John Melby, composer


Compositions


Note: Some of the compositions in this list are accompanied by recordings of either excerpts or (in most cases) complete performances in the form of .mp3 audio files. These files can be played by many applications; two of the most popular are Apple's iTunes and QuickTime. QuickTime is available for both Macintosh and Windows operating systems. For further information about the QuickTime media player, click here.

All sound clips on this site except as indicated are now in stereo. Since these files take more space and will consequently require more time to download, they will in general not work well in streaming mode with modems of speeds lower than 56k. Sorry about that!

With the recent proliferation of broadband connections, I have chosen to assume that most users have some kind of high-speed Internet access such as a cable modem, a DSL modem, or a multi-link ISDN connection. Consequently, the sound clips on this page may take a substantial amount of time to download if you are using a modem with a 56k or slower transfer rate. However, in such a case, as a "consolation prize", you can download the complete .mp3 file and listen to it offline without problems.


Links preceded by a single asterisk (*) refer to the publisher of the music. A double asterisk (**) denotes a link to the recording company (if any) that has issued a recording (LP or CD) of the work.

A link to [temporarily unavailable] signifies that the work is in the process of being transferred to American Composers Alliance from another publisher and is currently unavailable. In the meantime, if you have a particularly pressing need for performance materials for any piece so marked, please send an e-mail message to the composer via the link at the bottom of this page.


Orchestral music:



Concerti for instruments with computer-synthesized sound:



Other works for instruments and computer-synthesized sound:



Other instrumental ensemble works:



Vocal (including choral) music:



Music for solo instrument:



Works for computer-synthesized sound alone:



Key to publishers:

"Margun/AMP" = Associated Music Publishers

"Margun/Shawnee" = Shawnee Press

"Merion" = Merion Music., Inc. (Theodore Presser Company)

"ACA" = American Composers Alliance

"CSC" = Centro di Sonologia Computazionale dell' Università di Padova (Italy)

"available from the composer" = (click on the link or see the e-mail address at the bottom of this page)

"ms" = in manuscript and unavailable

"n/a" = not available

Margun Music, Inc., the publisher of several of the works listed above, has recently been sold to Associated Music Publishers, Inc., a division of Music Sales Corporation. Compositions for print distribution with the publisher listing Margun/Shawnee Press are available from Shawnee Press, although there is currently no link to Margun pieces on the Shawnee Press Web site. I have been assured that the site will soon be updated, but in the meantime one must call Shawnee Press to obtain the score. Pieces whose publisher listing is Margun/AMP are available on a rental basis from the Rental Department of Associated Music Publishers, Inc.

A link to [temporarily unavailable] signifies that the work is in the process of being transferred to American Composers Alliance from another publisher and is currently not commercially available. In the meantime, if you have a particularly pressing need for performance materials for any piece so marked, please send an e-mail message to the composer via the link at the bottom of this page.


Key to recording companies:

"Centaur" = Centaur Records

"CRI" = Composers Recordings, Inc.

"GMEB" = Institute International de Musique Electroacoustique

"New World" = New World Records

"Zuma" = Zuma Records

"ASUC" = American Society of University Composers
(now the "Society of Composers, Inc.");
LP issued as a supplement to Vol. 7/8 of the
Proceedings of the American Society of University Composers,
1973: long out of print


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