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Selected Compositions

Scores of all of the following compositions are available for purchase. For further information and purchase details please email: scorepurchase@ronanguilfoyle.com
 

Music for Classical Ensembles:

(Pieces marked with * denote that this piece requires one or more of the performers to be able to improvise, and to be familiar with chord symbol terminology.)

Orchestral

Concerto for Jazz Guitar Trio and Orchestra* (1993)

Concerto for Violin and Orchestra (1998)

Concerto for Orchestra (1995)

Parabola* (2000)

For soprano voice, guitar, and orchestra

Concerto for Piano and Orchestra (2002)

Chamber

Music for Clarinet and String Trio* (1996)

Ourense (2001)
For String Orchestra

Music For Soprano Saxophone and String Quartet* (1998)

Phantom City*(1997)
For soprano sax, accordion, bass guitar, drums

D/C* (1999)
For soprano saxophone and cor anglais, version for saxophone and viola also available

Sonata for Violin and Piano* (1994)
Version for saxophone and piano also available

Sonata for Viola and Piano* (2001)

Toccata and Feud (1998)
For solo piano

Groove Merchants (1996)
For wind quintet

Toccata and Feud 2 (1998)

Music for Jazz Ensembles:

These pieces range from guitar trio to jazz orchestra. The size of the ensemble is denoted as follows ­ tr. = trio, qt. = quartet, qnt. = quintet. Any different ensemble sizes are specified.

** denotes that these compositions are available on CD

Zephyr (2001)

(jazz orchestra)

Sundials (1998) **

(octet)

Sequence of Events (1990)

(qt.)

These next eight compositions are from the CD "Devsirme" and are all for quintet.

Dice (1996) **
Obsessive (1996) **
A. K. A. (1996) **
Part One (1996) **
T'Cha (1996) **
Transchumance (1996) **
Fanfare (1996) **
Devsirme (1996) **
(Julius Hemphill Composition Award winner 1997)

Slightly Blue (1990) **
(tr.)

N.O. Thanks (1995) **
(tr.)

From The Apple (1999) **
(qt.)

Mr. Adams (1987) **
(tr. and septet)

Sostenuto (1990) **
(octet)

Aspiration (1992) **
(septet)

Line of Most Resistance (1995) **
(duo)

November 17 (1990) **
(tr.)

Minor Infringement (1995) **
(tr.)


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