Adrienne Albert

Bassoonova : For Unaccompanied Bassoon (2013).

In one movement. With program and biographical notes. Commissioned by Andrew Moore. The music is expressive and has an improvisatory feel. Duration ca. 5 minutes.

Light and Shadow : Modern Orchestral Works. [CD]

This disc features music by Adrienne Albert, Daniel Perttu, Rain Worthington, Rebecca Oswald, Russ Lombardi, and Tadd Russo. Various orchestras.

Doppler Effect : For Flute, Bassoon and Harp / Revised Version (2004).

A version of a work by Albert for flute, viola and harp. A minor-second theme is surrounded by music suggesting the busy streets of Italy. With a program note. Duration ca. 6 minutes.

Passages : Music For Flute and Horn. [CD]

Flutist Julie Thornton and hornist Michael Thornton play music by Paul Basler, Adrienne Albert, Chris Rozé, and Franz Doppler.

Paper Clips : Works For Trombone / Andy Malloy, Trombone. [CD]

Malloy plays music by Adrienne Albert, Gernot Wolfgang, John Steinmetz, Steven J. Williams, Stephen Yip, and Nick Lane. With Karolina Rojahn, piano. Two enhanced CDs.

New American Masters, Vol. 6. [CD]

The Palisades Virtuosi perform works by Adrienne Albert, Matthew Baier, Gary Friedman, Linda Marcel, Ting Ho, Jeff Scott, and Gary Schocker.

Moto Bello. [CD]

Trio Casals plays music by Adrienne Albert; Bruce Babcock; Sidney Bailin; Joanne D. Carey; L. Peter Deutsch; Diane Jones; Beth Mehocic; Clive Muncaster; Giovanni Piacentini; and David Nisbet Stewart.

Fronds : For Unaccompanied Baritone Saxophone (2013).

In one movement. With program and biographical notes. Commissioned by and dedicated to Wayne Leechford. The music was inspired by swaing palm trees on a beautiful day.

Mirror Images : For Saxophone Quartet.

This is a 2006 revision of Albert's work for SATB Quartet, which had previously been titled Reflections. With program and biographical notes.

Mirror Images : For Clarinet Quartet.

This is a version for two B flat clarinets and two bass clarinets of Albert's piece, originally composed for saxophone quartet. With program and biographical notes.

Sam's Dance : For Soprano Saxophone Or Clarinet and Piano.

A version for saxophone or clarinet of Albert's stilted waltz, inspired by the sight of her father walking with a cane. Duration ca. 4 minutes. Also available in versions for flute and piano and for wind quintet.

Sam's Dance : For Flute and Piano.

A version for flute and piano of Albert's waltz-like piece. Also available in versions for woodwind quintet and for soprano saxophone or clarinet and piano. With program and biographical notes. Duration ca. 4 minutes.

New York Gardens : Trio For English Horn, Tenor Saxophone and Piano (Rev. 2011).

In one movement. With program and biographical notes. This is a transcription by Albert of a previous piece called Japanese Gardens, which was scored for violin, cello and piano. Duration ca. 6 minutes.

Mirror Images : For Flute Quartet.

An arrangement by Albert, for two C flutes, alto flute and bass flute, of a piece already available in versions for saxophone quartet and clarinet quartet. With program and biographical notes. Duration ca. 5 minutes.

Winter Solace : For Alto Saxophone and Piano.

A mysterious and lyrical piece meant to express the darker places in the human mind. The saxophone is moody and breathy throughout. With program and biographical notes. Duration ca. 4 minutes.

Sam's Dance : For Woodwind Quintet.

The composer was inspired to write this piece by a dream about her father, an avid walker who was about to undergo foot surgery. A melancholy piece in one movement. With program and biographical notes. Duration ca. 5 minutes.

Boundaries : String Quintet For 2 Violins, Viola, Cello, Bass.

Composed for the Salieri String Quartet, who premiered the work plus bass in Seattle, 1994. The music reflects the composer's philosophy in boundaries as an important source of clarity in all parts of life. With program and biographical notes. Duration ca. 6 minutes.

Bassoonet Boogie : For Clarinet and Bassoon.

A playful movement with a boogie-woogie feel. Of moderate difficulty. With program and biographical notes. Duration ca. 4 minutes.

Nightfall : For Cello and Piano.

A reflective piece which portrays the descent from day to night. The music was composed as a response to September 11 and the uncertain future those events created. With program and biographical notes. Duration ca. 5 minutes.

Japanese Gardens : Trio For Violin, Cello and Piano (1996).

Premiered by Barry Socher, Armen Ksajikian and Bryan Pezzone, this piece was inspired by a Japanese rock garden which the composer designed. With program and biographical notes. Duration ca. 6 minutes.

Animalogy : For Woodwind Quintet.

Commissioned by the American Composers Forum and National Endowment of the Arts for the Continental Harmony Project in the Kenai Peninsula, Alaska. The music was inspired by the animals of the area. With program and biographical notes. Duration ca. 8 minutes.

Doppler Effect : For Flute, Bassoon and Piano.

Elegy : For Two Celli (2010).

In one movement. With program and biographical notes. Premiered in 2010 by Ruslan Biryukov and Maksim Velichken. The music is dedicated to the memory of a friend of the composer.

Pasa Tango : For Flute and Guitar (2008, Rev. 2013).

In one movement. With program and biographical notes. Commissioned by Alan Durst and Corey Whitehead. The music combines rock rhythms with lyricism. Duration ca. 5 minutes.