Harold Schiffman's List of Works - Chamber Works

Title (Date) & Movements

Remarks and Other Data

String Quartet No. 1 (1951)

I.	Capriccioso
II.	Molto sostenuto
III.	Allegro

Duration:  22'

First performance of second movement:  1951; Los Angeles

First performance of first movement:  April 18, 1959; Tuscaloosa, Alabama:  Southeastern Composers´ League Forum
Atlanta Symphony Quartet

Recorded October 2-3, 2004:  Auer Quartet
The String Quartets
North/South Recordings N/S R 1039
(Released:  January 2005)

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String Trio (1955)
   Introduzione:  Adagio, molto sostenuto
   Prima parte:  Poco allegro
   Intermezzo:  Quasi minuetto, lento
   Seconda parte:  Allegro giocoso

Duration:  13'

First performance:  1957; New York City:  Music in Our Time [Concert Series]

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Capriccio (1959)
(For String Quartet)

Duration:  7'

First performance:  November 10, 1959; Tallahassee, Florida

Recorded October 2-3, 2004:  Auer Quartet
The String Quartets
North/South Recordings N/S R 1039
(Released:  January 2005)

[Only the parts are in the composer´s manuscript – the original score is missing; the score was reconstructed from the parts in 1994 by the composer.]

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Serenade (1959)
(For Flute, Clarinet, and Bassoon)

I.	Alla marcia
II.	Arioso (Duetto)
III.	Minuetto
IV.	Fugue

Duration:  8'

First performance:  1959; Daytona Beach, Florida
Florida State University Faculty Ensemble:   Ronald Waln, flute; Harry Schmidt, clarinet; Frederick Mueller, bassoon

[Manuscript of score:  movements 1-3 in the hand of Manon Schiffman; movement 4 in the composer´s hand]

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Allegro con Spirito di San Niccolo (1961)
(For Wind Quintet)

Duration:  4'

First performance:  December 19, 1961; Tallahassee, Florida

Published:  Associated Music Publishers, 1970

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Pentalogue for Violin and Piano (1963)

I.	Prologue
II.	Catalogue
III.	Monologue
IV.	Dialogue
V.	Epilogue

Duration:  8'

First performance:  March 14, 1964; Miami Beach, Florida:  Florida Composers´ League Convention
Ellen Taaffe, violin; the composer, piano

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Divertimento for Wind Quintet (1969)

I.	Entrata
II.	Burlesca
III.	Pavana-Ciaccona
IV.	Scherzino
V.	Intermezzo
VI.	Moto perpetuo
VII.	Partita

Duration:  15'

First performance:  May 16, 1969; Tallahassee, Florida
Florida State University Faculty Quintet:  Albert Tipton, flute; Nancy Fowler, oboe; Harry Schmidt, clarinet; Janet Worth, bassoon; William C. Robinson, horn

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Sonata for Flute and Piano (1975)

I.	Con moto grazioso
II.	Andantino quasi adagio
III.	Allegro moderato

Duration:  15'

Commissioned by Albert Tipton

First performance:  October 6, 1976; Houston, Texas:  Rice University Shepherd School of Music
Albert Tipton, flute; Mary Norris, piano

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Sonata for Bassoon and Piano (1976)

I.	Poco adagio con moto flessibile
II.	Allegretto capriccioso, con grazia
III.	Liberamente, quasi una cadenza
IV.	Vivace e preciso

Duration:  11'

First performance:  March 6, 1977; Tallahassee, Florida
Janet Worth, bassoon; Carolyn Bridger, piano

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Sonata for Violin and Piano (1976)

I.	Andante ondeggiante
II.	Tempestuoso
III.	Risoluto

Duration:  16'

First performance:  January 20, 1977; Tallahassee, Florida
Franciska Koscielny, violin; the composer, piano

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Trio Variante for Violin, Violoncello, and Piano (1978)
   Tema:  Molto lento, freddamente
   Var. I.   Un poco piu andante
   Var. II.   Poco allegro
   Var. III.   A tempo (lo stesso)
   Var. IV.   A tempo (lo stesso)
   Var. V.   Sostenuto e misterioso
   Var. VI.   Con slancio
   Var. VII.   Adagio, con moto
   Var. VIII.   Tempestuoso
   Var. IX.   Andantino Cantabile
   Var. X.   Fughetta:  Allegro
   Var. XI.   Cantando e liberamente
   Finale:  Largo e maestoso

Duration:  13'

Commissioned by Bel Arte Trio

First performance:  May 16, 1978; Tallahassee, Florida
Bel Arte Trio:  Ruth Posselt, violin; Roger Drinkall, violoncello; Karyl Louwenaar, piano

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Epigram (1980)
(For Soprano, Violin, Violoncello, and Piano)

Duration:  2'

Text by William Blake

First performance:  January 28, 1981; New York City:  Alice Tully Hall at Lincoln Center
Janice Harsanyi, soprano; Gerardo Ribeiro, violin; Roger Drinkall, violoncello; Jane Perry-Camp, piano

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String Quartet No. 2 (1981)

I.	Poco adagio
II.	Molto vivace e preciso
III.	Lento, con calma
IV.	Allegro gioviale

Duration:  18'

Commissioned by Concertino String Quartet

First performance:  February 24 and 27, 1982; New York City
Concertino String Quartet

Recorded October 2-3, 2004:  Auer Quartet
The String Quartets
North/South Recordings N/S R 1039
(Released:  January 2005)

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Four Songs from Peacock Pie (1983)
(For Soprano, Flute, and Piano)

	Prelude
I.	Song of the Secret
II.	The Bees´ Song
III.	Dream-Song
IV.	The Song of Soldiers

Duration:  10'

Text by Walter de la Mare

Commissioned by The Apple Trio

First performance:   February 21, 1983; New York City:   Merkin Concert Hall at the Abraham Goodman House
The Apple Trio:   Joyce Guyer, soprano; Sandra Church, flute; Nancy Revzen, piano

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Variations on a Summer Day (1983)
(Chamber Cantata for Soprano, Mezzo-soprano, Tenor, Baritone, Violin, Violoncello, and Piano)

I.	Lento e flessibile
II.	Poco piu mosso
III.	Poco allegro
IV.	Adagio
V.	Molto allegro
VI.	Lento
VII.	Giocoso
VIII.	Lento, ma liberamente
IX.	Andante
X.	Tempestoso
XI.	L´stesso tempo
XII.	Alla Marcia funebre
XIII.	Lento grazioso
XIV.	Allegro
XV.	Adagio
XVI.	Allegro giocoso
XVII.	Con solenitá
XVIII.	Lento
XIX.	Un poco giocoso
XX.	Lento

Duration:  25'

Text by Wallace Stevens

Commissioned by Janice Harsanyi

First performance:  April 19, 1983; Tallahassee, Florida
Janice Harsanyi, soprano; Ellen Williams, mezzo-soprano; Larry Gerber, tenor; Bradley Robinson, baritone; Cynthia Scully, violin; Arpad Muranyi, violoncello; Nancy Revzen, piano

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Divertimento: Amantium Irae, for Oboe and Violin (1983)

I.	Andante grazioso
II.	Allegro molto
III.	Lento ed espressivo
IV.	Allegro energico

Duration:  8'

Commissioned by the Clarke-Riordan Duo

First performance:  August 10, 1983; Brevard, North Carolina:  Brevard Music Festival; and August 16, 1983; Tallahassee, Florida:  International Double Reed Society Conference

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Capricci Concertati (1984)
(A Double Concerto for Trombone and Violin; with Flute, Oboe, Clarinet, Bass Clarinet, Bassoon, and Percussion)
  1.   Allegro giocoso
  2.   Andantino grazioso
  3.   Precisissimo

Duration:  11'

Commissioned by John Drew

First performance:  May 27, 1985; Nashville, Tennessee:  International Trombone Workshop
John Drew, trombone; Karen Clarke, violin; with Charles DeLaney, flute; Nancy Fowler, oboe; Frank Kowalsky, clarinet; David Irwin, bass clarinet; William Winstead, bassoon; Gary Werdesheim, percussion

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Chamber Concerto for English Horn (1986)
(For Solo English Horn; Flute, Clarinet, Violin, Viola, Violoncello, and Bass)
  1.   Lento
  2.   Largo
  3.   Allegro comodo

Duration:  17'

Commissioned by Lois Schultz for Michael Schultz

First performance:  October 23, 1988; Berkeley, California:  Julia Morgan Center for the Arts, Chamber Music Sundaes Series
Julie Ann Giacobassi, English Horn solo; Robin Mckee, flute; David Neuman, clarinet; Mary Jean Neuman, violin; Nanci Severance, viola; Peter Shelton, violoncello; William Ritchen, bass (members of San Francisco Symphony)

First performance, orchestral version:  April 3, 1991; Wilmington, North Carolina
Michael Schultz, English Horn; North Carolina Symphony; Gerhardt Zimmermann, conductor

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Trio Concertante for Clarinet, Violin, and Percussion (1987)
  1.   Misterioso e molto flessibile
  2.   Andante
  3.   Allegro preciso

Duration:  10'

Commissioned by ClariNetwork for Clar-Fest ´87

First performance:  June 18, 1987; Tallahassee, Florida

Frank Kowalsky, clarinet; Eliot Chapo, violin; John Shaw, percussion

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Seven Bagatelles for Flute and Oboe (1989)

I.	Caprice
II.	Cavatina
III.	Dialogue
IV.	Soliloquy
V.	Invention
VI.	Monologue-Intermezzo
VII.	Dance

Duration:  10'

Written for Sheryl Cohen and Rebecca Henderson

First performance:  October 10, 1989; Tallahassee, Florida
Dualities:  Sheryl Cohen, flute; Rebecca Henderson, oboe

Recorded January 8, 2009:  Lisa Hansen, flute; Gary Hamme, oboe
Harold Schiffman at 80!
North/South Recordings N/S R 1053
(Released:  January 2010)

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Arethusa (1989)
(For Soprano, Violin, and Piano)

Duration:  10'

Text from P. B. Shelley

Commissioned by Janice Harsanyi

First performance:  January 22, 1990; Tallahassee, Florida:  Dohnányi Recital Hall, Florida State University
Janice Harsanyi, soprano; Eliot Chapo, violin; Carolyn Bridger, piano

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Duo Concertante for Violin and English Horn (1990)

I.	Andante grazioso
II.	Presto
III.	Largo
IV.	Allegro tenace

Duration:  14'+

Commissioned by Mallarmé Chamber Players with funding from North Carolina Arts Council, Durham Arts Council projects pool, Greater Durham United Arts Fund and Grassroots Program of the North Carolina Arts Council

Dedicated to Rebekah Binford and Michael Schultz

First performance:  June 3, 1990; Raleigh, North Carolina:  North Carolina Museum of Art Mallarmé Chamber Players:  Rebekah Binford, violin; Michael Schultz, English horn

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Divertimento No. 2 for Violin and Oboe (1993)

I.	Allegretto capriccioso
II.	Molto adagio
III.	Allegro vigoroso

Duration:  6'

Commissioned by Edward Arnett for Sylvia Arnett

First performance:  October 18, 1994; Durham, North Carolina:  The Forest at Duke
Sylvia Arnett, violin; Colin Gatwood, oboe

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Duo Concertante for Violin and Clarinet (1993)

I.	Andante grazioso
II.	Presto
III.	Largo
IV.	Allegro tenace

Duration:  14'+

Transcription of Duo Concertante (1990) for Peter Temko, clarinet

First performance:  March 9, 2008; New York, New York:  The Gilder Lehrman Hall of The Morgan Library & Museum
Aaron Boyd, violin; Richard Goldsmith, clarinet

Recorded January 8, 2009:  Aaron Boyd, violin; Richard Goldsmith, clarinet
Harold Schiffman at 80!
North/South Recordings N/S R 1053
(Released:  January 2010)

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Twenty-Five Duets for Two Oboes (1994)

Duration:  c. 25'

Written for Lois and Michael Schultz in honor of their 25th wedding anniversary

First performance (12 excerpts):  August 2, 1998; Robbinsville, North Carolina
Lois and Michael Schultz, duo-oboes

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Duo for Violin and Violoncello (1995)

I.	Con energia e ben marcato
II.	Largamente
III.	Allegro molto
IV.	Poco allegro, amabile, ma misurato

Duration:  c. 17'

Written for Fadial-Vanderborgh Duo

Dedicated to Emily Porter

First performance:  March 14, 1996; Nancy, France
The Fadial-Vanderborgh Duo:  John Fadial, violin; Beth Vanderborgh, violoncello

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Tsiyahi Dikanogisdi, for Oboe d´Amore and Piano (1996)
(“Music from the Place of the Otter,” in the Cherokee language)

I.	Andante, con ritmo grazioso
II.	Lento, un poco misterioso
III.	Andantino grazioso

Duration:  c. 8'

Written for Jennifer Paull

Recorded:  Jennifer Paull, oboe d´amore; Read Gainsford, piano
CD Baby 5637427672
(Released:  July 1997)

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Five Duets for Trumpet and Horn (1996)

I.	Allegro moderato
II.	Lento e drammatico
III.	Allegro scherzando
IV.	Moderato
V.	Allegro molto

Duration: c. 5'30"

Written for Howard Smither, trumpet, and Ann Woodward, horn

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Divertimento for Oboe Quartet (1997)
(For Oboe, Oboe d´Amore, English Horn, and Bass Oboe)

I.	Grazioso
II.	Vivace
III.	Poco adagio
IV.	Allegretto

Duration: c. 6'30"

Written for Jennifer Paull

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Fanny´s Minuet (1999)
(For Violin and Piano, or Solo Piano)

Duration: c. 45"

Written for Stephanie Rohmann for her birthday (April 12, 1999)

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Sonata Concertante for Violoncello and Piano (1999)
   Andante maestoso
   Adagio
   Allegro tempestoso

Duration:  c. 13'

First performance:  April 11, 2000; University of North Carolina at Greensboro:  Southeastern Composers League
Erica Parker, violoncello; Christy Wisutheriwong, piano

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Wake: Twelve Preludes and an Epilogue, for Solo Violoncello with Reader (2003)

1.	Safe
2.	Critique
3.	Visiting Poet
4.	Day after Thanksgiving
5.	Gone
6.	Taktokah
7.	Wake
8.	Tijuana
9.	Self Portrait with Shades
10.	Down
11.	Duskfall
12.	Wyrd
	Epilogue

Duration:  6'20" (without readings)

Incidental music for Kathryn Stripling Byer´s reading of her chapbook, Wake

First performance:  August 26, 2004; Cullowhee, North Carolina:  Western Carolina University
Kathryn Stripling Byer, reader; David Moore, violoncello

Recorded March, 2004:  Kathryn Stripling Byer, reader; David Moore, violoncello (duration with readings:  27 minutes)
Wake
Spring Street Editions; Sylva, North Carolina
(Released:  August 2004)
For availability contact: more@citylightsnc.com

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Suite for Two Harps (2005)
  1. Moto Perpetuo
  2. Dialogue
  3. Scherzino
  4. Canonic Intermezzo
  5. Toccata

Duration:  8'

In memory of Henrik Rohmann

Written for Adél Bélyei and Mária Gogolyák:  Magyar Hárfaduó [Hungarian Harp Duo]

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Blood Mountain (2007)
(Song Cycle for Soprano and Piano)

	Prologue
1.	Bone
2.	Storm
3.	Phacelia
4.	Sisters
5.	Gypsy
6.	Ash

Duration:  16'

Text from Black Shawl
by Kathryn Stripling Byer

Written for Gayle Seaton

First performance:  March 9, 2008; New York, New York:  The Gilder Lehrman Hall of The Morgan Library & Museum
Gayle Seaton, soprano; Jane Perry-Camp, piano

Recorded January 9, 2009:  Gayle Seaton, soprano; Jane Perry-Camp, piano
Harold Schiffman at 80!
North/South Recordings N/S R 1053
(Released:  January 2010)

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Blood Mountain Suite (2008)
(orchestra)

	Prologue
1.	Bone
2.	Storm
3.	Phacelia
4.	Sisters
5.	Gypsy
6.	Ash

Duration:  17'

Based on the song cycle Blood Mountain (2007)

Recorded 2008:  The Győr Philharmonic Orchestra, Mátyás Antal, conductor
Harold Schiffman: Orchestral Works
North/South Recordings N/S R 1050
(Released:  December 2008)

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Serenata Concertante (2009)
(Ten Instruments: Wind Quintet and String Quintet)

Andante

Largo

Omaggio 1: Allegro scherzoso

Omaggio 2: Andante e gioioso

Duration:  c. 12'

Written for Max Lifchitz and North/South Consonance´s Thirtieth Season

First performance:  May 18, 2010; New York , New York: Christ and St. Stephen's Church
The North/South Chamber Orchestra; Max Lifchitz, conductor

Recorded 2010:  North/South Chamber Orchestra; Max Lifchitz, conductor Concertante:  Music for Chamber Orchestra by American Composers
North/South Recordings N/S R 1057
(Released:  April, 2012)

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Octet (2011)
(Wind Quartet and String Quartet)
   Moderato e grazioso
   Lento e tranquillo
   Allegro

Duration:  12'

Dedicated to Leah Jones

First performance:  February 17, 2013; New York , New York: Christ and St. Stephen's Church
The North/South Chamber Orchestra; Max Lifchitz, conductor

Recorded 2016:  North/South Chamber Orchestra; Max Lifchitz, conductor Vintage Sounds & more
North/South Recordings N/S R 1064
(Released:  January, 2017)

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Banner photo: Snowbird Mountains at dawn, Graham County, North Carolina (October 26, 2005)
Unless indicated otherwise, all photographs are by Jane Perry-Camp.
Unless indicated otherwise, all compositions are published by Andres Editions, Tallahassee FL 32315.
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