Bob Margolis

Canzon Primi Toni a8, from Gabrieli's 'Sacrae Symphoniae 'of 1597

Can there be a two-minute symphony? This work is certainly two minutes, and it does 'sound' like a symphony because there are symphonic elements in it: It has a clearly-stated theme, which is develope...

Can there be a two-minute symphony? This work is certainly two minutes, and it does 'sound' like a symphony because there are symphonic elements in it: It has a clearly-stated theme, which is develope...

Allegro Brillante' is the first movement of 'Dragonland' for band. The first performance (under the original title, 'A Short Symphony) 'was given by the L.E. Dieruff High School Concert Band, conducte...

Color by Bob Margolis, based upon tunes from Playford's 'English Dancing Master (1651)' and Jr. Jacob van Eyck's 'Der Fluyten Lust-hof'. Hear streaming audio on this page. Suitable for college and hig...

Fantasia Nova 'is a suite comprising two concert marches and a slow, middle movement that derives its themes from both marches. 'Ragtime '(composed in early September, 1978) is a 'new from old' sort o...