SCORES

of works by Alvin Curran

All scores not listed as distributed by Frog Peak Press can be obtained from the composer.

Inner Cities cycle for Piano

Inner Cities 1 (1993) (Frog Peak Press) sample page
Inner Cities 2 (1994) (Frog Peak Press) sample page (1) sample page (9)
Inner Cities 3 (Light Flowers Dark Flowers II) (1999), for toy piano sample page
Inner Cities 4 (1999) sample page
Inner Cities 5 (1999), a structured improvisation
Inner Cities 6 - 7 (1999) sample page (1) sample page (14) sample page (15)
Inner Cities 7.5 (1999)
Inner Cities 8 (2000) sample page
Inner Cities 9 (2001) sample page
Inner Cities 10 (2003) sample page (4) sample page (17)
Inner Cities 11 (Aglio Olio Peperoncino Blues) (2003) sample page

Inner Cities 12 (In Memory of Helen Carter) (2005) sample page
Inner Cities 13 (2006) sample page
Inner Cities 14 (2010)
Inner Cities 1-14, complete set

For Piano, Other Works

Arnold Meets Steve at the Five Spot (2004) sample page
Beatles Arrangements (1990): Eleanor Rigby sample page When I'm Sixty-Four sample page
Eleven Schtetl Settings (1988) (Frog Peak Press) sample page
Endangered Species For Solo Piano (1994-96) sample page
E Poi... (2007) sample page
Era Ora (1986), for piano duo
First Piano Piece (1965) sample page
For Cornelius (1982) (Frog Peak Press) sample page (part I) sample page (part II)
Hope Street Tunnel Blues I (1986) (Frog Peak Press) sample page
Hope Street Tunnel Blues II (1986) (Frog Peak Press) sample page
Hope Street Tunnel Blues III (1983) (Frog Peak Press) sample page
Last Acts Of Julian Beck (1985) sample page
Little Pearls (1987) sample page
Play As Written (2009) sample page
Schtetl Variations I (1987)
Tango N. 1 (1983)

For Chorus SATB

Away Alone (1983)
Just This As If It Had No What (1992)
My Body In The Course Of A Dream (1996) (Frog Peak Press)
Music Is Not Music (2000); optional: chimes, bowed vibraphone, bowed piano strings, trumpet, tuba sample page
River Run (1983)
Odes of Roba (2006) sample page
Oh Man, Oh Mankind, Oh Yeah (2009); optional: soprano sax, horn, bass clarinet, trombone, cello sample page
When My Feet Felt The Path That My Eyes Could Not See (1993); optional: chimes, bowed vibraphone, bowed piano strings, trumpet, tuba (Frog Peak Press) sample page (1) sample page (5)


For Chamber Ensembles

Al Forno Al Sugo Al Pesto Al Vino (2001), for two saxophones, violin, cello, flute, or any other instruments; live electronics optional.
Choral Reefs (2011), version for violin and piano
Electric Rags II (1989), for saxophone quartet and electronics (Frog Peak Press) sample page (3) sample page (7) sample page (18)
Erat Verbum Johnny (2008) for string sextet and objects
Four Flukes (2001), for tenor/tenor/bass/contrabass recorders, percussion
La Traversa (2003), for violin, trombone and accordian
Madonna & Child (1968), for female voice and tape (of same singer) sample page
Malapromptus (2007), for cello and piano sample page
May I Now (2001), for cello, electric guitar, percussion: Walkin Base, Unisono Grosso, Era Ora, Isteria, Hoe Down Town sample page, Folk U, Choral Reefs
Mo Era Ora (1995), for two pianos and percussion quartet; also scored for piano and three percussionists
Ninety-Nine (2006), for violin and soprano
Octograms (2008), for any instruments, in unison
Quinto Piano (2004; a/k/a Playing House), for voice, piano, double bass, recorders, electric guitar, trombone, clarinet, violin, percussion
Passing Notes (2005), for percussion and cello
Pittura Fresca (1997), for violin solo, violin, piano, electric guitar, bassoon, two percussion, tape sample page
Pittura Fresca II (2011), for violin solo, viola, cello, bass, trumpet, saxophone, piano, electric guitar, bassoon, two percussion, tape sample page
Rose Of Beans (1997), for accordion, tuba, violin, piano, viola and percussion sample page
Rose Of Beans II (2000), for violin, cello, flute, clarinet, trumpet, trombone, piano, percussion
Saltando in Padella (2005), for chamber ensemble
Schtyx (1992), for piano, violin, and percussion sample page (4) sample page (17) sample page (18) sample page (23)
Strum City (1999), for 5 electric guitars  sample page
Theme Park x 1 (1995), for solo percussion (Frog Peak Press)
Theme Park x 4 (1998), for percussion quartet (Frog Peak Press) sample page
Three Flukes (1999), for flute trio
Triadic Limbo (2007), for piano and/or three or more instruments sample page
VSTO (1989), for string quartet (Frog Peak Press) sample page
VSTO long version (1994), for string quartet (Frog Peak Press)
VSTO version 2.5 (2009) for string quartet sample page
Why Is This Night Different From All Other Nights (1992), for violin, tuba, accordion, tape, prepared piano, optional percussion sample page

For Large Ensembles

Big Squeeze Long Stretch (2010), for 15 or more accordions
Circus Maximus (2010), for 16 musicians, electronics, and optional video sample page (1) sample page (16)
In Hora Mortis (1996), for chamber orchestra, 25 instruments
Oh Brass On the Grass Alas (2006), for 200-500 brass band musicians sample page (3) sample page (8) sample page (14)
Oh Man, Oh Mankind, Oh Yeah (2009), for large chorus SATB, improvising children's chorus, 7 instruments, 4 bass drums, optional shofar with live electronics sample page
Symphony 1.1 (2012), for orchestra sample page (6) sample page (21) sample page (22)

Custom adaptations can be arranged for...

Brute Beat Brut Bruit (2002), for flutes, clarinets, piano, violin, cello, percussion, rapper sample page
Edible Weeds (1988), for piano, violin, cello, flute, clarinet, trombone, percussion
Footprints of War (1997), for tape, string quartet, bass, banjo
Seven Articles (1989), for violin, piano, percussion, cello, bassoon, saxophone, clarinet
The Last Dance (2001), for tape, big band, solo drum set
Under The Fig Tree II (2000), for alto flute, bass flute, piccolo, mezzo soprano, harp, piano, sampling keyboard, electronics, percussion, whistling teakettle, Balinese scarecrow, jump rope toy, child's drum machine

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