Works

Program listings: Arbor Nocturne (world premiere in Yerevan, Armenia --my name is on the left); Kabala (Taiwanese premere in Kaohsiung); Kabala (Russian premiere in Moscow).

Matthew H. Fields [fields at umich dot edu], 1310 Packard Street No.2, Ann Arbor, Michigan, 48104-3849 USA.

Works for Large Ensembles.

Hubble Space Telescope Views. For orchestra (3333 4331 t+3 hp str).11 minutes, for professionals, composed 2004. (Scorch page for Hubble Space Telescope Views) (Scorch page 1600 pixels tall for Hubble Space Telescope Views) (Scorch page 2800 pixels tall for Hubble Space Telescope Views) (Complete audio rendition by Dennis Bathory Kitsz [see the links page for Kalvos and Damien's New Music Bazaar]--14.5 Mb, approx 1.1 hour via modem or 15 seconds on broadband for 10 minutes of listening) (PDF score and parts, 14Mb)

Sages of Chelm. For 2 oboes, 2 horns, 8 violins, 3 violas,2 cellos, and featured bass. 60 minutes for virtuosi. Part I: Khutzpah (audacity), 30 minutes, composed 2000. Part II: Tsores (misery), 15 minutes, composed 2001. Part III: Simchas (joy), 15 minutes, composed 2001. Recorded 2003 (58 min) by Houston Sinfonia, directed by Larry Rachleff, featuring Paul Ellison. Centaur Records CRC 2699, released October 2004. (More information on Sages of Chelm: sample PDF; MP3 clip; Scorch page; Score and parts in PDF; program notes)

Octets

Shakespeare's Eighteenth Sonnet. For singers SSAATTBB or choir SATB. 3 minutes for good singers. Composed 1997; premiered 1999. (complete MP3 file) (Scorch page of the choir version) (PDF of the choir version) (PDF of title page for the choir version)

Sextets

Fireheart. For flute, clarinet, marimba/vibraphone, piano, violin, and cello. 6 and a half minutes for virtuosi. Composed 2005. (Screen-format Scorch page for Fireheart). (Tall-format Scorch page for Fireheart). (MIDI file of Fireheart). (Screen-format Adobe Acrobat preview of Fireheart). (full score and parts of Fireheart in Adobe Acrobat format [7.2 MB]). (mp3 rendition by Paul H. Smith's Fauxharmonic Orchestra [6.6 MB]).

Birthday Music. For flute/piccolo, oboe, clarinet, horn, bassoon, and piano. Five movements, 24 minutes for advanced players. Composed 1995. (More information about Birthday Music)

Vindication of Hypatia. For 3 trumpets and 3 trombones. 3 minutes for advanced players. Composed 1988; premiered 1988. (MP3 file of Vindication of Hypatia)

Quintets

Accidental Heroes of September 2001 and Every Day. For 2 trumpets, horn, trombone, and tuba. 6 minutes for virtuosi. Composed 2002. (Scorch page for Accidental Heroes of September 2001 and Every Day) (Midi file of Accidental Heroes of September 2001 and Every Day) (PDF of Accidental Heroes of September 2001 and Every Day)

Quartets.

Call of the Shofar. For 4 trombones, or euphoniums and tubas, or mixed low brass. 12 minutes for advanced players. Composed 1992; premiered 1992; recorded 1999. (MP3 clip of shofar played by Fields) (MP3 clip from Call of the Shofar)

Three Origami Figures. For 2 violins, viola, and cello. 3 movements, about 8 minutes for advanced players. Composed 1991; premiered 1992.

Shakespeare's Eighteenth Sonnet, SATB version. See under "octets".

Trios.

Absinthe, Spirit of Green Dream. For clarinet in A, violin, and cello.11 minutes for virtuosi. Composed 1997; premiered 2001. (MIDI file of Absinthe, Spirit of Green Dream) (MP3 file of Absinthe, Spirit of Green Dream [16.1 Mb]) (Scorch page for Absinthe, Spirit of Green Dream) (High-resolution Scorch page for Absinthe, Spirit of Green Dream) (Complete score and parts [PDF] for Absinthe, Spirit of Green Dream)

Cavaliers. For clarinet, violin, and cello. 3 minutes for good players. Composed 1997; premiered 1998.

Kabala. For clarinet, viola, and piano. 12 minutes for virtuosi. Composed 1993; premiered 1997; recorded 1998. (MP3 clip from Kabala) (Scorch page for Kabala) (Scorch page for Kabala for 1200-pixel-tall monitors) (MIDI file of Kabala) (PDF of Kabala)

Duets, duos.

Arbor Nocturne. For violin and piano. 23 minutes for advanced players. Composed 1998. Premiered 2001. (Arbor Nocturne in Scorch format) (MIDI file of Arbor Nocturne) (MP3 file of Arbor Nocturne, 16.8 MB) (Arbor Nocturne PDF)

Solos (unaccompanied).

Rollerchant. For violoncello. 5 minutes for an advanced player. Composed 2002; premiered 2003. (Scorch page for Rollerchant) (Midi file for Rollerchant) (MP3 file of Rollerchant, with Mathias Wexler, cello--2.95 Mb) (Score of Rollerchant as PDF)

Sh`mah. For carillon (d-g' pedal, d-c'''' manual). 7 minutes for an advanced player. Composed 1995; premiered 1996; recorded 1998. (Mp3 clip from Sh`mah)

The Winds of Springtime. For piano. 6 minutes for a virtuoso. Composed 1990; premiered 1990.

Summer Mischief. For harpsichord (8+8+4, buff...). 7 minutes for a virtuoso. Composed 1993; premiered 1996; recorded 1998. (MP3 clip from Summer Mischief)

Rooster's Court Ball. For flute. Six movements, 13 minutes for an advanced player. Composed 1993; premiered 1994; recorded 1998. (MP3 clip from Rooster's Court Ball.

Cerotets (works for zero players).

Dialup Hell. For modem and mental problem. 2 minutes. Composed 2003. (MP3 file of the complete Dialup Hell)