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C A T A L O G
(Approximately 13 pages)


printed music, compact discs,
compositions, transcriptions, and arrangements

by

JOHN BIGGS

(plus selected music by other composers)


Choral Music
Vocal Music
Woodwind Music
Brass Music
Band Music
String Music
Orchestral Music
Keyboard Music
Music for young players (ages 10 - 17)
Anthology of Early Music
Works for the Stage

Americana
Christmas & Chanukah Music
Ethnic Music

Discography


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CHORAL MUSIC
(All titles SATB unless otherwise notated)

 CP 052....AFRICAN PRAYER arr: Salli Terri (2 part equal or mixed w/drum) 3 min. $1.00
CP 047....AVE VINI CLARI (TTB) 4min. (in Latin) $1.25
CP 044....BETHLEHEM DOWN (TTB) 3min. $1.25
CP 014....BIRDS (SSATBB) 3min. $1.50
CP 038....THE BLUE TAIL FLY arr: Salli Terri (w/optional guitar & bass) 2min. $1.25 parts: $2.00
CP 002....BON JOUR, MON COEUR (Text in French & English) 2.5min. $1.50
CP 022....CAROL FOR THE BIRTH OF CHRIST (tambourine, tenor & alto soli) 2min. $1.00
CP 043....CREDO on the name of Roger Francis Wagner 5.75min. (in Latin) $1.50
CP 005f...EL PADRE NUESTRO “Our Father” Anonymous (TTBB) 2.5min. (in Spanish) $1.00
CP 001....EPITAPH (SATB and SATB soli) 3min. $1.00
CP 041....HYMN OF THANKSGIVING 2.5min. $1.00
CP 030....MEDITABOR “I will meditate on Thy commandments” (SSAATTBB) 3min. (in Latin) $1.50
CP 045....PATER NOSTER “Our Father” (SATB double chorus) 3.5min. (in Latin) $1.25
CP 407....PATER NOSTER “Our Father” (R.K.Biggs) 2 versions: SATB, TTBB, in Latin, 1.5min, 1.5 min, $1.00
CP 048....REGINA CAELI (R.K.Biggs) organ or piano 1.5 min. (Latin text for Easter) $1.25
CP 036....SEA LYRICS (TTB) 7.5min. $1.50
CP 016....SILENT NIGHT (New music to the traditional words) 3min. $1.00
CP 040....SOMETHING BIG AS THE SKY (SATB and unison chorus or male & female soli) 3min. $1.25
CP 024....SONG FROM MR. WILDE (SATB,opt pno, male & female narr) Oscar Wilde 2min. $1.50
CP 006....TWO CHORALES on poems of Oscar Wilde 4.5min. $1.50
CP 013....TWO MOTETS 3:00 (in Latin) $1.25
CP 031....TWO RUSSIAN FOLK SONGS 6min. (In English or Russian, w/phonetics) $1.50
  • with piano accompaniment
CP 308a..AMERICAN FOLK SONG SUITE (TTBB, pno 4-hnds, 1 prc) 14min. (also w/orchestra) rental
CP 007....BETH GELERT (piano 4-hands) Text of William Robert Spencer 8min. $2.00
................A CHRISTMAS CANTICLE (w/soprano solo, finger cymbals, hand drum) 11min.
CP 017.........A Song To Sing $1.50
CP 018.........Dirge for the Savior $1.50
CP 019.........Nova, Nova! $1.50
CP 021....LOVE SONGS IN THE ROUND (three part equal - men or women) 5min. $1.50
CP 035....A SONG FOR CHANUKAH (w/flute) 2.5min. $1.50 (flute part 1.00)
CP 024....SONG FROM MR. WILDE (SATB w/male and female narrators) 2min. $1.50
CP 034....WHEN LOVE IS KIND (SA) 1.5min. (May be done as a solo) $1.50
CP 401....ALLELUIA: R. K. Biggs (organ) 3.5min. $1.50
CP 038....THE BLUE TAIL FLY arr: Salli Terri (optional guitar & bass) 2min. $1.25 parts: $2.00
CP 005....CALIFORNIA MISSION MUSIC (2fl, 2vn, vc, cb, hnd bls) 20min. $3.00 parts: $8.00
CP 037....CANTATA RUSTICA (SSATB, strings, 3prc) 18:00 (secular Latin) $4.50
.........................Full score & parts: rental or purchase
CP 008....CANTICLE OF LIFE (SSATB+SSATB soli, hrp, ww quint, 2prc, dancers) 50min $5.00
........................Secular Latin & English, full score & parts: rental or purchase
CP 042....CELESTIAL FLAME (SAB + brass quintet) 3.5min. $1.25
CP 010....FOUR HYMNS (unison chorus, w/organ or piano) 4min. $1.00
CP 026....GLORIA (2 part men &/or women w/org. or pno.) 3.5min. (in Latin) $1.25
CP 212....HER MAJESTY’S DELIGHT A Renaissance entertainment (hnd bls, recorders, perc.) 20min. $2.00
CP 023....JAPANESE FABLES (17 winds, 2 prc., narrator) 18 min. $3.00 (full score & prts on rental)
CP 028....MAGNIFICAT & NUNC DIMITTIS (w/organ) 6 min. $2.75
CP 405....MASS in honor of Junipero Serra (R.K.Biggs), w/organ, no Credo, Latin, $2.00
CP 032....MASS FOR OUR TIME (sop. solo, fl, eh, 2bsn, chimes) 30 min. (English) rental
CP 011....MASS OF TOURNAI: Anon. (3 part mixt with choices of instr) 12 min. Latin $3.00 parts: $8:00
CP 049....MÚSICA PARA LA NAVIDAD: J.G. de Padilla (SATB, Trbl.Instr., Bn/Vc/Cb, 9 min., Spanish) $2.50, parts $8.00
CP 012....NUAGES “Clouds” (string quartet) 5.5 min. $1.25 parts: $5.00
CP 003....PAUL REVERE’S RIDE (narr, hn, 1prc) 12.5 min. $3.00 (Longfellow) parts: $8.00
CP 004....SOMETHING SPOKEN IN THE NIGHT (3trp, 3trb) 6.5 min. $1.75 (Thomas Wolfe) parts: $8.00
CP 051....A SONG, A PRAYER, A VOYAGE (pno & hn ) 12min $3.50 Hn: $2.00
CP 029....SONG OF SORROW “Stabat Mater” (unisn w/org &/or brs quint) 4 min. $1.00 parts: $10.00
CP 039....THE WEB OF LIFE (narr., youth cho., chmb. orch.: 4 vas, tp, hp, vc, cb, timp, hnd bls) $6.00 ........................Native American texts 46min. (2 min. version without youth choir is available)
CP 050.....THIS TINY KING (SATB & cello) 3min. $1.25 cello part: $2.00
  • with taped accompaniment
CP 214....THE CRIES OF LONDON (Orlando Gibbons) chorus or solo quartet w/synthy strings 4 min. $1.50
CP 033....THE FROG AND THE CROW (Cho or Qt w/animal sounds) 3 min. $1.50
CP 046....ON THE BRINK (SSAA or SATB or TTBB) 5min. $1.25 (with choral movement)
CP 009....TRAIN (SSAA or SATB or TTBB) Humorous phrases spoken on a moving train 4.75min. $1.50
........................Accompaniment CD's (Necessary for performance) $10.00


VOCAL MUSIC


CP 136....CANTO SOBRE LA MUERTE DE SILVESTRE (sop, hrp, vc) 12.5 min. (Pablo Neruda) $18.00
CP 131....ECCENTRICITIES Six Odd Songs (medium voice & piano) 14.5 min. $10.00
CP 140....A GARLAND OF SOUTHERN SONG (soprano & piano) 13 min. $15.00
CP 119....SOLILOQUY FROM PLANET EARTH (soprano & recorded sounds) 4.5 min. $12.50
CP 148....SONGS FOR BARITONE & CELLO (French, German, Italian, Spanish, English) 14 min. $12.50
CP 309....SONGS OF LAUGHTER, LOVE, & TEARS (tenor & string orch.) 20 min. sale or rental
CP 120....SONGS ON ANCIENT TEXTS (mezzo & cl+bn or va+vc or comb.) 6.5 min. $12.50
CP 111....THREE SONGS on poems of Leone Adams (mezzo & piano) 6 min. $10.00
CP 125....THREE SONGS FROM CATULLUS (alt, ten, bar soli) 6.5 min. (three scores) $12.00
CP 151....WITH RUE MY HEART IS LADEN (sop, fl, pno) 2 min. $4.00



WOODWIND MUSIC

  • recorder

CP 122....TOOT SUITE (SATB & drum) Bass dbls on drum. 7 min. $10.00
  • flute
CP 101....INVENTION FOR FLUTE & TAPE 4.5 min. $12.50
CP 201....MUSIC FROM BONDUCA: Henry Purcell (4 flutes) 2 min. $5.00
CP 203....THREE FLEMISH DUETS: Juan Castro (2 flutes) Renaissance 5 min. $5.00
  • oboe & english horn
CP 300....CONCERTO FOR OBOE & STRING ORCHESTRA 20:00 rental
CP 149....DANCE SUITE (oboe & string trio) 13 min. $20.00
CP 110....INVOCATION (english horn & organ) 3 min. $5.00
CP 203....THREE FLEMISH DUETS: Juan Castro (2 oboes) Renaissance 6 min. $5.00
  • clarinet
CP 147....FANTASY ON A THEME OF RAMEAU (clarinet, cello, piano) 12 min. $15.00
CP 110....INVOCATION (clarinet & organ) 3 min. $5.00
CP 144....MEDIEVAL DANCE SUITE (clarinet, violin, piano) 11.5 min. $18.00
CP 156....MEDITATIONS AND DIGRESSIONS (clarinet, violin, piano) 9.75 min. $15.00
CP 109....PASTORALE (clarinet & string quartet) 5 min. $10.00
CP 145....A RENAISSANCE BOUQUET (clarinet, violin, piano) 14.5 min. $20.00
CP 203....THREE FLEMISH DUETS: Juan Castro (2 clarinets) Renaissance 6 min. $5.00
CP 143....THREE PRELUDES (clarinet & piano) 13 min. $12.50
CP 116....TRE CANZONI (3 clarinets) 6:30 $7.50
CP 202....TRIOS FROM THE SPANISH RENAISSANCE: Anonymous (3 clarinets) 6 min. $7.50
  • bassoon
CP 110....INVOCATION (bassoon & organ) 3 min. $5.00
  • ensembles
CP 134....FANTASY FOR WIND OCTET (2ob, 2cl, 2hn, 2bn) 16 min. $50.00
CP 208....FOREGROUND MUSIC (25 winds, timpani, 3 percussion) 8.5 min. $80.00
CP 146....MEDIEVAL DANCE FANTASY (woodwind quintet plus trumpet & piano) 12 min. $50.00
CP 107....SCHERZO (woodwind quintet) 5 min. $15.00
CP 108....STUDIES IN TEXTURE (woodwind quintet) 7.5 min. (horn dbls on small drum) $20.00
CP 115....WOODWIND TRIO (flute, clarinet, bassoon) 7 min. $15.00


BRASS MUSIC

  • solos
CP 129....INVENTION FOR TUBA & TAPE 7.25 min. $12.50
CP 110....INVOCATION (horn & organ) 3 min. $5.00
CP 301....TRIPLE CONCERTO (trumpet, horn, trombone, string orchestra) 18 min. rental or purchase

  • duets
CP 124....LITURGICAL SONATA (2 trumpets & organ) 6 min. $10.00

  • ensembles
CP 141....CELEBRATION (3 trumpets, 4 horns, 3 trombones) 5.5 min. $15.00
CP 124....LITURGICAL SONATA (2 trumpets, horn, 3 trombones, tuba &/or string bass) 6 min. $17.50
CP 155....PLEASE DON'T RAIN ON MY TUBA (2 vns, vc, tuba) 3 min. $10.00
CP 123....ROUNDS FOR BRASS (4 trumpets, 4 horns, 4 trombones, 2 tubas) 8 min. $25.00


BAND MUSIC

CP 208....FOREGROUND MUSIC (25 winds, timpani, 3 percussion) 8.5 min. $80.00


STRING MUSIC

  • solos
CP 316....CONCERTO FOR CELLO & CHAMBER ORCHESTRA (2ob, 2hn, 2bn, stgs) 22 min. rental
CP 304....CONCERTO FOR VIOLA, WOODWINDS, & PERC. (2fl, 2cl, 2bn, 1prc) 22 min. rental
CP 310....CONCERTO FOR VIOLIN & CLASSICAL ORCH. (2222,22, timp, stgs) 26 min. rental
CP 106....DIALOGUE (violin & piano) 8 min. $10.00
CP 104....INVENTION FOR CELLO & TAPE 6.75 min. $12.50
CP 102....INVENTION FOR VIOLA & TAPE 6.5 min. $12.50
CP 137....INVENTION FOR VIOLIN & TAPE 9 min. $12.50
CP 110....INVOCATION (cello & organ) 3 min. $3.00
CP 114....NOCTURNE (violin & piano 4-hands) 2 min. $4.00
  • duets
CP 157....COWBOY MINIATURES (2vn/2va/2vc) CP157a,b,c teacher-pupil 12 min. $9.75
CP 130....EXCURSIONS (violin & viola unaccompanied) 10 min. $15.00
CP 306....LITTLE SUITE (2222,22 timp, stgs, 2 solo violins) 17 min. rental
CP 148....SONGS FOR BARITONE & CELLO 14 min. $12.50
CP 203....THREE FLEMISH DUETS: Juan Castro (2 treble instruments) Renaissance 6 min. $5.00
  • trios
CP 130....CONCERT SUITE (violin, cello, piano) 18 min. $22.50
CP 147....FANTASY ON A THEME OF RAMEAU (clarinet, cello, piano) 12 min. $15.00
CP 144....MEDIEVAL DANCE SUITE (clarinet, violin, piano) 11.5 min. $18.00
CP 156....MEDITATIONS AND DIGRESSIONS (clarinet, violin, piano) 10 min. $15.00
CP 145....A RENAISSANCE BOUQUET (clarinet, violin, piano) 14.5 min. $20.00
CP 154....SOFT SHOE (violin, cello, piano) 3 min. $10.00
  • quartets & quintets
CP 152....BLACK WALTZ OF A GOSSIPING DIVA (2vns, va, 2vc) 14 min. $40.00
CP 149....DANCE SUITE (oboe & string trio) 13 min. $20.00
CP 109....PASTORALE (clarinet & string quartet) 5 min. $10.00
CP 155....PLEASE DON'T RAIN ON MY TUBA (2vns, vc, tuba) 3 min. $10.00
CP 142....QUARTET FOR STRINGS 16 min. $35.00



ORCHESTRAL MUSIC

  • chamber orchestra
CP 316...*CONCERTO FOR CELLO & CHAMB. ORCH. (2ob, 2hn, 2bn, stgs) 22 min. rental/purchase
CP 300...*CONCERTO FOR OBOE & STRING ORCHESTRA 20 min. rental/purchase
CP 309...*SONGS OF LAUGHTER, LOVE, & TEARS (tenor & string orchestra) 20 min. rental/purchase
CP 153...*STATES OF MIND (string orchestra) 11 min. rental/purchase
CP 301...*TRIPLE CONCERTO (trumpet, horn, trombone, & string orchestra) 18 min. rental/purchase
  • full orchestra
CP 308....AMERICAN FOLK SONG SUITE (2222 4331 timp 3prc hrp opt mens cho) 14 min. rental/purchase
CP 315...*THE BALLAD OF WILLIAM SYCAMORE (2222 4321 timp 3prc stgs narrator) 16 min. rental/purchase
CP 311...*CONCERTO FOR ORCHESTRA (2222 4331 timp 3prc hrp stgs) 20 min. rental
CP 310...*CONCERTO FOR VIOLIN & CLASSICAL ORCH. (2222,22, timp, stgs) 26 min. rental/purchase
CP 306...*LITTLE SUITE (2222,22 timp, stgs, 2 solo violins) 17 min. rental
CP 303...*PASSACAGLIA (2222 4221 timp 3prc stgs) 9 min. rental/purchase
CP 313...*PASTICHE an overture (2222 4331 timp 2prc stgs) 6 min. (27 quotes from 19 composers) rental/purchase
CP 314...*SALUTATION (2222 4331 timp 3prc stgs) 6 min. rental/purchase
CP 319...*SOUSAPHERNALIA (2222 4200 timp stgs) 6.5 min. rental/purchase
CP 302...*SYMPHONY NO. 1 (2222 4221 timp 3prc stgs) 26 min. rental/purchase
CP 312....SYMPHONY NO. 2 (2222 4331 timp 3prc hp stgs) 21 min. rental/purchase
CP 307...*VARIATIONS ON A THEME OF SHOSTAKOVICH
........................(piano solo 2222 4221 tmp 2prc stgs) 21 min. rental/purchase


*Available from Free Library of Philadelphia, 215/686-5313, email: smithk@library.phila.gov


KEYBOARD MUSIC

PIANO
(* = good for younger players)

  • solos
CP 139...*DOWN ON THE FARM (8 short pieces w/animal sounds) score & cassette $10.00
CP 100....INVENTION FOR PIANO AND TAPE 7.5 min. (Includes Kansas thunder storm) $12.50
CP 135....SARABAND 3.5 min. (Akin to a Chopin nocturne) $4.00
CP 113....THEME AND VARIATIONS 8 min. $6.00
CP 205...*THREE SHORT PIECES $4.00
CP 105...*THREE SONATINAS in the spirit of Clementi (harpsichord or piano) $12.00
CP 200...*TWELVE LITTLE ETUDES $5.00
  • piano 4-hands
 CP 204...*COURT DANCES OF THE RENAISSANCE $4.50
CP 121....OVERTURE TO A PUPPET SHOW $4.50
CP 133....SUITE FOR CHRISTMAS DAY $4.50
  • two pianos
CP 118....THE ONE MINUTE MARCH (two scores) $4.00
  • piano trios
CP 132....CONCERT SUITE (violin, cello, piano) 18 min. $22.50
CP 147....FANTASY ON A THEME OF RAMEAU (clarinet, cello, piano) 12.5 min. $15.00
CP 144....MEDIEVAL DANCE SUITE (clarinet, violin, piano) 11.5 min. $18.00
CP 156....MEDITATIONS AND DIGRESSIONS (clarinet violin piano) 10 min. $15.00
CP 145....A RENAISSANCE BOUQUET (clarinet, violin, piano) 14.5 min. $20.00
CP 154....SOFT SHOE (violin, cello, piano) 3 min. $10.00
  • piano & orchestra
CP 307....VARIATIONS ON A THEME OF SHOSTAKOVICH 21 min. rental
........................(piano solo, 2222, 4221, tmp, 2prc, stgs)


ORGAN

CP 406....AMERICAN HYMN (R. K. Biggs) 3 min. $3.50
CP 117....ARIA AND TOCCATA 5 min. $5.00
CP 103....INVENTION FOR ORGAN AND TAPE 4 min. $12.50
CP 110....INVOCATION (eng hn, or cl, or bn, or hn, or vc & organ) 3 min. $5.00
CP 150....MEDITATION 2.5 min. $2.50
CP 402....PRELUDE on the name B-A-C-H (R. K. Biggs) 4 min. $4.50
CP 403....TOCCATA on Deo Gratias (R. K. Biggs) 3 min. $4.00
CP 404....STAR OF HOPE (Salve Mater) (R. K. Biggs) 4 min. $4.00


HARPSICHORD

CP 105...*THREE SONATINAS in the spirit of Clementi (harpsichord or piano) $12.00



MUSIC FOR YOUNG PLAYERS (ages 10-17)

S T R I N G S
 CP 157....COWBOY MINIATURES 2vn/2va/2vc (CP157a,b,c) Teacher-student 12 min. $9.75
CP 110....INVOCATION (cello & organ) 3 min. $3.00
CP 114....NOCTURNE (violin & piano 4-hands) 2.5 min. $4.00
CP 155....PLEASE DON’T RAIN ON MY TUBA (2vn, vc, tuba) 3 min. $10.00
CP 154....SOFT SHOE (vn, vc, pno) 3 min. $10.00
CP 203....THREE FLEMISH DUETS: Juan Castro (2 flutes) Renaissance 6 min. $5.00


W O O D W I N D S

  • recorder

CP 122....TOOT SUITE (SATB & drum) Bass dbls on drum 7 min. $10.00

  • flute
CP 201....MUSIC FROM BONDUCA: Henry Purcell (4 flutes) 2 min. $5.00
CP 203....THREE FLEMISH DUETS: Juan Castro (2 flutes) Renaissance 6 min. $5.00

  • clarinet
CP 110....INVOCATION (clarinet & organ) 3 min. $5.00
CP 109....PASTORALE (clarinet & string quartet) 5 min. $10.00
CP 203....THREE FLEMISH DUETS: Juan Castro (2 clarinets) Renaissance 6 min. $5.00
CP 116....TRE CANZONI (3 clarinets) 6.5 min. $7.50
CP 202....TRIOS FROM THE SPANISH RENAISSANCE: Anonymous (3 clarinets) 6 min. $7.50


  • oboe & english horn
CP 110....INVOCATION (english horn & organ) 3 min. $5.00
CP 203....THREE FLEMISH DUETS: Juan Castro (2 oboes) Renaissance 6 min. $5.00

  • bassoon
CP 110....INVOCATION (bassoon & organ) 3 min. $5.00



K E Y B O A R D
  • solos
CP 139...*DOWN ON THE FARM (8 short pieces w/animal sounds) score w/CD accomp. $10.00
CP 205...*THREE SHORT PIECES $4.00
CP 105...*THREE SONATINAS in the spirit of Clementi (harpsichord or piano) $9.00
CP 200...*TWELVE LITTLE ETUDES $5.00

  • piano 4-hands
CP 204...*COURT DANCES OF THE RENAISSANCE $4.50
CP 121....OVERTURE TO A PUPPET SHOW $4.50

  • piano trios
CP 154....SOFT SHOE (vn, vc, pno) 3 min. $10.00

ANTHOLOGY OF EARLY MUSIC
(Music intended for school ensembles)


CP 213....A CHRISTMAS SONG: Martin Agricola (Renaissance) SATB acappella 2.5 min. $1.50
CP 204....COURT DANCES OF THE RENAISSANCE (piano 4-hands) $4.50
CP 214....THE CRIES OF LONDON: Orlando Gibbons (Renaissance) SATB & tape 4 min. $1.50 tape $10.00
CP 212....HER MAJESTY’S DELIGHT: Anon. (A Renaissance madrigal entertainment) 20 min. $2.00
CP 201....MUSIC FROM BONDUCA: Henry Purcell (4 C flutes) 2 min. $5.00
CP 203....THREE FLEMISH DUETS: Juan Castro (2 treble instruments) Renaissance 6 min. $5.00
CP 202....TRIOS FROM THE SPANISH RENAISSANCE: Anonymous (clar. trio) 6 min. $7.50


WORKS FOR THE STAGE


CP 317....ERNEST WORTHING (soprano, mezzo, alto, contralto, tenor, baritone, bass, 2 butlers, piano)
........................A musical play based on Osc.Wilde’s “Importance of Being Earnest” 3 acts rental

CP 320....HOBSON’S CHOICE (sop, mez, alt, contralto, 2 ten, 2bar, bass / fl,cl,bn,vn,va,vc,cb,pno)
........................Opera based on the Harold Brighouse play “Hobson’s Choice” (3 acts) rental

CP 008....CANTICLE OF LIFE (SSATB/SSATB soli, hrp, ww quint, 2prc, dancers) 50 min. $6.00
........................(Secular Latin & English) Full score & parts: rental


AMERICANA
(Scores inspired by American texts)


CP 308a...AMERICAN FOLK SONG SUITE (TTBB, pno 4-hnds, 1 prc) 14 min. (also w/orchestra) rental
MF0325...AUCTION CRIES (pub: Mark Foster Music Co. www.markfostermusic.com)
CP 315....THE BALLAD OF WILLIAM SYCAMORE (2222 4321 timp 3prc stgs narrator) 16 min. rental
CP 014....BIRDS (SSATBB) 3:00 $1.50
CP 038....THE BLUE TAIL FLY arr: Salli Terri (SATB w/opt guitar & bass) 2 min. $1.25 parts: $2.00
CP 005....CALIFORNIA MISSION MUSIC (2fl, 2vn, vc, cb, hnd bls) 20 min. $3.00 parts: $8.00
CP 033....THE FROG AND THE CROW (American folk text) 3 min. $1.50
CP 140....A GARLAND OF SOUTHERN SONG (soprano & piano) 13 min. $15.00
CP 003....PAUL REVERE’S RIDE (narr, hn, 1prc) 12 min. $3.00 (Longfellow) parts: $8.00
CP 319....SOUSAPHERNALIA (2222 4200 timp stgs) 6.5 min. rental
CP 004....SOMETHING SPOKEN IN THE NIGHT (3trp, 3trb) 6.5 min. $1.75 (Thomas Wolfe) parts: $8.00
CP 111....THREE SONGS on poems of Leone Adams (mezzo & piano) 6 min. $10.00
CP 009....TRAIN (SSAA or SATB or TTBB) Humorous phrases spoken on a moving train 4.75 min. $1.50
........................Accompaniment cassette (necessary for performance) $10.00
CP 039....THE WEB OF LIFE (narr., youth cho., chmb. orch.: 4 vas, tp, hp, vc, cb, timp, hnd bls) rental ........................Native American texts 46 min. (27 min. version without youth choir is available)


CHRISTMAS & CHANUKAH MUSIC

C H O R A L
CP 022....CAROL FOR THE BIRTH OF CHRIST (SATB, tambourine, ten & alt soli) 2 min. $1.00
...............A CHRISTMAS CANTICLE (SATB, soprano solo, finger cymbals, hand drum) 11 min. (3 mvts)
CP 017.......A Song To Sing $1.50
CP 018.......Dirge for the Savior $1.50
CP 019.......Nova, Nova! $1.50
CP 049....MÚSICA PARA LA NAVIDAD J.G. de Padilla (SATB, tbl. instr., Bn,Vc,Cb) 9.5 min., Spanish, $2.50, Parts $8.00
CP 016....SILENT NIGHT (New music to the traditional words) SATB acappella 3 min. $1.00
CP 035....A SONG FOR CHANUKAH (SATB, piano, flute) 2.5 min. $1.50 (flute part $1.00)
CP 050....THIS TINY KING (SATB & cello) 3 min., $1.25

I N S T R U M E N T A L

CP 133....SUITE FOR CHRISTMAS DAY (Piano 4-hands) $4.50

ETHNIC MUSIC
(Scores inspired by other cultures)

    Chile/UL>
    CP 136....CANTO SOBRE LA MUERTE DE SILVESTRE (sop, hrp, vc) 12.5 min. (Pablo Neruda) $18.00
  • England
CP 007....BETH GELERT (SATB, pno 4-hands) Text of William Robert Spencer 8 min. $2.00
CP 214....Orlando Gibbons: THE CRIES OF LONDON (Renaissance) SATB & tape 4 min. $1.50
..................Accompaniment cassette (necessary for performance) $10.00
CP 212....HER MAJESTY’S DELIGHT (A Renaissance madrigal entertainment) 20 min. $2.00
CP 024....SONG FROM MR. WILDE (SATB,opt pno, male & female narr) Oscar Wilde 2 min. $1.50
CP 006....TWO CHORALES on poems of Oscar Wilde (SATB acappella) 4.5 min. $1.50
  • France
CP 002....BON JOUR, MON COEUR (Text in French & English) SATB acappella 2.5 min. $1.50
................IL COURT, LE FURET (The ferret runs) SSA acappella Pub: Theodore Presser #312-40525
CP 011....MASS OF TOURNAI: Anon (3 part mixt with choices of instr) 12 min. Latin $3.00 parts: $8.00
CP 012....NUAGES “Clouds” (SATB & string quartet) 3.5 min. $1.25 parts: $5.00
  • Japan
CP 023....JAPANESE FABLES (SATB,17 winds, 2 prc., narrator) 18 min. $3.00 (full score & prts on rental)
  • Spain
CP 136....CANTO SOBRE LA MUERTE DE SILVESTRE (sop, hrp, vc) 12.5 min. (Pablo Neruda) $18.00
CP 005....CALIFORNIA MISSION MUSIC (2fl, 2vn, vc, cb, hnd bls) 20 min. $3.00 parts: $8.00
CP 005f...EL PADRE NUESTRO “Our Father” Anon. (TTBB) 2.5 min. (in Spanish) $1.00
  • Russia
CP 031....TWO RUSSIAN FOLK SONGS English or Russian, w/phonetics SATB acappella 6 min. $1.50


D I S C O G R A P H Y
The music of John Biggs now available on compact disc

1: Choral & Vocal Music
2: Orchestral Music
3: Chamber Music


1: - C H O R A L - & - V O C A L - M U S I C

A CHORAL BOUQUET (CP 5508)
Mass for Our Time, Deborah Mayhan, soloist
Birds
Paul Revere’s Ride
Two Chorales on poems of Oscar Wilde
Silent Night
A Christmas Canticle....Elin Carlson, soloist
Auction Cries
The Consort Chorale, Chamber Orchestra, and soloists, under the direction of the composer.

A VOCAL BOUQUET (CP 5282)
Eccentricities....James Kenney, baritone
A Garland of Southern Song....Deborah Mayhan, soprano
Three Songs from Catullus....sop. Elin Carlson, ten. Jonathan Mack, bar. James Kenney
Soliloquy from Planet Earth....Mary Rawcliffe, soprano
Canto Sobre la Muerte....Jill Walker Guth, soprano
Three Songs, Linda Ottsen, soprano
Songs for Baritone and Cello, James Kenney


CALIFORNIA MISSION MUSIC (CMM1997)
A live performance by the John Biggs Consort celebrating America’s bi-centennial,
including music from Spain, Mexico, America, and the Native Americans


SONGS OF LAUGHTER, LOVE, & TEARS (Crystal Records CD501)
Songs of Laughter, Love, and Tears
Jonathan Mack, tenor
(Plus music by Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco and Ermest Gold, sung by soprano Marni Nixon)
Crystal Chamber Orchestra, David Amos, conductor
Vienna Volksoper Orchestra, Ernest Gold, conductor




2: - O R C H E S T R A L - M U S I C

JOHN BIGGS (TROY 635)
Symphony No. 1
Symphony No. 2
The Ballad of William Sycamore....Jonathan Dunn-Rankin, Narrator
Czech National Symphony Orchestra, Paul Freeman, Conductor


JOHN BIGGS (MMC 2005)
Concerto for Oboe and Strings....Jana Brozkova, soloist
Concerto for Violin and Classical Orchestra....Jana Herajnova, soloist
Triple Concerto....Josef Sadilek (tp) Blanka Vojtiskova (hn) Stanislav Penk (trb)
Moravian Philharmonic Orchestra, Vit Micka, conductor


PAUL FREEMAN INTRODUCES (Albany Records, TROY 394)
Concerto for Cello and Chamber Orchestra....Virginia Kron, soloist
Concerto for Viola, Woodwinds, and Percussion....Paul Silverthorne, soloist
Concerto for Orchestra
Czech National Symphony, Paul Freeman, conducting


MUSIC FROM SIX CONTINENTS (VMM 3002)
Variations on a Theme of Shostakovich
Betty Oberacker, piano solo
(Plus music by Dembski, Jazwinski, & Wolff)
Polish Radio & TV Orchestra, Szymon Kawalla, conductor


A VIEW FROM CHARLES BRIDGE (MMC 2123)
S a l u t a t i o n
Czech Radio Symphony Orchestra, Vladimir Valek, conductor
(Plus music by Rossi, Stewart, & McKinley)


ORCHESTRAL MINIATURES, Volume IV (MMC 2065)
P a s t i c h e
Czech Radio Symphony Orchestra, Vladimir Valek, conductor
(Plus music by ten other composers)



3: - C H A M B E R - M U S I C

CHAMBER MUSIC OF JOHN BIGGS (MMC 2091)
A Renaissance Bouquet, Three Preludes, Concert Suite,
Fantasy on a Theme of Rameau, Medieval Dance Suite
The Barkezian Ensemble - Vn, Vc, Cl, Pno


WESTWOOD WIND QUINTET (Crystal Records CD752)
Scherzo
(plus music by Bergsma, Rochberg, Carter, Plog, Schuller, & Schuman)

RONDEZVOUS AND DREAMS (Crystal Records CD 723)
Dance Suite
Peter Christ, oboe with Crystal Chamber Soloists
(Plus music by Muradian, Kosins, & La Traille)