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Donald James Erb

Donald James Erb

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Birth
Monday, January 17, 1927
Youngstown, Ohio
United States
Groups
United States
Modern composers
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Death
Tuesday, August 12, 2008
Cleveland Heights, Ohio
United States
Age: 
81

Composition list

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Chamber music

Sonata: cembalo-string quartet • (1963) • Chamber music piano-strings
Pieces: brass quintet-piano • (1968) • Chamber music piano-winds
Phantasma: flute-oboe-cembalo-double bass • (1965) • Chamber music piano-strings-winds
Pieces de Danses: trumpet-piano-percussion-violin • (1962) • Chamber music piano-strings-winds
Z Milosci do Warszawy: clarinet-trombone-piano-cello-tape • (1971) • Chamber music piano-strings-winds
Hexagone: flute-saxophone-trumpet-trombone-piano-cello • (1962) • Chamber music piano-strings-winds
Quartet 1: strings • (1960) • Chamber music strings
Quartet 2: strings • Chamber music strings
Antipodes: string quartet-4 percussion • (1965) • Chamber music strings
Watchman Fantasy (The): violin-piano-synthesizer • (1988) • Trios instruments identiques
Trio: violin-cello-electric guitar • (1966) • Trios instruments identiques
Reconnaissance: violin-double bass-electronics • (1967) • Trios instruments identiques
Trio: flute+percussion-double bass • (1968) • Trios instruments identiques
In No Strange Land: trombone-double bass-tape • (1968) • Trios instruments identiques
Dialogue: violin-piano • (1959) • Duos instruments différents
Musique: violin-piano • (1960) • Duos instruments différents
Basspiece: double bass-tape 4 pistes • (1969) • Duos instruments différents
Miscellaneous: flute-double bass • (1964) • Duos instruments différents
Diversion: trumpet-percussion • (1966) • Duos instruments différents
...And then Toward the End: trombone-tape 4 pistes • (1971) • Duos instruments différents
Andante: piccolo+2 flutes • (1966) • Duos instruments identiques
Red Hot Duets: 2 contrabassoons • (1990) • Duos instruments identiques
Quartet: flute-oboe-saxophone-double bass • (1962) • Chamber music strings-winds
Four: percussion • (1963) • Chamber music various instruments

Symphonic music

Fanfare: 3 trumpets-2 French horns-2 trombones-tuba-timpani-perc. • (1971) • Marches et Fanfares
Sonneries: brass • (1961) • Marches et Fanfares
Evensong: orchestra • (1993) • Songs
Symphonie d'Ouvertures: orchestra • (1964) • Symphony
Symphony: winds • (1989) • Symphony
Concertante: cembalo-strings • (1963) • Symphony concertante
Musique: brass • (1960) • Pièces
Musique d'Automne: orchestra-tape • (1973) • Pièces
Musique de Noel: orchestra • (1967) • Pièces
Concerto: brass-orchestra • (1987) • Concerto grosso
Concerto: orchestra • (1985) • Concerto grosso

Sacred music

Kyrie: choir • (1965) • Ordinaire de la messe

Vocal music

Fallout: choir • (1964) • Choral pieces isolated
God Love You Now: choir • (1971) • Choral pieces isolated
N 1965: choir • (1964) • Choral pieces isolated
Cummings Cycle: choir • (1963) • Cycle choral

Instrumental music

Correlations: piano • (1958) • Pièces à titre
Summer Music: piano • (1966) • Pièces à titre
Aura II: cello • (1982) • Pièces à titre
Music for Mother Bear: flute • (1970) • Pièces à titre

Opera and lyrical music

New England's Prospect: Narrator-choir-orchestra • (1974) • Autres œuvres : soli-chœur-orchestre
Fission: saxophone-piano-tape • (1968) • Musiques de scène - Masques
Souvenir: instruments-tape • (1970) • Musiques de scène - Masques

Concertante music

Piece de Concert 1: saxophone-winds • (1966) • Autres pièces concertantes pour saxophone
Bakersfield Pieces: trumpet-percusssion-piano-strings • (1962) • Autres pièces concertantes pour trompette
Concerto: percussion-orchestra • (1966) • Concertos pour percussion
Concerto de Chambre: piano-strings • (1958) • Piano concertos
Concerto: violin-orchestra • (1992) • Violin concertos
Concerto: cello-orchestra • (1976) • Cello concertos

Sheet music for Donald James Erb

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Volume 1: Duette Und Lieder — Felicitas Erb

— super audio listening CD —
By Felicitas Erb, Judith Erb, and Tchakarova. By Louis Spohr (1784-1859). Super audio listening CD. Published by Ars Produktion (NX.ARS38116).
Price: $19.00

Sonata for Clarinet and Percussion — Donald Erb

Clarinet, Percussion — full score (study) — Contemporary
Composed by Donald Erb. This work was given its first performance on April 16, 1980 at the Gartner Auditorium of the Cleveland Museum of Art by members of the Boston Musica Viva. Contemporary. Full score (study). With Standard notation. Composed 1979. 24 pages. Duration 8:30. Theodore Presser Company #144-40088S. Published by Theodore Presser Company (PR.14440088S).
Price: $16.00

Concerto For Brass And Orchestra — Donald Erb

Bass Clarinet in Bb, Bass Trombone, Bassoon, Chimes, Clarinet, Contra Bassoon, Crotales, English Horn, Flute, Gallon Jug, Harmonica (in C), Horn, Marimba, Oboe, Small Bass Drum, Small Mounte, Tenor Trombone, Timpani, Trumpet, Tuba, Tuned Drums, Vibraphone — full score (large) —
Composed by Donald Erb. Full score (large). With Standard notation. Composed 1986. 90 pages. Theodore Presser Company #446-41057. Published by Theodore Presser Company (PR.446410570).
Price: $38.00

5 Red Hot Duets — Donald Erb

Contrabassoon 1, Contrabassoon 2 — performance score — Classical
Composed by Donald Erb. Classical. Performance score. With Standard notation. 16 pages. Duration 15 minutes. Theodore Presser Company #144-40200. Published by Theodore Presser Company (PR.144402000).
Price: $8.00

Sonata — Donald Erb

harp — solo part —
For Harp. Composed by Donald Erb. Solo part. With Standard notation. Composed 1994. 18 pages. Duration 16 minutes. Theodore Presser Company #144-40287. Published by Theodore Presser Company (PR.144402870).
Price: $12.00

Concerto — Donald Erb

3 Percussions, Bass Clarinet in Bb, Bassoon 1, Bassoon 2, Clarinet 1 in Bb, Clarinet 2 in Bb, Contrabass, Flute 1, Flute 2, Flute 3 (Piccolo), Harp, Horn 1 in F, Horn 2 in F, Horn 3 in F, Horn 4 in F, Keyboard, Oboe 1, Oboe 2, Timpani and more. — full score (large) —
For Contrabassoon. Composed by Donald Erb. Spiral. Full score (large). With Standard notation. 72 pages. Theodore Presser Company #446-41120. Published by Theodore Presser Company (PR.446411200).
Price: $97.00

Concerto For Clarinet — Donald Erb

Bass, Bass Clarinet in Bb, Bassoon 1, Bassoon 2, Cello, Clarinet 1 in Bb, Clarinet 2 in Bb, Contrabassoon, English Horn, Flute 1, Flute 2, Harp, Horn 1 in F, Horn 2 in F, Keyboard, Oboe 1, Oboe 2, Percussion 1, Percussion 2, Piccolo, Timpani and more. — full score (large) —
Composed by Donald Erb. Full score (large). With Standard notation. 96 pages. Theodore Presser Company #446-41136. Published by Theodore Presser Company (PR.446411360).
Price: $126.00

Quintet — Donald Erb

Cello, Clarinet in Bb, Electric Piano, Flute, Piano, Violin — score and part(s) — Classical
For violin, Violoncello, Bb clarinet, flute, piano, and Electric Piano. Composed by Donald Erb. The premiere performance of Quintet took place on October 18, 1976 at Bowdoin College, with the Aeolian Chamber Players. Classical. Score and part(s). With Standard notation. 31 pages. Duration 8 minutes. Theodore Presser Company #144-40084. Published by Theodore Presser Company (PR.144400840).
Price: $25.00

The Rainbow Snake — Donald Erb

Bass Drum, Bongos, Celesta, Chimes, Crotales, Glockenspiel, Harmonica, Harpsichord, Keyboard, Marimba, Nipple Gong (in C), Percussion I, Percussion II, Piano, Roto-toms, Timpani (4), Trombone, Vibraphone — score and part(s) — Classical
For Trombone, Two Percussionists, and Keyboards. Composed by Donald Erb. Classical. Score and part(s). With Standard notation. 38 pages. Duration 10 minutes. Theodore Presser Company #144-40142. Published by Theodore Presser Company (PR.144401420).
Price: $25.00

Concerto — Donald Erb

Contrabassoon — solo part —
Solo Contrabassoon Part. Composed by Donald Erb. Saddle. Solo part. With Standard notation. Duration 1 minute. Theodore Presser Company #144-40153. Published by Theodore Presser Company (PR.144401530).
Price: $22.00

Biography: 

The American avant garde composer Donald Erb once played the trumpet in dance bands. He was a teacher at the Cleveland Institute from 1953 till 1961, and composers in residence from 1966 till 1981. From 1984 till 1987 he was professor of music at the Indiana University School of Music, and professor of composition at the Cleveland Institute from 1987 till 1996. From 1988 till 1990 he was composer in residence at the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra.

Links: 
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donald_Erb

Comments

Anonymous (not verified)

Wed, 2010-06-09 09:53

I would love to see more of performances of Donald Erb's music. He was truly an american original and uncompromising in his dedication to his craft.

Submitted by Jean-Paul Giraudet on 2008-08-20 13:23.
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2014-06-05 15:50