CATALOG of WORKS
All Music Published by Musica Cosmopolita, except where noted.
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ORCHESTRAL & LARGE ENSEMBLE MUSIC
Miserrimus for flute, harp, percussion & Strings (c. 8', 2014)
Capriccio Tempestoso for harp & orchestra (c. 10’, 2010)
Orchestra: 2-1 (doubling e.hn.)-2-1; 2-2-2-1; timp., perc., harp solo; strings
Commissioned by the Chicago Composers Orchestra
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Meditation for harp & String Orchestra (c. 6’, 2010)
Written in memory of Ceren Necipoğlu
La Chapelle d'Aiguilhe: Concerto for Cello & Orchestra (c. 21’, 2008)
Orchestra: 2-2-2-2; 2-2-0-0; timp., cello solo; strings
Commissioned by, and dedicated to, Xavier Phillips & the Orchestre National des Pays de la Loire
Solace (17’, 2005)
Orchestra: 3-3-3-3; 4-3-3-1; timp., 3 perc., pno./cel., harp, strings
Concerto for Piano & Chamber Orchestra (15’, 2003)
Piano Solo & Chamber Orchestra: 1111; 1111; 2 perc, hp, 2111
Commissioned by the Indiana University New Music Ensemble
In a Moment of Simple Beauty (arr. of For Constantin) (4’, 2003)
Chamber Orchestra: 2222; 2000; 1 perc, hp; strings
The Stars Shall Look Not Down (16’, 2001)
9-part Flute Choir and Orchestra
2-2-2-2; 4-2-2-1; timp., 2 perc., strings; [flute choir: 2 picc., 5 C fl., 1 alto fl., 1 bass fl.]
Commissioned by the Chesapeake Youth Repertory Orchestra & CYSO Flute Choir
Nor’easter (Study for Orchestra) (6’, 2001)
Orchestra: 3-3-3-3; 4-3-3-1; timp., 3 perc., harp, strings
Red Moon (8’, 2000)
Orchestra: 3-3-3-3; 4-3-3-1; 3 perc., harp, strings
Suite for String Orchestra (12’, 2000)
Momentum (5’, 2000)
For wind ensemble
The Flames of Imbolc (12’, 1999)
Orchestra: 3-3-3-3; 4-3-3-1; timp., 3 perc., strings
Listen to The Flames of Imbolc:
Episodes for String Orchestra (7’, 1998)
Arrangement of Episodes for String Quartet
Nordic Realms (20’, 1998)
1-1-1-1; 2-1-0-0; 1 perc., strings
Check out a live performance for Concerto for Piano & Chamber Orchestra on the video page!
CHAMBER MUSIC
Capriccio Improvviso (c. 15’, 2013)
for viola & piano
Commissioned by Maggie Snyder, and funded through the University of Georgia's Willson Center Grant for the Humanities
Leeds Devil Nocturne (c. 10’, 2011)
for flute (with optional piccolo) & piano
Commissioned for Mary Kay Fink & Nicholas Underhill by the Cleveland Chamber Collective
Leeds Devil Preludes (c. 4', 2011)
for flute & piano
Devil in Moscow (c. 15’, 2009)
for viola & harpsichord -- version for viola & piano available
Commissioned by the Allegmagnetti Duo through the generosity of the West Virginia University Foundation
Mosaics (8’, 2008)
for wind quintet
Commissioned by the Alpha Lambda chapter of Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia Fraternity of Illinois Wesleyan University
Manic Aggressive (4’, 2008)
Schadenfreude (5’, 2008)
Voodoo Stomp (5'-8’, 2008)
Zephyr (3’, 2008)
for flute, piano & string quartet
Commissioned by the 'New Music for a New Audience' project, inspired by traditional rock and metal genres, and written for the Cleveland Chamber Collective
Villanelle (16’, 2006; revised 2009, c. 12')
for violin & harp
Commissioned by Harry A.F.M. Otten for Lavinia Meijer, and dedicated to him, Lavinia Meijer & Tjeerd Top
Persist (13’, 2003)
for eight cellos
Commissioned by Florent Renard-Payen and the Tarab Cello Ensemble
Triptyclysm (16’, 2002)
for percussion trio
Commissioned by Tonus Percussion Group
Five Pieces for Cello & Piano (c. 10’, 2002)
Introduction & Scherzo (c. 7’, 1997; arranged for string quartet 2002)
for String Quartet
Duo for Two Violins (7’, 2000)
Three Pieces for Flute and Guitar (7’, 1999)
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Episodes for String Quartet (8’, 1998)
Introduction & Scherzo (c. 7’, 1997)
for Violin & Cello
Check out a different performance of Leeds Devil Nocturne on the video page!
Check out a full performance of Villanelle on the video page!
Check out the CD on the Discography page.
Check out the CD on the Discography page.
VOCAL MUSIC
Moon Songs (c. 10’, 2011)
for treble voice & harp
Text: Carl Sandburg
Movements: (1) Feather Lights (2) Moonset (3) I Sang (4) Child Moon (5) Theme in Yellow (6) Valley Song
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Verse Surges Forth (c. 9’, 2007; revised 2010)
for alto voice & marimba (or piano)
Text: Marina Tsvetaeva
Movements: (1) Gently, gently (2) Verse Surges Forth (3) I Kiss the Crimson Leaves
Three Poems of Pablo Neruda (c. 10', 2007)
for soprano solo
Text: Pablo Neruda
Movements: (1) Air in the Stone (2) The Turtle (3) Word
Handfuls (10’, 2006)
for soprano & guitar
Text: Carl Sandburg
Movements: (1) Whitelight (2) Flux (3) Fog (4) Pool
Songs of the Sea (15’, 2001)
for tenor & piano
Text: Carl Sandburg, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, Herman Melville
Movements: (1) Young Sea (2) Four by the Clock (3) Bones (4) Fog (5) Nantucket
Five Poems of James Wright (15’, 2001)
for treble voice, english horn and cello
Movements: (1) The Jewel (2) In Fear of Harvests (3) I Was Afraid of Dying (4) Rain (5) A Breath of Air
Twilight Night (5’, 1999)
for soprano & piano
Text: Christina Rossetti
Listen to Twilight Night:
Two Poems of Robert Frost (9’, 1998)
for soprano, flute, vibraphone & cello
Movements: (1) Good Hours (2) To the Thawing Wind
INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC
Valley of Butterflies (c. 15’, 2011)
harp solo
Sizzle (c. 6’, 2009)
for harp solo
Monemvasía Pebbles: four miniatures for flute solo (4’, 2009)
for flute solo
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Check out a full performance of Monemvasía Pebbles on the video page!
Sprocket! (c. 7’, 2006)
for cello solo
Written for Florent Renard-Payen
Desmodus Rotundus; or, Night of The Full Blue Moon (4’, 2004)
for flute solo
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Ceol Báisteach Toirneach Tintreach[Rain Thunder Lightning Music] (c. 12', 2004)
for marimba solo
Amhrán Slán (c. 5’, 2001)
for harp solo
Written for Ceren Necipoğlu
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Visions in Twilight (c. 8’, 2000)
harp solo
Written for Ceren Necipoğlu
Perpetual Moments (8’, 2000)
for classical guitar solo
Nanna's Lament (7’, 1999)
for viola solo ( * Violin version also available )
Sonata for Solo Violin (c. 8’, 1994)
Sonata for Solo Cello (c. 7’, 1993)
Written for Florent Renard-Payen
Check out a complete performance of Valley of Butterflies on the video page!
Check out a different performance of Desmodus Rotundus; or, Night of the Full Blue Moon on Byrnes' YouTube page! (link at bottom of page.)
Check out a different performance of Visions in Twilight on the video page!
"Visions" CD
"Bir Kitap Gibi" CD
Check out the CD on the Discography page.
Check out both CD's on the Discography page.
PIANO MUSIC
Bagatelle for L.v.B. (c. 4’, 2011)
commissioned for the International Beethoven Project's 2011 Bagatelle Project
Cosmopolitan Etudes, Book 2 (c. 20' complete, 2011, Etudes 7-10)
No. 10 ("Maelströms", for consecutive descending intervals)
No. 9 (for Intervals of the Seventh)
No. 8 (for softness while playing chords)
No. 7 (for the white keys alone)
Album: Six Beginning & Intermediate Pieces (c. 8’, 2005)
Contents: 1) March 2) Scherzo 3) Romance 4) Waltz 5) Lullaby 6) Etude
For Constantin (c. 4’, 2003)
Cosmopolitan Etudes, Book 1 (c. 10' complete, 2001, Etudes 1-6)
No. 1 Moderato, meditativo No.2 Preciso No. 3 Tagliente, articolato 4. Con fuoco 5. Lento e sostenuto 6. Vorace e presto
Abstra (c. 9’, 2002)
for piano and recorded digital sounds
Peculiar Albatross (c. 3’, 2001)
Allegro Risoluto (c. 4’, 1995)
Etude No. 1
Etude No. 2
Etude No. 6