Oboe Solo - Level 5 - Digital Download SKU: A0.533629 Composed by Carson Cooman. Concert,Contemporary,Standards. Individual part. 3 pages. Musik Fabrik Music Publishing #3033831. Published by Musik Fabrik Music Publishing (A0.533629). Proclamation (2004) for solo oboe was written for and is dedicated to oboist Toni MarieMarchioni.The work is a brief burst of energy for solo oboe, as befits the title. The musical materialfrom the work comes from the sketches and charts for Spectrum: Concerto-Cantata forOboe, Chorus, and Chamber Orchestra (2003-04) -- the oboe part of which was written forMs. Marchioni.

Piano Solo - Digital Download SKU: A0.775934 Composed by Carson Cooman. Contemporary. Score. 7 pages. Musik Fabrik Music Publishing #2033027. Published by Musik Fabrik Music Publishing (A0.775934). Lullaby (after Rameau) (2009) for piano was composed in honor of the birth of Goldie Celeste Hunka and is also dedicated to her parents: pianist Marilyn Nonken and playwright George Hunka. The substrate of the music is an E–D tolling figure, whose continuous changes in placement and temperament drive the discourse. The overall tone is tender and gentle, even as the music continually tries to burst its confines. (Jean-Philippe Rameau’s harpsichord piece L' Entretien des Muses served as a template for a number of structural and textural aspects.).

Full Orchestra - Level 5 - Digital Download SKU: A0.533696 Composed by Carson Cooman. Contemporary. Score and parts. 26 pages. Musik Fabrik Music Publishing #3038751. Published by Musik Fabrik Music Publishing (A0.533696). This is the full score. The parts are available on rental from the publisher.  The chorus part is available for sale as a seperate item. (piano reduction)InstrumentationFlute 1/2Oboe 1/2Clarinet in Bb 1/2Bassoon 1/2Horn in F/Bb 1/2Trumpet in Bb 1/2Trombone 1/2Percussion (1 player):tubular bells, glockenspiel, suspended cymbalTimpani (3 drums)SATB ChorusViolin IViolin IIViolaCelloContrabassCommissioned in honor of the 25th anniversary of Albany ProMusica, David Griggs-Janower, Founding Director and Conductor

Bassoon Solo - Level 4 - Digital Download SKU: A0.533619 Composed by Carson Cooman. Concert,Contemporary,Standards. Individual part. 3 pages. Musik Fabrik Music Publishing #3033369. Published by Musik Fabrik Music Publishing (A0.533619). Silver Incantation (2003) for solo bassoon was written for and is dedicated to bassoonistBradley Balliett.The work explores continuous transformation of the opening harmonic ideas. The titleprovided the poetic image behind the piece.

String Orchestra - Level 4 - Digital Download SKU: A0.533447 Composed by Carson Cooman. Contemporary,Instructional. Score and parts. 14 pages. Musik Fabrik Music Publishing #2915731. Published by Musik Fabrik Music Publishing (A0.533447). Shawkemo Dreaming (2009) for string orchestra is dedicated to Robert Moran. Thetitle refers to Shawkemo, a region of Nantucket Island, Massachusetts. This work isone of a variety of pieces deeply connected to the landscape of Nantucket.Overlooking the harbor and conservation preserves, Shawkemo imparts a sense ofpeace, amidst gentle wind and sky. The work begins with bell-like tolling throughwhich a freely lyrical melody is unfolded. This melodic material is developed, buildingto small climaxes, before the work settles into a reposed conclusion.

Piano Solo - Digital Download SKU: A0.775936 Composed by Carson Cooman. Contemporary,Jewish,Standards. Score. 3 pages. Musik Fabrik Music Publishing #2033251. Published by Musik Fabrik Music Publishing (A0.775936). Yizkor (2011) for piano is dedicated to Jeff and Beth Grossman, in memory of Hugo and Irene Feingold. The Yizkor prayer is the Jewish memorial rite, recited in memory of departed family. It is traditionally said four times each year (on Yom Kippur, on the last day of Passover, on the second day of Shavout, and on the eighth day of Sukkot.) This piece is a musical Yizkor.

String Orchestra - Level 4 - Digital Download SKU: A0.533446 Composed by Carson Cooman. Contemporary. Score and parts. 6 pages. Musik Fabrik Music Publishing #2915727. Published by Musik Fabrik Music Publishing (A0.533446). Shawkemo Dreaming (2009) for string orchestra is dedicated to Robert Moran. Thetitle refers to Shawkemo, a region of Nantucket Island, Massachusetts. This work isone of a variety of pieces deeply connected to the landscape of Nantucket.Overlooking the harbor and conservation preserves, Shawkemo imparts a sense ofpeace, amidst gentle wind and sky. The work begins with bell-like tolling throughwhich a freely lyrical melody is unfolded. This melodic material is developed, buildingto small climaxes, before the work settles into a reposed conclusion.

French Horn Solo - Digital Download SKU: A0.775923 Composed by Carson Cooman. Contemporary. Individual part. 5 pages. Musik Fabrik Music Publishing #2032599. Published by Musik Fabrik Music Publishing (A0.775923). Turning Sunwards (2003) for solo horn was written for and is dedicated to hornist John Aubrey. The work is cast in an ABA form, with two slower sections surroundingly a slightly faster one. The material is the same throughout the work, derived from constant transformations of the same basic musical ideas.

Instrumental Duet Instrumental Duet,Piano,Trumpet - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.775994 Composed by Carson Cooman. Contemporary,Standards. Score and parts. 12 pages. Musik Fabrik Music Publishing #2035287. Published by Musik Fabrik Music Publishing (A0.775994). Lamentoso (2010) for trumpet and piano was written for and is dedicated to Luca Antonucci and Lois Shapiro. The work is marked rhapsodic, vivid. It is a fierce lament in the tradition of an old Irish caoine. The music explores the combination of vivid trumpet sound and strong piano attacks within an extended modal/bitonal harmonic context. The set includes a piano score and parts for Bb and C Trumpet.

String Orchestra - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.775954 Composed by Carson Cooman. Contemporary,Standards. Score and parts. 52 pages. Musik Fabrik Music Publishing #2033579. Published by Musik Fabrik Music Publishing (A0.775954). Concerto in modo antico (2011) for recorder and strings was commissioned by and is dedicated to recorderist John Turner. The five movements of the work draw upon stylistic elements of Medieval and Renaissance music. I. Estampie II. Aria III. Echo Gigue IV. Ground (in memoriam Lee Hoiby) V. Estampie da capo Orchestra details: A small string orchestra is suggested. String quintet may be used if necessary (although the first violin part in the second movement will be nearly entirely double stops). Though it is not preferred, the recorder may be discretely amplified if necessary, particularly if using a large string orchestra.

Trumpet Solo - Level 4 - Digital Download SKU: A0.533577 Composed by Carson Cooman. Concert,Contemporary,Instructional,Standards. Individual part. 3 pages. Musik Fabrik Music Publishing #3024999. Published by Musik Fabrik Music Publishing (A0.533577). Little Poppet (2009) mute music for solo trumpet was written for Colby Cooman.It is a brief piece that inflects a single musical line with the sound of the various trumpet mutes. Themusical discourse moves between scherzando gestures and searchingly lyrical ones.The “physical display� of the mute changes may call to mind a marionette on strings.

Solo Guitar - Level 4 - Digital Download SKU: A0.533593 Composed by Carson Cooman. Concert,Contemporary,Standards. Individual part. 5 pages. Musik Fabrik Music Publishing #3029403. Published by Musik Fabrik Music Publishing (A0.533593). Giant Colored Bird (2004) for solo guitar was written for and is dedicated to guitarist KarinSchaupp. It is inspired by her brilliant and creative playing of a wide range of guitarliterature.The title refers to a vivid mental image of a large, brilliantly colored bird in the wild: bothflying and unfurling its wings, while looking out over a beautiful landscape. Giant ColoredBird is thus a joyous celebration of color and warmth.Using the open strings of the guitar as a starting points for harmonic excursions, the piece iscast in three sections -- two moderate tempo sections, surrounding a slower and grandersection.

Full Orchestra - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.533765 Composed by Carson Cooman. Contemporary. Score and parts. 19 pages. Musik Fabrik Music Publishing #3043971. Published by Musik Fabrik Music Publishing (A0.533765). Commissioned by the Harvard University Bandsfor Drew Gilpin Faust on her inauguration as the 28th president of Harvard UniversityThis is the version for symphony orchestra.  Versions for three trumpets and for concert band are also for sale. Scored for Pic2222/4221/Timp/2perc/stringsThe set contains the score and complete parts.

High Voice,Vocal Solo - Level 4 - Digital Download SKU: A0.533669 Composed by Carson Cooman. Concert,Contemporary,Holiday,Love,Standards. 7 pages. Musik Fabrik Music Publishing #3037091. Published by Musik Fabrik Music Publishing (A0.533669). Tempt Me (2005) for soprano, tenor, and piano was written for and is dedicated to Derek and Laura Chester. The work is a setting of a love poem by American poet Elizabeth Kirschner. The gentle, building ecstasy of the text is reflected in the musical setting.The score is for three performers, so three copies should be printed.

Concert Band - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.533764 Composed by Carson Cooman. Contemporary. Score and parts. 15 pages. Musik Fabrik Music Publishing #3043959. Published by Musik Fabrik Music Publishing (A0.533764). Commissioned by the Harvard University Bandsfor Drew Gilpin Faust on her inauguration as the 28th president of Harvard UniversityThe set contains the full score and the complete set of parts: FluteBb clarinetalto saxophonetenor saxophonehorn in FBb trumpets 1 and 2trombone 1 and 2baritone horntubabass drumsnare drumtenor drum glockenspielVersions for three trumpets and for orchestra are also available for sale.