SERIOUS MUSICAL WORKS

EDITOR'S NOTE: This is as complete a list as Alan was able to provide on short notice; juvenilia (pieces written between ages seven and fifteen), pop, rock, blues and comedy songs (see Not-So-Serious Works) are omitted, as are background scores for films and theatre (see Theatre and Film). Whenever possible, details on premieres and recordings are given. In the case of vocal works, the name of the poet is given in parentheses. Works marked with an asterisk (*) indicate that the piece in question is either undergoing revision or has been temporarily withdrawn from Alan's catalogue. Scores and parts for nearly all works listed are available either from Alan directly or from the American Music Center or the Research Division of the New York Public Library for the Performing Arts in New York City.

1968
Poem 540 (Emily Dickinson) for tenor voice and piano. Performed New Milford, CT, August 1968. William Brooks, tenor; Alan Seidler, piano

at dusk (e.e. cummings) for tenor voice, flute and piano. Performed New Milford, CT, August 1968. William Brooks, tenor; David Deifik, flute; Alan Seidler, piano

1970
First Overture for orchestra (a/k/a Homage to Ives)- incorporating variations on "Mary Had A Little Lamb" - manuscript only.

The Last Invocation (Walt Whitman) for high voice and piano

1970-71
Why Cover Pigeonholes With Fortuna? (text by Alan Seidler and Arnold Fern) for two-part chorus and 3 trombones. Slightly revised in 1990 uder the name Pigeonholes.

Tracks for Orchestra for large orchestra including organ and multiple percussionists.

1971-72
Three Profundities (a/k/a Three Profundities for Screaming Unison Chorus) for unison or two-part chorus, speaker, flute, oboe, trumpet, 2 violins, piano and field drum. Performed at Juilliard School concert, Spring 1972

1. Hairy Ape (Alan Seidler)
2. On the Final Illness and Lamentable Demise of Specataca-ta, Second-to-Last Emperor of Tierra del Fuego (Alan Seidler)
3. Yapskwuging Tune (Timothy Aurthur and Alan Seidler)

1972
Sonnet for baritone voice, French horn and piano (Timothy Aurthur)- performed at Alice Tully Hall, New York, NY, February 1972. Gerald Lindahl, baritone; Ken Wiley, horn; Alan Seidler, piano

1977-80
Five English Poems for high voice and piano

1. To A Lady On Her Marriage (William Bell)
2. Break, Break, Break (Alfred, Lord Tennyson)
3. Who Can Say (Alastair Reed)
4. Song: Do I Wander Away Too Far (Keith Douglas)
5. Weep You No More, Sad Fountains (Anonymous-17th Century)

Performed at Merkin Concert Hall, NYC, November 20, 1995- Steven Goldstein, tenor; Alan Seidler, piano

1984
The Last Invocation (Whitman)- revised and arranged for high voice or unison chorus and small orchestra (piccolo, 3 flutes, 3 horns, 2 trumpets, 2 trombones, tuba, 3 percussionists, piano, celesta, strings)---see also 1970 version.

1985-87
Sobhuza II (Timothy Aurthur)- dramatic cantata for mezzo-soprano and bass soloists, large chorus and orchestra. Only piano/vocal score is intact.

1988
Quartet for Piano and Strings (a/k/a Piano Quartet)- performed at Hubbard Recital Hall, Manhattan School of Music November 28, 1989. violin, viola, cello unknown; Richard Woitach, piano. Recorded Dec. 1995-Jan. 1996 at Clinton Recording Studios, NYC; re-recorded at PPI Studios, NYC, Spring 1997. Patmore Lewis, violin; Katherine Greene, viola; Mary Wooten, cello; John Nauman, piano. This recording is included in the CD Alan Seidler: Chamber Music. (see also Quasi Una Fantasia below)

1989
Five Pieces for Woodwind Quintet

1. Prelude
2. Pastorale
3. Waltz
4. Chorale
5. Rondo

Oh, On An Early Morning(Robert Bly) for high voice and piano

Complaint (James Wright) for tenor voice, flute, clarinet, viola and cello (revised 1995). Performed at Merkin Concert hall, NYC, November 20, 1995. Steven Goldstein, tenor; Janet Weiss, flute; Mitchell Weiss, clarinet; Katherine Greene, viola,; Mary Wooten, cello; Richard Woitach, conductor.

1990
Four Preludes on Playthings of the Wind (a/k/a Playthings) (Carl Sandburg) for soprano voice, flute, clarinet, French horn, piano, violin, cello, percussion (2 players). Performed at Merkin Concert Hall, NYC, November 20, 1995. Laura Last, soprano; Janet Weiss, flute; Mitchell Weiss, clarinet; Scott Temple, horn; John Nauman, piano; Terry Woitach, violin; Mary Wooten, cello; David Tancredi, David Wilson, percussion; Richard Woitach, conductor. (Timpani substituted for original bass drum part in 2000 revision.)

1992; revised 1999
Two Sacred Pieces for a capella chorus

1. Our Father (Biblical)
2. Psalm XXIII (Biblical)

Performed at Merkin Concert Hall, NYC, October 10, 2006 by The Collegiate Chorale

1991-93
String Quartet #1: performed at Merkin Concert Hall, NYC, November 20, 1995; Patmore Lewis, Terry Woitach, violins; Katherine Greene, viola; Mary Wooten, cello. Recorded with same performers at Clinton Recording Studios, NYC, Dec. 1995-Jan.1996; re-recorded at PPI Studios, NYC, Spring 1997. Latter recording is included in CD Alan Seidler: Chamber Music

1994
Four Poems of William Blake for a capella chorus (SATB) (William Blake)

1. Memory Hither Come
2. How Sweet I Roam'd From Field to Field
3. The Sick Rose
4. The Tyger
   

1994-95
Sonata for Violin and Piano (a/k/a Violin Sonata)- performed at Merkin Concert Hall, NYC, November 20, 1995- Patmore Lewis, violin; John Nauman, piano. Recorded at Clinton Recording Studios, NYC, Dec. 1995-Jan. 1996. This recording was included on Patmore Lewis' Azatlan Records CD From The Soul (AZ-5119). Later re-recorded at PPI Studios, NYC, Spring 1997. That recording is included in the CD Alan Seidler: Chamber Music

1995-96
*Piano Sonata- written for and dedicated to John Nauman (temporarily withdrawn for revision)

1997-99
In The Arc of Your Mallet (Jelaluddin Rumi)- Four love poems for soprano voice, flute, clarinet, viola, cello, harp and percussion.  Written for and dedicated to Laura Last.  Performed at Merkin Concert Hall, NYC, October 10, 2006 by Laura Last, soprano; Linda Wetherill, flute; Ayako Oshima Neidich, clarinet; Susan Jolles, harp; William Trigg, Chris Nappi, Frank Cassara, Jeffrey Kraus, percussion; Martha Mooke, viola; and Michael Finckel, cello

1. Bonfire at Midnight
2. Maybe They're Shy
3. Folded Into the River
4. In The Arc of Your Mallet

2000
Quasi Una Fantasia for violin, viola, cello and piano. Reworking of the second movement of Quartet for Piano and Strings (see 1988 above)

2001
Simplify Me When I'm Dead (Keith Douglas) for baritone voice, guitar, viola, piano and percussion (2 players). Dedicated to the memory of John Fahey (1939-2001)

1999-2006

The Mystic Trumpeter: A Choral Symphony (Walt Whitman)
Performed at Merkin Concert Hall, NYC, October 10, 2006 by Laura Last, sopran0; Steven Goldstein, tenor; Graham Ashton, solo trumpet; The Collegiate Chorale; and The Orchestra of Our Time conducted by Joel Thome

2006-2007

Suite: The Bete Noire Fragments (Keith Douglas) for tenor singer/speaker, violin, cello, tenor saxophone and piano.