top of page
Blog
Search
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
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
bottom of page