Stanley Appelbaum

The melody for Naomi's Lullaby had been swimming around in my head since the 1970s. When Naomi was born in 2004, it gave me a reason to compose an accompaniment for it and name it in honor of my only...

The duet version of Fantasypiece for violoncello and double bass was composed in 2001, an arrangement for chamber orchestra was completed in 2002. The title has multiple meanings. The musical language...

John Blow (1649-1708) war ein englischer Komponist, Organist und zeitweise auch Lehrer von Henry Purcell. Seine Werke sind heute nur noch schwer zu bekommen. Blow komponierte Musik von hoher Qualität,...

Completed on November 11, 2008, this work was commissioned by Carolina Brass who gave it its world premiere performance on April 17, 2010, at Brass Fest, Gardner-Webb University, Boiling Springs, NC.

This is a two-movement piece: a short prelude in 4/4, followed by a scherzo in 12/8. The main concept of the work places two instrumental groups in musical combat that is sometimes dramatic and violen...