ALBUMS
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Musical Explorations of the
Messier Catalogue of
Star Clusters and Nebulae
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November Sonata
for flute and piano (EP)
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Works for Solo Piano
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Song of the Earth
piano solo (single)
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SHEET MUSIC
solo and ensemble chamber music
songs for voice and piano, and choral music below
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Five Explorations of the
Messier Catalogue of
Star Clusters and Nebulae
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These five piano pieces are based on the life work of French astronomer Charles Messier (1730-1817) who compiled a "catalogue" of approximately 110 diffuse objects in the night sky, objects which are now known as nebulae, star clusters, galaxies, and immense patches of interstellar gas. Recent Hubble telescope photos of Messier objects reveal vistas of extraordinary beauty and also great variation in energy patterning – spiraling, floating, exploding, diffusing – which suggest musical variations in rhythm, texture, formal design, and melodic elements. Messier page
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He Said She Said​
for violin, cello,
and piano​
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Contact Bruce Lazarus directly at brucelazarus2k@yahoo.com to inquire about score and parts.
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Reliable Sources
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for two pianos
(four hands)
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Contact Bruce Lazarus directly at brucelazarus2k@yahoo.com to inquire about score.
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Far Corners
for flute solo
"A showpiece for the solo flutist, Far Corners is a set of five variations which explore unexpectedly interesting
aspects of the opening musical idea. To this end I exploited harmonics, quick changes of register, and my own
quirky sense of humor. Several listeners have mentioned that the second variation tricked them into thinking there
were really two flutists playing at once; exactly the illusion I had aimed to create." (B. Lazarus)
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Starry Messenger
for brass quintet
Starry Messenger, an eight-minute showcase for brass quintet, was inspired by the title of Galileo Galilei’s first book of astronomical observations, The Starry Messenger (Sidereus Nuncius, 1610), in which Galileo wrote: “I have seen stars in myriads, which have never been seen before, and which surpass the old, previously known, stars in number more than ten times…”
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Contact Bruce Lazarus directly at brucelazarus2k@yahoo.com to inquire about score and parts.
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Trio
for oboe, violin,
and cello
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Contact Bruce Lazarus directly at brucelazarus2k@yahoo.com to inquire about score and parts.
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Quintet (2005)​
for violin, cello, flute,
clarinet, and piano
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Alpha Centuri
for flute, oboe,
cello, and harpsichord
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Night
for oboe, cello, and
piano
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Romance and Scherzo
for cello solo
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“When I commissioned composer Bruce Lazarus for two solo cello pieces, I asked that they be written
so that cellists of relatively modest accomplishment could play them without too much difficulty. I am happy
to see that he has succeeded while maintaining variety and scope. From the opening of the pensive “Romance”
to the more cheerful “Scherzo”, with its darker middle section, the stylistic breadth and accessibility of
Romance and Scherzo will I’m sure greatly appeal to cellists and audiences alike.”​ - Kurt Kaufman
Contact Bruce Lazarus directly at brucelazarus2k@yahoo.com to order sheet music. r
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"I Shot an Arrow..."
for female voice and piano
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This is a setting of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow’s 1845 poem on the theme of enduring friendship,
The Arrow and the Song, which begins:
I shot an arrow into the air,
It fell to earth, I knew not where;
For, so swiftly it flew, the sight
Could not follow it in its flight.
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Mad Gardener's Song
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Contact Bruce Lazarus directly at brucelazarus2k@yahoo.com to inquire about order the sheet music.
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Beautiful Soup
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A Lewis Carroll Songbook
The complete set of eleven songs for voice and piano which celebrate Lewis Carroll’s wit, loopy logic, and love of the world of children. Includes settings of favorite poems such as Beautiful Soup, Twinkle Twinkle Little Bat, and
The Mad Gardener’s Song as well as less-known poems such as Pen & Ink, Voice of the Lobster, Salmon Song,
Speak Softly to Your Little Boy, Doll Song, How Doth The Little Crocodile, and the darker poem Be As a Child.
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Available in versions for male and female voice.
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Click here for Carrolling: The Lewis Carroll Project
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Going to the Dogs
An affectionate tribute to dogs
and the humans who love them, Going to the Dogs is a song-cycle of
five diverse, funny, and poignant poems by Dylan Thomas,
Alexander Pope, Herbert Asquith, Jonathan Swift, and John E. Donovan.
Available in versions for male and female voice.
Video and cover art by Jennifer Winn, soprano.
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EASY SONGS ABOUT SCIENCE (chorus and piano) for ages 7 and up
Click on links for sample recordings and scores:
Jane and the Chimps, ROY G BIV: The Colors of the Rainbow, High Clouds, Low Clouds,
The Great Shuffle, Sally Ride: The First American Woman in Space,
The Sun and the Moon, Footprints on the Moon (lyrics by Bobbi Katz)
CHORUS (SATB)
Snowflakes – a capella (lyrics by L. Copp) Sample Score
Our World – with piano Sample Score
Chanukah Candle Blessing Sample Score
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Romance and Scherzo for solo cello Sample Score
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