Compositions
Sound Samples: Compositions by John Steinmetz |
Title | Year of Composition | Instrumentation | Audio Sample | Notes | Price | Order | ||
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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. |
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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 |
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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. |
Title | Year of Composition | Instrumentation | Audio Sample | Notes | Price | Order | ||
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Etude No. 5 (Streets of Laredo) | 1982 | bassoon |
recorded by Benjamin Coelho on "Bassoon Images from the Americas, Albany Records TROY608 www.albanyrecords.com |
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Invocation | 2020 | Solo Bassoon |
Composed during the pandemic, this single-page piece is a nonsectarian ceremony to perform privately, publicly, or on video. In addition to playing, the bassoonist lights candles and displays meaningful items on a makeshift altar. |
Free from the composer. |
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Laments | 2020 | Solo Bassoon |
In late 2020 I composed several Laments for solo bassoon, meant for playing alone in isolation or in public, and for mourning privately or publicly. By the end of 2020 there were 5 Laments. They have been published in a volume from Trevco Music Publishing: Laments & Invocation. |
Trevco Music Publishing—www.trevcomusicpublishing.com
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Tango | 1976 | bassoon | ||||||
Three Etudes | 1974-5 | bassoon |
Title | Year of Composition | Instrumentation | Audio Sample | Notes | Price | Order | ||
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Fourteen Prayers | 2006 | trombone |
Commissioned and recorded by Andrew Malloy. |
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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 |
Title | Year of Composition | Instrumentation | Audio Sample | Notes | Price | Order | ||
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Music for Viola | 1980 | viola | ||||||
Possessed | adapted for bass |
Ludwin Music, www.ludwinmusic.com |
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Possessed | 1988-90 | cello | $20 | |||||
The Creation of the World | bass |
for bassist with beach ball, war toys, and individually-wrapped cheese slices |
Title | Year of Composition | Instrumentation | Audio Sample | Notes | Price | Order | ||
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Epilogue | piano |
Very short reflective piece. |
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Piano Solo | 2019 | Solo Piano |
A solo piano piece including movement and speaking. |
Composer: bsncomp@hotmail.com. |
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A Great Treausure | 2017 | Clarinet, Violin, & Narrator |
A folktale from Armenia, retold and composed by John Steinmetz. |
Composer: bsncomp@hotmail.com |
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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. |
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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 |
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All the Difference | 2016 | Wind Quintet |
Four movements. In the last movement, each instrument has a solo with a different personality, and then the solos fit together to play at the same time. (This could be a way to introduce the instruments at an audience engagement performance.) |
Trevco Music Publishing—www.trevcomusicpublishing.com |
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Apples on the Ocean | 1983 | a tune for improvising, any instruments | ||||||
Celebration | 2004 | for viola, cello, and percussion | Audio Sample | |||||
Coal Seams | 2019 | Clarinet & Bass Clarinet |
Commissioned by Joshua and Stefanie Gardner for Égide Duo. |
Composer: bsoncomp@hotmail.com |
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Common Ground | 2011 | Trio of Oboes & English horns |
Mvt. 1 for 3 Oboes; Mvt. 2 for 2 Oboes and English horn; Mvt. 3 for Oboe and 2 English horns; Mvt. 4 for 3 English horns. |
Trevco Music Publishing—www.trevcomusicpublishing.com |
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Duos | 2005 | 2 flutes |
Can be played on other instruments. A set of six short duets for the pleasure of playing. |
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Fits and Starts | 2014 | Woodwind Quartet: Flute, Oboe, Clarinet, & Bassoon |
4 movements, including some simple improvisation and a movement that features all the duet combinations in this ensemble. |
Trevco Music Publishing—www.trevcomusicpublishing.com |
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Four Signs | 2014 | Bassoon & Bassoon/Contrabassoon |
4 movements: 2 for 2 bassoons, 2 for bassoon and contra. |
Trevco Music Publishing—www.trevcomusicpublishing.com |
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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 |
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Love Song | 1982 | oboe and bassoon | ||||||
Love Song | 1982 | bassoon and cello version | ||||||
Mixed Blessings | 1995 | oboe, bassoon, violin, cello, and harpsichord | Audio Sample |
Commissioned and premiered by Pacific Serenades. |
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One and Many | 1997 | violin, viola, cello, bass, & piano, with small bells, children, and guest instrumentalists | ||||||
One Thing and Another | 2016 | Clarinet & Piano |
Two movements: 1. Daydreams; 2. Mourning, Dancing (We are all damaged, we are all radiant.) |
Composer: bsncomp@hotmail.com |
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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. |
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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. |
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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
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TrevCo Music, www.trevcomusic.com |
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Songs & Dances | 2013 | Oboe & Bassoon |
Commissioned by Martin Schuring, Albie Micklich, and a consortium fo oboists and bassoonists, with additional funds from the 2011 conference of the International Double Reed Society. |
Trevco Music Publishing—www.trevcomusicpublishing.com |
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Sorrow and Celebration | 2015 | Reed Quintet: English horn, Bb Clarinet, Alto Saxophone, Bass Clarinet, Bassoon |
This piece for reed quintet and audience imitates a ceremony or ritual, calling people together to mourn and rejoice. The audience sings, whispers, shouts, and claps. |
Trevco Music Publishing—www.trevcomusicpublishing.com |
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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
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Three Pieces for ten winds | 2013 | Wind Dectet (Double Wind Quintet): 2 Flutes, 2 Oboes, 2 Clarinets, 2 Bassoons, 2 Horns |
Commissioned by a consortium of ensembles, organizations, and individuals. |
Trevco Music Publishing—www.trevcomusicpublishing.com |
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Two Morsels | 2019 | Duets for Oboe d'amore/English horn & Bassoon |
Two duos, one for Oboe d'amore & bassoon, the other for English horn & bassoon. Alternate versions are included: both pieces can be played on either Oboe d'amore or English horn. |
Trevco Music Publishing—www.trevcomusicpublishing.com |
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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" |
Published by Pacific Serenades. |
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What's Going On | 2018 | Wind Quintet |
Four movements: 1. Background Radiance; 2. Inheritance; 3. Mystery; 4. Loss. The audience sings the final note. |
Trevco Music Publishing—www.trevcomusicpublishing.com |
Title | Year of Composition | Instrumentation | Audio Sample | Notes | Price | Order | ||
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Fish Phase | 1975 | two contrabassoons and goldfish | ||||||
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 |
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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. |
Title | Year of Composition | Instrumentation | Audio Sample | Notes | Price | Order | ||
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Chorus | 1975 | SATB choir with organ |
Plymouth Music Co |
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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. |
contact John |
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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. |
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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. |