Piano]) Arranged for Oboe and String Orchestra (2011)](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/f3e5c9_27bcff4e609e4e5cbc0f1818b59e9069~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_504,h_463,fp_0.50_0.50,lg_1,q_30,blur_30,enc_avif,quality_auto/f3e5c9_27bcff4e609e4e5cbc0f1818b59e9069~mv2.jpg)
![Orchestral Arrangement of the Day, Installment 15: "Gymnopédie No. 1" (Erik Satie, 1888 [Piano]) Arranged for Oboe and String Orchestra (2011)](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/f3e5c9_27bcff4e609e4e5cbc0f1818b59e9069~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_504,h_463,fp_0.50_0.50,lg_1,q_90,enc_avif,quality_auto/f3e5c9_27bcff4e609e4e5cbc0f1818b59e9069~mv2.jpg)
Orchestral Arrangement of the Day, Installment 15: "Gymnopédie No. 1" (Erik Satie, 1888 [Piano]) Arranged for Oboe and String Orchestra (2011)
Orchestral Arrangement of the Day, Installment 15: "Gymnopédie No. 1" ( Erik Satie , 1888 [Piano]) Arranged for Oboe and String...
Stanley M. Hoffman
Jan 19, 20251 min read
Brahms-Hoffman Piano-Orchestral Arrangements of the Day, Installments 1-14
Brahms-Hoffman Piano-Orchestral Arrangements of the Day, Installments 1-14: 1. Capriccio in B Minor, Op. 76, No. 2 2. Capriccio in G...
Stanley M. Hoffman
Jan 18, 20252 min read
Me following today's drop off of my physical files establishing the "Stanley M. Hoffman Special Collection" at the Berklee College of Music Library
Me following today's drop off of my physical files establishing the "Stanley M. Hoffman Special Collection" at the Berklee College of...
Stanley M. Hoffman
Jan 16, 20251 min read
Chamber Music Work of the Day, 43rd and FINAL Installment: "Variation on 'Rozmarin In Coltul Mesei'" (In the Old Style) for Soprano Saxophone and Piano (2012)
Chamber Music Work of the Day, 43rd and FINAL Installment: "Variation on 'Rozmarin In Coltul Mesei'" (In the Old Style) for Soprano...
Stanley M. Hoffman
Jan 16, 20251 min read
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Announcing the Establishment of the "Stanley M. Hoffman Special Collection" at the Berklee College of Music Library Archives
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Announcing the Establishment of the "Stanley M. Hoffman Special Collection" at the Berklee College of Music...
Stanley M. Hoffman
Jan 15, 20252 min read
Penultimate Chamber Music Work of the Day, Installment 42: Variant on "Kojo no tsuki" for Clarinet in B-flat and Piano (2011)
Penultimate Chamber Music Work of the Day, Installment 42: "Variant on "'Kojo no tsuki'" for Clarinet in B-flat and Piano (2011) I...
Stanley M. Hoffman
Jan 14, 20251 min read
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