Composers

Jeraldine S. Herbison

1941 -

About

Jeraldine S. Herbison (b. 1941) was born in Richmond, Virginia. She received her B.S. from Virginia State College in 1963. She also studied at the University of Michigan at Interlochen, where she was awarded full scholarships in 1973 and 1979. Her composition teachers included Tom Clark, George Wilson, Undine Moore. She is a retired teacher of orchestral music in the secondary schools of Virginia and Maryland. A violinist, she has performed with several college and community orchestras. Her compositions include many instrumental chamber works, orchestra pieces, and vocal works. Several of her cello works have been performed at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D. C. Her Cello Concerto No. 1 was commissioned and performed by the Afro-American Chamber Music Society. “Saltarello” is from Five Short Pieces for Cello and Piano, Op. 30.

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Works by Jeraldine S. Herbison

Title Collection Voice Type Range Poet
Catch Down the Wind Voice C4 - G5 Max Ellison
Daffodils Six Songs, Op. 29 Soprano D4 - A5 William Wordsworth
I'll Not Forget Five Art Songs for Voice and Piano Voice C4 - G5 Max Ellison
Innisfree Six Songs, Op. 29 Soprano C#4 - B5 William Butler Yeats
Life Six Songs, Op. 29 Soprano E4 - G5 Langston Hughes
Love and Know Not Why Five Art Songs for Voice and Piano Voice B3 - E5 British Anonymous
Night was Done Sonnet Voice C#4 - Ab5 Kuzmin
Silver Rain Six Songs, Op. 29 Soprano D4 - Bb5 Langston Hughes
Sonnet No.1 (Night Was Done) Psalms for Soprano, Horn and Piano Soprano C4 - B5
Sonnet No.2 (Time Does Not Bring Relief) Four Sonnets for Soprano and Piano Soprano C4 - A#5 Edna St. Vincent Millay
Sonnet No.3 (If I Should Learn) Four Sonnets for Soprano and Piano Soprano C#4 - Bb5 Edna St. Vincent Millay
Sonnet No.4 (There At Dawn) Four Sonnets for Soprano and Piano Soprano C4 - F5 Edna St. Vincent Millay
The Noise of Waters Six Songs, Op. 29 Soprano B3 - C6 James Joyce
The Rainy Day Five Art Songs for Voice and Piano Medium G3 - G5 Henry Wadworth Longfellow
Time Does Not Bring Relief Sonnet Voice C#4 - A5 Edna St. Vincent Millay
We Met By Chance Five Art Songs for Voice and Piano Medium | Low D4 - F5 | G3 - C5 William Curtis
We Met By Chance Voice D4 - F5
Without You Six Songs, Op. 29 Soprano D#4 - G5 Jeraldine Herbison
Title Published Size Solo with Ensemble Duration Range Level Orchestration
Ain’t I a Woman, Narrative for Voice and Orchestra Yes Full Orchestra Narrator 10-20 Professional 2222-4221-timp-perc-st
Chorale and Invention Yes String Orchestra 5-10 Professional str
Concertino for Viola and Orchestra Yes Full Orchestra Viola 10-20 Professional 2222-4221-timp-perc-str
Concerto No. 1 for Cello and Orchestra Yes Full Orchestra Cello 20+ Professional 2222-4221-timp-perc-str
Junket Yes String Orchestra Under 5 Professional Pf-str
Memories of Old Bethlehem Yes Full Orchestra 20+ Professional 2222-4221-timp-perc-str
Memories of Old Bethlehem #2 Yes Full Orchestra 10-20 Professional 2222-4221-timp-perc-str
Promenade for Chamber Orchestra Yes Chamber 5-10 Professional 1011-1000-timp-str
Serenade No. 1 Yes String Orchestra Under 5 Professional str
Serenade No. 2 Yes String Orchestra Under 5 Professional str
Serenade No. 3 Yes String Orchestra Under 5 Professional str
Serenade No. 4 Yes String Orchestra 5-10 Professional str
Suite no. 1 in C major Yes String Orchestra 5-10 Professional str
Suite no. 2 in F major Yes String Orchestra 5-10 Professional str
Suite no. 3 Yes Chamber opt. narrator 10-20 Professional 1100-0000-str
Symphony no. 1 Yes Full Orchestra 20+ Professional 2222-4221-timp-perc-str
The Good King Yes Full Orchestra 5-10 Professional 2222-4221-timp-perc-str
Theme Pieces for Winter Yes String Orchestra 5-10 Professional str
Variations for String Orchestra Yes String Orchestra 5-10 Professional str
Composer Title Work Instrumentation Level Number of Movements Accompanied Size Duration Range
Jeraldine S. Herbison GROOVIN' String Quartet 1 No Quartet
Jeraldine S. Herbison Prelude and Rondo Piano 2 No Solo
Jeraldine S. Herbison Serenade for String Quartet String Quartet 1 No Quartet