MUSIC FOR FLUTE (including PICCOLO) by Daniel Dorff

Music by Daniel Dorff

MUSIC FOR FLUTE (including PICCOLO)
9 Walks Down 7th Avenue Rondo Variations for Flute and Piano (9')
– COMMISSIONED by Julie Seftick-McGough for PREMIERE at Carnegie Hall's Weill Recital Hall, June 2004, and featured at the 2004 NFA convention. – RECOMMENDED in Flute Talk, January 2005. – REVIEW:"Daniel Dorff's 9 Walks Down 7th Avenue has more than a clever title going for it. While the title suggests New York and Gershwin or Bernstein, the music sounds more like Paris and Poulenc. It is witty and sophisticated music. — P.E.R., La Scene Musicale (Paris), December 2010 – PUBLISHED by Theodore Presser Company (114-41245). – RECORDED on Azica Records by Pamela Youngblood and Gabriel Bita (audio clips available on many online stores). – PROGRAM NOTES – AUDIO: Julie Seftick-McGough's NFA performance: visit www.myspace.com/juliemcgough
Andante con Variazioni for Flute and Clarinet (7')
– PREMIERED by Sharon Ostow flute, and Daniel Dorff clarinet, Bennington College, 1975. – REVIEW: "interesting, imaginative... and certainly worthy of performance" — The Clarinet (West), Winter 1987. – PUBLISHED by Tenuto Publications (Presser, 494-01337), and in the collection Old New Borrowed Blue (see below). – PROGRAM NOTES – RECORDING forthcoming on Albany Records; Leonard Garrison flute, Shannon Scott clar.
April Whirlwind for Flute and Piano (7')
– PREMIERED by and composed for Gary Schocker, April 1998, Brooklyn, NY. – PUBLISHED by Theodore Presser Company (114-40913). – REVIEWS: “Great piece!! April Whirlwind has everything – lovely lyricism, a spontaneous spirit, and jazzy brilliance. I will look forward to sharing it with legions of students.” —Jeanne Baxtresser, principal flute, New York Philharmonic, July 1998 “Delightful... an exuberant and joyful paean to Spring.” —Sid Grolnic, Penn Sounds, Winter 1999 – PROGRAM NOTES – AUDIO EXCERPTS of the premiere by Gary Schocker, with Elisha Gilgore, piano: end of A Theme middle of B Theme
August Idyll for solo Flute (4')
– PUBLISHED by Theodore Presser Company (114-41285). – RECORDED by Laurel Zucker on Cantilena CD 66042-2 – Texas UIL Prescribed Music List for all-state audition repertoire. – Finalist, 2008 NFA Newly Published awards. – AUDIO EXCERPTS by Cindy Anne Broz Bars 1-13 Bars 21-35
Dances and Canons for Flute and Clarinet (7')
– PREMIERED by Sharon Ostow flute, and Daniel Dorff clarinet, Bennington College, 1975. – PERFORMANCES include an impromptu restaurant performance in Ithaca NY, with Jean-Pierre Rampal flute, and Daniel Dorff clarinet. – PUBLISHED by Tenuto Publications (Presser, 494-01416), and in the collection Old New Borrowed Blue (see below). – PROGRAM NOTES – RECORDING forthcoming on Albany Records; Leonard Garrison flute, Shannon Scott clar.
Flash! for Piccolo and Piano (6½')
– PREMIERED by and composed for Kate Prestia-Schaub, January 2009, Murietta CA – WINNER, International Piccolo Symposium 2009 biennial composition competition – FINALIST, NFA Newly Published Music biennial competition 2010. – PUBLISHED by Theodore Presser Company (114-41360). – RECORDED by Gudrun Hinze and Markus Zugehor on Talanton/Harmonia Mundi – Also available for Piccolo and Band (Presser 115-40205).\| – REVIEW: "Daniel Dorff’s 'Flash!' is a jazzy American-sounding piece with shades of Gershwin to my ears. It’s a lot of fun to listen to and I imagine to play, and was at the time of the release of this CD being arranged for piccolo and wind orchestra. — online review of Gudrun Hinze's CD, by Rosamund Plummer, www.flutefocus.com – HIGHLIGHT ARTICLE in Flute Talk magazine's "Let's Talk Picc!" feature by Cynthia Ellis. – PROGRAM NOTES – AUDIO EXCERPTS from Gudrun Hinze's new CD: Main theme from the Middle Section – YOUTUBE: Kate Prestia-Schaub at the International Piccolo Symposium 2009 – YOUTUBE: Kate Prestia-Schaub at LA Flute Guild
Flash! for Piccolo and Band (6½')
– COMMISSION and PREMIERE of band version: Walfrid Kujala, 2010 NFA annual convention; Mitch Fennell conducting the California State - Northridge Wind Ensemble. – PUBLISHED by Theodore Presser Company (115-40204). – REVIEW: "Daniel Dorff’s ”Flash!” is a jazzy American-sounding piece with shades of Gershwin to my ears. It’s a lot of fun to listen to and I imagine to play, and was at the time of the release of this CD being arranged for piccolo and wind orchestra." — online review of Gudrun Hinze's CD, by Rosamund Plummer, www.flutefocus.com – HIGHLIGHT ARTICLE in Flute Talk magazine's "Let's Talk Picc!" feature by Cynthia Ellis. – AUDIO EXCERPTS from Linda Toote's performance with the Boston University Wind Ensemble, David Martins conducting Recap of main theme, into Coda From the middle section	Walfrid Kujala and Daniel Dorff following the world premiere of the band version Walfrid Kujala performing Flash! with the Northwestern University Wind Ensemble, conducted by Mallory Thompson, February 3, 2012.
Goldilocks and the Three Bears for Narrator with Flute, Clarinet, Bass Trombone, Harp, 1 Percussion, Violin, Cello, and Bass (8')
– COMMISSIONED by Minnesota Orchestra Volunteer Association for Kinder Konzerts which has performed it over 100 times. – OTHER PERFORMANCES include Parlance Chamber Concerts, October 2010, featuring Denis Bouriakov flute and conducted by Michael Parloff. – Also available for Chamber Orchestra, featuring Flute. – Published on rental from Presser. – AUDIO EXCERPT from Bridge Records CD, Kim Trolier flute, Ann Crumb narrator: Goldilocks' entrance and theme – PROGRAM NOTES	Denis Bouriakov, Daniel Dorff, and Michael Parloff following the New York area premiere of Goldilocks
It Takes Four to Tango for 2 C Flutes, Alto Flute (or 3 C Flutes), and Bass Flute (2½')
– PREMIERED by Flûtes de Salon, July 28, 2011 in San Diego. – PUBLISHED by Theodore Presser Company (114-41507). – ALSO AVAILABLE for Clarinet Quartet, Saxophone Quartet, Bassoon Quartet, String Quartet, and many other combinations (see program notes). – REVIEW: "... a short, sweet exploration of Latin rhythms and jazz harmonies for classical players. The top part plays the melody, largely above the staff, in a “sultry, slinky” (author’s directions) style. The lower three parts function as the rhythm section, with the tango rhythm in the bass flute part and reinforcement in the middle parts. There are also occasional parenthetical elements in these parts when the first flute is holding out a note. As a result, the parts are rather uneven in terms of skills exercised, but it could be a great way to challenge different players differently, or highlight particular strengths of individual players. The top line is a great study in long, sustained lines and ease in the high register; the other three parts are a great test of internal pulse and rhythmic accuracy. this piece could easily be added to a program as a little treat for the audience with minimal rehearsal time required. The parts and score are nicely printed and easy to read. Written for Flûtes de Salon, the piece itself is quite charming, with a toe-tapping bass line and a pleasant melody. I can imagine using this in an otherwise serious program to lighten the mood and as rewarding motivation for younger students to practice. Listening to the piece certainly put a smile on my face, and my students enjoyed reading it." —Nicole Riner, The Flutist Quarterly, Spring 2012 – YOUTUBE of Flûtes de Salon – PROGRAM NOTES
It Takes Four to Tango for Violin (or Flute) and Guitar (2½')
– PUBLISHED by Theodore Presser Company (114-41327). – PROGRAM NOTES
Nocturne Caprice for solo Flute (7½')
– COMMISSIONED and PREMIERED by Mimi Stillman, Philadelphia; November 2002. – PUBLISHED by Theodore Presser Company (114-41176). – WINNER: First prize, Music Publishers' Association 2003 "Paul Revere Awards" for best engraving and publication design, sheet music category. -- REVIEW: “Daniel Dorff wrote his Nocturne Caprice expressly for this event, and an express composition it was, with about three weeks separating the commission and the premiere. It is an admirable addition to the repertoire, structured in a circular manner, as inspired by Chopin Nocturnes. Dorff encompasses a number of stylistic gestures, starting with a bluesy motif that morphs into whole-tone rows and flashy arpeggios, before settling back into a sweet repose. The elements are well integrated and are set out with calm pacing. Stillman rendered the music with utter confidence and palpable expressiveness. — Peter Burwasser, Philadelphia City Paper, 11/6/02 – RECORDED by Mimi Stillman, self-distributed label. – AUDIO EXCERPTS from the premiere by Mimi Stillman: opening theme excerpt from the middle section – PROGRAM NOTES
Old New Borrowed Blue A Collection of fun duets for Flute and Bb Clarinet
– Including the three works: (1) Dances and Canons (2) Three Little Waltzes (3) Andante con Variazioni – PUBLISHED by Tenuto Publications (Presser 494-02866). – RECORDING of all 3 works forthcoming on Albany Records; Leonard Garrison flute, Shannon Scott clar.
Perennials for Flute, Clarinet in A, and Piano (21') new!
– COMMISSIONED by Walfrid and Sherry Kujala in honor of the retirement of Helen Ann and Richard Shanley from Baylor University; – WORLD PREMIERE by Sherry Kujala flute, Larry Combs clarinet, Nolan Pearson; Evanston IL piano, 10/12/11. – EAST COAST PREMIERE by Lois Herbine flute, Arne Running clarinet, Charles Abramovic piano; Glenside PA, 10/14/11. – WEST COAST PREMIERE by Cindy Anne Broz flute, Mark Margolies clarinet, Corry Bell piano; Temecula CA, 12/18/11. – NFA PREMIERE by Cindy Anne Broz flute, Mark Margolies clarinet, Martin Amlin piano; Annual NFA convention, Las Vegas NV, 8/12/12. – Published by Tenuto Publications (Presser 494-02907, new in 2012). – PROGRAM NOTES – AUDIO EXCERPTS from the first two performances: from Mvt. 1, Joyous Overture from Mvt. 2, Romance from Mvt. 3, Scherzo from Mvt. 4, Winter Prayer from Mvt. 5, Spring Awakening – RECORDING forthcoming on Albany Records; Leonard Garrison flute, Shannon Scott clar.	The composer with matching tie
Serenade to Eve, After Rodin for Flute and Guitar (9')
– COMMISSIONED and PREMIERED by Eileen Grycky and Christiaan Taggart, West Chester, PA, April 1999. – PUBLISHED by Theodore Presser Company (114-41023). – OTHER PERFORMANCES include the Harris-Coates Duo at NFA annual convention, August 2001 – RECORDED on Barking Dog Records BDR022 by the Harris-Coates Duo. – AUDIO EXCERPTS from the Harris-Coates CD: from the opening evocative section from the lighter middle section from the happy ending – PROGRAM NOTES Corrections to the first printing: 1) Bar 65 should read 8th note = c.120-126 2) at bar 295, the flute should be marked ff 3) The rehearsal mark for Bar 300 should be 5 bars later
Sonata (Three Lakes) for Flute and Piano (work in progress)
– COMMISSIONED by Cindy Anne Broz.
Sonatine de Giverny for Piccolo and Piano (8')
– COMMISSIONED by the Piccolo Committee of the NFA – PREMIERED by Jan Gippo at the NFA 2000 Convention. – Published by Theodore Presser Company (114-41088). Finalist, 2001 NFA Newly Published Music competition.– REQUIRED COMPETITION PIECE at many NFA Conventions and regional auditions. – NYSSMA (New York State School Music Association) all-state audition repertoire. – Texas UIL Prescribed Music List for all-state audition repertoire. – RECORDED by Lois Bliss Herbine and Charles Abramovic on Crystal Records – RECORDED by Gudrun Hinze and Markus Zugehor on Talanton/Harmonia Mundi – RECORDED by Therese Wacker and Judith Radell on ATR. – REVIEWS: “Bravo! This is a wonderful piece. The impressionist mood is so lovely and the piccolo fits into this environment beautifully. I am delighted with this piece of music. Congratulations – your piece makes me wish I still played piccolo.” —Jeanne Baxtresser, former Principal Flute, New York Philharmonic, Oct 2000 “Daniel Dorff’s Sonatine de Giverny is the first composition for piccolo and piano that is in the great tradition of the French School… Giverny will become the landmark composition for expressive French piccolo playing. We are grateful for Dorff’s fine effort. Giverny now becomes a musical standard which other composers must attain.” —Jan Gippo, solo Piccolo, Saint Louis Symphony, May 2000 “American composer Daniel Dorff wrote Sonatine de Giverny in three movements. Commissioned by a name familiar to the piccolo world, Jan Gippo, in 2000, it is a beautiful French-flavoured piece inspired by a visit to Monet’s home and its famous gardens. The work contains much lovely writing for the piccolo and, although very challenging when in the high register, Gudrun produces a sweet and relaxed tone, making it easy to picture flowers, water, and birds in the delightful French setting of Giverny. —online review of Gudrun Hinze's CD, by Rosamund Plummer, www.flutefocus.com – AUDIO EXCERPTS from Lois Herbine's CD: Mvt. 1, "Les fleurs ravissantes" - opening Mvt. 2, "Les jardins d'eaux" - middle section Mvt. 3, "En ville" - final section – YOUTUBE: excerpt from Gudrun Hinze's CD – PROGRAM NOTES
Three Little Waltzes for Flute and Bb Clarinet (6')
– COMMISSIONED by Cindy Anne Broz. – PREMIERED by Lois Herbine flute, Daniel Dorff clarinet, at NFA 2010. – PUBLISHED by Tenuto Publications (Presser 494-02866) in the collection Old New Borrowed Blue. – PROGRAM NOTES – RECORDING forthcoming on Albany Records; Leonard Garrison flute, Shannon Scott clar.
Three Romances for Flute and Bb Clarinet (8')
– PUBLISHED by Tenuto Publications (Presser 494-02813). – PERFORMANCES include Gary Schocker flute, and Daniel Dorff clarinet, at NFA 2007. – PROGRAM NOTES and PERFORMANCE SUGGESTIONS – YOUTUBE: Mvt. 2, Lois Herbine and Arne Running at Philadelphia's Kimmel Center – RECORDING forthcoming on Albany Records; Leonard Garrison flute, Shannon Scott clar. Cindy Anne Broz and Daniel Dorff performing Three Romances at 2009 Mid-Atlantic Flute Fair
Through a Misty Arch... for Flute Ensemble, optional dance, and/or narrator (5')
– COMPOSED IN RESIDENCE at Ardmore Avenue Elementary School, Lansdowne, Pa., after a poem by 6th grader Joy MacAlister. – PERFORMANCES include NFA 1988. – REVIEW: "A very nice piece, with pleasing harmonic progressions" — New Flute Review, Winter-Spring 1988. – PUBLISHED by Theodore Presser Company (114-40435).
Trees (after the poem by Joyce Kilmer) for solo Flute with narration (5')
– PREMIERED by Tiffany Holmes, flute, and Cindy Anne Broz, narrator, February 22, 2009 at the Mid-Atlantic Flute Fair, Reston VA. – PERFORMANCES also include Tiffany Holmes and Cindy Anne Broz at NFA 2009. – PREMIERE of "one-performer version" by Cindy Anne Broz, May 10, 2009, Temecula, CA – PUBLISHED by Tenuto Publications (Presser 494-02853). – PROGRAM NOTES – AUDIO EXCERPTS by Cindy Anne Broz, flute and narration Bars 1-30 Bars 108-139
Tweet for solo Piccolo (4')
– COMMISSIONED and PREMIERED by Lois Bliss Herbine, NFA 2011. – PUBLISHED by Theodore Presser Company (114-41447). – Finalist, NFA Newly Published Music competition 2012. – PROGRAM NOTES – YOUTUBE: complete performance by Gudrun Hinze at Gohlis Castle in Leipzig.	Cover art by Julia Mieko Dorff Daniel Dorff at the premiere in a custom tie
Two Cats for Flute and Bb Clarinet (8')
– COMPOSED FOR the Dutchess County (NY) SPCA's annual fundraising gala. – PERFORMANCES include Lois Bliss Herbine flute and Daniel Dorff clarinet, at NFA 2008. – PUBLISHED by Tenuto Publications (Presser 494-02817). – Finalist, NFA Newly Published Music biennial competition 2010. – PROGRAM NOTES – RECORDING forthcoming on Albany Records; Leonard Garrison flute, Shannon Scott clar.
Wedding Songs for Tenor, Flute, and Piano (14')
– Cantata on poems by the composer and Mary Frances Wack, and translations of Ausonius and Paulinus. – PREMIERE by William Parberry, Deborah Wong, Imants Mezaraups, Philadelphia, November 1979.
Woodland Reverie for solo Flute (3½ ')
– PREMIERED by Cindy Anne Broz at NFA 2011. – PUBLISHED by Theodore Presser Company (114-41506). – Finalist, NFA Newly Published Music competition 2012. – REVIEWS: "... this gentle work sounds like a summer daydream, with its rising lines, legato passages, subtle embellishments of the main theme, interesting but not jarring contrasts, and generally meandering feel. It is not technically demanding but contains many delightful opportunities for expression." — Diane Boyd Schulz, Flute Talk, March 2012 "... this short mood-setting piece would work well for intermediate student-level sight-reading, for students learning to discover their own internal pacing for expressive playing (perhaps as a precursor to more sophisticated material like Syrinx), or simply for any flutist searching for contemplative expressions of natural landscapes. — Cynthia Stevens, The Flutist Quarterly, Spring 2012	another matching tie Dorff with Cindy Anne Broz following the world premiere at the 2011 NFA convention.
The Year of the Rabbit for Flute Quartet (3 C Flutes and 1 Alto) or Ensemble (7')
– PREMIERED by the Columbia Flute Choir at the February 1999 Mid-Atlantic Flute Fair, Bethesda, MD, Alexandra Molnar-Suhajda conducting. – PUBLISHED by Theodore Presser Company (114-41015). – Winner, NFA Newly Published Music award, 2000. – REVIEW: “Daniel Dorff always pleases and his The Year of the Rabbit... did not disappoint. Dorff is deeply musical, eschews rhetoric, and this piece for eight flutes was charming and unaffected.” — Lou Camp, Penn Sounds, Summer 1999 – AUDIO EXCERPTS by Volanti (Ellen Fisher-Deerberg, Jill Crawford, Barbara Williams, Katherine McClure) Opening scamper Middle Section – PROGRAM NOTES – YOUTUBE: Students at George Washington University, October 2011	2010 performance at Aspen Music Festival all-Dorff children's concert

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