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Karen Amrhein |
Event Horizon
| Instrumentation | Fl., Ob., Cl., Bsn., 2 Hn., Euph., Marimba, Piano, Clarinet Soloist, Strings |
| Length | 15 Minutes |
| Difficulty | High |
| Comments | Event Horizion is a tonal work for chamber orchestra. The work is in three movements: Prelude, Night, Event Horizon. The first two movements are quiet in character and of medium difficulty. The final movement is very fast and by turns atonal, polytonal, and modal. This last movement is very difficult. |
| Sources | Score and Parts (and a recording of a reading) are available from the composer through http://www.karenamrhein.com or http://www.happylemonmusicpublishing.com or via U.S. Mail at:
Karen Amrhein
6808 Old Harford Road
Baltimore, MD 21234
(410) 254-6228
info@karenamrhein.com |
| Extras | |
| History | Premiere recording with Richard Stoltzman and the Slovak Radio Symphony available through the composer's website |
| Contributor | the composer |
| Other | |
Hamilton Street Concerto
| Instrumentation | Fl., Ob., Cl., Bsn., Hn., Guitar Soloist, Strings |
| Length | 12 Minutes |
| Difficulty | Medium |
| Comments | The Hamilton Street Concerto is a tonal work for chamber orchestra and guitar soloist. The work is in three movements, plus three episodes for guitar. The music, like most works of the composer, features continually shifting meters and free tonality / modality. |
| Sources | Score and Parts (and a recording of a reading) are available from the composer through http://www.karenamrhein.com or http://www.happylemonmusicpublishing.com or via U.S. Mail at:
Karen Amrhein
6808 Old Harford Road
Baltimore, MD 21234
(410) 254-6228
info@karenamrhein.com |
| Extras | |
| History | . |
| Contributor | the composer |
| Other | |
Serenade
| Instrumentation | 2 Fl., Ob., 2 Cl., Bsn., 2 Hn., Timpani, Harp, Strings |
| Length | 5 Minutes |
| Difficulty | Easy |
| Comments | Serenade is a tonal work for small / chamber orchestra. The work is in one movement. The music is fairly easy to perform and very accessible. This work is appropriate for any orchestral ensemble, including high school and community groups. |
| Sources | Score and Parts (and a recording of a reading) are available from the composer through http://www.karenamrhein.com or http://www.happylemonmusicpublishing.com or via U.S. Mail at:
Karen Amrhein
6808 Old Harford Road
Baltimore, MD 21234
(410) 254-6228
info@karenamrhein.com |
| Extras | |
| History | Premiered by David Kidwell and the Holyoke Civic Symphony. |
| Contributor | the composer |
| Other | |
Missa humanis
| Instrumentation | Fl., Ob., 2 Cl., Bsn., 2 Hn., , 2 Tpt., Euph., SATB Chorus, Timpani, Strings |
| Length | 12 Minutes |
| Difficulty | Medium to High |
| Comments | Missa humanis is a mass is a for chamber orchestra and chorus. The work is in five movements. The music is of medium to hight difficulty but is fairly accessible. Like most works of the composer, the music features shifting meters and free tonality / modality. |
| Sources | Score and Parts (and a recording of a reading) are available from the composer through http://www.karenamrhein.com or http://www.happylemonmusicpublishing.com or via U.S. Mail at:
Karen Amrhein
6808 Old Harford Road
Baltimore, MD 21234
(410) 254-6228
info@karenamrhein.com |
| Extras | |
| History | - |
| Contributor | the composer |
| Other | |
Little Nemo in Slumberland
| Instrumentation | 2 Fl., 2 Ob., 2 Cl., Bass Cl., 2 Bsn., 4 Hn., 4 Tpt., 2 Tbn., Bass Tbn., Euph., Tuba, Piano (opt.), Glockenspiel, Timpani, Strings |
| Length | 12 Minutes |
| Difficulty | Medium |
| Comments | Little Nemo in Slumberland is a ballet for large orchestra based on the ground-breaking turn-of-the-century comic strip by Winsor McCay. The work is in three sections: the main orchestral tone poem framed by two brief outer movements for trumpet quartet. The music is of medium difficulty but is very accessible. Like most works of the composer, the music features shifting meters and free tonality / modality. |
| Sources | Score and Parts (and a recording of a reading) are available from the composer through http://www.karenamrhein.com or http://www.happylemonmusicpublishing.com or via U.S. Mail at:
Karen Amrhein
6808 Old Harford Road
Baltimore, MD 21234
(410) 254-6228
info@karenamrhein.com |
| Extras | Also available for chamber orchestra or wind ensemble. |
| History | Premiered by the Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra. |
| Contributor | the composer |
| Other | |
Symphony of Seasons
| Instrumentation | 2 Fl., 2 Ob., 2 Cl., Bass Cl., 2 Bsn., 2 Hn., 2 Tpt., 2 Tbn., Bass Tbn., Euph., Tuba, Piano, Timpani, Strings |
| Length | 22 Minutes |
| Difficulty | Medium |
| Comments | The Symphony of Seasons a work for large orchestra in four movements: Autumn, Winter, Spring, Summer. The music is of medium difficulty but is very accessible. Like most works of the composer, the music features shifting meters and free tonality / modality. The first movement, Autumn, features seven variations on a theme. The other three movements are also developed from the Autumn theme, or its variations. |
| Sources | Score and Parts (and a recording of a reading) are available from the composer through http://www.karenamrhein.com or http://www.happylemonmusicpublishing.com or via U.S. Mail at:
Karen Amrhein
6808 Old Harford Road
Baltimore, MD 21234
(410) 254-6228
info@karenamrhein.com |
| Extras | Also available for wind ensemble. |
| History | The concert band version of this work was premiered by the Peabody Wind Ensemble in 2000. |
| Contributor | the composer |
| Other | |
Piano Concerto
| Instrumentation | 1 Fl., 1 Ob., 1 Cl., 1 Bsn., 2 Hn., 1 Tpt., 1 Tbn., Tuba, Piano solo, Strings |
| Length | 18 Minutes |
| Difficulty | Medium |
| Comments | The Piano Concerto with Chamber Orchestra is in three movements. The music is of medium difficulty but is very accessible. Like most works of the composer, the music features shifting meters and free tonality / modality. |
| Sources | Score and Parts are available from the composer through http://www.karenamrhein.com or http://www.happylemonmusicpublishing.com or via U.S. Mail at:
Karen Amrhein
6808 Old Harford Road
Baltimore, MD 21234
(410) 254-6228
info@karenamrhein.com |
| Extras | Also available for chamber wind ensemble |
| History | . |
| Contributor | the composer |
| Other | |
Semi-Suite
| Instrumentation | 2 Fl., 1 Ob., 2 Cl., 1 Bsn., 2 Hn., 2 Tpt., 2 Tbn., Bass Tbn., Piano, Timp., Perc. (1 player), Strings |
| Length | 12 minutes |
| Difficulty | Medium |
| Comments | Semi-Suite is comprised of five movements: Prelude, Passacaglia, Badinerie, Air, and Scherzo. The Passacaglia is for strings only. The music is of medium difficulty but is very accessible. Like most works of the composer, the music features shifting meters and free tonality / modality. |
| Sources | Score and Parts are available from the composer through http://www.karenamrhein.com or http://www.happylemonmusicpublishing.com or via U.S. Mail at:
Karen Amrhein
6808 Old Harford Road
Baltimore, MD 21234
(410) 254-6228
info@karenamrhein.com |
| Extras | |
| History | . |
| Contributor | the composer |
| Other | |
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