MUSIC FOR FLUTE by Daniel Dorff

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.
Published by Theodore Presser Company (114-41245).
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To hear Julie Seftick-McGough's NFA performance in entirety, visit www.myspace.com/juliemcgough

Andante con Variazioni for Flute and Clarinet (7')
Premiere by composer, clarinet, and Sharon Ostow, flute, Bennington College, 1975.
"interesting, imaginative... and certainly worthy of performance" — The Clarinet (West), Winter 1987.
Published by Tenuto Publications (Presser, 494-01337).

April Whirlwind for Flute and Piano (7')
Composed for and premiered by Gary Schocker, April 1998, Brooklyn, NY.
Published by Theodore Presser Company (114-40913).

Dances and Canons for Flute and Clarinet (7')
Premiere by composer, clarinet, and Sharon Ostow, flute, Bennington College, 1975.
Published by Tenuto Publications (Presser, 494-01416).

Goldilocks and the Three Bears for Narrator with Flute, Clarinet, Bass Trombone, Harp, 1 Percussion, Violin, Cello, and Bass (8')
Commissioned by the Minnesota Orchestra Volunteer Association for Kinder Konzerts.
51 performances during 2000-2001 season.
Also available for Chamber Orchestra, featuring Flute.
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Here's a midi file of Goldilocks' theme (featuring Flute as Goldilocks): 2K
Rental from Presser.

It Takes Four to Tango for Violin (or Flute) and Guitar (1990, adapted 1998) 2½ min.
Published by Theodore Presser Company (114-41327).
Here's a midi file of the main theme: 5K

Newness for Flute and Baritone voice (3')
Poem from Carmina Burana, in translation; new version in 2005

Nocturne Caprice for solo Flute (7½')
Commissioned and premiered by Mimi Stillman, Philadelphia; November 2002.
opening theme (33 sec., 521K MP3)
excerpt from the middle section (35 sec., 548K MP3)
“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
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Published by Theodore Presser Company (114-41176).
First prize, Music Publishers' Association 2003 "Paul Revere Awards" for best engraving and publication design, sheet music category.

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).
Performance by the Harris-Coates Duo at the NFA annual convention, August 2001
Here are some audio clips from the Harris-Coates CD on Barking Dog Records BDR022, available from Flute World and Amazon.
from the opening evocative section (30 sec., 471K MP3)
from the lighter middle section (24 sec., 372K MP3)
from the happy ending (31 sec., 447K MP3)
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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

Sonatine de Giverny for Piccolo and Piano (8')
Commissioned by the Piccolo Committee of the NFA for premiere by Jan Gippo at the NFA 2000 Convention.
Required competition piece at NFA 2002 and 2007 Conventions, performed every year at NFA on recitals.
NYSSMA (New York State School Music Association) all-state audition repertoire.
Texas UIL Prescribed Music List for all-state audition repertoire.
1. Les fleurs ravissantes
2. Les jardins d'eaux
3. En ville
Here are some audio clips of Jan Gippo’s premiere, with pianist Martin Amlin, live at NFA 2000:
from Mvt. 1 (30 sec., 470K MP3)
from Mvt. 2 (31 sec., 487K MP3)
from Mvt. 3 (32 sec., 496K MP3) (used by permission)
Published by Theodore Presser Company (114-41088).
Finalist, 2001 NFA Newly Published Music competition.
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Three Romances for Flute and Bb Clarinet (2007) 8 min.
Published by Tenuto Publications (494-02813).
Performance by Gary Schocker flute, and Daniel Dorff clarinet, at NFA annual convention, August 2007, Albuquerque.
Here are audio clips of the premiere by Julie Martyn-Baker (flute) and Daniel Dorff (clarinet).
1. Languid (31 sec., 489K MP3)
2. Sultry (41 sec., 651K MP3)
3. Frisky (37 sec., 584K MP3)
See Mvt 2 performed by Lois Herbine and Arne Running at YouTube

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 1988 National Flute Association convention.
"A very nice piece, with pleasing harmonic progressions" — New Flute Review, Winter-Spring 1988.
Published by Theodore Presser Company (114-40435).

Two Cats for Flute and Bb Clarinet (2007) 8 min.
For the Dutchess County (NY) SPCA's annual fundraising gala.
World premiere by Julie Martyn-Baker flute, and Daniel Dorff clarinet, December 2, 2007.
Click here for program notes; (audio clips of the premiere coming soon!)
Published by Tenuto Publications (Presser 494-02817), new in March 2008!

Wedding Songs for Tenor, Flute, and Piano (14')
Cantata on poems by the composer and Mary Frances Wack, and translations of Ausonius and Paulinus.

The Year of the Rabbit for Flute Quartet (3 C Flutes and 1 Alto) or Ensemble (7')
Composed for and premiered by the Columbia Flute Choir at the February 1999 Mid-Atlantic Flute Fair, Bethesda, MD, Alexandra Molnar-Suhajda conducting.
Here's a midi file of the main theme: 18K
Winner, NFA Newly Published Music award, 2000.
Published by Theodore Presser Company (114-41015).
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