John Steinmetz

bassoonist, composer, writer, satirist, speaker

Compositions

Sound Samples: Compositions by John Steinmetz

Orchestral
Title	Year of Composition	Instrumentation	Audio Sample	Notes	Price	Order
Concerto	2003	bassoon and orchestra	Audio Sample	Commissioned and premiered by Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra (Kenneth Munday, bassoon; Jeffrey Kahane, conductor), Keene Chamber Orchestra (NH) (Joy Flemming, bassoon; Eric Stumacher, conductor), Santa Rosa Symphony (John Steinmetz, bassoon; Jeffrey Kahane, conductor).		Bassoon part, piano reduction, and full score available from TrevCo Music, www.trevcomusic.com Orchestral parts rental only.
On My Way (2010)	2010	string orchestra and childen's choir		About 10 minutes. Text adapted by Nancy Ancharski from Eloise Greenfield's book For the Love of the Game: Michael Jordan and Me. The words concern how a person finds a path in life. The chorus includes parts that can be sung by older children, adults, or soloists. The audience joins the singing. Commissioned by Sonad Project, Keene Elementary Choirs, and Keene Chamber Orchestra. Premiered by Keene Chamber Orchestra and Keene Elementary Choirs. Video of the premiere: http://vimeo.com/24216804		contact John
Together	2009	orchestra, beginning strings, and guest musicians		Permiered by Amman Symphony Orchestra (Jordan) and Keene Chamber Orchestra (NH).		Score and parts available from the composer. Email the composer.

Solo Bassoon
Title	Year of Composition	Instrumentation	Audio Sample	Notes	Price	Order
Etude No. 5 (Streets of Laredo)	1982	bassoon		recorded by Benjamin Coelho on "Bassoon Images from the Americas, Albany Records TROY608 www.albanyrecords.com		www.trevcomusic.com
Tango	1976	bassoon				www.trevcomusic.com
Three Etudes	1974-5	bassoon				www.trevcomusic.com

Solo Winds
Title	Year of Composition	Instrumentation	Audio Sample	Notes	Price	Order
Fourteen Prayers	2006	trombone		Commissioned and recorded by Andrew Malloy.	$20	Email John
Several Unrelated Events	1975	clarinet		A suite of short pieces in different styles, using different compositional approaches and performance techniques. Any of the movements can be played, in any order.	$20	Email John

Solo Strings
Title	Year of Composition	Instrumentation	Audio Sample	Notes	Price	Order
Music for Viola	1980	viola
Possessed		adapted for bass				Ludwin Music, www.ludwinmusic.com
Possessed	1988-90	cello			$20
The Creation of the World		bass		for bassist with beach ball, war toys, and individually-wrapped cheese slices

Piano
Title	Year of Composition	Instrumentation	Audio Sample	Notes	Price	Order
Epilogue		piano		Very short reflective piece.

Chamber Music
Title	Year of Composition	Instrumentation	Audio Sample	Notes	Price	Order
A Little Traveling Music	2010	clarinet, horn, and piano		A single movement, about 30 minutes, traveling through different moods and styles. Commissioned by Jeannine D. Burky. Premiered by Jeannine D. Burky, clarinet; Renée Redman, horn; Stephen Kamin, piano.		www.trevcomusic.com
A Small Ceremony	2008	bassoon, horn, cello, and audience		Duration: about 15 minutes. Written as an ending piece for the ensemble Neoteric. Embraces styles from middle ages to Stevie Wonder. Includes some simple audience participation.		Score and parts available from TrevCo Music: www.trevcomusic.com
Apples on the Ocean	1983	a tune for improvising, any instruments
Celebration	2004	for viola, cello, and percussion	Audio Sample
Duos	2005	2 flutes		Can be played on other instruments. A set of six short duets for the pleasure of playing.		Email John
Goodbye, Old Paint	2000	bassoon and piano		A cowboy song for bassoon and piano. Commissioned by Jeffrey Lyman.		Published by TrevCo Music, www.trevcomusic.com
Love Song	1982	oboe and bassoon				www.trevcomusic.com
Love Song	1982	bassoon and cello version				www.trevcomusic.com
Mixed Blessings	1995	oboe, bassoon, violin, cello, and harpsichord	Audio Sample	Commissioned and premiered by Pacific Serenades.		www.trevcomusic.com
One and Many	1997	violin, viola, cello, bass, & piano, with small bells, children, and guest instrumentalists				www.trevcomusic.com
Procession	2004	viola and harpsichord
Quintet	1984	wind quintet		Recorded by the Borealis Quintet on "Discoveries," Helicon HE1030 www.heliconrecords.com To hear excerpts, search for "Steinmetz" at amazon.com Review of Quintet on CD (from The Harbinger, Mobile, Alabama) www.theharbinger.org/xvii/990119/forbus.html Also recorded by the Camerata Woodwind Quintet on Crystal CD 756. Click here for sound samples.		www.trevcomusic.com
Simple Pleasures	2003	alto flute, bassoon, viola, cello, piano, and vibraphone	Audio Sample	Commissioned by South Bay Chamber Music Society for their 40th anniversary. Premiered by Xtet.		www.trevcomusic.com
Sonata	1981	bassoon and piano	Audio Sample, Audio Sample	Recorded by Michael Burns and Inara Zandmane on Mark Masters 8084-MCD, "Primavera: Music for Bassoon and Piano by Bassoonists" http://www.michaelburnsbassoon.com/Sound_Samples/Sound_Samples.html		TrevCo Music, www.trevcomusic.com
Suite from an Imaginary Opera	2001	English horn and piano (also available for bassoon and piano)		Commissioned by Martin Schuring. Recorded by Carolyn Hove and Vicki Ray on "Eclecticism," Crystal Records CD 823 http://carolynhovemusic.com/recordingsList.php Bassoon version recorded by Benjamin Coelho and Alan Huckleberry on "Dreaming in Colors," MSR Classics MS 1340 http://www.msrcd.com/catalog/68/florence-mustric/dreaming-in-colours/MS1...		www.trevcomusic.com
War Scrap	2000	violin, cello, piano, and percussion	Audio Sample	10 short musical snapshots connected with war. Commissioned by Pacific Serenades. Recorded on Pacific Serenades "War Scrap: That We May Have Peace" Belinda Broughton, violin; David Speltz, cello; Antoinette Perry, piano; David Johnson, percussion. (CD booklet includes photogaphs by John Steinmetz.)		Published by Pacific Serenades. http://www.pacser.org/v1/store/war-scrap/

Comic
Title	Year of Composition	Instrumentation	Audio Sample	Notes	Price	Order
Fish Phase	1975	two contrabassoons and goldfish				www.trevcomusic.com
Lips of Steel		'cello and jello			$10
Odiepundle VI	1980	clarinet and friend			$15
Odiepundle VII		trumpet
Off the Deep End		contrabassoon, bass, bass drum			$15
The Monster That Devoured Cleveland	1980	bassoon ensemble		Video of a fine old performance by the Boulder Bassoon Band: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T7X-E5nZ9ZE		www.trevcomusic.com
What’s Your Musical I.Q.? (A Quiz)		generic chamber version (any instruments); also available for solo bassoon		A Quiz for the audience, making fun of music appreciation and magazine quizzes, with ten questions that include musical examples. Chamber version can be performed by any instruments (2 players to large ensemble) with narrator/quizmaster. Solo bassoon version can be done by one peformer who plays and narrates, or by a bassoonist and quizmaster.		www.trevcomusic.com

Choral
Title	Year of Composition	Instrumentation	Audio Sample	Notes	Price	Order
Chorus	1975	SATB choir with organ				Plymouth Music Co
On My Way (2010)	2010	string orchestra and childen's choir		About 10 minutes. Text adapted by Nancy Ancharski from Eloise Greenfield's book For the Love of the Game: Michael Jordan and Me. The words concern how a person finds a path in life. The chorus includes parts that can be sung by older children, adults, or soloists. The audience joins the singing. Commissioned by Sonad Project, Keene Elementary Choirs, and Keene Chamber Orchestra. Premiered by Keene Chamber Orchestra and Keene Elementary Choirs. Video of the premiere: http://vimeo.com/24216804		contact John
Praise	1997	SATB choir with organ
The Pig Got Up and Slowly Walked Away		SATB choir, with piano for rehearsal only.		Setting of a comic folk song.

Errata
Title	Year of Composition	Instrumentation	Audio Sample	Notes	Price	Order
Errata in "Sonata"	1981	bassoon and piano		In early copies of the TrevCo edition, there is a typo in the piano part. On page 11, 2nd movement, measure 111, in the right hand of the piano, the penultimate note should be A, not G. This typo has been corrected in later copies.