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NEW! "Contrasts" (Homage to Béla Bartók) Fantasypiece for Viola Duet (2023)
NEW! "Contrasts" (Homage to Béla Bartók) Fantasypiece for Viola Duet (2023) Composed in 2023 for a call for scores, and timing in at...
Stanley M. Hoffman
Dec 14, 20242 min read
Chamber Music Work of the Day, Installment 13: "Dormiva dolcemente" by Giovanni Gabrieli Reimagined for Double Brass Quartet (2023)
Chamber Music Work of the Day, Installment 13: "Dormiva dolcemente" by Giovanni Gabrieli Reimagined for Double Brass Quartet (2023) My...
Stanley M. Hoffman
Dec 13, 20242 min read
Chamber Music Work of the Day, Installment 12: "Trio in One Movement for Flute, Viola, and Harp"(2004)
Chamber Music Work of the Day, Installment 12: " Trio in One Movement for Flute, Viola, and Harp " (2004) Composed in 2004, my trio was...
Stanley M. Hoffman
Dec 12, 20241 min read
Chamber Music Work of the Day, Installments 11a & 11B: "Three Miniatures" for Flute or Tenor Saxophone and Harp (2021)
Chamber Music Work of the Day, Installments 11a & 11B: " Three Miniatures" for Flute or Tenor Saxophone and Harp (2021) The three...
Stanley M. Hoffman
Dec 11, 20242 min read
Chamber Music Work of the Day, Installment 10: "Psalm (By the Rivers of Water)" for Brass Ensemble (Solo Horn, Solo Trumpet, 2 Horns, 4 Trumpets, and 3 Trombones) (1998, arr. 2006)
Chamber Music Work of the Day, Installment 10: "Psalm (By the Rivers of Water)" for Brass Ensemble (Solo Horn, Solo Trumpet, 2 Horns, 4...
Stanley M. Hoffman
Dec 10, 20242 min read
Chamber Music Work of the Day, Installment 9: "Passacaglia, Chorale, and Dance" for Trombone Quartet (2010)
Chamber Music Work of the Day, Installment 9: "Passacaglia, Chorale, and Dance" for Trombone Quartet (2010) Melodically, "Passacaglia,...
Stanley M. Hoffman
Dec 9, 20241 min read
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Chamber Music Work of the Day, Installment 8: "Prayer" for Saxophone Quartet (2001 [Mixed Chorus]; arr. 2009)
Chamber Music Work of the Day, Installment 8: "Prayer" for Saxophone Quartet (2001 [Mixed Chorus]; arr. 2009) "Prayer" is a "song...
Stanley M. Hoffman
Dec 8, 20241 min read
Chamber Music Work of the Day, Installment 7: "Not an Easy Decision" for Soprano Saxophone and Piano
Chamber Music Work of the Day, Installment 7: "Not an Easy Decision" for Soprano Saxophone and Piano "Not an Easy Decision" for soprano...
Stanley M. Hoffman
Dec 6, 20241 min read
Chamber Music Work of the Day, Installment 6: "Naomi's Lullaby" for Oboe, or Clarinet, or Trumpet, or Bass Trombone (yes, I said Bass Trombone) and Piano (fyi, also for Guitar Solo)(2005)
Chamber Music Work of the Day, Installment 6: "Naomi's Lullaby" for Oboe, or Clarinet, or Trumpet, or Bass Trombone (yes, I said Bass...
Stanley M. Hoffman
Dec 5, 20242 min read
Chamber Music Work of the Day, Installment 5: "Meditations and Memories" Duet for Two Flutes of the Same Kind (2009)
Chamber Music Work of the Day, Installment 5: "Meditations and Memories" Duet for Two Flutes of the Same Kind (2009) Program Notes: ...
Stanley M. Hoffman
Dec 4, 20241 min read
Chamber Music Work of the Day, Installment 4: "Fantasypiece" for Violoncello and Contrabass (2001)
Chamber Music Work of the Day, Installment 4: "Fantasypiece" for Violoncello and Contrabass (2001) "Fantasypiece" is my best attempt at a...
Stanley M. Hoffman
Dec 3, 20243 min read
Chamber Music Work of the Day, Installment 3: "Fanfare, Tango and Fughetta on Hebrew Themes" for Brass Quintet and optional Timpani (2008)
Chamber Music Work of the Day, Installment 3: "Fanfare, Tango and Fughetta on Hebrew Themes" for Brass Quintet and optional Timpani...
Stanley M. Hoffman
Dec 2, 20242 min read
Chamber Music Work of the Day, Installment 2: "Arirang Variations" Duet for Two Flutes of the Same Kind (2015)
Chamber Music Work of the Day, Installment 2: "Arirang Variations" Duet for Two Flutes of the Same Kind (2015) My flute duet, "Arirang...
Stanley M. Hoffman
Dec 1, 20242 min read
Chamber Music Work of the Day, Installment 1: ""And Mists Are Carved Away" for Contrabass Flute and Piano (Arranged 2015)
Chamber Music Work of the Day, Installment 1: "And Mists Are Carved Away" for Contrabass Flute and Piano (Arranged 2015) Composed in...
Stanley M. Hoffman
Nov 30, 20241 min read
Instrumental Solo Composition of the Day, Final Installment, No. 27: "Winter, You Scoundrel! (The Wrong of Winter)" for Bassoon Solo (1983)
Instrumental Solo Composition of the Day, Final Installment, No. 27: "Winter, You Scoundrel! (The Wrong of Winter)" for Bassoon Solo...
Stanley M. Hoffman
Nov 29, 20241 min read
Instrumental Solo Composition of the Day, Installment 26: "Unsettled Pastorale" for Oboe Solo (2022)
Instrumental Solo Composition of the Day, Installment 26: "Unsettled Pastorale" for Oboe Solo (2022) "Unsettled Pastorale" was composed...
Stanley M. Hoffman
Nov 28, 20241 min read
Instrumental Solo Composition of the Day, Installment 25: "Two Brief Fantasy Pieces;" Microtonal Studies for Oboe Solo (1982)
Instrumental Solo Composition of the Day, Installment 25: "Two Brief Fantasy Pieces;" Microtonal Studies for Oboe Solo (1982) "Two Brief...
Stanley M. Hoffman
Nov 27, 20241 min read
2 nights ago - supermoon from Devils Tower National Monument
#supermoon #lastnight #Devils #tower #nationalmonument #moon #moonlight
Stanley M. Hoffman
Nov 26, 20241 min read
Instrumental Solo Composition of the Day, Installment 24: "Theme, Variation and Reprise" for Flute or Bass Flute Solo (2013)
Instrumental Solo Composition of the Day, Installment 24: "Theme, Variation and Reprise" for Flute or Bass Flute Solo (2013) Composing...
Stanley M. Hoffman
Nov 26, 20242 min read
The Druid City Chorus (AL) to perform my choral arrangement of “Morgen!” by Richard Strauss
The Druid City Chorus (AL) will hold its inaugural performance on Tuesday, Dec. 3, at 7:30 p.m. in the Moody Music Building. The...
Stanley M. Hoffman
Nov 26, 20241 min read
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