And Dymn the Welkin tenor solo, SATB chorus, piano, 2 electric guitars, percussion (1976) | Mice soprano, tenor, piano, harpsichord, mousetraps (1989) Written
for Musica Pro Ecologica, an environmental-themed concert at the
University of Vermont. Hmm? Why, no. I didn’t think that
rodents
were a stretch for a concert with the environment as its subject
matter, not at all! |
Armies Of Mice 2 narrators, SATB chorus, juggler, recorder, flute, piano, rhythmatron, mousetraps (1982) No
angst here! I clipped the text a word at a time from four Colorado
newspapers, pasted
them into the score (predating the cut-and-paste word processing
function by a month at least), then added music and mousetraps. To
supply the perky rhythms,
composer-designer Dennis Báthory-Kitsz built
the fabulous Rhythmatron which, sadly, no longer exists. | Pox (sic) Vobiscum tenor, chorus, viola, cello, piano (1991) Performed
and recorded at a Vermont Composers Festival, but not with the full
complement of instruments. (The violinist, cellist and half of the chorus never showed up.)
Ergo, this performance does not meet the High Quality
Standards
you, the Discerning Website Visitor, have come to expect here. Oh, and here are the lyrics. |
Big Sister SATB actors, piano, synthesizer, cello, drum kit (1987) This
black comedy cabaret describes a game show in a hospital for the
criminally insane. Its eight songs are performed by four characters: Dr. Bob Trampolino, the game show host; Jules, the
prisoner/contestant; Sergeant Gus, the guard; and Rebecca, the nurse.
My dialogue, my lyrics, my music, my goodness! | Suspenders SATB voices, soprano & alto recorders, alto and tenor krummhorns, mandolin, concertina, acoustic guitar, castanets, 2 Pakastani autohorns, Niederhorn, kitharette, p’tang (1978) This
silly piece with silly text was performed at the 1977 New York
Avant-Garde
Festival. An audience of
eleven, which included a music critic from South America, listened in
amusement. The text translations are here, as is a
description of the odder instruments. |
Mass of Mercury (See under Orchestral.) | Baby Alice I wrote this short song in anticipation of the birth of Shawna Brulé’s daughter, What’s-her-name.alto voice, harp, harpsichord, piano, cello, tam-tam (2016) |