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John Beall — Compositions

Composition Year Duration Listen
Essay for Orchestra 1964-65 10'
Songs of Autumn 1965-66 25'
Lament for Those Lost in the War 1972 10'
Concerto for Piano and Wind Orchestra 1973 20'
Concerto for Brass Quintet and Wind Orchestra 1978 20'
Celebration Music 1985 8'
Symphony No. 1 1985 30'
Mountain Music 1987 17'
Concerto for Alto Saxophone and Orchestra 1990-91 22'
Cortege, Processional for Orchestra 1991 7'
Concerto for Violin and Orchestra 1998 30'
Suite from Ethan Frome 2001 23'
Symphony No. 2, "Spruce Knob" 2000-2003 21'*
Raven Rock 2001-2002 7'*
Ethan Frome Suite 2001 32'
September Morning 2006 8'*
Double Concerto for Violin and Contrabass 24'
Composition Year Duration Listen
Songs of Autumn (piano reduction) 1966 25'
Rilke Songs 1974 10'
Hammarskjold Songs 1967-83 10'
Psalm 51, SATB 1977 7'
Merwin Songs: Book I 1982-83 4'
The Writing on a Fallen Leaf 2'09
Horsemen 2'09
December 2'36
Psalm 19, SATB with organ 1988 3'
Merwin Songs: Book II 1988 5'
On Each Journey 2'12
Beyond You 2'16
Summits 1'59
A Door 1'28
The Clear Skies 1'39
Merwin Songs: Book III 1993
Something Not Done 1'53
The Second Time 2'28
Beggars and Kings 3'10
The St. Thomas á Becket Choirbook
The Lord Is Good, SATB with organ 1989 3'
Ride On, Ride On, SATB with organ 1991 3'
Come Thou Holy Spirit, SATB with organ 1991 4'
All Praise be Thine, O Risen Christ, SATB with organ 1992 3'
A Stable Light Is Lighted, SATB with Organ and Violin 1994 5'
O Jesus Very Light of Light, Two-part with Organ 1991 3'
Look There! The Christ, SATB with organ 1995 4'
Commendation Anthem, SATB with organ 1987 3'
Unless the Lord Builds the House, SATB with organ 1994 5'
Psalm 84, SATB with organ 1989 3'
Hymns (5) 1990s to 2000s
Break Forth O Beauteous Heavenly Light (Two different settings)
From East to West
O Christ Both Night and Day
O Praise to Thee My God This Night
New Testament Songs (Five Songs – with both piano accompaniment and orchestral accompaniment. Multiple keys available) 2001-2012 15'*
Phos Hilaron (O Gracious Light) (Book of Common Prayer) For Voice and Guitar 2019 1.5'
Psalm 31, for Voices and Organ 2020 1'15"
Anglican Mass, STB solo, SATB, organ, and orchestra 1978-1991 55'
Ethan Frome, Opera in Two Acts 1994-97 2hr, 10min*
Composition Year Duration Listen
Sonatina 1966 8'
Partita 1967 10'
Aria and Variations 1969-72 12'
Capriccio for Piano 4 Hands 1980 15'
Harpsichord Fantasy 1982 15'
Summer Pieces 1984 10'
Black Raindrops 1977 4'*
Toccata and Fugue on Deus Tuorum Militum (organ) 1987 6'
Piano Fantasy 1980 15'
Sonata for Piano 1994 28'
Fleeting Moments, Eight Pieces for Piano 2008 10'
Vandalia Suite 2002 12'35'*
Foundation Fantasy (organ) 2024 5'
Composition Year Duration Listen
Sonata for Alto Saxophone and Piano 1974 12'
Sonata for Violin and Piano 1976 21'
Sextet for Piano and Woodwind Quintet 1976 20'
String Quartet No. 1 1982 30'
Trio Fantasy for Oboe, Bassoon, and Piano 1981 13'
On Chestnut Ridge, Quartet for Violin, Clarinet, Cello, and Piano 1982 10'
Sonata for Cello and Piano 1984 20'
Celebration Fanfare 1986 2'
Variations on John Henry, for Three Violins (Intermediate Level) 1987 4'
Trio for Violin, Cello, and Piano 1991 13'
Shaker Tunes, Free Variations for Woodwind Quintet (also sextet version with alto saxophone) 1992 13'*
Whitewater, for String Quartet and Woodwind Quintet 1994 10'
Barn Dance from Mountain Music 1995 5'
Breakers, for Flute and Piano 1998 5'
Wondrous Love: Variations for Viola and Piano 1999 10'*
Terra Firma, Trio for Flute, Violoncello, & Piano 2001 25'*
Quartet for Piano, Violin, Viola, and Violoncello 2001 30'
Fantasy for Violoncello Alone 2001 6'
String Quartet No. 2 2001 30'
Sonata for Viola and Piano 2004 21'*
Trio for Violin, Horn, and Piano 2015 15'
String Quartet No. 4 2023-2024 15'