Solo and Chamber Works
A Litany for Courage and the Seasons - for Chorus, Clarinet and Vibraphone. Premiered April 1988 by the University of Connecticut Concert Choir, Peter Bagley, conductor. Six Songs for Chorus, Clarinet and Vibraphone on Poems of Richard Beale. Commissioned by Robert Isgro and the Geneseo Chamber Singers
Anne Sexton Songs - for Soprano and Piano. Premiered July 1977 at Tanglewood, Sheila Allen, soprano. Three songs on poems of Anne Sexton for mezzo soprano and piano
Arcadia - Cello Quartet. A single-movement work that was pronounced too difficult by the people for whom I wrote it, and which has never been performed.
Recitation Book - Saxophone Quartet. Commissioned for the Masato Kumoi Saxophone Quartet in 2006. A five movement collection circling the theme of death.
Sonata for Alto Saxophone and Piano - for Alto Saxophone and Piano. Premiered January 1989 at the North American Saxophone Alliance 1989 National Conference, George Mason University, Fairfax, VA. Susan Jennings, saxophone, Bruce Patterson, piano. In three movements, a huge and extremely demanding piece; its musical roots are quite varied: Liszt, Gesualdo, Pettersson.
Sonata for Horn and Piano
Songbook for Marimba and Alto Saxophone - Marimba and Alto Saxophone Duet. A seven movement piece based largely on old hymns and Bach chorale melodies.
Read more about this topic: List Of Compositions By David Maslanka
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