Samuel H. Adler
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Awards:
American Academy of Arts and Letters Music Prize (1990)
Guggenheim Fellowship (1984)
Compositions for Winds:
Hymnset (2017) for Woodwind Quintet
The River That Mines the Silence of Stones (2015) for Wind Ensemble
Festival Fanfare and Dance (2009) for 3 Trumpets, 3 Horns, 2 Trombones, and Tuba
Long May She Prosper (2007) for Large Symphonic Band
Pygmalion: An Overture for Large Wind Ensemble (2005)
Be Not Afraid: The Isle is Full of Noises (1999) for Brass Quintet
To Celebrate a Miracle: A Chanukah Suite (1999) for Band
American Airs and Dances (1998) for Band
Dawn to Glory (1998) for Band
Brahmsiana (1997) for 8 Horns
Concerto (1997) for Guitar and Wind Ensemble
Serenata Concertante (1997) for Flute, Oboe, Clarinet, Alto Saxophone with Wind Ensemble
Family Portraits (1995) for Band
Rogues and Lovers (1995) for Mixed Chorus and Band
We Live, A Fanfare for Brass Choir (1995)
Ultralight: A Fanfare for Band (1990)
Brahmsiana for 8 Horns (1987) for 8 Horns
Double Visions (1987) for Wind Ensemble
Madrigals (1986) for 6 Flutes
Gottschalkiana (1982) for Brass Quintet
Merrymakers (1982) for Band
An American Duo (1981) for Band
Snow Tracks (1981) for Band
Trumpet Triptych (1979) for 7 Trumpets
The Force of Credulity: a Suite for Wind Ensemble (1977)
A Little Night and Day Music (1976) for Band
Deja Vu (1975) for 6 Recorders
Histrionics (1971) for Brass Choir and 2 Percussion
Brass Fragments (1970) for Euphonium, 4 Trombones, 4 Trumpets, 4 Horns, and Tuba
Songs with Winds (1969) for Soprano and Woodwind Quintet
Concerto (1968) for Winds, Brass, and Percussion
Five Vignettes (1968) for 12 Trombones
Quintalogues (1968) for Flute, Oboe, Clarinet, Bassoon, Marimba, and Vibraphone
Intrada (1967) for Woodwind Quintet
Seven Epigrams (1966) for Piccolo, Flute, Oboe, Clarinet, Bass Clarinet, and Bassoon
Festive Prelude (1965) for Band
Music for Eleven (1964) for 6 Winds and 5 Percussion
Five Movements (1963) for Brass Quintet
Southwestern Sketches (1961) for Band
Divertimento (1948) for 3 Trumpets, 3 Horns, 3 Trombones, Euphonium, Timpani, and Tuba
Praeludium (1947) for 3 Trumpets, 3 Horns, 3 Trombones, Euphonium, Tuba, and Percussion
Concert Piece (1946) 3 Trumpets, 3 Horns, 3 Trombones, Euphonium, Timpani, and Tuba
Scherzo, Schmerzto (date unknown) for 4 Trumpets, Horn, 4 Trombones, Tuba, and 2 Percussion