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Chamber Music Work of the Day, Installment 30: "Now, Be Sharp!" for Flute, Bassoon, and Piano (2024)
Chamber Music Work of the Day, Installment 30: "Now, Be Sharp!" for Flute, Bassoon, and Piano (2024) Composed for a call for works...
Stanley M. Hoffman
Jan 21 min read
Chamber Music Work of the Day, Installment 29: "Movement for String Sextet" (From a Prison) for 2 Violins, 2 Violas, and 2 Cellos (Composed 1984, Arranged 2012)
Chamber Music Work of the Day, Installment 29: "Movement for String Sextet" (From a Prison) for 2 Violins, 2 Violas, and 2 Cellos...
Stanley M. Hoffman
Jan 12 min read
Chamber Music Work of the Day, Installment 28: "Movement for Mallet Quartet" (Glockenspiel, Xylophone, Marimba, and Vibraphone) (2018, 4:23)
Chamber Music Work of the Day, Installment 28: "Movement for Mallet Quartet" (Glockenspiel, Xylophone, Marimba, and Vibraphone) (2018,...
Stanley M. Hoffman
Dec 31, 20241 min read
Chamber Music Work of the Day, Installment 27: "Kojo no tsuki Variant" for 2 Contrabass Flutes (2011, arr. 2015)
Chamber Music Work of the Day, Installment 27: " Kojo no tsuki Variant" for 2 Contrabass Flutes (2011, arr. 2015) This work is based on...
Stanley M. Hoffman
Dec 30, 20242 min read
"In Memoriam" for Flute, Viola and Double Bass (2011)
"In Memoriam" for Flute, Viola and Double Bass (2011) The year of composition for "In Memoriam" cited above is not entirely accurate. In...
Stanley M. Hoffman
Dec 29, 20242 min read
"The Saxophonist" for tenor saxophone (2024) has been chosen for performance by Drew Hosler in another Fifteen Minutes of Fame Event!
"The Saxophonist" for tenor saxophone (2024) has been chosen for performance by Drew Hosler in another Fifteen Minutes of Fame Event!...
Stanley M. Hoffman
Dec 27, 20241 min read
Chamber Music Work of the Day, Installment 25: "Demented Music" (Pervertimento for Cello Quartet or String Quartet) (2014)
Chamber Music Work of the Day, Installment 25: "Demented Music" (Pervertimento for Cello Quartet or String Quartet) (2014) The year of...
Stanley M. Hoffman
Dec 27, 20242 min read
Chamber Music Work of the Day, Installment 24: "Calling for Harmony" for Horn Quartet (2021, 5 minutes)
Chamber Music Work of the Day, Installment 24: "Calling for Harmony" for Horn Quartet (2021, 5 minutes) I composed "Calling for Harmony"...
Stanley M. Hoffman
Dec 26, 20242 min read
Chamber Music Work of the Day, Installment 23: "Brief Prelude for Violin and Piano" (2013, Revised 2022)
Chamber Music Work of the Day, Installment 23: "Brief Prelude for Violin and Piano" (2013, Revised 2022) Like my brief solo flute...
Stanley M. Hoffman
Dec 25, 20242 min read
Chamber Music Work of the Day, Installment 22: "Berceuse" for Flute, Clarinet, and Bassoon (2016)
Chamber Music Work of the Day, Installment 22: " Berceuse " for Flute, Clarinet, and Bassoon (2016) Like many of my miniatures, I...
Stanley M. Hoffman
Dec 24, 20241 min read
Chamber Music Work of the Day, Installment 21: "A Snippet from the Inexorable March of Time" for Saxophone Quartet (2017)
Chamber Music Work of the Day, Installment 21: "A Snippet from the Inexorable March of Time" for Saxophone Quartet (2017) The idea for...
Stanley M. Hoffman
Dec 23, 20242 min read
Chamber Music Work of the Day, Installment 20: "A Pacific Prelude" for Brass Quintet (1995, 6 minutes)
Chamber Music Work of the Day, Installment 20: "A Pacific Prelude" for Brass Quintet (1995, 6 minutes) "A Pacific Prelude" features a...
Stanley M. Hoffman
Dec 22, 20241 min read
Chamber/(Vocal) Music Work of the Day, Installment 19: "A Lovely Summer Night" for Tenor Saxophone and Piano (2000) or French Horn and Piano (2009) or Tenor Voice and Piano (2000)
Chamber Music Work of the Day, Installment 19: "A Lovely Summer Night" for Tenor Saxophone and Piano (2000) or French Horn and Piano...
Stanley M. Hoffman
Dec 21, 20242 min read
Chamber Music Work of the Day, Installment 18: “Nocturne for Nine Players” (1992; 16 Minutes)
Chamber Music Work of the Day, Installment 18: “Nocturne for Nine Players” (1992; 16 Minutes) I composed “Nocturne for Nine Players” ...
Stanley M. Hoffman
Dec 20, 20242 min read
Chamber Music Work of the Day, Installment 17: "Hymn of Glory" for Viola and Cello Ensemble (1988)
Chamber Music Work of the Day, Installment 17: "Hymn of Glory" for Viola and Cello Ensemble "Anim Zemiros" for Mixed Chorus (1985)...
Stanley M. Hoffman
Dec 19, 20242 min read
Chamber Music Work of the Day, Installment 16: "'Get me a rag!' 'Just a minute...'" (2021 Arrangement for Ragtime Ensemble of a 2011 1-Minute Rag for Piano Solo)
Chamber Music Work of the Day, Installment 16: "'Get me a rag!' 'Just a minute...'" (2021 Arrangement for Ragtime Ensemble of a 2011...
Stanley M. Hoffman
Dec 18, 20242 min read
Chamber Music Work of the Day, Installment 15: "Fanfare" for Flute Choir (2022)
Chamber Music Work of the Day, Installment 15: "Fanfare for Flute Choir" (2022) Composed for a call for scores by the National Flute...
Stanley M. Hoffman
Dec 17, 20242 min read
The Western Reserve Chorale performs two of my compositions
It’s great to see a choir in my hometown of Cleveland Heights, Ohio, performing two of my Chanukah compositions on their holiday concert,...
Stanley M. Hoffman
Dec 17, 20241 min read
Empire City Men's Chorus Performs “Haneirot halalu”
Thank you, Empire City Men's Chorus and Vince Peterson for programming my Hanukkah piece, “Haneirot halalu” published by E. C. Schirmer...
Stanley M. Hoffman
Dec 17, 20241 min read
Chamber Music Work of the Day, Installment 14: "Fanfare for Brass and Percussion" (2022)
Chamber Music Work of the Day, Installment 14: "Fanfare for Brass and Percussion" (2022) This instrumentation for "Fanfare for Brass and...
Stanley M. Hoffman
Dec 16, 20241 min read
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