
Choral Music
| LET EVENING COME (2009) 4 minutes SATB a cappella Based on a poem by Jane Kenyon. |
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| LA CANCIÓN DESESPERADA (2005) 20 minutes Solo Soprano, Solo Bass, Solo Violin and Chorus ![]() For the Conspirare Choir, Craig Hella Johnson, conductor. Based on texts by Pablo Neruda and translations by W. S. Merwin. Sung in English and Spanish. |
Purchase Work $ 25.00 |
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| HYMN TO THE EARTH (2003) 15 minutes Soprano Solo, Women's Chorus, Large Orchestra ![]() Commissioned by the Conspirare Choir and Orchestra, Craig Hella Johnson, Artistic Director. Text by Homer, translated by Charles Boer |
Purchase Score $ 60.00 Parts are available for rental Standard fee is $ 500.00 Contact for rental. |
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| NORTHERN CELEBRATION (2001) 10 minutes Wind ensemble and SATB chorus (text adapted from Carl Sandburg's "The Prairie"). Commissioned by Northern University in honor of its 100th anniversary. |
Purchase Score $ 45.00 Parts are available for rental Standard fee is $ 300.00 Contact for rental. |
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Choral Music/Other Publishers

Instrumental Chamber Music
| CAPRICCIO FOR TEN TRUMPETS (2010) 5.5 minutes Commissioned by students of Ray Crisara in honor of his 90th birthday. |
Purchase Work $ 75.00 |
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LAS VEGAS SHUFFLE (Leaving Broke!) (2007) 2 minutes![]() Commissioned by The University of Texas at Austin Trombone Choir, Nathaniel Brickens, conductor. |
Purchase Work $ 25.00 |
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| MUSIC FOR THE CROSS TOWN TRIO (2006) 12 minutes Alto Saxophone, Viola, Piano Commissioned by the Cross Town Trio |
Purchase Work $ 30.00 |
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| SON OF CIMETIÉRE (2006) 5 minutes Violoncello and Piano or Viola and Piano Commissioned by Carlos Prieto. |
Purchase Work $ 20.00 |
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| MUSIC FOR THE BLANTON (2006) 10 to 45 minutes Oboe, Alto Saxophone, Horn, Trumpet, Trombone, Tuba, Percussion, Guitar, Harp and Double Bass ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Music for the Blanton was commissioned to celebrate the opening of the Blanton Museum of Art on the campus of the University of Texas at Austin. It is a work in 18 short movements for ten instruments, and is constructed similarly to Modest Mussorgsky’s Pictures at an Exhibition. Eight of the movements are intended to musically depict specific works of art in the Museum’s collection. These eight movements are connected by very brief solos and duos intended to summon the audience from the location of one art work to the next within the Museum, and the entire work is framed by a Prelude and a Postlude. The duration of the piece is variable. If done in its entirety, the work is approximately 45 minutes long. If only the music composed for the artworks and the Prelude are performed, the duration is about 20 minutes. This work is ideal for conductors desiring to highlight their wind/percussion faculty members, or outstanding students, in a featured mid-concert work. The piece may be performed as a straightforward concert piece or can be combined with projections of the artworks the composition was originally commissioned to depict. |
Purchase Score $ 55.00 Parts are available for rental Standard fee is $ 300.00 Contact for rental. |
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| FIVE PRELUDES FOR PIANO (2005) 5 minutes Commissioned by Daniel Hammermesh |
Purchase Work $ 10.00 |
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| NEW MEXICO TWILIGHT (2004) 3 minutes Flute and Clarinet in Bb Commissioned for Kate and Jesse Krebs by Steven Bryant. |
Purchase Work $ 20.00 |
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| MEDITATIONS ON YEATS (2003) 12 minutes Clarinet in Bb, Violin, Piano Commissioned by Trio Contrasté |
Purchase Work $ 30.00 |
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| CENTENNIAL FANFARE (2003) 1.5 minutes Four Horns in F, or Four Trumpets in Bb or C In honor of the 100th anniversary of the Town and Gown Club, Austin, Texas |
Purchase Work $ 25.00 |
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| WILD BASIN MUSIC (2000) 20 minutes Woodwind Quintet ![]() Commissioned by the Austin Chamber Ensemble for performance by the Wild Basin Winds. This commission was made possible by a generous gift from John Scanlan. |
Purchase Work $ 55.00 |
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| QUINTET: SACRED HARP (1998) 14 minutes Flute, Clarinet in A, Violin, Cello, Piano Commissioned with funds provided by the Aaron Copland Foundation for Voices of Change. Recorded by Voices of Change: Centaur Records, CRC 2441. www.centaurrecords.com |
Purchase Work $ 50.00 |
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| FANTASY VARIATIONS (1996) 14 minutes Two Pianos Includes two performance scores. Commissioned by William Race and Susan Groves. Recorded by Jo Boatright and Buddy Bray: Centaur Records, CRC 2441. www.centaurrecords.com |
Purchase Work $ 40.00 |
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| CUATRO CAPRICHOS DE FRANCISCO GOYA (1976) 12 minutes Unaccompanied Violin Recorded by Maria Schleuning: Centaur Records, CRC 2441. www.centaurrecords.com |
Purchase Work $ 15.00 |
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| TRIO (1971) 14 minutes Violin, Cello, Piano Recorded by the Angelus Trio on Orion Records. |
Purchase Work $ 40.00 |
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Instrumental Chamber/Other Publishers
| HOUSTON STROKES (2003) 12 minutes Percussion Ensemble (12 players) Available from C. Alan Publications, www.c-alanpublications.com. Commissioned by the Moores School of Music Percussion Ensemble, University of Houston, Blake Wilkins, Director. Recording available from Albany Records |
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| SOLITAIRE (1995) 6 minutes Unaccompanied Flute Available from Peer-Southern: 212-265-3910 www.peermusicclassical.com. Commissioned by the National Flute Association. |
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| SLOBBERIN' GOBLINS (1993) 8 minutes Flute, Bass Clarinet, Horn, Violin, Cello, Percussion, Piano Available from Peer-Southern: 212-265-3910 www.peermusicclassical.com. Commissioned by the New Music Ensemble/SUNY Stonybrook. Winner, 1996 International Horn Society Composition Prize. Recorded by Voices of Change: Centaur Records, CRC 2411. |
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| BOUNCER (1991) 6 minutes 2 Trumpets, Horn, Trombone, Tuba Available from Peer-Southern: 212-265-3910 www.peermusicclassical.com Commissioned by the Texas Music Educators Association. |
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| FANTASY ON MR. HYDE'S SONG (1988) 8 minutes Flute, Clarinet, Violin, Cello, Percussion, Piano Available from Peer-Southern: 212-265-3910 www.peermusicclassical.com Recorded by Voices of Change: Centaur Records, CRC 2411. www.centaurrecords.com |
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Opera/Other Publisher

Orchestra
| THE MAGIC FLUTE by W. A. Mozart (2011) 90 minutes Ballet Austin commissioned Donald Grantham to create an entirely orchestral arrangement of Mozart's opera. This concert length version uses Mozart's original instrumentation. |
Purchase Score $ 150.00 Parts are available for rental Standard fee is $ 500.00 Contact for rental. |
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| FLOURISH! (2005) 6 minutes Commissioned by the Hendrix College Orchestra, Karen Griebling, conductor. |
Purchase Score $ 45.00 Parts are available for rental Standard fee is $ 300.00 Contact for rental. |
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| J'ai été au bal (2004) 10 minutes For the Baton Rouge Symphony Orchestra, Timothy Muffit, Director |
Purchase Score $ 50.00 Parts are available for rental Standard fee is $ 500.00 Contact for rental. |
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| FANTASY VARIATIONS (2004) 14 minutes Based on George Gershwin's Piano Prelude II. |
Purchase Score $ 55.00 Parts are available for rental Standard fee is $ 500.00 Contact for rental. |
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| TWILIGHT MUSIC (2004) 8 minutes Commissioned by the East Tennessee School Band and Orchestra Association. |
Purchase Score $ 45.00 Parts are available for rental Standard fee is $ 300.00 Contact for rental. |
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HYMN TO THE EARTH (2003) 15 minutes![]() Commissioned by the Conspirare Choir and Orchestra, Craig Hella Johnson, Artistic Director. Text by Homer, translated by Charles Boer. Soprano solo, Women's Chorus, Large Orchestra. |
Purchase Score $ 60.00 Parts are available for rental Standard fee is $ 500.00 Contact for rental. |
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| EXHILARATION AND CRY (2000) 5 minutes Commissioned by the Knoxville Symphony, Kirk Trevor, conductor. |
Purchase Score $ 45.00 Parts are available for rental Standard fee is $ 300.00 Contact for rental. |
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| SOUTHERN HARMONY (1996) 14 minutes |
Purchase Score $ 55.00 Parts are available for rental Standard fee is $ 500.00 Contact for rental. |
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| INVOCATION AND DANCE (1988) 10 minutes |
Purchase Score $ 50.00 Parts are available for rental Standard fee is $ 400.00 Contact for rental. |
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Orchestra/Other Publishers

Vocal Chamber Music
| FROM THE DIARIES OF ADAM AND EVE (1999) 30 minutes Soprano, Baritone, Flute, Violin, Viola, Cello, Piano Text by Mark Twain. Only Vocal score is available for purchase. Conductor's score is included in the rental. Gasparo Records, GSCD-339 www.gasparo.com To purchase this recording, see "Music by Donald Grantham, Dan Welcher and Kent Kennan" in our Discography section. |
Purchase Score $ 30.00 Parts are available for rental Standard fee is $ 100.00 Contact for rental. |
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| LASCIVIOUS LOVE SONGS (1990) 10 minutes Mezzo Soprano and Woodwind Quintet Six peoms of e.e. cummings. One of three versions. |
Purchase Work $ 40.00 |
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| LASCIVIOUS LOVE SONGS (1990) 10 minutes Mezzo Soprano and Alto Saxophone Six poems of e.e. cummings. One of three versions. |
Purchase Work $ 20.00 |
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| LASCIVIOUS LOVE SONGS (1990) 10 minutes Mezzo Soprano and Piano Six poems of e.e. cummings. One of three versions. |
Purchase Work $ 15.00 |
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| THE HEART OF THE WOMAN (1984) 20 minutes Soprano and Piano Eight Poems by William Butler Yeats |
Purchase Work $ 25.00 |
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| LA NOCHE EN LA ISLA (1979) 9 minutes Baritone, Horn, Piano Winner, 1979 International Horn Society Composition Prize. Text (in Spanish) by Pablo Neruda. Includes three scores. Recorded by William Rhodes, Greg Hustis, Jo Boatright, Centaur Records, CRC 2441. www.centaurrecords.com |
Purchase Work $ 30.00 |
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Wind Ensemble
| BARON PIQUANT ON POINTE (2011) 5 minutes Commissioned by a Consortium of Ensembles and individuals organized by Joshua Kearney. AVAILABLE FOR SALE FROM J. W. PEPPER. UIL Level: 3 |
Purchase Work $ 175.00 |
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| SPANGLED HEAVENS (2010) 11.5 minutes Holy Manna
Restoration
Sweet Canaan
Commissioned by the Hill Country Middle School Symphonic Band, Austin, Tx, Cheryl Floyd and Chuck Fischer, directors. AVAILABLE FOR SALE FROM J. W. PEPPER. UIL Level: 4 |
Purchase Work $ 175.00 |
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STOMP (2009) 7.5 minutes![]() This work is the third movement of SYMPHONY FOR WINDS AND PERCUSSION. It is equally effective as a stand-alone composition, and an excellent concert closer. UIL Level: 5 |
Purchase Score $ 50.00 Parts are available for rental Standard fee is $ 300.00 Contact for rental. |
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SYMPHONY FOR WINDS AND PERCUSSION (2009) 20 minutes![]() ![]() ![]() Commissioned by the West Texas State University Symphonic Band, Donald J. Lefevre, Director UIL Level: 5 |
Purchase Score $ 65.00 Parts are available for rental Standard fee is $ 300.00 Contact for rental. |
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| EXHILARATION AND CRY (2008) 5 minutes This work combines "Exhilaration" and "The Midnight Cry" from SOUTHERN HARMONY into a single movement. "Exhilaration" appears first, followed by a percussion break, followed by "The Midnight Cry." The two movements are scored exactly as they appear in SOUTHERN HARMONY. UIL Level: 4 |
Purchase Score $ 30.00 Parts are available for rental Standard fee is $ 150.00 Contact for rental. |
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| WONDROUS LOVE (2008) 5.5 minutes This work is a movement excerpted from the composer's SOUTHERN HARMONY. It is scored exactly as it appears in SOUTHERN HARMONY. UIL Level: 4 |
Purchase Score $ 30.00 Parts are available for rental Standard fee is $ 150.00 Contact for rental. |
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HONEY IN THE ROCK (2008) 5 minutes![]() This work is a movement excerpted from the composer's FROM 'AN ALABAMA SONGBOOK.' It is a lyrical, expressive treatment of the famous spiritual. UIL Level: 4 |
Purchase Score $ 30.00 Parts are available for rental Standard fee is $ 150.00 Contact for rental. |
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LONE STAR TWISTER (2008) 5 minutes![]() Commissioned by the Lone Star Wind Orchestra. UIL Level: 5 |
Purchase Score $ 45.00 Parts are available for rental Standard fee is $ 300.00 Contact for rental. |
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| BARON LA CROIX'S SHUFFLE (2007) 5 minutes Commissioned by the Grossmont Union High School District, La Mesa, CA. UIL Level: 4 |
Purchase Score $ 45.00 Parts are available for rental Standard fee is $ 200.00 Contact for rental. |
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FROM 'AN ALABAMA SONGBOOK' (2007) 15 minutes![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Commissioned by a consortium of university and high school ensembles, organized by Dr. Paul Davis, to celebrate the publication of AN ALABAMA SONGBOOK by the University of Alabama Press. Based on seven Alabama folk songs. UIL Level: 5 |
Purchase Score $ 50.00 Parts are available for rental Standard fee is $ 300.00 Contact for rental. |
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STARRY CROWN (2007) 14 minutes![]() ![]() Commissioned by a consortium of university and high school ensembles, organized by Dr. Kevin Sedatole, in honor of the retirement of John Whitwell from Michigan State University. Based on three early 20th century gospel tunes. UIL Level: 5 |
Purchase Score $ 50.00 Parts are available for rental Standard fee is $ 300.00 Contact for rental. |
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| MUSIC FOR THE BLANTON (2006) 10 to 45 minutes Oboe, Alto Saxophone, Horn, Trumpet, Trombone, Tuba, Percussion, Guitar, Harp and Double Bass ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Music for the Blanton was commissioned to celebrate the opening of the Blanton Museum of Art on the campus of the University of Texas at Austin. It is a work in 18 short movements for ten instruments, and is constructed similarly to Modest Mussorgsky’s Pictures at an Exhibition. Eight of the movements are intended to musically depict specific works of art in the Museum’s collection. These eight movements are connected by very brief solos and duos intended to summon the audience from the location of one art work to the next, and the entire work is framed by a Prelude and a Postlude. The duration of the piece is variable. If done in its entirety, the work is approximately 45 minutes long. If only the music composed for the artworks and the Prelude are performed, the duration is about 20 minutes. This work is ideal for conductors desiring to highlight their wind/percussion faculty members, or outstanding students, in a featured mid-concert work. The piece may be performed as a straightforward concert piece or can be combined with projections of the artworks the composition was originally commissioned to depict. |
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| TRUMPET GLORIA (2006) 3 minutes Based on Dufay's "Gloria ad modum tubae" (ca. 1420), featuring on and off stage trumpets. Commissioned by a consortium organized by Dr. Paula Crider. |
Purchase Score $ 40.00 Parts are available for rental Standard fee is $ 200.00 Contact for rental. |
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COURT MUSIC (2005) 8 minutes![]() ![]() Commissioned by the Tokyo Kosei Wind Orchestra, Douglas Bostick, conductor. Recorded by the University of North Texas Wind Ensemble, Eugene Migliaro Corporon, conductor. GIA CD-682: www.giamusic.com To purchase this recording, see "Donald Grantham: Composer Collection" in our Discography section. UIL Level: 6 |
Purchase Score $ 50.00 Parts are available for rental Standard fee is $ 300.00 Contact for rental. |
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BARON SAMEDI'S SARABANDE (AND SOFT SHOE) (2005) 7 minutes![]() ![]() Commissioned by the Tennessee Tech University Wind Ensemble, Joseph Hermann, Conductor. Recorded by the University of North Texas Wind Ensemble, Eugene Migliaro Corporon, conductor. GIA CD-682: wwwgiamusic.com To purchase this recording, see "Donald Grantham: Composer Collection" in our Discography section. UIL Level: 6 |
Purchase Score $ 45.00 Parts are available for rental Standard fee is $ 300.00 Contact for rental. |
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BARON CIMETIÉRE'S MAMBO (2004) 5 minutes![]() Commissioned by the J. P. Taravella High School Band, Neil Jenkins and Nikk Pilato, Directors. Recorded by the University of North Texas Wind Ensemble, Eugene Migliaro Corporon, conductor. GIA CD-682: www.giamusic.com To purchase this recording, see "Donald Grantham: Composer Collection" in our Discography section. UIL Level: 6 |
Purchase Score $ 45.00 Parts are available for rental Standard fee is $ 300.00 Contact for rental. |
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| FANTASY ON 'La Golondrina' (2003) 8.75 minutes Commissioned by the Texas Tech Wind Ensemble in memory of O.J. Garcia, John Cody Birdwell, Director. Based on a Mexican folk song. |
Purchase Score $ 45.00 Parts are available for rental Standard fee is $ 300.00 Contact for rental. |
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| J. S. DANCES (2003) 8 minutes Commissioned by the University of Akron Symphony Band, Robert Jorgensen, Director. Based on two dances from J. S. Bach's Partita No. 1 (Clavierübung, Part 1). KCD 11145: www.klavier-records.com To purchase this recording, see "Donald Grantham: Composer Collection" in our Discography section. UIL Level: 6 |
Purchase Score $ 45.00 Parts are available for rental Standard fee is $ 300.00 Contact for rental. |
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| "Come, memory . . ." (2002) 12.5 minutes Commissioned by Kappa Kappa Psi, National Band Fraternity and Tau Beta Sigma, National Band Sorority, "to honor the Lives Lost, the Heroes Found, and the Enduring Spirit of America on September 11, 2001 attack against the World Trade Center in New York City and the Pentagon in Washington, DC." UIL Level: 5 |
Purchase Score $ 45.00 Parts are available for rental Standard fee is $ 300.00 Contact for rental. |
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| PHANTASTICKE SPIRITES (2002) 10 minutes Commissioned by a consortium of university and high school ensembles including Riverside Community College Wind Ensemble (Kevin A. Mayse), California State University at Fullerton Wind Ensemble (Mitch Fennell), Los Altos High School Wind Ensemble (Mark Gunderson), Mount San Antonio College Wind Ensemble (Jason Chevalier), The University of Texas at Austin Wind Ensemble (Jerry F. Junkin), and Upland High School Wind Ensemble (Ernie Miranda). Based on six Elizabethan madrigals. UIL Level: 5 |
Purchase Score $ 45.00 Parts are available for rental Standard fee is $ 300.00 Contact for rental. |
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| FAYETTEVILLE BOP (2002) 10 minutes Commissioned by the University of Arkansas Wind Ensemble, W. Dale Warren, Director. UIL Level: 6 |
Purchase Score $ 45.00 Parts are available for rental Standard fee is $ 300.00 Contact for rental. |
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| DON'T YOU SEE? (2001) 6 minutes Commissioned by a consortium of university and high school ensembles organized by the Universities of Oklahoma, Arizona and Oregon in memory of Stephen J. Paul. Based on three African American spirituals. Recorded by the University of North Texas Wind Ensemble, Eugene Migliaro Corporon, conductor. GIA CD-682: www.giamusic.com To purchase this recording, see "Donald Grantham: Composer Collection" in our Discography section. UIL Level: 5 |
Purchase Score $ 45.00 Parts are available for rental Standard fee is $ 300.00 Contact for rental. |
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| NORTHERN CELEBRATION (2001) 10 minutes Wind Ensemble and SATB chorus (text adapted from Carl Sandburg's "The Prairie"). Commissioned by Northern University in honor of its 100th anniversary. |
Purchase Score $ 45.00 Parts are available for rental Standard fee is $ 300.00 Contact for rental. |
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| FAREWELL TO GRAY (2001) 6.5 minutes Commissioned by the United States Military Academy Band. UIL Level: 5 |
Purchase Score $ 45.00 Parts are available for rental Standard fee is $ 300.00 Contact for rental. |
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| VARIATIONS ON AN AMERICAN CAVALRY SONG (2001) 12 minutes Commissioned by the United States Army Field Band. Recorded by the University of North Texas Wind Ensemble, Eugene Migliaro Corporon, conductor. GIA CD-682: www.giamusic.com To purchase this recording, see "Donald Grantham: Composer Collection" in our Discography section. UIL Level: 6 |
Purchase Score $ 50.00 Parts are available for rental Standard fee is $ 300.00 Contact for rental. |
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| KENTUCKY HARMONY (2000) 10 minutes Rockbridge/Lenox
Hiding Place
Enfield/Dublin
Commissioned by the Austin Independent School District, former students of Crockett High School and friends of Paula Crider. UIL Level: 5 |
Purchase Score $ 45.00 Parts are available for rental Standard fee is $ 300.00 Contact for rental. |
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| J'ai été au bal (1999) 10 minutes Commissioned by The University of Texas at Austin Wind Ensemble. Recorded by the University of North Texas Wind Ensemble, Eugene Migliaro Corporon, conductor. KCD-11109: www.klavier-records.com To purchase this recording, see "Donald Grantham: Composer Collection" in our Discography section. UIL Level: 6 |
Purchase Score $ 50.00 Parts are available for rental Standard fee is $ 300.00 Contact for rental. |
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| FANTASY ON MR. HYDE'S SONG (1998) 7 minutes Commissioned by the United States Navy Band. UIL Level: 6 |
Purchase Score $ 45.00 Parts are available for rental Standard fee is $ 300.00 Contact for rental. |
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| SOUTHERN HARMONY (1998) 11 minutes The Midnight Cry
Wondrous Love
Exhilaration
The Soldier's Return
Commissioned by the Southeastern Conference of Band Directors. Winner, 1999 NBA/William D. Revelli Prize. Winner, 1999 ABA/Ostwald Award. Recorded by the University of North Texas Wind Ensemble, Eugene Migliaro Corporon, conductor. KCD-111099: www.klavier-records.com To purchase this recording, see "Donald Grantham: Composer Collection" in our Discography section. UIL Level: 6 |
Purchase Score $ 55.00 Parts are available for rental Standard fee is $ 300.00 Contact for rental. |
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| BUM'S RUSH (1994) 12 minutes Commissioned by The University of Texas at Austin Wind Ensemble. Winner, 1995 NBA/William D. Revelli Prize. Recorded by the University of North Texas Wind Ensemble, Eugene Migliaro Corporon, conductor. KCD-111099: www.klavier-records.com To purchase this recording, see "Donald Grantham: Composer Collection" in our Discography section. UIL Level: 6 |
Purchase Score $ 50.00 Parts are available for rental Standard fee is $ 300.00 Contact for rental. |
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Wind Ensemble/Other Publishers
| FANTASY VARIATIONS (1997) 14 minutes Available from Alfred Publishing (Warner Brothers Publishing) Alfred Publishing Commissioned by a Consortium consisting of the Wind Ensembles of The Universiy of Texas at Austin, University of Oklahoma, Michigan State University, University of Florida/Gainesville, University of Nebraska and the University of Illinois. Winner of the 1998 NBA/William D. Revelli Prize. Winner of the 1998 ABA/Ostwald Award. Recorded by the University of North Texas Wind Ensemble, Eugene Migliaro Corporon, conductor. KCD-111098: www.klavier-records.com Recorded by The University of Texas at Austin Wind Ensemble, Jerry Junkin, conductor. Mark Records To purchase this recording, see "Donald Grantham: Composer Collection" in our Discography section. UIL Level: 6 |
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