Stage
- Hello, World! (participatory work for children's concerts, choreography by Ursula Melita, text by Susan Otto), dance troupe, 2 child actors, orchestra, 1956 (also concert version without dance troupe, child actors) (Boosey & Hawkes)
- One Christmas Long Ago (1 act opera, libretto by the composer, based on Why the Chimes Rang), 2 boy sopranos/sopranos, soprano, mezzo-soprano, tenor, high baritone, baritone, mixed chorus, orchestra, 1962 (also shorter concert version of one section as Festive Alleluia) (WillMayer Music)
- The Snow Queen (ballet, choreography by Sophie Maslow, scenario by the composer, after Hans Christian Andersen), dance troupe, flute, cello, 2 pianos, percussion, 1963 (a concert suite was arranged for orchestra as 'Scenes from The Snow Queen'; also concert version for 2 pianos; also version (choreography by Ursula Melita] for dance troupe, orchestra, 1971)
- Brief Candle (3 act mini-opera, libretto by Milton Feist), female mime, mixed chorus, piano/small orchestra, 1976
- A Sobbing Pillow of a Man (dramatic aria, text by James Agee), baritone, comprimario rôles (soprano, 2 altos, bass), piano, 1980
- A Death in the Family (3 act opera, libretto by the composer, after James Agee, adapted by Tad Mosel), boy soprano, 2 sopranos, 4 mezzo-sopranos, alto, 2 tenors, 2 baritones, bass-baritone, mixed chorus, orchestra, 2-track tape, 1983 (a concert suite was arranged for mixed chorus, piano; also concert versions of two sections: Last Song and Kitchen Duet) (WillMayer Music)
Read more about this topic: William Mayer, Complete List of Works
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