Elma Miller
- Works for orchestra
- Works for solo instrument(s) and orchestra
- Works for ensemble
- Works for solo instrument
- Vocal and choral music
- Electronic, electro-acoustic and multimedia works
- Music for children
WORKS FOR ORCHESTRA
Works for symphony orchestra
Works for chamber orchestra
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Seven Sisters Rising1996
6'
chamber orchestra: 1111, 1110, percussion, strings
Fp: Windsor Symphony Orchestra, conductor Susan Haig; January 24, 1997, Assumption University, Windsor, Ontario, Kanada
Commissioned by: Susan Haig (Windsor Symphony Orchestra)
Publisher: Canadian Music Centre
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Margarita AnguisqueDedicated to Aadu Andres Pilt
1979/1984/1994
8'
chamber orchestra: 1111, 1000, 2, strings (violins and violas)
Publisher: Canadian Music Centre
Works for wind orchestra
WORKS FOR SOLO INSTRUMENT(S) AND ORCHESTRA
Works for percussion and orchestra
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Concerto for Percussion and Orchestra1987
19'
solo percussion, symphony orchestra: 2222, 4210, 1, strings
Fp: John Brownell (percussion), Hamilton Philharmonic Orchestra, conductor Boris Brott; October 28, 1987, Hamilton Place, Canada
Publisher: Canadian Music Centre
Works for accordion and orchestra
WORKS FOR ENSEMBLE
Duos
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Le phénix1981
9'
trombone, marimba
Publisher: Canadian Music Centre
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Sleep of Reason1976
clarinet, piano
Publisher: Canadian Music Centre
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Dialogue1975
3'
clarinet, double bass
Fp: 1975, University of Toronto
Publisher: Canadian Music Centre
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Swordplay1974
clarinet, French horn
Fp: Elma Miller (clarinet), Ronald George (French horn); March 2, 1975, St. Lawrence Centre, Toronto, Canada
Publisher: Canadian Music Centre
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Syneidesis IX7'
violin, piano
Fp: Sasha Weinstangel (violin), Monica Gaylord (piano); November 25, 1988, St. Cuthbert's Church, Hamilton, Canada
Quartets
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Things Are Not What They Appear1982/2008
French horn quartet
Fp: Dauprat-Hornquartett; September 26, 2008, Lutherkirche Kassel, Germany
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DiversionsI Fughetta
II Inventio
III Sinfonia
IV Quodlibet
1986
13'
4 clarinet (E-flat clarinet, 2 B-flat clarinets and bass clarinet)
Fp: Clarinet Quartet The Licorice Allsorts: Catherine Erskine, Barbara Hankins, Gary Kidd, Lynne Milnes; February 6, 1986, St. Cuthbert's Church, Hamilton, Canada
Commissioned by: The Licorice Allsorts
Publisher: Canadian Music Centre
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Kriss Kringle's Wolka Paltz1977
6'
flute, trombone, percussion, viola
Fp: Array: Robert Bick (flute), Douglas Perry (viola), Cameron Walter (trombone), Allan Beard (percussion); December 17, 1977, Toronto, Canada
Sextets
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1983
8'
clarinet, French horn, viola, double bass and 2 percussion
Fp: The Composer's Orchestra, conductor Gary Kulesha; June 18, 1988, Royal Conservatory of Music, Toronto, Canada
Commissioned by: Alliance for Canadian New Music Projects
Publisher: Canadian Music Centre
Works for large ensemble (8+)
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Circumstantial Evidence1. An Ill Wind Blows
2. The First Conundrum
3. Murky Waters
4. Another Conundrum
5. And Then There Were None
1983/1993
18'
flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon, French horn, 2 violins, viola, cello, double bass
Fp: Prairie Arts Ensemble of the Saskatoon Symphony Orchestra; October 19, 1983, Cathedral of St. John's, Saskatoon, Canada
Commissioned by: Saskatoon Symphony Society
Publisher: Canadian Music Centre
WORKS FOR SOLO INSTRUMENT
Works for clarinet
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Duo for One2009
clarinet
Commissioned by: Rebecca Danard
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Windwalker2001
clarinet
Fp: 2001, Mazzoleni Concert Hall, The Royal Conservatory of Music, Toronto, Canada
Commissioned by: Alliance for Canadian New Music Projects
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1996
7'
clarinet
Fp: Stephen Pierre (clarinet); March 26, 1998, Glenn Gould Studio, Toronto, Canada
Commissioned by: Stephen Pierre
Publisher: Canadian Music Centre
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1976
6'
clarinet
Fp: Elma Miller (clarinet); February 1, 1976, Peter's Evangelical Lutheran Church, Toronto, Canada. First public performance: Elma Miller (clarinet); September 17, 1976, Tartu College, Toronto, Canada
Publisher: Canadian Music Centre
Works for bassoon
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Syneidesis IVIn memoriam Margaret Laurence
1987
11'
amplified bassoon
Fp: James McKay (bassoon); March 4, 1987, McLaughlin Hall, York University, Toronto, Canada
Works for piano
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Voices in Stone1995
10'
piano
Fp: Elaine Keillor (piano); October 14, 1995, University of Toronto
FpEst: Peep Lassmann (piano); April 8, 2002, Estonia Concert Hall, Tallinn, Estonian Music Days Festival
CD „By a Canadian lady“, Carleton Sound (2000); Elaine Keillor (piano)
Publisher: Canadian Music Centre
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Minnemata1988
8'
piano
Fp: Elaine Keillor (piano); March 15, 1978, Carleton University, Ottawa, Canada
Publisher: Canadian Music Centre
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Syneidesis XIIIn memoriam Robert Langstadt
1988
12'
piano (four hands)
Fp: Elaine Keillor (piano), Christina Petrowska (piano); June 26, 1988, Conrad Grebel College, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada
Publisher: Canadian Music Centre
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Through a Narrow Window1985
14'
piano
Fp: Elaine Keillor (piano); October 25, 1985, St. Cuthbert’s Church, Hamilton, Canada
CD „Poetic Sketches“, Centrediscs/Centredisques (2015); Elaine Keillor (piano)
Publisher: Canadian Music Centre
VOCAL AND CHORAL MUSIC
Works for joint choir or multiple choirs and instrument(s)
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The Transfigurationcantata
1989/1995
14'
mixed choir, children's choir, clarinet, organ
Text: Matthew 18 (in English)
Fp: Choir of St. Paul, Hamilton Children's Chorus, Stephen Pierre (clarinet), Jean Keenleyside (organ), conductor Wayne Riddel; July 28, 1989, St. Paul's Church, Hamilton, Canada
Commissioned by: Royal Canadian College of Organists
Publisher: Canadian Music Centre
Works for voice(s) and piano
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Jabberwocky1985
7'
voice, piano
Text: Lewis Caroll (in English)
Fp: Amy Doolittle (voice), Catriona Brockett (piano); March 14, 1985, St. Cuthbert's Church, Hamilton, Canada
Publisher: Canadian Music Centre
Works for voice(s) and other instrument(s)
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2001/2002
voice, clarinet, kannel
Text: from the epic "Kalevipoeg" (in Estonian)
Fp: Elma Miller (voice, kannel), S. Pierre (clarinet); November 10, 2001, Faculty Club, University of Toronto, Canada
Commissioned by: Estonian Womens' University Association for their 90th anniversary
Publisher: Canadian Music Centre
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Written for the 35th anniversary of the Canadian Music Centre
1994
3'
voice, violin, cello, piano
Text: Elma Miller (in English)
Fp: Twylla Augustson (soprano), Cora Kuyvenhoven (cello), Adele Armin (violin), John Farah (piano); November 12, 1994, Music Gallery, Toronto, Canada
Publisher: Canadian Music Centre
Works for choir a cappella
Works for mixed choir a cappella
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Oracle2008/2018
8'
mixed choir
Text: Elma Miller on the basis of Euripides (480 – 406 BC) (in Greek)
Fp: Choral group "Seventeen Voices", dirigent Kevin Reeves; Saint Andrew's Presbyterian Church, Ottawa, Canada
Commissioned by: Ottawa Chamber Music Society, Association of Canadian Women Composers
Publisher: Canadian Music Centre