Emil Weidenhagen

Hailstork's string trio imagines the exotic tribal dances that Eslanda 'Essie' Cardozo Goode Robeson (Paul Robeson's wife) might have encountered in her travels around the globe. Four rhythmic movemen...

Dieses schöne Lied mit seiner fließenden Melodie und seiner zeitlosen Botschaft ist derzeit ein Crossover-Hit, der von Lee Ann Womack aufgenommen wurde. Dieses einfache Arrangement eignet sich besonde...

For violinist Olga Bloom; late founder of Bargemusic in Brooklyn; Hailstork has composed a memorial in the style of Mozart and Bach for two violins. A la Mozart features counterpoint; unison; and duo...

The spiritual allusion does not appear until the last movement; which is based on There is a Balm in Gilead; yet even in the first movement; marked Moderato sostenuto; Hailstork's original theme has c...

Hailstork's duo for horn and trombone is a two-movement romp composed for Marlene and Bob Ford; hornist and trombonist of the East Virginia Brass. Each movement begins with a slow; swinging shuffle an...

Premiered by the Eastern Virginia Brass in April 2014 at the Virginia Arts Festival; Ghosts in Grey and Blue is a deep consideration of the cost of the Civil War 150 years before. Hornist Marlene Ford...

Rhapsody for Viola and Piano

The American Guild of Organists celebrated its 2016 annual convention by commissioning Adolphus Hailstork to create a one-movement work for Viola and Organ, for which Hailstork created the haunting Le...

Cello is the perfect instrument to showcase through this fascinating set of variations on a theme of universal unity. The cello's range and tone evoke the baritone voice; and its facility in contrapun...

Hailstork's Sonata for Solo Cello is a 17-minute journey through musical depths. Each of its three movements explores a spectrum of moods and tempi, with thoroughly braided paths of interrelated theme...

A five-minute duo in two movements for advanced performers; a dynamic; singing affair between violin and viola. The second movement surprisingly becomes variations on 'Yankee Doodle!' Now available in...

For Solo Bassoon

For Solo Flute

For Solo Clarinet

For Clarinet and Piano

Inspired by the tale of a legendary folk hero; Adolphus Hailstork's tour-de-force for trombone and piano is a riveting portrayal of the steely strength and stamina of John Henry; a former slave who he...

For Trumpet, Piano. Classical. Solo part with piano reduction. Composed 1996. 36 pages. Duration 21:00.

A set of variations for Trumpet alone; the work begins with an original theme balancing traditional melodic catchiness with twisting irregular rhythms. The following variations explore various texture...