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COMPOSITIONS

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Orchestra

Ballet—Suite: The Masque of the Red Death [1932-40] 25:25
  I. Invocation Profane 00:50  
  II. Propos subtil et mysteriux 07:25  
  III. Valse seduisante 04:30  
  IV. Chez le Sultan 05:30  
  IV. Orgie 07:15  
    *3 *3 *3 *3—4 3 3 0—tmp+6—hp—str
Cowboy’s Breakdown [1944] 02:10
    *3 2 2 2—4 2 3 1—tmp+3— piano—str
Hibernia (Irish Rhapsody) [1929] 18:25
    *3 *4 *4 *4—6 3 3 1—tmp+3—2hp—str
Irish Rhapsody [1927] 12:05
    *3 *3 *3 *3—4 2 3 1—tmp+4—hp—pf—str
Lament and Jig [1941] 01:50
    *3 2 2 2—4 2 3 1—tmp+3— piano—str
Lil’ David Play on Yo’ Harp [1945] 04:20
    *2 2 2 2—2 2 2 0—harp—str
Mardi Gras [1922] 15:05
    *3 2 *3 *3—4 3 3 1—tmp+3—hp—str
Set of Four [1933] 18:20
  I. Prelude 02:50  
  II. Moonlight and Dance 09:25  
  III. To Her 03:15  
  IV. Passacaglia 02:50  
    *3 *3 *3 *3—4 2 3 1—tmp+3—piano—2hps—str
Symphony (Nos habebit humus), in B Minor [1929] 35:30
  I. Allegro molto moderato 13:45  
  II. Allegretto soave 04:50  
  III. Elegy (andante lugubre) 06:30  
  IV. Allegro 10:15  
    *4 *4 *4 *4—6 4 3 1—tmp+3—2hp—str; two-piano study score available
Tragic Overture [1942] 02:10
    *3 *4 *4 *4—4 3 3 1—tmp+3—pf—str
Valse Elegante [1933] 03:15
    *3 2 2 *3—4 2 3 1—tmp+1—hp-cel/pf—str
Variations on an Irish Folksong [1931] 18:00
    *3 *3 *3 *4—6 3 3 1—tmp+2—2hp—str
 

Orchestra and Piano Soloist

Concerto No. 1, for Piano with Orchestra Accompaniment, in E-flat Major [1925] 29:30
  I. Molto moderato, quasi adagio—Allegro no troppo 12:30  
  II. Andante mesto 09:00  
  III. Allegro ritmitco 07:55  
    3 *3 *3 *3—4 2 3 1—tmp+3—str; two-piano study score available
Concert Piece (Concerto No. 2), for Piano with Orchestra Accompaniment, in A Minor [1931] 20:45
    Andante molto tranquillo/Scherzo: diabolico presto/Allegro—Tempo giusto—Presto
    2 2 2 *2—2 2 3 0—tmp+2—str; two-piano study score available
Concerto No. 3, for Piano with Orchestra Accompaniment, in B Minor [1942] 38:55
  I. Moderato e patetico 14:40  
  II. Intermezzo: Pièce Eccentrique 03:25  
  III. Nocturne (andante tranquillo) 10:00  
  IV. Rondo alla Tarantella (presto) 10:45  
    *2 2 2 2—4 2 3 1—tmp+2—str; two-piano study score available
 

Orchestra with Chorus and Vocal Soloists

Hymn to the Earth [1929] (secular cantata; libretto by composer) 37:05
  I. Chorus 04:05  
  II. Chorus and Bass Solo 03:15  
  III. Chorus and Tenor Solo 03:10  
  IV. Waltz: Soprano Solo 04:30  
  V. Chorus 05:50  
  VI. Alto Solo, Quartet, and Final Chorus 10:35  
    *2 2 2 2—2 2 3 0—tmp+1—hp (opt)—str—SATB soloists (1 each)—SATB choir
 

Opera

Daughter of the South [1939] (opera in one act and two scenes); libretto by composer;
Scene II restored 2008; librettist C. Kondek, music editor D. Hagen
75:10
    *3 *3 *3 *3—4 3 3 1—tmp+4—harp—str—SATB choir— S (MARY LOU), MZ (ESMERELDA), T (ROBERT WARREN), B/Bar (COL. ED. RANDOLPH), B (JONAH), B (CONFEDERATE SERGEANT); piano-vocal score and choir books available
 

Choir: SATB and Piano

And when the last of us returns to thee (from Hymn to the Earth; libretto by composer) 06:15
 
Hail! Mother of us all and Beautiful! (from Hymn to the Earth; libretto by composer) 08:45
 
Summer finds thee garbed in yellow (from Hymn to the Earth; libretto by composer) 05:48
 
‘Tis spring, when love controls [1939] (from Daughter of the South, libretto by composer) 03:00
 

Chamber or String Orchestra with Vocal Soloist

    (arr. by Verne Reynolds from composer’s original compositions for voice and piano)
The Daffodils [1940] b 03:05
    1011—1000—str
A Piper [1942] (O’Sullivan) 01:45
    1011—1000—str
Prayer [1944] (Thompson) 02:30
    str
Song and Suds [1943] (Tuttle) 02:05
    str
 

Chamber: Instrumental

Allegro piacevole [1935;rev.1949] 07:28
Arabesque (for violin and piano) [1933; two versions] 04:15
Piano Trio (Geronimo), in G Minor, Op. 1 [ca. 1904-17] 34:45
  I. Allegro non troppo 04:05  
  II. Allegretto (poco) vivace 08:27  
  III. Andante lugubre; Adagio lamentoso 10:55  
  IV. Allegro vivace 06:27  
Prayer [arr. by composer, from his song setting a text by John Henry Newman] 02:30
Sonata, Op. 2/14 (for violin and piano) [ca. 1904-22] 28:05
  I. Prelude 06:30  
  II. Waltz 03:00  
  III. Romance 10:30  
  IV. Rondo 08:05  
 

Chamber: Piano Duo

Cowboy’s Breakdown [1944] 02:20
Eleanore Waltz [1933] 03:00
Passacaglia for Two Pianos (in the Mixolydian Mode) [1922 or 1935] 02:30
 

Chamber: Voice and Piano

Annabel Lee [1940] (Edgar Allen Poe, adapted by E. J. Collins) 03:40
The Bayadère [1921](E. J. Collins) 02:10
Butterflies [1919] (E. J. Collins) (in the Mixolydian Mode) 01:05
The Daffodils [1940] (Wordsworth, adapted by composer) 03:05
Death of the Leaves (E. J. Collins) [1918] 03:30

The Faded Violet [1919; also titled To A Faded Violet, and Elegy, 1938] (Percy Bysshe Shelley, adapted by composer)

02:55
The Fog [1934] (Carl Sandburg) 02:00
June Night [ca. 1917] (E. J. Collins) 02:15
Magdalene [1943] (E. J. Collins) 05:10
Music When Soft Voices Die [1921] (Percy Bysshe Shelley) 01:50
The Pines [1932] (E. J. Collins) 02:45
A Piper [1942] (Seamus O’Sullivan) 01:45
Prayer for C. H. S. [1944] (John Henry Newman) 02:30
Song and Suds [1943] (Stella Weston Tuttle) 02:05
To a Little Child [1943; also titled To a Sleeping Child, 1931, and Lullaby, 1920] (E. J. Collins) 02:40
The Wooded Lake [1917; possibly revised 1930s] (E. J. Collins) 02:45
 

Chamber: Voice and Piano

(art song versions of songs from large ensemble works)

Again the year has come to the Spring [1939, Daughter of the South, Scene II, Mary Lou’s aria](E. J. Collins)

05:25
Clover leaf Song [1919, from Who Can Tell?] (E. J. Collins, with Hal Geer] 03:15
Love is a Thing Divine [1919, from Who Can Tell?] (E. J. Collins, with Hal Geer) 03:05
Now close ‘yo eyes [1939, from Daughter of the South, Scene II, Melda’s lullaby](E. J. Collins) 02:40

Thou changest thy garment [1929, from Hymn to the Earth, II. Chorus and Bass Solo, the “winter” section] (E. J. Collins)

02:45
 

Piano Solo

The 5:48 [publ.1948] (1941) 02:20
Canons [1917] 02:20
Etude [1930] 02:55
Four Waltzes, Op. 15 [1913; published 1916] 08:40
  No. 1 Non troppo allegro (in E Major) 02:40  
  No. 2 Cantabile (in B Major) 01:40  
  No. 3 Grazioso (in G# Minor) 01:45  
  No. 4 Leggerio e grazioso (in Ab Major) 02:35  
Frédéric François [date unknown] 02:30
Six Technical Stunts in Canonic Form [1920] 06:04
  No. 1 Allegretto 00:55  
  No. 2 In 12/8 00:50  
  No. 3 In 4/4 00:45  
  No. 4 In 6/8 01:00  
  No. 5 Andante 01:40  
  No. 6 Dixie 01:05  
Passacaglia [1926] 00:30
Six Valses Caractéristiques, Op. 18 [1922] 18:10
  No. 1 Valse Héroïque 03:10  
  No. 2 Valse Élégante 03:25  
  No. 2 Valse Romantique 03:10  
  No. 4 Valse Limpide 02:35  
  No. 5 Valse Pensive 03:35  
  No. 6 Valse Capricieuse 02:50  
Tango (in Form of a Rondo) [ca.1935] 04:00
Valse Eccentrique [1949] 03:35
Variations on an Irish Theme [1930] [abridged version of Variations on an Irish Tune] 13:10
Variations on an Irish Tune [1930] 15:20
Variations on a Negro Theme [date unknown] 13:00
 

Arrangements: Voice and Piano

(for The American Songbag, Carl Sandburg)

Sh-ta-ra-dah-dey (Irish lullaby) [1927] varies
Frankie and Albert [1927] varies
Frankie & Johnny I [1927] varies
Frankie & Johnny II [1927] varies
Frankie Blues [1927] varies
C.C. Rider [1927] varies
The Hog-Eye Man [1927] varies
 

Arrangements: Piano and Solo

All God’s Chillun’ Got Wings [1948] 02:15
Didn’t My Lord Deliver Daniel? (Negro Spiritual) [1940] 02:15
The Gospel Train (Git on board, lil’ chillen) [1947] 02:00
Joshua Fit de Battle ob Jericho [1947] 02:50
Lil’ David Play On Yo’ Harp (Negro Spiritual) [1940] 03:35
The Shepherd by Peter Christian Lutkin [ca. 1946] 02:35
 

Cadenza: Piano Solo

Cadenza [1929] for the Piano Concerto No. 1, in C Major, Op. 15, of Ludwig van Beethoven varies
 

 

 
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