Douglas Moore
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Opera and lyrical music
Chamber music
Symphonic music
Instrumental music
Vocal music
Sheet music for Douglas Moore
Melody Moore: An American Song Album — Bradley Moore
— — Classical
By Bradley Moore and Melody Moore. By Various. Classical, Art Song. Classical. Pentatone Music #PTC5186770. Published by Pentatone Music (NX.PTC5186770).
Price: $19.00
Rhythm Workbook for Ensemble Players by Dr. Kathy Bundock Moore — Kathy Bundock Moore
Piano Solo,Piano/Vocal/Chords,Easy Piano,Organ,Harpsichord,Flute,Oboe,Clarinet,English Horn,Bassoon,Alto Sax,Tenor Sax,Baritone Sax,Soprano Sax,Woodwind Choir or Ensemble,Trumpet,Trombone,Tuba,Horn in F,Euphonium,Brass Choir or Ensemble,Violin,Viola,Cello, — Individual Part — Method,Etudes and Exercises,Classroom,General Instructional,Activities and Games
Composed by Kathy Bundock Moore. Arranged by Eric Moore. Method, Etudes and Exercises, Classroom, General Instructional, Activities and Games. Individual Part. 68 pages. Published by Cello Loft (S0.296399).
Price: $15.00
Ted Moore: Gilgamesh & Enkidu — Enkidu String Quartet; Ted Moore
— listening CD — Classical
By Enkidu String Quartet; Ted Moore. By Ted Moore. Classical. Listening CD. Published by Naxos (NX.RR7926).
Price: $14.00
Gallantry — Douglas Moore
Piano, Vocal — — American, Classical, Contemporary, Opera
Vocal Score. Composed by Douglas Moore. Vocal Score. American, Classical, Contemporary, Opera. 76 pages. G. Schirmer #ED2309. Published by G. Schirmer (HL.50338090).
Price: $19.00
The Devil and Daniel Webster — Douglas Stuart Moore
Orchestra, Voice — — Classical, Contemporary, Musicals, Opera
Folk Opera in One Act. Composed by Douglas Stuart Moore. BH Stage Works. Classical, Contemporary, Musicals, Opera. 96 pages. Boosey & Hawkes #M051950300. Published by Boosey & Hawkes (HL.48008522).
Price: $35.00
The Ballad of Baby Doe — Douglas Moore
Piano, Vocal — — Broadway, Classical, Contemporary, Opera
Vocal Score. Composed by Douglas Moore. Vocal Score. Broadway, Classical, Contemporary, Opera. 256 pages. Published by Warner/Chappell Music (HL.312019).
Price: $55.00
Carry Nation (Libretto) — Douglas Moore
opera in 2 Acts for mixed voices — libretto — 20th Century
Composed by Douglas Moore. 20th Century. Libretto. Galaxy Music Corporation #1.2723. Published by Galaxy Music Corporation (EC.1.2723).
Price: $7.00
Adam was My Grandfather — Douglas Moore
medium voice, piano — — Secular, 20th Century
Composed by Douglas Moore. Vocal Solo. Secular, 20th Century. Galaxy Music Corporation #1.0897. Published by Galaxy Music Corporation (EC.1.0897).
Price: $5.00
Dear Dark Head — Douglas Moore
high voice, piano — — Secular, 20th Century
Composed by Douglas Moore. Vocal Solo. Secular, 20th Century. 4 pages. Galaxy Music Corporation #1.2293. Published by Galaxy Music Corporation (EC.1.2293).
Price: $5.00
Carry Nation: I Lie Awake and Listen — Douglas Moore
soprano/high voice, piano — — Secular, 20th Century
Composed by Douglas Moore. Vocal Solo. Secular, 20th Century. 8 pages. Galaxy Music Corporation #1.2483. Published by Galaxy Music Corporation (EC.1.2483).
Price: $5.00
Douglas Stuart Moore (1893-1969) - American composer - Primarily operas. His
masterpiece and most popular opera is "The Ballad of Baby Doe"; premiered in
Central City, Colorado on July 7, 1956; later that same year at the New York
City Opera with Beverly Sills as Baby Doe in her debut as a leading lady and
star; also with Frances Bible and Walter Cassel. Reissued and remastered on
Deutsche Grammaphon 289 465 148-2 (2 CDs) - 1999/1959 in a brilliant recording with an outstanding Sills.
Other operas (works) of Moore include: White Wings, The Headless Horseman, The
Devil and Daniel Webster, The Emperor’s New Clothes, Giants of the Earth,
Wings of the Dove, The Greenfield’s Christmas Tree and Carrie Nation.
Douglas Moore was born on August 10, 1893 in Cutchogue, L.I., N.Y. and died
in nearby Greenport, L.I., N.Y. on July 25, 1969. He came from a well-to-do
family and was educated at the prestigious private school of Hotchkiss and at
Yale University; majoring in fine arts and music. He went to Paris to study,
like Aaron Copland, Virgil Thomson and other notable American composers with
legendary pedagogue, Nadia Boulanger. He returned to the United States and was offered a position with
Columbia University as Chairman of the Music Dept. in 1925 and stayed in that
position for 37 years until his retirement in 1962. "The Ballad of Baby Doe",
along with Carlisle Floyd’s "Susannah" has entered the operatic repertory.
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woodwardd
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Giants in the Earth
Douglas Moore composed at least 12 operas from 1928 through 1966 including Giants in the Earth for which he received a Pulitzer Prize.