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bullet solo piano
bullet solo organ
bullet solo two manual harpsichord
bullet solo harp
bullet solo flute
bullet solo trombone
bullet solo tuba
bullet solo vibraphone
bullet solo violin
bullet solo cello

 
bullet solo guitar
bulletchamber music
bulletvoice and instruments
bulletchoir
bulletvoices and orchestra
bulletsoloist and orchestra
bulletorchestra
bulletopera
bulletmusic for dance
bulletelectro acoustic music

solo piano:Top of page
bullet Narcissus (1981) dur. 6' (dy)
bullet Opera Transcriptions: La Rondine (1991) dur. 2'30" (dy)
bullet Opera Transcriptions: Turandot (1989) dur. 4' (dy)
bullet Opera Transcriptions: Madama Butterfly (1990) dur. 3' (dy)
bullet Opera Transcriptions: Carmen (1993) dur. 2' (ms)
bullet Opera Transcriptions: Les Pêcheurs de Perles (1995) dur. 5'30" (ms)
bullet Opera Transcriptions: La Jolie Fille de Perth (2002) dur. 2' - solo piano (ms)
bullet Canonic Toccata in celebration of Michael Finissy's 50th birthday (1996)dur. 1' (CMC)
bullet The Anglo Tango (2000) dur. 1' 30"- solo piano (ABRSM)
bullet The Garden (2001) dur. 10’  music theatre for solo pianist  text: Peter Eliot Weiss (ms)
bullet Voyageur (2002) dur. 1'30", part of the Spectrum 5 Series, grade 2 level, for beginner or amateur piano, Thalia Myers, editor (ABRMS)
bullet Watchful (2005) dur 3’ (ms)
bullet Mercurio dal ciel in terra (Opera Transcriptions: L'Incoronazione di Poppea) (2008) dur. 2' solo piano (ms)
bullet Notes on "Beautiful" (2010) dur. 5' (ms)

solo organ:Top of page

bulletThe Black Domino (1982) dur. 3' (CMC)
bulletElysium (1993) dur. 9' (CMC)

solo two manual harpsichord:Top of page

bulletKore (1980) dur. 8' (CMC)

solo harp:Top of page
bullet Piece for Harp Solo (1979) dur. 2' (ms)
bullet Cordes Vides (1990) dur. 10' (dy)
bullet Companion Piece (1993) dur. 2' (dy)
bullet Six Etudes for beginner or amateur diatonic harp (no pedals) 
bullet #1 - for harmonics (2002) dur. 1'30" (CMC) 
bullet #2 - for sevenths and sixths (2002) dur. 1'30" (CMC) 
bullet #3 - for descending thirds (2002) dur. 1'30" (CMC) 
bullet #4 - Reverie (2003) dur. 2'30" (CMC)
bullet #5 - March (2003) dur. 40" (CMC)
bullet #6 - Snowflakes (2003) dur. 1" (CMC)
bullet #7 - for scales (Homage to Robert Schumann) for intermediate or amateur diatonic harp (no pedals)
bullet Dances for solo harp
bullet Tango? (2004) dur. 6' (ms)
bullet Suspended Waltz (2000, revised 2002) dur. 3' (ms)
bullet Bolero (2004) dur. 7' (ms)

solo flute:Top of page

bullet Weissherbst (2002) dur. 1'11" (Avondale Press)

solo trombone:Top of page

bullet Morning Fog - Souvenir of San Francisco (2000) (for beginner players) (CMC)

solo tuba:Top of page

bullet Boa Constrictor (2000) dur. 2' - solo tuba (for intermediate players) (CMC)
bullet Morning Fog - Souvenir of San Francisco (2000) dur. 2' - solo tuba or euphonium (for beginner player) (CMC)

solo vibraphone:Top of page

bulletApollo's Touch (1992) dur. 20' (dy)

solo violin:Top of page

bulletParhelia (1983) dur. 9' (CMC)

solo cello:Top of page

bullet The Ecstasy of Saint Teresa (2005) dur. 25' - music theatre for solo 'cellist - Latin text from the Holy Bible, Spanish and English text selected from the writings of Saint Teresa of Avilla, adapted and translated by Rodney Sharman. (ms)

solo guitar:Top of page

bullet In a room (2002) dur. 16' (dy)
bullet Intermezzo (Wiegenlied) (2004) dur. 1'30 (ms)

chamber music:Top of page
bullet LEVEL (1980) dur. 5' - woodwind quintet (+ triangle) (CMC)
bullet Erstarrung (1984) dur. 15' - Bq. fl, bass cl, mand, guit, hp, perc, vln, cb. (CMC)
bullet Fandance (1988) dur. 6' - 1111, 1100, pf, perc, 10111 (dy)
bullet Dark Glasses (1988) dur. 10' - Bq. fl, bass cl, pf, perc, vln, vla, vc, cb (CMC)
bullet The Proximity of Mars (1988) dur. 7'15" - 2000, 2220 hp, pf, 2 perc, 1010 (dy)
bullet September (1989) dur. 15' - 3 guitars (CMC)
bullet The Black Domino (1989) dur. 3' - 3 electric guitars (CMC)
bullet Cordes Vides (1989) dur. 3' - string quartet (CMC)
bullet In Deepening Light (1989) dur. 14' - doublebass and piano (CMC)
bullet Echo and Narcissus (1990) dur. 11' - amplified string quartet and piano (CMC)
bullet Sleeping Beauty (1990) dur. 2' - cl, trpt, 2 perc, pf, cb. (ms)
bullet Nostalgia (1993) dur. 2' (for Brian Ferneyhough's 50th Birthday) - fl, ob, cl, mand, guit, hp, pf, perc, vln, vla, vc, cb. (ms)
bullet After Truth (1994) dur. 8' - Baroque fl. and percussion (vib, glock, chimes, high maraca, rain stick) (CMC)
bullet Canonic and Acrostic in celebration of Vancouver New Music Society's 20th anniversary (1996) dur. 2' - fl, ob, bass cl, pf, perc, vln, vc, cb. (ms)
bullet Romance (1996) dur. 20" - fl, sop. sax, piano, electric guitar, electricbass (ms)
bullet Slow Waltz (1997) dur. 2' - flute and piano (dy)
bullet Suspended Waltz (1998) dur. 3' - mandoline, guitar, harp (ms)
bullet Short Dance (2000) dur. 2' - string quartet (CMC)
bullet Four Seasons, One Tree (2001) dur. 12’  bass cl, trpt, pf, 2 perc, vln, cb.
bullet Romance (Hommage à Tchaikovski) (2001) dur. 7’ ‘cello and piano (CMC)
bullet Nocturne (2002) dur 8’ bassoon and piano (d/y)
bullet In Praise of Shadows (2003) dur. 10' - 2 fl, bass cl, sop sax, alto sax, hn, trpt, 2 tromb, tuba, el guit, el bass, perc (triangle, susp cymb, vib, chimes, low tam-tam, gong), pf (ms)
bullet Dry Leaves (2005) duration ca. 8'30" - 2 trts in Bb, 2 tromb, pf, 1 perc. (marimba, cabassa, 2 medium gongs, low tam-tam, bass drum), 2 vlns, vla, vc, cb (cmc)
bullet Moments (2005) dur. 12' - fl (alto flute), cl (bass cl), pf, perc. (glock, vibe, chimes, triangle, gong (middle c#), log drum, low tat-tam), vln, vc (ms)
bullet Arsis and Thesis (2006) dur. 14' - flute and piano (ms)
bullet Incantation (2007) dur. 10' - bassoon, harp, string quartet
bullet Second String Quartet (2006) dur. 18' (ms)
bullet Departures (2008) dur. 10' - fl, ob d'amore, cl in A, mand, guit, hp, pf (doubles celesta), 1 perc (marimba, vibraphone, chimes, 2 Alm Glocken), vln, vla, vc, cb
bullet festina lente (2008) dur. 2' -string quartet (ms)
bullet Couples, Doubles, Pairs (2009) dur. 8' - horn, 2 vln, vla, vc, cb (ms)
bullet Pavane, Galliard and Variations (2010) dur. 14' - Bb cl (doubling bass cl), pf, perc, vln, vc, (CMC)
bullet Chamber Symphony (2011) dur. ca. 18" 1*1*21 1110 1 perc pf/cel hp 11111

voice and instrument(s):Top of page
bullet Nader tot U (1990-92) Bekentenis, Dagsluiting, Herkenning - dur. 13'
baritone, fl,cl,mand, guit, hp, pf,perc, vln,vla, cb. - text: Gerard Reve (ms)
bullet Dedication (1996) dur. 4' (for Murray Adaskin's 90th Birthday)
soprano and flute (or Baroque flute) - text: Rodney Sharman (CMC)
bullet Cabaret Songs: Tobacco Road (1999) dur. 5'30" (for Louis Andriessen's 60th birthday)
low voice and piano - text: Joan Skogan, German and Dutch text by Rodney Sharman (CMC)
bullet Cabaret Songs: The Anglo Tango (2000) dur. 5' - low voice and piano - text: Rodney Sharman (ms)
bullet Cabaret Songs: Be Prepared! (2000) dur. 4'30" - low voice and piano - text: Bill Richardson (CMC)
bullet Cabaret Songs: Crossing Over (2001) dur. 5’ low voice and piano  text: Rodney Sharman (CMC)
bullet Cabaret Songs: Liebesleid (2001) dur. 2’30” low voice and piano  text: Rodney Sharman (CMC)
bullet Cabaret Songs: In Every Dying Prairie Town (2001) dur. 4' low voice and piano - text: Bill Richardson (CMC)
bullet Urban Haiku (2003) dur. 1' low voice and piano - text: Rodney Sharman (CMC)
bullet Cabaret Songs: Wooden Shoes (2008) dur. 1'30" low voice and piano - text: Rodney Sharman (ms)
bullet Cabaret Songs: Au revoir, Maria Callas (2008) dur. 3'
low voice and piano - text: Bill Richardson (CMC)
bullet Cabaret Songs: Adult Education (2010) dur: 2'
low voice and piano – text: Rodney Sharman (ms)

choir:Top of page
bullet Motet: Death Will Find Me (2009) dur. 12'
(six voices: SATTBB) text: Rupert Brooke (ms)
bullet Anthem: Passing of the Claimant (1994) dur. 4'
men's chorus (TBB) also version for mixed chorus (SAB); text: Chidiock Tichebourne (CMC)
bullet Winter Solstice (2003) dur. 2'
mixed chorus (SATB); text: Rodney Sharman (CMC)
bullet Song of Love and Loss (in memoriam Melanie Gold) (2005) dur. 7’ (ATTB) text: Rodney Sharman

voice(s) and orchestra:Top of page

bulletIn Transii (1983) dur. 9'20"
Narrator, 2122, 2211, pf, 1perc, strings: 6/4/4/3/2; text: Joanne Griebel (don)
bulletCanons and Ritornellos (1985) dur. 20'
6 part mixed choir, 1101, 0100, hpschd, 3/2/2/2/1 - text: Joanne Griebel (CMC)
bullet Phantom Screen (1991) dur. 16'
solo soprano, 2222, 2200 hp, timp, 6/6/4/4/2 - text: Atom Egoyan (CMC)
bullet Letters for the Future (1999) dur. 14'15"
men's chorus, 2 harps, 1 perc, strings:12/12/9/9/6 (CMC)
bullet Love, Beauty, Desire (2002) dur. ca. 25'
soprano and baritone soloists, choir, 2222 2200 2 perc, timp, harp, strings

soloist and orchestra:Top of page

bullet Concerto for Piano and Orchestra (1979) dur. 17' - 0202, 2210, solo piano, strings (CMC)
bullet Orpheus' Garden (1986) dur. 14' - solo doublebass, strings: 32220 solo cb (CMC)
bullet Variations on a Quiet Song (1998) dur. 15'30" - solo harp, 2020, 2000 strings (CMC)
bullet At Dusk (2002) dur 7’30” – solo bassoon, harp, timp, strings (CMC)
bullet Songs without Words (2010) dur. 18' - solo English Horn, 2 (2nd doubles alto flute) 000 0200 harp, 2 perc, strings (ms)
bullet Violin Concerto (2011) dur. 19' - solo violin 2222 2220 timp + 1 perc, strings (ms)

orchestra:Top of page
bullet Chiaroscuro (1982) dur. 11'
3232, 3231, 2 hp, 2 pf, 1 perc, strings: 12/10/8/8/4 (CMC)
bullet In Changing Light (1995) dur. 10'
3333 4231, 1 cel, 1 hp, 2 perc, strings: min. 12/10/8/8/6 (CMC)
bullet The Proximity of Mars version for orchestra (1988/97) dur. 8'15"
2222, 2220 hp, pf, 2 perc, strings (CMC)
bullet Archaic Smile (1997) dur. 12'
3333 4231, 1 pf/cel, 1 hp, timp, 2 perc, strings (CMC)
bullet Still Light - Fanfare for Chihuly (1998)dur. 5'
2220, 4200 pf, 2 perc, strings (CMC)
bullet Scarlattiana (1999) dur. 8'15"
2222, 2200, timp, strings (CMC)
bullet Symphony (2000) dur. 14'
3333, 8331, 1 cel, 1 hp, timp + 5 perc, strings (ms)
bullet Mirrors, Echoes (2004) dur. 10'
*4(alto)4*44/6441 cel, 2 hp, 4 perc, strings (ms)
bullet The Ruins Proclaim the Building was Beautiful (2007) - ballet score - duration ca. 28' *2*2*22, 2200, 1 hp, 1 perc, strings (ms)
bullet Byrd Dances (2009) dur. 9'
*2222 2200 timp + 1 perc, strings (CMC)
bullet Romantic Ideals (2011) dur. 5'
2222 2200 timp, strings (CMC)
bullet Second Symphony (2012) dur. ca. 18'
*3(alto)*2*2*3 4230 timp + 2 perc strings

opera:Top of page

bullet Orestes - a chamber opera - (1980) dur. 30'
baritone, mezzosoprano, 2 sopranos, contralto; Bq fl, hpschd/organ, 4 vln, 2 cb; text: Classical sources/Rodney Sharman (CMC)
bulletElsewhereless - a chamber opera (1998) dur. 65'
mezzosoprano, tenor, 2 baritones, bass-baritone; 2 fl(1 doubles alto, 2 doubles bass flute), 2 bass cl, mand, guit, hp, perc, vln, cb; text: Atom Egoyan (CMC)

music for dance:Top of page

bullet Predators of Light (1989) dur. 68' - stereo tape (ms)
bullet The Ruins Proclaim the Building was Beautiful (2007) duration ca. 28' *2*2*22, 2200, 1 hp, 1 perc, strings (ms)
bullet From the House of Mirth (2012) dur. ca. 55' countertenor, tenor, baritone, bass-baritone, violin, cello, piano, harmonium, harp, text Alex Poch-Goldin based on Edith Wharton's The House of Mirth

electroacoustic music:Top of page

bulletThe Black Domino - dur. 3' - 4 channel tape (ms)
bulletTowards White (1982) dur. 9' - bassoon and live-electronics (ms)
bullet Towards White (1983) dur. 7' - flute and stereo tape (also in 4 channels) (CMC)

 

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The Associated Board of Royal Music School of Music (Publishing) Limited, 24 Portland Place, London W1B 1LU, UK, tel: +44 20 7636 5400, fax: + 44 20 7637 0234
email: publishing@abrsm.ac.uk
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(CMC) = available from the
Canadian Music Centre, 20 St. Joseph Street,
Toronto, Ontario, M4Y 1J9 Canada, tel: (416) 961-6601, fax: (416) 961-7198
e-mail: cmc@interlog.com
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doberman/yppan, C.P. 2021, St. Nicolas, Québec, G7A 4X5 Canada, fax: (418) 836-3645,
e-mail: doberman.yppan@videotron.ca
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Donemus
Paulus Potterstraat 16, 1071 CZ Amsterdam, Netherlands
tel: + 31 (0)20 676 44 36, fax: + 31 (0)20 673 35 88
http://www.donemus.nl/
email request (ms) = available only in manuscript or on tape from the composer
e-mail: rodney_sharman@hotmail.com

(ABRSM) = published by The Associated Board of Royal Music School of Music (Publishing) Limited, 24 Portland Place, London W1B 1LU, UK, tel: +44 20 7636 5400, fax: + 44 20 7637 0234 email: publishing@abrsm.ac.uk  website: http://www.abrsmpublishing.co.uk

(CMC) = available from the Canadian Music Centre, 20 St. Joseph Street, Toronto, Ontario, M4Y 1J9 Canada, tel: (416) 961-6601, fax: (416) 961-7198 e-mail: info@musiccentre.ca

(d/y) = published by doberman/yppan, C.P. 2021, St. Nicolas, Québec, G0S 3L0 Canada, fax: (418) 836-3645

(don) = published by Donemus, Paulus Potterstraat 16, 1071 CZ Amsterdam, Netherlands, tel: + 31 (0)20 676 44 36, fax: + 31 (0)20 673 35 88

(ms) = available only in manuscript or on tape from the composer, e-mail: rodney_sharman@hotmail.com

 

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