Scores..."Somber Cotillion" (The Diplomacy of Terror)
for Full Band (Wind Ensemble) (commissioned by Liana Alexandra, Representative Military Orchestra,
Bucharest, Romania)
by Dwight Winenger © 2002
(licensed by BMI)
TOTAL DURATION: (5:00 min.) "Structural Variations On Two Obscure Themes"
for Solo Violoncello (commissioned by Serban Nichifor, University of Bucharest, Romania)
by Dwight Winenger © 2001
(license by BMI applied for)
TOTAL DURATION: (7:00 min.) "Structural Variations on Two Obscure Themes delighted with its inventive and playful reminiscences"
--MICHAEL HUEBNER, News staff writer, Birmingham News"Votre piece pour cello solo - que j'avais presente le 16-XI a l'AMERICAN CENTER de BUCHAREST - a eu un GRAND SUCCES ! FELLICITATIONS !....En vous remerciant une fois de plus pour votre magnifique musique."
--Serban Nichifor - World Premiere - American Cultural Center, Bucharest, Romania, 2001cassette and MP3 recordings of performance available as below
"Second Psalm" for Soprano with Piano accompaniment
vocal setting for the words of David, King of Israel
by Dwight Winenger © 1966 (revised 1999) (licensed by BMI)TOTAL DURATION: (7:15 min.) World Premiere by Karen Altabet, soprano, and Eunee Yee, piano,
Living Music 2000 Concert at Los Angeles Harbor College, California, USAcassette and MP3 recordings of performance available as below
"Phonistic Numerals"
"Eminently playable"--Craig Hultgren, Music Director, Amion String Quartet
(based on three phone numbers from the Palm Springs phone book)
String Quartet No. 2, in the Chromatic Key of B
by Dwight Winenger ©1984 (revised 1997) (licensed by BMI)
Subtitled "Phonistic Numerals"
Movement 1. Not too fast (5:22 min.)
Movement 2. Slow (8:45 min.)
Movement 3. Quite Fast (1:51 min.)
World Premiere - University of Bucharest, Romania, 1999
"String Quartet No. 2" (Phonistic Numerals) by Dwight Winenger © 1997 (version)
all rights reserved StrQu2_1-3.MID orchestrated by Dwight Winenger © 1997 (version) on Trax for Yamaha CBX-T3
I. Not too fast... 22,470 bytes (5:38 min.) StrQu2_1.MIDII. Slow... 8,586 bytes (9:00 min.) StrQu2_2.MID
III. Quite fast... 11,059 bytes (2:16 min.) StrQu2_3.MID
cassette and MP3 recordings of performance available as below
cassette and MP3 recordings of performance available as below
"Modal Disentanglements on Popular Tunes"
by Dwight Winenger ©1986 (licensed by BMI)
Scored for: 1) piano 2) 2 trumpets and bass trombone
alto, tenor, and baritone saxophones
traps 3) 3 brass
Bb clarinet, oboe, and
bassoon and traps
Movement 1. "Hello, My Baby" (3:15 min.)
Movement 2. "Sentimental Journey" (3:00 min.)
Movement 3. "Night Train" (1:25 min.)
Movement 4. "Moon River" (2:20 min.)
"The Raven, a reading for trombone"
by Dwight Winenger ©1990 (licensed by BMI)
Score for 1) tenor trombone
2) wind machine
3) thunder sheet and staged lightning
TOTAL DURATION: (12:00 min.)
cassette and MP3 recordings of trombone part performed by the composer
"Recurrent Ordinals"
by Dwight Winenger © 1990 (licensed by BMI)
Aleatoric Scores for 1) 7 assorted instruments and conductor
2) videotaped score for theater projection
to both audience and ensemble w/ conductor
TOTAL DURATION: (varies as alarm clock setting)
cassette and MP3 recordings available as below with composer at piano
"Not Vivaldi"
by Dwight Winenger ©1988 (licensed by BMI)
Scores for 1) two violins 2) "Vivaldi Sandwich" version
small orchestra similar ensemble with
harpsichord movements from
Antonio Vivaldi's
"Concerto in C minor"
Movement 1.
"Allegro ma poco e cantabile" (Vivaldi)
1a) "Allegro" (Winenger)
Movement 2.
"Andante Molto" (Vivaldi)
2a) "Andante" (Winenger)
Movement 3.
"Allegro" (Vivaldi)
3a) "Allegro" (Winenger)
TOTAL DURATION: (unperformed, est. 20:00 min.)
rehearsal comments, "Winenger segments better than Vivaldi's"
--Ms. Helen Miller, conductor, Chamber Orchestra of the Desert
"Double Bass Trio"
(Small String Quartet--No. 1)
by Dwight Winenger ©1957 (revised 1992) (licensed by BMI)
Score for 1) violin, viola, cello, double bass
Unlicensed works...
Movement 1.
Not too fast (5:22 min.)
Movement 2.
Slow (8:45 min.)
Movement 3.
Quite Fast (1:51 min.)
TOTAL DURATION: (15:58 min.)
cassette recording of performance available as below
"Breeze for Band" (Fantasy on a Spanish theme)
by Dwight Winenger © 1957
Score for 1) full wind ensemble
TOTAL DURATION: (15:58 min.)
cassette recording of performance available as below
"Concerto For Double Bass"
(arrangement with piano accompaniment for Barry Johnstone)
(original sketch for small orchestra accompaniment)
by Dwight Winenger ©1981
Score for 1) Solo Double Bass with notated piano accompaniment
In One Movement:
dotted eighth = 80
TOTAL DURATION: (unperformed. no est.)
"In Search Of the Natural Man"
by Dwight Winenger ©1984
Scores for 1) Oakland Chamber Orchestra Version:
for small orchestra
2) Original Version with solo improvisations
(uses natural harmonics for strings)
TOTAL DURATION: (unperformed, est. 15:00 min.)
"Intervallic Etude" For Eight Flutes or Flute Choir by Dwight Winenger © 1984 Score for 1) eight flutesMovement 1.
AndanteMovement 2.
AllegroMovement 3.
VivaceMovement 4.
Moderato TOTAL DURATION: (unperformed, est. 10:00 min.)
"Narrowing Circles" Symphony No. 4 (For Small Orchestra) by Dwight Winenger © 1985 Score for 1) strings with winds in pairsMovement 1.
AllegroMovement 2.
AndanteMovement 3.
Allegretto TOTAL DURATION: (unperformed, est. 10:00 min.) dedicated to Neoma R. Knitter who doesn't like "weird music." Her comment at rehearsal, "This isn't weird?,"
"The Pantagruelian Annals" A good-humored history of music in the Western World by Dwight Winenger © 1984 Score for 1) strings and piano TOTAL DURATION: (unperformed, est. 10:00 min.)
"A Small Symphony For Small Orchestra" Symphony No. 3 for custom orchestra... by Dwight Winenger © 1982 Score for 1) strings with harpsichord flute, Bb clarinet, Tuba and percussionMovement 1.
ThemeMovement 2.
InversionMovement 3.
RetrogradeMovement 4.
Retrograde Inversion TOTAL DURATION: (unperformed, est. 10:00 min.)
"Structural Variations On Two Obscure Themes"
for Solo Violoncello (commissioned by Serban Nichifor, University of Bucharest, Romania)
by Dwight Winenger © 2001
(license by BMI applied for)
"Structural Variations on Two Obscure Themes delighted with its inventive and playful reminiscences"
--MICHAEL HUEBNER, News staff writer, Birmingham News"Votre piece pour cello solo - que j'avais presente le 16-XI a l'AMERICAN CENTER de BUCHAREST - a eu un GRAND SUCCES ! FELLICITATIONS !....En vous remerciant une fois de plus pour votre magnifique musique."
--Serban Nichifor - World Premiere - American Cultural Center, Bucharest, Romania, 2001cassette and MP3 recordings of performance available
"Second Psalm" for Soprano with Piano accompaniment
World Premiere by Karen Altabet, soprano, and Eunee Yee, piano,
vocal setting for the words of David, King of Israel
by Dwight Winenger © 1966 (revised 1999) (licensed by BMI)
Living Music 2000 Concert at Los Angeles Harbor College, California, USA
cassette and MP3 recordings of performance available
"Modal Disentanglements on Popular Tunes" by Dwight Winenger © 1986Movement 1.
"Hello, My Baby" (3:15 min.)Movement 2.
"Sentimental Journey" (3:00 min.)Movement 3.
"Night Train" (1:25 min.)Movement 4.
"Moon River" (2:20 min.) TOTAL DURATION: (10:00 min.) Performed by the Bakersfield Symphony Chamber Orchestra (CA) Howard Quilling, Conductor and Music Director also available in MP3 format
"The Raven, a reading for trombone" by Dwight Winenger © 1990 (licensed by BMI) Score for 1) tenor trombone 2) wind machine 3) thunder sheet and staged lightning TOTAL DURATION: (12:00 min.) Solo performed by Dwight Winenger, the composer, on tenor trombone, no accompaniment or effects...
"Recurrent Ordinals" subtitled: "Nightmare for assorted instruments and alarm clock" by Dwight Winenger © 1990 (licensed by BMI) Aleatoric Scores for 1) assorted instruments and alarm clock 2) videotaped score for theater projection to both audience and ensemble w/ conductor TOTAL DURATION: (varies as alarm clock set) Performed by the College of the Desert Chamber Ensemble Arnaldo Trujillo, Conductor and Music Director also available in MP3 format
"Double Bass Trio"
(Small String Quartet--No. 1)
by Dwight Winenger © 1957 (revised 1992) (licensed by BMI)
Score for violin, viola, cello, double bass
In One Movement
Not too fast
TOTAL DURATION: (5:58 min.)
Performance by The Singing Sycamores String Quartet,
Indiana State University, the original version.
Synthesized performance of revision.
"Breeze for Band" (Fantasy on a Spanish theme) by Dwight Winenger © 1957 Score for full wind ensemble TOTAL DURATION: (15:58 min.) Performance by Indiana State University Symphonic Band Joseph Gremelspacher, Conductor and Music Director
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