Instrumental

Title: Music for My Lady’s Wedding, Vol. 1
Scored for: Recorders (S.A.B.), Viols (Trb.,Tn. & B.) optional keyboard – Parts are available.
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Catalog: AWP0004
Level: Upper Intermediate
Description: Music for weddings. Most are settings of Renaissance popular songs and dances.

Pavan (Processional) (4’ – variable timing possible)
Come Ashore (c. 2’)
Gaillarde “Si pour t’aymer” (c. 2’, 12”)
Deerrest All Faire (c. 1’, 45”)
Dance Suite (c. 6’)
Man Was For Woman Made (c. 2’, 40”)
To The Old, Long Life and Treasure (c. 55”)
(©, 2003)

Title: Music for My Lady’s Wedding, Vol.2
Scored for: Recorders (S.A.B.), Viols (Trb.,Tn. & B.) optional keyboard – Parts are available.
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Catalog: AWP0004
Level: Upper Intermediate
Description: Music for weddings. Most are settings of Renaissance popular songs and dances.

Pavan (Processional) (3’, 10” – variable timing possible)
Gathering Peascods (c. 1’, 40”)
Excuse Me (c. 2’, 50”)
Shows and Nightly Revels (c. 3’, 05”)
Dance Suite (c. 4’, 40”)
The Wedding Night (c. 2’, 45”)
Bobbing Joe (c. 1’, 40”)
(©, 2003)

Title: Three Fantasias for Guitar on Medieval Spanish Melodies
Scored for: Solo Guitar
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Catalog: AWP0016
Level: Advanced
Description: These are, as it were, written out improvisations on these melodies.

Santa Maria Amar (c. 4′, 30″)
Porque Lloras (c. 4′, 05″)
Como Poden (c.4′, 10″)
(©, 2015)

Title: Lachrimae Fantasia
Version 1 scored for: a5 Viols (Trb.1 & 2 (or Alto), Tn., B. 1 & 2) & Lute. (c. 6’, 40”)
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Catalog: AWP0021
Level: Advanced
Description: This is the first of two versions of this fantasia, one with lute and the other without. This fantasia is based on the famous Lachrimae theme by John Dowland.
(©, 2016)

Title: Prelude and Ricercar
Scored for: Guitar Quartet
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Catalog: AWP0031
Level: College
Description: Two guitar quartets.

Prelude I (c. 4′, 20″)
RicercarI (c. 3′, 55″)
(©, 2017)

Title: Three Movements for Mandolin & Guitar
Scored for: Mandolin and Guitar
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Catalog: AWP0033
Level: College
Description: Three Movements for mandolin and guitar.

Fantasia (c. 2′, 50″)
Song (c. 2, 05″)
Dance (2′, 10″)
(©, 2017)

Title: Tapestries (c. 5′, 55″)
Scored for: Guitar quartet
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Catalog: AWP0034
Level: College
Description: Guitar Quartet
(©, 2018)

Title: Carols for Clarinet
Scored for: Clarinet and piano accompaniment
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Catalog: AWP0035
Level: Clarinet – intermediate and Piano – high intermediate
Description: 112 Carols arranged for solo clarinet with piano accompaniment.
(©, 2018)

Title: Prelude, Scherzo & Toccata
Scored for: Solo Guitar
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Catalog: AWP0036
Level: College
Description: Three movements for solo guitar

Prelude (c. 2′, 30″)
Scherzo (c. 2′, 20″)
Toccata (c. 4′)
(©, 2018)

Title: Spectrums
Scored for: Piano Solo
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Catalog: AWP0038
Level: Advanced
Description: Two movements for Piano with a modernistic flavor.

Spectrums I (c. 4′, 30″)
Spectrums II (c. 5′, 55″)
(©, 2019)

Title: Portraits for String Quartet
Scored for: Vn.1, Vn.2, Va. & Vc.
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Catalog: AWP0043
Level: Advanced
Description: Three movements for string quartet with a modernistic flavor.

I (c. 5′, 30″)
II (c. 3′, 05″)
III (c. 3, 05″)
(©, 1997)

Title: Three Christmas Fancies
Scored for: Alto Recorder, Mandolin or Treble Viol & Bass Viol
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Catalog: AWP0056
Level: high Intermediate
Description: These three a3 pieces are musical reflections on three Christmas tunes. An attempt has been made to create a texture that is equal for the three instruments.

In the Deep Midwinter (c. 2′, 58″)
I Wonder as I Wander (c. 3, 13″)
My Dancing Day (2′, 34″)
(©, 2021)

Title: Four Shades of Jade
Scored for: Flute & Guitar
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Catalog: AWP0057
Level: Advanced
Description: Four movements for flute and guitar with an oriental flavor.

I (c. 2′, 28″)
II (c. 3′, 08″)
III (flute solo) (c. 2′, 25″)
IV (c. 1′, 25″)
(©, 1984)

Title: Woodwind Quintet
Scored for: Flute, Oboe, Clarinet (b-flat), French Horn (F) & Bassoon
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Catalog: AWP0058
Level: Advanced
Description: Three Movements for Woodwind Quintet with a modernistic flavor.

I (c. 3′, 20″)
II (c. 3, 29″)
III (c. 3′, 35″)
(©, 1990)

Title: Neige Au Printemps (4′, 55″)
Scored for: Flute Choir: Flute 1, 2, 3, 4 (in C), Alto Fl. & Bass Fl.
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Catalog: AWP0059
Level: High Intermediate
Description: Single movement with a somewhat impressionistic flavor.
(©, 1997)

Title: A Healing (c. 5′, 55″)
Scored for: Alto Recorder., Oboe, Clarinet (B-flat) & Bassoon.
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Catalog: AWP005982a
Level: Upper Intermediate to Advanced
Description: A Healing was commissioned by Brian Thompson to commemorate the recovery efforts of the staff, students and friends of the Center for Urban Horticulture at the University of Washington following the events of May 21, 2001. This piece was written to be played by members of the Phoni Ventorum, as musical representatives of the Center, and was scored for their instruments.
(©, 2001)

Title: A Healing (c. 5′, 55″)
Scored for: A.R., Trb.V.1., Tn.V., B.V.
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Catalog: AWP005982b
Level: Upper Intermediate to Advanced
Description: A Healing was commissioned by Brian Thompson to commemorate the recovery efforts of the staff, students and friends of the Center for Urban Horticulture at the University of Washington following the events of May 21, 2001. This piece was written to be played by members of the Phoni Ventorum, as musical representatives of the Center, and was scored for their instruments.
(©, 2001)

Title: Celtic Fanfare (c. 4′, 30″)
Scored for: 3 Trumpets in C, 2 Trombones & Tuba
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Catalog: AWP0083
Level: Advanced
Description: A Celtic Fanfare was written for the dedication of the architecture building at Roger Williams University.
(©, 1987)

Title: If My Complaints (c. 4’, 45”)
Scored for: Voice, Fl., Cl (B-flat), Vc.
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Catalog: AWP0089a
Level: High Intermediate-advanced
Description: This song with instrumental accompaniment is based on the lyrics found in John Dowland’s Lute Song of the same title. All of the music is new.
(©, 1999)

Title: Reflections for Solo Flute
Scored for: Solo Flute
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Catalog: AWP0096
Level: Advanced
Description: These are solo fantasias in a very modernistic style.

I (c. 2′, 30″)
II (c. 3′, 50″)
III (c. 2′, 50″)
This song with instrumental accompaniment is based on the lyrics found in John Dowland’s Lute Song of the same title. All of the music is new.
(©, 1988)

Title: Intermezzo (c. 6′)
Scored for: String Orchestra (Vl.1, Vl.2, Vla.,VC. & D.B.)
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Catalog: AWP0097b
Level: Intermediate to Upper Intermediate
Description: This pieces was first composed for Phillip Stiles and his Early Music group in 1990. It was later adapted for viols and string orchestra
(©, 1990)

Title: Voices (c. 10′, 05″)
Scored for: Solo Violin & String Orchestra (Vl.1, Vl.2, Vla.,VC. & D.B.)
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Catalog: AWP0099
Level: Upper Intermediate
Description: This piece was composed for the summer celebrations in Providence.
(©, 1999)

Title: Reflections on a Pavan, Conflations of Time and Timbre (c. 12′,30″)
Scored for: Two ensembles: Viols: (Trb., Tn., Tn, B.) &  (Cellos, 1 – 6)
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Catalog: AWP0101
Level: Intermediate to Upper Intermediate
Description: Commissioned by: University of North Carolina At Chapel Hill by recommendation of Dr. Brent Wessick. This piece is a set of musical reflections on Josquin’s Mille Regretz tune.  It is also an exploration of compositional styles from the 20^th century back to the 16^th century as well as the opposition of timbres between a cello ensemble and a viol consort.
  (©, 2008)

Title: Trowie Settings, Vol. 2
Scored for: Alto Recorder (or treble instrument), Harpsichord (or piano) & Bass Viol (or Cello)
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Catalog: AWP0108
Level: Advanced
Description: These instrumental fantasias explore musical pathways suggested by these three Trowie Tunes.
1. Anam Cara  (4’, 30”)
2. The Call Beyond The Hills (4’, 50”)*
3. The Banshee’s Twirl  (3’, 32”)*Another setting of Anam Cara can be found in AWP0076 Meditations
  (©, 2022)

Title: Trowie Settings, Vol. 4a
Scored for: Guitar & Cello
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Catalog: AWP0110a
Level: Intermediate
Description:
This is another setting of the Trowie Tune “The Plaint”
*Other settings of The Plaint” can be found in AWP 107, Vol. 1 and AWP0109 Trowie Settings, Vol. 3.
(©, 2023)