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The
Music of Dennis W. Ritz |
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| First
Draft Completed April 22, 2012 |
Poems
for Oboe and Strings
Pastoral
Solo
e Pensoso
Scherzo
Legend
Chase,
Quiet |
| Written
Dec. 27-28, 2011 |
Be
Thou My Vision for Piano Quintet and voice
for Blaire and David, on the occasion of their wedding
Saturday, January 7, 2012
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Nov 28-Dec 9, 2011: |
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Concerto
for Trumpet and Strings
Moderato
Andante
Energico
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| Written
Nov 15-22, 2011: |
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Pastorals
for English horn and Strings
Larghetto
Larghetto
Andante
Andante
Adagio
Moderato
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| Written
October 28-November 4, 2011: |
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Sonata
for English Horn and Piano
Larghetto
Adagio
Larghetto
Largo
Andante
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September 16-23, 2011: |
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Concerto
da Camera for Oboe and Strings
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| Written
September 1-8, 2011: |
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Sonata
for Clarinet and Piano
Moderato
Larghetto
Scherzo
Con Spirito
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| Written
August 11-24, 2011: |
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Heard
Among the Pines for orchestra
In honor of Davis and Jeanette Wiggin and their
long and distinguished tenure as Directors
of the New England Music Camp |
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| Completed
August 5, 2011: |
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Revisions
of Suite No. 3 for Flute Sextet. Collaboration with colleague, Mark
Hartman.
The Girl from Ipanema
Corcovado
One Note Samba
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| Summer
Project-Completed! |
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Reduction
orchestration of twelve scenes from The Nutcracker scored for
flute/piccolo, oboe/English horn, clarinet, bassoon, horn, trumpet,
strings, piano, timpani/percussion for the Chambersburg Ballet Theatre.
Premier--December 3, 2011. |
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| Written
week of June 5, 2011: |
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Sonata
No 3 for Oboe and Piano
Moderato
Larghetto
Andante
Moderato
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| Written
May 16-18, 2011: |
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Sonata
No 2 for Oboe and Piano
Movement
1
Movement
2 (Pastoral)
Movement
3 (La Valse)
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| Written
April 3-9, 2011; Revised May 5-7, 2011: |
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Sonata
No 1 for Oboe and Piano
Movement
1, Larghetto--Spirito
Movement 2,
Larghetto
Movement 3,
Vivace (Rondo)
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February 21-28, 2011: |
Scenes
from Childhood for Oboe, Cello, and Piano
1
Don't Remember Much About Being Born
2
Things That Creak and Bump in the Night
3 Lullaby
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Non-stop Activity and Short Attention Span
5 School
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Impossible Highs, Bottomless Lows--Adolescence
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Love Found, Love Lost
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Ma Fin Est Mon Commencement
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| Written
January 2011: |
A
Pennywhistle for your Thoughts for Pennywhistle and Cello
Gotta
Start Somewhere
Cogitations
and Contemplations
Barbara's
Jig
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December 2010: |
Meditations
on Psalm 66 for SATB Choir and Piano
1
Prelude
2
Fughetta
3
Chorale
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| Completed
December 2010: |
Scoring
of Lavinia Reid's The Little Mermaid, for
duo piano and percussion. This fifteen-scene ballet is possibly Lavinia's
finest creation, and it is absolutely stunning. It premiered
at Chambersburg's (PA) January 29 Icefest with two
performances.
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Composed September 2010: |
Prelude
for Tuba and Piano
Fugue for
Tuba and Piano
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| Composed
May 2010: |
Reese's
Pieces, a four movement jazz suite for alto flute, cello,
piano, and set composed for Tom and Laurie Reese and The
Reese Project Jazz Ensemble.
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Click
to hear an excerpt from Laurie
Click
to hear an excerpt from Bleu Pas de Deux
Click
to hear an excerpt from Sorta Samba
Click
to hear an excerpt from Tom Foolery
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(Notated
sections only; all improvisation areas cut) |
| Listen
to Finale-generated MP3s of recently-composed pieces.
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music
for flute choir
music
for oboe and bassoon
music
for clarinet choir
Music
for Brass and Percussion
music
for tuba and piano
Music
to Die For for Cello and Piano
The
Gift of the Magi ballet music
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