Robert J. Frank
      composer

      Robert Frank Music (ASCAP)

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      robfrank@smu.edu

      Compositions

      (by date of composition, most recent first)

      Highlighted Works link to General MIDI (GMIDI) 'preview' files in Type 1 Format or MP3 files of MIDI previews or live performances, as indicated.

      Program Notes for selected works are available.

    • Taberah for solo Violoncello (2007)

    • Mass of the Penitent Man for SATB chorus and organ (2007)
        Introit
        Kyrie
        Gloria
        Offertory
        Sanctus
        Agnus Dei
        Benedictus

    • Wings of Love for string quartet (2007) a wedding processional for Ryan and Jeff
      click here for MP3 MIDI preview

    • My Viola Don't Swing for solo viola (2007)

    • Figaronacht (4 minute version of Figaronacht Overture) for String Orchestra (2005)
      Finalist in the Homage to Mozart International Blitz-Competition for Composers, Moscow, Russia, January 27, 2006 (Mozart's 250th Birthday)
      Click here to hear their performance, broadcast live over Russian State Radio


    • A Terribly Tangled Tarantella for solo harpsichord and chamber string orchestra (2005) for Larry Palmer
      click here for a video clip from the the 2006 Viva Vivaldi Festival Performance.

    • Dramatic Interlude (2005) for solo viola.

    • The U.S.S. Ronald Reagan (anthem) (2005)
      composed for the crew of the USS Ronald Reagan (CVN-76)
      Recording: Erick Reich, tenor

      • click here for a free download of the sheet music!

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    • Figaronacht Overture for String Orchestra (2005)
      composed for Eduard Schmieder and I Palpiti for premiere on the opening concert of the 2005 Salzburg Summer Music Festival/Mozarteum
      click here for a video clip from the the 2006 Viva Vivaldi Festival Performance.

    • Metallic Origami Five Miniatures for Metal Instruments (2005)
        • I. Lucky Stars
        II. Silver Crane
        III. Steel Fortuneteller
        IV. Titanium Snowflakes
        V. Iron Dragon
      Recording: world premiere performance by the Meadows Wind Ensemble, Jack Delaney, dir.
      click here for program notes and accompanying haikus for this piece.

    • Legacy for Concert Band (Level III) (2004)
      Commissioned for Paul Schmidt by the 2003-2004 8th Grade Band of DeWitt Perry Middle School
      click here for an MP3 preview

    • Viva Vivaldi! for flute, oboe, bassoon, 2 horns, violin, harpsichord and strings (2004)
      written for the 2004 Viva Vivaldi International Festival of the Arts, Aug. 1, 2004, Mexico City, Mexico, Michael Meissner, dir.
      click here for an MP3 of the premiere performance

    • Fast Falls the Eventide for orchestra (2222/4231/3perc/harp/strings) (2004)
      written for the Meadows Symphony Orchestra, Paul Phillips, dir.
      Recognized with Special Distinction Award in the ASCAP Rudolf Nissim Competition

      click here for an MP3 of the premiere performance

    • Alone with my thoughts... (2003) for soprano or tenor and real-time computer. customizable version of "Just Joan...")

    • Just Joan: Alone with my thoughts... (2003) for Joan Heller and real-time computer.
      Commissioned by Joan Heller with funding from a Meadows Faculty Development Grant, SMU.
      Premiered at the 2003 College Music Society International Conference, Costa Rica.

    • Driven (2002) for Concert Band (Level V) click here for a MP3 file of the 2003 Interlochen Summer Music Camp performance, Jack Delaney, dir.

    • Beach Music (2001) for piano, percussion (2) and real-time computer.
      commissioned by Gary Stegall and Coastal Carolina University.
      premiered at the 2001 Percussive Arts Society International Conference.

    • Aftermath (2001) for flute, 2 Bb Cl., Bsn., 2 Bb Tpts., Tbn., Vn., Perc., Guitars, and piano.

    • String Quartet No. 2: "...para mis amigos Mexicanos..." for String Quartet (2001)
      written for the Mexico City String Quartet.
        I. Las Playas de los Mayas
        II. La Tragedia (MIDI File not available)
        III. La Fiesta!

    • The Voice in the Sky for SATB Chorus, flute and piano (2001)
      written for the 2001 National Flute Association National Conference, Aug. 19, 2001, Dallas, TX

    • Muse (2000) for computer music on tape. <>BR>

    • Quartet (1999) for Bb Clarinet, Disklavier with live soloist and real-time computer
      written for, and premiered by, Voices of Change, Dallas, TX, on the opening concert of their 25th Anniversary Season.

    • Incidental Music for "As You Like It"
      commissioned by The University of North Texas Division of Dance and Drama. Performed in Denton, TX Dec. 2-8, 1999 & in Czech. Replblic March, 2000

    • Rhapsody & Allegro for piccolo and harp. Published by Brixton Publications, Lakeland, FL
      Premiered at the 2000 National Flute Association Conference, Columbus, OH

    • Sonata for Harpsichord with Optional Electronic Effects (1998)
        • I. Divergentia
        II. Phrygidian Cadences
        III. Dementia

    • Zymurgy (1998) for computer music on tape.
      realized in the Electronic Music Studio, S.M.U.

    • Psalm for the House (1997) for violin, cello, and piano.
      written for Carrie Rehkopf and John Michel, dedicated to the House of the Redeemer, New York, NY.

    • Jerusalem Stones (1997) for narrator, chorus and orchestra.
      • 30 sec. excerpt, part 1: The City of Peace (1.5 MB)
      • 35 sec. excerpt, part 2: A City Besieged (1.6 MB)
      • 50 sec. excerpt, part 3: Consolation and Prayer for Peace (2.1 MB)
      • first reading: Central Washington University Orchestra and Chorus, Dan Baldwin, dir.; Robert Frank, narr.

    • Part of the Wind (1997) for flute, soprano, and percussion.
      commissioned by Central Washington University for inclusion on a compact disk, "Flute for Thought" 1997.

    • Incidental Music (Woodwind Quintet, Percussion, Chorus, and computer music on tape) (1996) for Pillars of Society by H. Ibsen.
      commissioned by the University of North Texas Dept. of Theater and Dance

    • Temporal Distortions (1995) for Orchestra.
      I. Space
      II. Wormholes
      III. Comets

    • Coral Fantasy, (1995) Oboe with Electronic Effects and NeXT Computer Music on Tape.
      revised for realtime computer MAX/MSP (2002)

    • Algorithmic Atmospheres for General MIDI/ SC-55 mk. II
      I. Binary Blizzard (1995)
      II. Fractal Fog (1995)
      III. Sinewave Storm (1994)

    • String Quartet: "...a smoldering wick...", (1994)
      selected for performance on the Memorial Concert, Cracow, Poland

    • WARP!, (1994) for Brass Quintet

    • Der Mozartgeist: Concerto for MIDI Piano with Soloist and Orchestra, (1994)
      I. The Ressurection MIDI MP3
      II. Der Mozartgeist MIDI MP3
      III. Allegro "con spirito" MIDI MP3

      • (click MIDI for the GMIDI preview or MP3 for the premiere by the Meadows Symphony, Paul Phillips, dir., Sam Holland, soloist)

    • Dinosaur!, (1993) for Choir and Piano
      winner of the 1993 Ithaca College/Theodore Presser Co. Composition Competition
      • 30 sec. excerpt (1.1 MB)

    • Der Mozartgeist (1993) for MIDI Piano with Soloist (Mvt. II from Concerto)

    • Hatshepsut's Chant and Dance, (1992-3) for Bassoon and Piano

    • The Emergence of Night, (1992) for Flute and Piano
      Published by Brixton Publications, Lakeland, FL Recorded: "Night Thoughts and Fancies", CAPSTONE RECORDS CPS-8664 ( also available through Brixton Publications)
      Honorable Mention: 1999 Natl. Flute Assn. Newly Published Music Competition      click here for an MP3 file with Hal Ott, flute.

    • In the Upper Room, (1992) for Orchestra winner of the 1993 University of North Texas Orchestral Composition Competition
      • click here for an MP3 file performance by the University of North Texas Symphony Orchestra, Ron Cummings, dir.

    • Vienna Postlude, (1992) for Violoncello and Piano

    • Piano Etudes, (1991) for Piano 1, 2, 3, 4, 5

    • About the Ninth Hour, (1989) for Strings and Timpani.
      • 60 sec. excerpt, beginning (2.5 MB)
      • 2 minute excerpt in .aiff format (compressed) (1.5 MB)
      • Richardson Symphony Orchestra, Anshel Brusilow, dir.

    • Synoptic Rhetoric, (1989) for Violin & Piano.

    • Voice on Many Waters, (1988-9) for Solo Tuba and Orchestra.

    • The Bards Tale, (1988) Soliloquy for Bb Trumpet .

    • Stellar Quintet, (1987-8) for String Quartet and Harpsichord. (also for Chamber Orchestra)

    • For the Oppressed, (1986-7) for Orchestra.
      winner of the 1988 Young American Composers Reading Session, Civic Orchestra of Chicago
      • 1 minute excerpt- middle of work (2.1 MB)
      • Civic Orchestra of Chicago, Kenneth Jean, dir.

    • Liturgical Impressions, (1986) for Trumpet and Organ.

    • Of Ice and Fire, (1986) for Organ.

    • Three Impressions, (1985) for Bb Clarinet.


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