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Instrumental Solo Composition of the Day, Installment 23: "Poem" from Poem and Lamentations for Violin, Viola, or Violoncello Solo (1987)
Instrumental Solo Composition of the Day, Installment 23: "Poem" from Poem and Lamentations for Violin, Viola, or Violoncello Solo (1987)...
Stanley M. Hoffman
Nov 25, 20241 min read


Instrumental Solo Composition of the Day, Installment 22: "The Sneak" for Contrabass Solo (2023)
Instrumental Solo Composition of the Day, Installment 22: "The Sneak" for Contrabass Solo (2023) "The Sneak” was composed and chosen for...
Stanley M. Hoffman
Nov 24, 20241 min read


Instrumental Solo Composition of the Day, Installment 21: "The Man in the Street" for Violoncello Solo (1981)
Instrumental Solo Composition of the Day, Installment 21: "The Man in the Street" for Violoncello Solo (1981) "The Man in the Street" has...
Stanley M. Hoffman
Nov 23, 20241 min read


Instrumental Solo Composition of the Day, Installment 21: "Serenata Popular" for Piano Solo (2016)
Instrumental Solo Composition of the Day, Installment 21: "Serenata Popular" for Piano Solo (2016) "Serenata Popular" was composed for a...
Stanley M. Hoffman
Nov 22, 20242 min read


Instrumental Solo Composition of the Day, Installment 20: "Satie Obsessions" (Two Variations on "Berceuse" from Enfantillages Pittoresques for Piano Solo (2021)
Instrumental Solo Composition of the Day, Installment 20: "Satie Obsessions" (Two Variations on "Berceuse" from Enfantillages...
Stanley M. Hoffman
Nov 21, 20241 min read


Instrumental Solo Composition of the Day, Installment 19: Piano Piece (1986)
Instrumental Solo Composition of the Day, Installment 19: "Piano Piece (1986)" I wrote "Piano Piece (1986)" while I was a composition...
Stanley M. Hoffman
Nov 20, 20242 min read


Instrumental Solo Composition of the Day, Installment 18: "Phrygian Variations: Six Etude-like Variations on an Original Dirge" for Guitar Solo (2022)
Instrumental Solo Composition of the Day, Installment 18: "Phrygian Variations: Six Etude-like Variations on an Original Dirge" for...
Stanley M. Hoffman
Nov 19, 20242 min read


Instrumental Solo Composition of the Day, Installment 17: "Notturno Pastorale" for Trumpet Solo (2016)
Instrumental Solo Composition of the Day, Installment 17: "Notturno Pastorale" for Trumpet Solo (2016) This work was composed for a call...
Stanley M. Hoffman
Nov 18, 20241 min read


Instrumental Solo Composition of the Day, Installment 16: "Naomi's Lullaby" Arranged for Guitar Solo (2005)
Instrumental Solo Composition of the Day, Installment 16: "Naomi's Lullaby" Arranged for Guitar Solo (2005) Composed for my daughter,...
Stanley M. Hoffman
Nov 17, 20241 min read


Instrumental Solo Composition of the Day, Installment 15: "Murmuration"(The Flight of a Starling Flock) for Synthesizer (2024)
Instrumental Solo Composition of the Day, Installment 15: "Murmuration" (The Flight of a Starling Flock) for Synthesizer (2024) This...
Stanley M. Hoffman
Nov 16, 20241 min read


Stanley M. Hoffman
Nov 16, 20240 min read


CLASSICAL DANCE MUSIC
Greetings. This is my first posting here exclusively about dance. I am a composer and arranger of classical music whose biography appears...
Stanley M. Hoffman
Nov 15, 20242 min read


Instrumental Solo Composition of the Day, Installment 14:"Morning in Boston"forTenor Saxophone Solo
Instrumental Solo Composition of the Day, Installment 14: "Morning in Boston" for Tenor Saxophone Solo The music of "Morning in Boston" ...
Stanley M. Hoffman
Nov 15, 20241 min read


NEW! "Enigmatic Dance Suite" for Vibraphone Solo (2024)
NEW! "Enigmatic Dance Suite" for Vibraphone Solo (2024) I have long wanted to compose music using Olivier Messiaen’s "modes of limited...
Stanley M. Hoffman
Nov 14, 20242 min read


Instrumental Solo Composition of the Day, Installment 13: "Marking Time" for Tenor Saxophone Solo (2023)
Instrumental Solo Composition of the Day, Installment 13: "Marking Time" for Tenor Saxophone Solo (2023) Composed in 2023 for Drew Joseph...
Stanley M. Hoffman
Nov 13, 20241 min read


Instrumental Solo Composition of the Day, Installment 12: "Longing" for Clarinet Solo (1983)
Instrumental Solo Composition of the Day, Installment 12: "Longing" for Clarinet Solo (1983) "Longing" was written as an example of a...
Stanley M. Hoffman
Nov 12, 20241 min read


Instrumental Solo Composition of the Day, Installment 11: "Limericks and Laughter Thereafter" for Clarinet Solo (2011)
Instrumental Solo Composition of the Day, Installment 11: "Limericks and Laughter Thereafter" for Clarinet Solo (2011) "Limericks and...
Stanley M. Hoffman
Nov 11, 20241 min read


Instrumental Solo Composition of the Day, Installment 10: "Jolly Joker" for Oboe Solo (2023)
Instrumental Solo Composition of the Day, Installment 10: "Jolly Joker" for Oboe Solo (2023) "Jolly Joker" was composed and chosen for a...
Stanley M. Hoffman
Nov 10, 20241 min read


Instrumental Solo Composition of the Day, Installment 9: "Iberian Tango" "Iberian Tango" (Free Variation on Motifs from “Iberia”) for Piano Solo (2012)
Instrumental Solo Composition of the Day, Installment 9: "Iberian Tango" (Free Variation on Motifs from “Iberia”) for Piano Solo (2012)...
Stanley M. Hoffman
Nov 8, 20241 min read


Instrumental Composition of the Day, Installment 8: "Get me a rag!" "Just a minute...;" Piano solo (2011); Ragtime Ensemble (2021)
Instrumental Composition of the Day, Installment 8: "Get me a rag!" "Just a minute...;" Piano solo (2011); Ragtime Ensemble (2021) "Get...
Stanley M. Hoffman
Nov 7, 20241 min read
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