Samuel Adler

Adler's milestone String Quartet No. 10 was composed for the Cassatt String Quartet for performance at the Bowdoin International Music Festival's 50th Anniversary season in 2014. Built in a single mov...

This CAPRICCIO (BWV 992), subtitled 'Upon the Departure of His Beloved Brother', is an early work of J.S. Bach, possibly modeled on the Biblical Sonatas of Johann Kuhnau. It is an unusually Romantic-s...

This beautifully expressive soliloquy plays to the saxophone's hauntingly vocal nature. MUSIC OF YEARNING is lyrical throughout its 4-minute duration, full of melodic stretches and sighs, offering the...

This piece for the advanced saxophonist includes a great many altissimo sections and makes use of quarter tones in multiple passages.

For Cello and Orchestra (Solo Part and Piano Reduction)

MEDITATION ON THE NAME BACH is an alluring 4-minute work, perfectly described by its title. The piece begins with Bb-A-C-B natural, which is the musical transliteration of B-A-C-H in German-language n...

A piece for unaccompanied clarinet in seven movements, with a variety of styles for an early intermediate student's first solos collection. Movements: I. Slowly and quietly moving, II. Gracefully, III...

This work for unaccompanied flute was written for James Galway. The sonata is in three movements. A fast, but gently moving first movement is followed by a slow, yet intense, middle movement. The thir...

A piece for unaccompanied clarinet in seven movements, with a variety of styles for an early intermediate student's first solos collection. Movements: I. Slowly and quietly moving, II. Gracefully, III...

Samuel Adler's Sonata for Clarinet and Piano is an advanced contemporary showpiece. It begins with an extended cadenza-like passage followed by several continuous sections of various tempi and styles.

Part of the Andrew Gurwitz Memorial Series of Music for Strings.

This atonal piece for oboe and piano will offer a wonderful challenge to the advancing oboist and will be a great anchor selection for any recital.

Composed for virtuoso trombone soloist Yu Tamaki Hoso, Samuel Adler's TWO SIDES OF A COIN is reminiscent of an introduction and allegro, balancing substantive musicality with dazzling technical feats....

This collection of etudes was written for Talia Paul. They address many aspects of musical performance and technique the player will encounter in contemporary music. Areas of focus include: range, mul...

Detailed Instrumentation: Baritone Solo, SATB Chorus, 2.2.2.2 - 2.2.2.0 - Timpani,.Percussion, Strings