Frederick Koch: Catalog of Works

Opera

The Shepherds - a medieval Christmas opera - libretto by Seymour Reiter (30') rental with Carl Fischer, Inc.
The Birth of a Child, monodrama for soprano and organ --libretto by Seymour Reiter (15') (Barrow Press)
Androcles and the Lion, children's opera for baritone, tenor and piano --libretto by Janice Power (10') (Barrow Press)
The Portrait, musical theater piece for soprano, baritone and piano -- libretto by Janice Power (15') (Barrow Press)

Ballet

Participation

Sensorium
Three Dance Episodes for alto saxophone, dancer and tape--Seesaw Music

Orchestral works

Short Symphony no. 1 - Seesaw Music

Symphonic Suite for med. voice and orchestra - Barrow Press

based on poem "Astronaut" by George Favre

Concerto for acoustic/electric piano - Barrow Press

based on African American spirituals

Concerto Sonica for two pianos and orchestra - Mss

612 - Concertino for piano and orchestra - Mss

Concertino for alto saxophone and orchestra - Seesaw Music

Dance Overture (chamber orchestra) - Seesaw Music

River Journey (orchestral suite) - Carl Fischer, Inc.

Night Vision for chamber orchestra with alto saxophone - Mss
Polarity for alto saxophone and chamber orchestra (10')- Barrow Press
Music for cello and chamber orchestra (12')-Barrow Press
Triptych for chamber orchestra with piano (15')-- Seesaw Music
In the Beginning, an environmental piece for chamber orchestra and voice (10')--Barrow Press
March for Bicentennial of the State of Ohio--Barrow Press

Concert Band

Soundings for alto saxophone and band - Bourne Music Co.

Concertino for alto sax and band - Seesaw Music

Composities - Southern Music Co.

Luminosity - Bourne Music Co.

Summer Day (Grade 1 band) - Bourne Music Co.

Homeric Music- wind ensemble and narrator

Chamber works

String Quartet no. 1 based on Hebrew themes - Seesaw Music

String Quartet no. 2 with voice,

based on poem "Wind Song" by Carl Sandburg - Seesaw Music

String Quartet no. 3 (Four phases) - Seesaw Music

Sonnet for 2 harps, flute, cello, baritone - Mss

Youth Quartet on Hebrew themes - Seesaw Music

Veltin Fantasy for oboe and strings - Seesaw Music

Monadnock Cadenzas and Variations for 8 instruments and tape - Seesaw Music

Trio of Praise for med. voice, viola and piano - Seesaw Music

5/9 - five pieces for 9 players - Barrow Press

Avicular Trilogy for flute, mini-moog - Barrow Press

Analects for saxophone quartet - Seesaw Music

Music for the Theater (brass quintet) - Seesaw Music

Games Brass Members Play (brass quintet) - Seesaw Music

Triptych for soprano, flute, clarinet and piano - Seesaw Music

Cityscape (Angell) sopr. mezzo-soprano, baritone, flute, clarinet, viola, percussion, electric/acoustic piano - Barrow Press

Three Excursions for oboe, viola and pinao - Barrow Press

Bleecker Street (Gilbert) for tenor, clarinet, trumpet, cello and percussion

The Western World Where I Wander (Gilbert) for tenor, flute and piano - Barrow Press

Mirrored View (Gilbert) for tenor and harp - Barrow Press

Nonet for string quartet, flute, clarinet, oboe, bassoon, and horn - Barrow Press

Concertino for alto sax, two percussions, piano - Seesaw Music (transcription of the version for alto sax and orchestra)

Duplicity for oboe and strings - Barrow Press

Trilogy for oboe, clarinet and bassoon

Piano Trio no. 1 - Earnestly Music (Frank E. Warren Music Service)

Piano Trio no. 2 - Barrow Press

String Quartet #4 with Percussion

I. Fast--II. Lyric--III.Bright
I Could Bring You Jewels (Emily Dickinson), cycle for soprano, clarinet and bassoon (10')--barrow press
Fabrication for flute, violin and harp (5')--Barrow Press
Trinitas for flute, harp and cello (10')-Barrow Press
Lucence for flute, viola and harp (9')-- Earnestly Music
Images for flute, alto saxophone and piano (10')-- Dorn Publications

Percussion

Sound Particles for piano, percussion and reciter - Boston Music

Microcosms for percussion quartet and electronic sounds - Seesaw Music

Barometric Readings for percussion quartet and tape - Seesaw Music

Continuum 1 for multiple drums and Moog synthesizer - Mss

Continuum 2 for multiple percussion - Mss

Baily's Beads (Angell) for voice and percussion - Mss

Quartet for flute, two percussionists, acoustic/electric piano - Seesaw Music

High Spirits for percussion, clarinet, bass, acoustic/electric piano and tape - Mss

Summer Day on 10th and Pine (Angell) voice and percussion - Barrow Press

Concertino for alto sax, two percussionists and piano - Seesaw Music (transcribed from version for alto sax and orchestra)

Deviation for two percussionists
Ritual for six percussionists (8')--Barrow Press

Solo Instruments

Two movements for Horn and Piano - Seesaw Music

Hexadic Dance for Harp - Seesaw Music

Scherzo for 5 winds - Boston Music

Five Pops for Trumpet and Piano - Boston Music

Caricature for Flute and Piano - Ludwig Music Co. S08 B91 $6.00

Three Impressions for Trumpet and Piano - Southern Music

Sound Pictures for Horn and Piano - Southern Music

Expectation for Trombone and Piano - Southern Music

Incessant Motion for Clarinet and Piano - Southern Music

Suite for Violin and Piano - Southern Music

Introduction, Aria and Rondo for Tuba and Piano - Southern Music

Three Latin Moods for Alto Sax and Piano - Southern Music

Suite for Trombone Quartet - Southern Music

Trio for Flutes - Southern Music

Sonatina for Clarinet and Piano - Southern Music

Three Soliloquies for Flute and Piano - Boston Music

Fanfare 100 (Brass quintet and percussion) - Barrow Press

Nocturne for Solo Harp - Barrow Press

Sardonic Scherzo for Harp - Barrow Press

Fantasy for Viola and Piano - Southern Music

Apocalyptic for Soprano/Alto Sax and Piano - Southern Music

Duo for Violin and Viola - Southern Music

In memoriam aeternam - Harp and Piano

Sonata for Cello and Piano (12') Earnestly Music- Frank Warren

Sonata for Violin and Piano (10')- Barrow Press

Impertinent- Trumpet and Piano

Trilogy - trumpet and piano

Sonata for alto saxophone and piano (10')--Barrow Press
Jubilation- trumpet and piano (8')- Barrow Press
Escape into Fantasy- trumpet and piano--Barrow Press
Phantasm for solo marimba (5')- Barrow Press

Organ

Choral Prelude on tune "Concord" - Mss

Festive Prelude - Mss

Dialogue for trumpet and organ - Seesaw Music

Configuration for Trumpet and Organ - Barrow Press

Fantasie for organ and vibraphone - Barrow Press

"Underworld" music for concert production of "Orpheus" - Mss

Deo Gracias for solo organ - Barrow Press

Duo Piano

Two Impressions for two pianos - Seesaw Music

Recollections for two pianos and harp - Seesaw Music

12/12 for two pianos - Seesaw Music

Jubilation for two pianos - Boston Music Co.
Antithesis for two pianos (10')--Barrow Press

Solo Piano

Sonics - Seesaw Music

Avataric Impressions for prepared piano and tape - Seesaw Music

Three Contrasts - Barrow Press

Five Preludes - Boston Music

Five Preludes for Piano- Book II
Three Pieces (Fantasy, Quiet Music, Toccata)-- Barrow Press
Atmospheres (15')- Barrow Press

Educational Music

Piano teaching materials - grades 2-5

Four Dance Episodes (duets)

Five Memories for solo piano - Carl Fisher, Inc.

It Takes Two (duet) - Boston Music

Babette Book for little girls

Two Minus One (A composing book)

Carols in easy to play arrangements - Boston Music Co.

Golliwog's Dance (duet) - Boston Music Co.

Skateboard Fun (duet)

Swinging Easy

Toccatina-Solemnity - E.C. Schirmer (Galaxy Music)

Intermezzo-Musical Equations

March of the Circus Clowns - Summy Music

March of the Moon Men

Bouncing Ball - Belwin Mills

Movement for piano four-hands - Barrow Press

In and Out for piano four-hands - Barrow Press

Intermediate grade piano

Sonatina 1.1950 - Opus Music

Sonatina 2 - Seesaw Music

Toccatina - Boston Music

Ohio City Rags - Barrow Press

Themes from "The Italian Straw Hat" (duet) - Barrow Press

Christmas Fantasy (duet) - Boston Music

Chanson Innocent- Barrow Press

Choral

O Clap your Hands (Ps. 47) - Lawson-Gould

I will extol thee my God (Ps. 145) - Seesaw Music

Psalm of Praise (Ps. 150) brass, percussion SATB - Seesaw Music

Same Train (SA) - Bourne Music Co.

Nobody kno de trouble I see (SA) - Mss

Hold Fast to Dreams - Mss

Make a Joyful Noise - Mss

I Will Praise Thee (Ps. 9) - Mss

It is all Music (Angell) SATB - Mss

Cantata "Violence No More" for mixed choir, two sopranos, baritone, narrator, string quartet, rock trio, percussion and tape - Barrow Press

Torches (Spanish carol) SA-SATB - Boston Music

Rejoice in Christ - SATB, flute, tamb. (Mary Bill) - Mss

Cantata for "Peace"- SATB, chamber ensemble (1996)

Sweet Grand Baby Jesus-SATB- Boston Music

Sacred Songs

Be Not Afraid - Boosey and Hawkes

Five Sacred Songs vol. 1 - Carl Fischer

Five Sacred Songs for Worship Service - Carl Fischer, Inc.

Album of sacred songs to the poetry of Mary Baker Eddy - Carl Fischer, Inc.

The Birth of a Child for soprano and organ (Seymour Reiter) - Barrow Press

And there were shepherds (New English Bible) - Mss

Shepherd's Song at Christmas- baritone, harp

For the Law of the Spirit- Barrow Press
The Beatitudes- Barrow Press
The Publican- Barrow Press
The Lord is My Shepherd- Barrow Press

Songs

Children's Set (Aldis) - E. C. Schirmer - song cycle

City Moon vocalise, flute and piano - Seesaw Music

Great Spaces (Moss) - Seesaw Music

Cycle of 5 songs prepared for piano and voice - Seesaw Music

Prayers of Steel (Sandburg) - E.C. Shirmer

River Night (Frost) - Tritone Press (Presser)

Children's Set II - Barrow Press - song cycle

It is all Music (Angell) - Barrow Press

The Exile (Angell) - Barrow Press

7:00 A.M. (Angell)

Three Songs (Millay)

I hear some Dream (Angell)

Monday A.M. (Angell)

Anthem of the Thrush (AERH) sop. flute, piano

Animal Flowers (Moss)

Music (Emerson)

Six Songs (Power) - song cycle - Barrow Press

Journeys of Love (Gilbert) - song cycle

Hail! Hoot Owl (Gilbert)

A little self mulling (Gilbert)

Leaving (Gilbert)

Crystal Sword (Angell)

The Broom (Gilbert)

Washington Monument at Night (Sandburg) - song cycle

One hour to Madness and Joy (Whitman) - concert aria

Blue Monday (L. Hughes) - song cycle

The Clock's Ticking (Angell)

An Expert (Gilbert)

Bermuda (Gilbert)

High Flight (Lt. McGee)

It Happens (Angell)

Rite of the Prodigal (Power)

Togethering the Storm (Power) - duet

Children Playing Games in Fields (Gilbert)

The Broom (Gilbert)

I Hear America Singing (Whitman)

Four Songs (Power)

The Grand Slam-Spring Fever-Unseen Offering-Autograph

Time Piece (Franke)

Deer Island Poems (Singer)
Ground Zero (Power) (5')- Barrow Press
Children's Set III (Aldis) (10')-Barrow Press
In the Flats (Angell) (4')- Barrow Press

Lost Poems (Angell) (4')- Barrow Press

What I Found At the Mall (Trawick)- Barrow Press
The House is My Ship (Blakeslee)- Barrow Press

Three A.M. & Five Years Old (Trawick)- Barrow press
Notes During the Eclipse (Kending)- Barrow Press
Plain Brown Wrapper (Power)- Barrow Press
Elegy (Wiley)- Barrow Press
O You When I Often and Silently Come (Whitman)- Barrow Press
Seascape (Singer)- six songs-- Barrow Press

Movie

The Loop, produced and directed by Mark Lindquist - incidental music supplied by the composer

Musical Theater

Music for:

Italian Straw Hat (LaBiche/Bill)

Comedy of Errors (Shakespeare/Bill)

Good Woman of Setzuan (Brecht/Bentley)

Abelard and Heloise (Millar)

Hamlet (Shakespeare) - incidental music

Richard III (Shakespeare) - incidental music

Girls of the Garden Club (John Patrick)

Thurber Carnival (Thurber)

The Presidential Game (Neil Fort)

Music, Music, Music (a revue) (Koch)

Book

Reflections on Composing with four American composers (Herbert Elwell, Arthur Shepherd, Bernard Rogers and Henry Cowell), published by Carnegie Mellon University Press (Second Printing), available Cornell University Press Services, P.O. Box 6525, Ithaca, NY 14850, Tel. 1-800-666-2211

KEY TO PUBLISHERS:

Barrow Press, P.O. Box 16549, Cleveland, OH 44116
Boosey and Hawkes Inc., 52 Cooper Square, NY, NY 10003
Boston Music Co., 12 Channel St. Suite 801, Boston MA 02210
Bourne Music Co., 5 W. 37th St., NY, NY 10018
Dorn Publications, PO Box 296, Medfield MA 02052
Carl Fischer, Inc., 65 Bleecker St., NY, NY 10012
Frank E. Warren Music Service, 29 S. Main St. Sharon MA 02069
Ludwig Music Co., 557 E. 104th St., Cleveland, OH 44110
E.C. Schirmer, 138 Ipswich St., Boston, MA 02215
Seesaw Music, 2067 Broadway, NY, NY 10023
Southern Music Co., P.O. Box 329, San Antonio, TX 78292
Warner Bros. Publications, 15800 NW 48th Ave, PO Box 4340, Miami FL 33014

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