Composers
Carman Moore
1936 -About
Carman Moore is a composer whose works have been performed by the New York Philharmonic, the Cleveland Orchestra, the San Francisco Symphony, and the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center, among others. He was the first new music critic for the Village Voice in the 1960s and ’70s. Carman created the libretti for Alvin Singleton’s music drama Truth, and for the Bre’r Rabbit-themed operas by Nkeiru Okoye.
He founded the Society of Black Composers, and has taught at Yale University, Queens and Brooklyn Colleges, the New School, and Carnegie-Mellon University. Carman was chosen as a Guggenheim Fellow in 2013 and a Composers Now Visionary Composer of 2020.
Related Information
https://www.carmanmoore.comWorks by Carman Moore
| Title | Published | Size | Solo with Ensemble | Duration Range | Level | Orchestration |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Berenice: Variations on a Theme of G. F. Handel | Yes | Chamber | 20+ | Professional | cl (bcl), vn, vc, pno | |
| Colors | Yes | Full Orchestra | jazz ens. | 10-20 | Professional | jazz ens, orch |
| Concerto for Jazz Violin and Orchestra | Yes | Full Orchestra | Violin | 10-20 | Professional | Vn solo; 3-1-2-0; 3-2-2-0; timp-3 perc; str (+ elec. bass) |
| Folk Energy | Yes | Full Orchestra | jazz ens. | 10-20 | Professional | jazz ens, orch |
| Gospel Fuse | Yes | Full Orchestra | Two Sopranos, Two Altos | 20+ | Professional | SSAA soli; 3(pic)-3(Eh)-3-s sax-3(cbn); 4-3-3-1; timp-4 perc-elec org-hp-pno; str, elec bass |
| Hit | Yes | Full Orchestra | jazz ens. | 20+ | Professional | pic,2-2,Eh-2,b cl-2; 4-3-3-1; timp-5 perc; str |
| Madiba | Yes | Full Orchestra | Cello | 10-20 | Professional | Solo Vc; 2(pic)-1-2,b cl-1; 2-2-1-1; timp-4perc-hp-pno; str |
| Overture | Yes | Full Orchestra | jazz ens. | under 5 | Professional | jazz ens, orch |
| Pastorale | Yes | Full Orchestra | jazz ens. | 10-20 | Professional | jazz ens, orch |
| The American Nebula | Yes | Full Orchestra | 20+ | Professional | SATB chorus; 2[1.2/pic] 1 4[1.2.3.4/a,b,cb] 1-3 A sax,T sax,Bari sax-;4-2 cnt,1-3, bar hn-1; timp-perc-hp-pno-synth-elec gui; str | |
| Tone Roads to HK: Four Movements for a Fashionable Five-Toed Dragon | Yes | Full Orchestra | jazz ens. | 20+ | Professional | jazz ens: elec gui, bass; kybds (synth,pno,elec pno,hpsd); dr set; S sax(fl,T sax); orch: 2(alto fl,pic)-2-(Eh)-1-1; 2-2-1-1; 2 perc-hp; solo vn, str |
| Urban Walk | Yes | Full Orchestra | jazz ens. | 10-20 | Professional | jazz ens, orch |
| Wildfires and Field Songs | Yes | Full Orchestra | 20+ | Professional | 4(pic)-5(Eh)-4(b cl)-4(cbn)-a sax; 4-4-4(b tbn)-1; timp-3 perc-hp; str |