Alvin Singleton

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Works

• All
  • 56 Blows (Quis Custodiet Custodes?)
    for orchestra
    (1993 )
  • After Fallen Crumbs
    study score
    for orchestra (1987 )
  • Again
    for chamber orchestra
    (1979 )
  • Apple
    for clarinet quartet
    2 Bb clarinets, Eb clarinet, bass clarinet (1984 )
  • Argoru I
    for solo piano
    (1970 )
  • Argoru II
    for solo cello
    (1970 )
  • Argoru III
    for solo flute
    (1971 )
  • Argoru IV
    for viola
    (1978 )
  • Argoru V/a
    for bass clarinet
    (1984/rev. 2011 )
  • Argoru VI
    for solo marimba
    (1988 )
  • Argoru VII
    for solo vibraphone
    (1994 )
  • Argoru VIII
    for solo snare drum
    (2002 )
  • Be Natural
    for any combination of 3 bowed string instruments
    (1974 )
  • Between Sisters
    for soprano, alto flute, vibraphone and piano
    (1990 )
  • Cara Mia Gwen
    study score
    for orchestra (1993 )
  • Changing Faces
    for solo piano
    (1986 )
  • Cinque
    for piano
    (1969 )
  • Ein Kleines Volkslied
    for chamber ensemble
    bass clarinet, electric guitar, piano, cello, and double bass (1998 )
  • Epitaph
    for SATB double chorus a cappella
    (1966 )
  • Et Nunc
    for alto flute, bass clarinet, and double bass
    (1980 )
  • Extension of a Dream
    for 2 percussionists
    (1977, rev. 1987 )
  • Fallen Crumbs
    for male chorus a cappella (T.B.)
    (1987 )
  • La Flora
    for chamber ensemble
    flute (doubling alto flute), clarinet, 2 percussion, violin, and cello (1983 )
  • Greed Machine
    for vibraphone and piano
    (2003 )
  • Hallelujah Anyhow (String Quartet No. 4)
    (2018-2019 )
  • Helga
    for violin, viola, and cello
    (2003 )
  • In My Own Skin
    for piano
    edited by Laura Gordy (2010 )
  • In Our Own House
    for chamber ensemble
    soprano saxophone, trumpet, snare drum, and piano (1998 )
  • Inside-Out
    for piano four hands
    (1983-84 )
  • Intezar
    for viola, cello, and double bass
    viola, cello and double bass (1994 )
  • Ishirini
    for two violins
    (2003 )
  • Jasper Drag
    for violin, clarinet, and piano
    (2000 )
  • Le Tombeau du Petit Prince
    harpsichord (1978 )
  • Mookestueck
    5-string electric viola (1999 )
  • Mutations
    for solo piano
    Edited by Dr. Jackie Leung (Jacqueline Ching-Ling Leung)
  • Necessity is a Mother...!
    for three female actors and amplified double bass
    (1981 )
  • Prayer
    for tenor solo, chamber choir, organ, harp, trumpet, and cello
    (2016 )
  • Secret Desire to Be Black
    string quartet no. 2
    (1988 )
  • Shadows
    study score
    for orchestra (1987 )
  • Sinfonia Diaspora
    study score
    (1991 )
  • Somehow We Can
    for string quartet
    (1994 )
  • String Quartet No. 1
    (1967 )
  • Sweet Chariot
    for chamber ensemble
    two flutes (doubling piccolo and alto flute), bassoon, soprano saxophone (doubling tenor saxophone), and cello (2012 )
  • Through It All
    for wind quintet
    flute, oboe, clarinet, horn, bassoon (2007 )
  • Vous Compra
    for trumpet and piano
    (2001 )
  • A Yellow Rose Petal
    study score
    for orchestra (1982 )
• Solo (excluding keyboard)
  • Argoru II
    for solo cello
    (1970 )
  • Argoru III
    for solo flute
    (1971 )
  • Argoru IV
    for viola
    (1978 )
  • Argoru V/a
    for bass clarinet
    (1984/rev. 2011 )
  • Argoru VI
    for solo marimba
    (1988 )
  • Argoru VII
    for solo vibraphone
    (1994 )
  • Argoru VIII
    for solo snare drum
    (2002 )
  • Mookestueck
    5-string electric viola (1999 )
• Solo keyboard
  • Argoru I
    for solo piano
    (1970 )
  • Changing Faces
    for solo piano
    (1986 )
  • Cinque
    for piano
    (1969 )
  • In My Own Skin
    for piano
    edited by Laura Gordy (2010 )
  • Le Tombeau du Petit Prince
    harpsichord (1978 )
  • Mutations
    for solo piano
    Edited by Dr. Jackie Leung (Jacqueline Ching-Ling Leung)
• Chamber (2-5 players)
  • Apple
    for clarinet quartet
    2 Bb clarinets, Eb clarinet, bass clarinet (1984 )
  • Be Natural
    for any combination of 3 bowed string instruments
    (1974 )
  • Between Sisters
    for soprano, alto flute, vibraphone and piano
    (1990 )
  • Et Nunc
    for alto flute, bass clarinet, and double bass
    (1980 )
  • Extension of a Dream
    for 2 percussionists
    (1977, rev. 1987 )
  • Greed Machine
    for vibraphone and piano
    (2003 )
  • Hallelujah Anyhow (String Quartet No. 4)
    (2018-2019 )
  • Helga
    for violin, viola, and cello
    (2003 )
  • In Our Own House
    for chamber ensemble
    soprano saxophone, trumpet, snare drum, and piano (1998 )
  • Inside-Out
    for piano four hands
    (1983-84 )
  • Intezar
    for viola, cello, and double bass
    viola, cello and double bass (1994 )
  • Ishirini
    for two violins
    (2003 )
  • Jasper Drag
    for violin, clarinet, and piano
    (2000 )
  • Prayer
    for tenor solo, chamber choir, organ, harp, trumpet, and cello
    (2016 )
  • Secret Desire to Be Black
    string quartet no. 2
    (1988 )
  • Somehow We Can
    for string quartet
    (1994 )
  • String Quartet No. 1
    (1967 )
  • Through It All
    for wind quintet
    flute, oboe, clarinet, horn, bassoon (2007 )
  • Vous Compra
    for trumpet and piano
    (2001 )
• Large ensemble (6-12 players)
  • Ein Kleines Volkslied
    for chamber ensemble
    bass clarinet, electric guitar, piano, cello, and double bass (1998 )
  • La Flora
    for chamber ensemble
    flute (doubling alto flute), clarinet, 2 percussion, violin, and cello (1983 )
  • Sweet Chariot
    for chamber ensemble
    two flutes (doubling piccolo and alto flute), bassoon, soprano saxophone (doubling tenor saxophone), and cello (2012 )
• Choral (a cappella or with any number of instruments)
  • Epitaph
    for SATB double chorus a cappella
    (1966 )
  • Fallen Crumbs
    for male chorus a cappella (T.B.)
    (1987 )
  • Prayer
    for tenor solo, chamber choir, organ, harp, trumpet, and cello
    (2016 )
• Orchestra
  • 56 Blows (Quis Custodiet Custodes?)
    for orchestra
    (1993 )
  • After Fallen Crumbs
    study score
    for orchestra (1987 )
  • Again
    for chamber orchestra
    (1979 )
  • Cara Mia Gwen
    study score
    for orchestra (1993 )
  • Shadows
    study score
    for orchestra (1987 )
  • Sinfonia Diaspora
    study score
    (1991 )
  • A Yellow Rose Petal
    study score
    for orchestra (1982 )