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Catalog of Concert Works |
Alex at work in her studio while in residence at The MacDowell Colony, coffee and binoculars close at hand. |
Welcome
to a self-guided tour of my compositions, published by my company, Activist Music. Browse
by medium,
or for a quick sampling of different styles,
give the fun little Dial-a-Mood
a whirl.
Click on a title, and a second page will appear over this catalog with program notes, score samples and audio clips of the piece, as well as performance and publishing info. Use the navigation buttons on that page, or close that window and this one will remain in view. I invite you to visit the other pages of this site for additional information. Enjoy! Alex |
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| Solo Piano |
Sonata
for Piano (1999; 16') |
Solo Violin |
Desert
Waves (with audio track; 2001; 10') |
| Intermezzo
for Piano (1998; 3') |
Journey (with audio track; 1999; 7') |
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| Piano Suite No. 1: The Resonance of Childhood (1996; 12') |
Vista (with audio track; 2005; 8') |
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| For My Father (1996; 5') |
Solo Viola |
Evolve (with audio track; 2006; 8') |
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| Slowly, searching (2009; 6') |
Desert
Waves (with audio track; 2001; 10') |
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| Luvina (2007; 5') |
Solo Clarinet |
Water
Crossing (with audio track; 2002; 10') |
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| Vendaval de Luvina (with audio track; 2010; 6') |
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| Spark (2011; 7') |
Solo Flute |
Shiny
Kiss (1999; 4') |
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| R | Below (contrabass flute with audio track; 2008; 10') |
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| Solo Organ |
Transplant (1999; 4') |
Below (bass clarinet with audio track; 2010; 10') |
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| Solo Contra- bassoon |
Deep (with audio track; 2004; 8') |
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| Solo Sax |
Desert Tide (with audio track; 2005; 10') |
Solo Tuba |
Deep (with audio track; 2004; 8') |
| Solo Contra- bass Clarinet |
Deep (with audio track; 2004; 8') |
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| DuetsR | |
| Slip (violin and harpsichord; 2001; 9') |
Music
for Two Big Instruments (tuba and piano; 2000; 7') |
| Of String and Touch (viola and piano; 2006; 10') |
Re:pair (flute duet; 2000; 7') |
| Of Wood and Touch (cello and piano; 2001; 10') |
Re:pair (flute and oboe; 2001; 7') |
| Of Bow and Touch (double bass and piano; 2000; 10') |
Re:pair (flute and bassoon; 2001; 7') |
| Of Air and Touch (oboe and piano; 2001; 10') |
Re:pair (clarinet and bassoon; 2008; 7') |
| Of Breath and Touch (bassoon and piano; 1999; 10') |
Re:pair (bassoon duet; 2001; 7') |
| Of Wind and Touch (baritone saxophone and piano; 2006; 10') |
Intermezzo for Flute and Harp (2008; 4') |
| Water Voyage (clarinet duet with audio track; 2007; 8') |
Intermezzo for Clarinet and Piano (1998; 4') |
| Intermezzo for Bass Flute and Piano (2010; 4') |
Intermezzo for Clarinet and Harp (1998; 4') |
| Intermezzo for Bass Flute and Harp (2010; 4') |
Intermezzo for Cello and Piano (2011; 4') |
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| Trios | |
| Desert
Notes (oboe, bassoon and piano; 2001; 10') |
Piano
Trio No. 1: Elegy (violin, cello and piano; 1999; 8') |
| Desert
Passage (violin, cello and piano; 2001; 10') |
Elegy (trumpet, cello and piano; 2004; 8') |
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Passage (violin, tenor saxophone and piano; 2001; 10') |
Trio
for Clarinet, Violin & Piano |
| Desert Run (oboe, clarinet and piano; 2007; 10') |
Slipping (violin, harpsichord and percussion; 2006; 9') |
| Desert Thoughts (flute, clarinet and piano; 2008; 10') |
At the Abyss (piano, marimba, vibraphone and percussion; 2003; 14') |
| Flea Circus (clarinet, violin and piano; 2008; 1') |
Elegiac (clarinet, cello and piano; 2010; 8') |
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| Quartets | |
| Introspect (string quartet; 2000; 7') |
Evensong
Suite (flute, clarinet, bassoon and piano; 1999; 17') |
| Music for Four Big Instruments (tuba, piano, double bass, drum set; 2006; 7') |
Bioplasm (flute quartet: 2 bass fls, 2 alto fls, 2 C fls, 1 piccolo; 2004; 12') |
| Unabashedly (flute/piccolo, violin, cello and piano; 2006; 14') |
Plasma (flute quartet: 2 bass fl, 2 alto fl, 2 C fl, 1 picc.; 2004; 1') |
| Five Squared (string quartet; 2008; 4') |
Phos
Hilaron (flute, clarinet, bassoon and piano; 1999; 3') |
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| Quintets | |
| Current
Events (string quintet: 2 vlns, 2 vlas, 1 vc; 2003; 16') |
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| Sextets | |
| Unabashedly More (flute/piccolo, clarinet, violin, viola, cello and piano; 2010; 11') |
Unabashedly Said (flute/piccolo, clarinet, French horn, violin, cello and piano; 2011; 11') |
| Perpetual Spark (flute/piccolo, violin, viola, cello, double bass and piano; 2011; 7') |
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| Large Chamber Ensemble | |
| Archipelago (string quartet, double bass, woodwind quintet; 2009; 13') |
The Ebb of Memory (string orchestra; 2010; 8') |
| Bioplasm (flute choir; 2011; 12') |
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| Strings | |
| Of
Wood and Touch (cello and piano; 2001; 10') |
Current
Events (string quintet: 2 vlns, 2 vlas, 1 vc; 2003; 16') |
| Desert
Waves (5-string electric violin and audio track; 2001; 10') |
Introspect (string quartet; 2000; 7') |
| Slip (violin and harpsichord; 2001; 9') |
Of
Bow and Touch (double bass and piano; 2000; 10') |
| Trio
for Clarinet, Violin & Piano (1998; 12') |
Piano
Trio No. 1: Elegy (violin, cello and piano; 1999; 8') |
| Desert
Passage (violin, cello and piano; 2001; 10'; |
Journey (5-string electric violin and audio track; 1999; 7') |
| Desert
Passage (violin, tenor saxophone and piano; 2001; 10'; |
Elegy (trumpet, cello and piano; 2004; 8') |
| Vista (violin and audio track; 2005; 8') |
Of String and Touch (viola and piano; 2006; 10') |
| Music for Four Big Instruments (tuba, piano, double bass, drum set; 2006; 7') |
Unabashedly (flute/piccolo, violin, cello and piano; 2006; 14') |
| Evolve (electric viola and audio track; 2006; 8') |
Slipping (violin, harpsichord and percussion; 2006; 9') |
| Perpetual Spark (flute/piccolo, violin, viola, cello, double bass and piano; 2011; 7') |
Five Squared (string quartet; 2008; 4') |
| Archipelago (string quartet, double bass, woodwind quintet; 2009; 13') |
Elegiac (clarinet, cello and piano; 2010; 8') |
| Unabashedly More (flute/piccolo, clarinet, violin, viola, cello and piano; 2010; 11') |
The Ebb of Memory (string orchestra; 2010; 8') |
| Unabashedly Said (flute/piccolo, clarinet, violin, viola, cello and piano; 2010; 11') |
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| Woodwinds | |
| Shiny Kiss (solo flute; 1999; 4') |
Bioplasm (flute quartet: 2 bass fls, 2 alto fls, 2 C fls, 1 piccolo; 2004; 12') |
| Re:pair (flute and oboe; 2001; 7') |
Evensong
Suite (flute, clarinet, bassoon and piano; 1999; 17') |
| Re:pair (flute and bassoon; 2001; 7') |
Of Air and Touch (oboe and piano; 2001; 10') |
| Unabashedly (flute/piccolo, violin, cello and piano; 2006; 14') |
Desert Notes (oboe, bassoon and piano; 2001; 10') |
| Intermezzo for Flute and Harp (2008; 4') |
Re:pair (clarinet and bassoon; 2008; 7') |
| Re:pair (flute duet; 2000; 7') |
Trio
for Clarinet, Violin & Piano (1998; 12') |
| Of Breath and Touch (bassoon and piano; 1999; 10') |
Intermezzo
for Clarinet and Piano (1998; 4') |
| Re:pair (bassoon duet; 2001; 7') |
Intermezzo
for Clarinet and Harp (1998; 4') |
| Deep (contrabassoon with CD; 2004; 8') |
Water Crossing (clarinet with audio track; 2002; 10') |
| Desert Tide (soprano saxophone with audio track; 2005; 10') |
Water Voyage (clarinet duet with audio track; 2007; 8') |
| Desert Passage (violin, tenor saxophone and piano; 2001; 10') |
Of Wind and Touch (baritone saxophone and piano; 2006; 10') |
| Desert Run (oboe, clarinet and piano; 2007; 10') |
Desert Thoughts (flute, clarinet and piano; 2008; 10') |
| Plasma (flute quartet; 2 bass fl, 2 alto fl, 2 C fl, 1 picc.; 2004; 1') |
Perpetual Spark (flute/piccolo, violin, viola, cello, double bass and piano; 2011; 7') |
| Below (contrabass flute with audio track; 2008; 10') |
Archipelago (string quartet, double bass, woodwind quintet; 2009; 13') |
| Elegiac (clarinet, cello and piano; 2010; 8') |
Unabashedly More (flute/piccolo, clarinet, violin, viola, cello and piano; 2010; 11') |
| Intermezzo for Bass Flute and Piano (2010; 4') |
Bioplasm, for flute choir (flute choir; 2011; 12') |
| Unabashedly Said (flute/piccolo, clarinet, violin, viola, cello and piano; 2010; 11') |
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| Brass | |
| Music
for Two Big Instruments (tuba and piano; 2000; 7') |
Music for Four Big Instruments (tuba, piano, double bass, drum set; 2006; 7') |
| Elegy (trumpet, cello and piano; 2004; 8') |
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| Concert Wind Band | |
| Homecoming (wind band; 2008; 8') |
Paper Cut (wind band, printer paper, audio track; 2010; 5') |
| Immersion (wind band and audio track; 2011; 22') Three movements, each of which may be programmed separately: |
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| Depth (wind band and audio track; 2011; 8') |
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| Surface (wind band and audio track; 2011; 4') |
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| Beneath (wind band and audio track; 2011; 11') |
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| Choral |
| Celebrate! (SATB or SSA choir and piano; 2002; 5') |
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| Percussion | |
| At
the Abyss (piano, marimba, vibraphone and percussion; 2003; 14') |
Music for Four Big Instruments (tuba, piano, double bass, drum set; 2006; 7') |
| Slipping (violin, harpsichord and percussion; 2006; 9') |
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| Electronics | |
| Deep (with contrabassoon or other low wind; 2004; 8') |
Desert
Waves (with 5-string electric violin or viola; 2001; 10') |
| Water
Crossing (with clarinet; 2002; 10') |
Journey (with 5-string electric violin; 1999; 7') |
| Water Voyage (with clarinet duet; 2007; 8') |
Desert Tide (with soprano saxophone; 2005; 10') |
| Plasma (with flute quartet; 2004; 1') |
Chakra Suite (with 32-string veena, tabla and guitar; 2005; 10') |
| Vista (with violin; 2005; 8') |
Evolve (with electric viola; 2006; 8') |
| Just a Minute of Your Time (electronic; 2006; 1') |
Unhinged (electronic; 2005; 1') |
| Below (with contrabass flute; 2008; 10') |
Vendaval de Luvina
(with piano; 2010; 6') |
| Paper Cut (with wind band, printer paper; 2010; 5') |
Immersion (with wind band; 2011; 22') |
| Depth (with wind band; 2011; 8') |
Surface (with wind band; 2011; 4') |
| Beneath (with wind band; 2011; 11') |
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To
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please visit Activist Music Publishing on the Purchase page of this website. Any inquiries may be directed to Alex Shapiro. |
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Alex
Shapiro's scores
can also be purchased through Theodore Front Musical Literature, Inc. Orders may also be placed with local music retailers. |
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Alex Shapiro's scores can also be purchased through JW Pepper. |
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Alex Shapiro's scores can also be purchased through Hickey's Music Online. |
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Alex Shapiro's scores can also be purchased through Harrassowitz. |
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Alex
Shapiro's double reed music
can also be purchased through TrevCo Music. |
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Have a film, TV, corporate or online media project that needs some interesting music? Many of Alex Shapiro's pieces, along with offerings from other fine composers, can be licensed through the special collection called MusicOutsideTheBox, from
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and an elected member of the National Music Publishers' Assn. |
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Alex
Shapiro is an ASCAP
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and retains 100% of all rights to all cataloged pieces. |
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All
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