Chamber Ensemble Compositions by Stanley Chepaitis


Dances in Time (2003) String Quartet
a four movement suite of dances in jazz and world beat styles, improv optional but good opportunities exist for improvising players
  1. Circle Dance
  2. One Step
  3. Rain Dance
  4. Freedom Dance

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ranking - advanced
total playing time 19 minutes
cost $15

Child's Play (1997) String Quartet
a five movement work of jazzy musical depictions of childhood games, optional improv possibilities
  1. See Saw
  2. Hide and Seek
  3. Dance for One
  4. Trapping Fireflies
  5. Frying Pan Ball

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ranking - advanced
total playing time 27 minutes
cost $20

De Profundis (2001) Piano Trio
single movement work for piano, violin, cello - a fantasia based on the chant melody De Profundis which moves from the somber melody to an energetic blues in the middle section, no improv required


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ranking - advanced
total playing time 12 minutes
cost $15

Trio Sonata (1989) Mixed Ensemble of soprano saxophone, piano, viola, bass
a four movement work with an unusual mix of baroque and jazzy styles, improv required
  1. Passacaglia
  2. Fugue
  3. Adagio
  4. Presto

ranking - advanced
total playing time 21 minutes
cost $15