Michael Wittgraf

List of Works

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michael.wittgraf@und.edu
(701) 777-4716

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Ensemble
Orchestral * Band * Chorus

Chamber/Solo
Woodwinds * Brass * Strings * Percussion * Voice
Piano/Organ * Guitar * Electronic/Video

Ensemble

Orchestral

Winds of Freedom 2008. Orchestra (Middle School). 7 min.

Landmarks 2007. Orchestra. 12 min.
Version also for Concert Band.

The House 2004. Combined Orchestra, Band, and Chorus (High School/College). 8 min. Text by Ralph Waldo Emerson.
Versions also for Orchestra/Chorus and Band/Chorus.

Prelude 2003. Orchestra (High School/College). 8 min.

A Marriage of Seasons 1997. Orchestra. 10 min.

“...so everything doesn’t happen all at once.” 1996. Chamber Orchestra. 6 min.

Event 1994. Orchestra. 8 min.

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Band

Landmarks 2007. Concert Band (arrangement of orchestral work of the same title by the composer). 12 min.

Festival Music 2006. Middle School Band. 3:30 min.

The Great Plains 2006. Middle School Band. 7 min.

The House 2004. Combined Orchestra, Band, and Chorus (High School/College). 8 min. Text by Ralph Waldo Emerson.
Versions also for Orchestra/Chorus and Band/Chorus.

Fanfare on a North Dakota Theme 1998. Concert Band. 6 min.

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Chorus

Ode to Quinbus Flestrin 2004. SSAATTBB Chorus. 10 min. Text by Alexander Pope.

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Chamber/Solo

Woodwinds

Collusion 2009. Flute, Clarinet, Violin, Violoncello, Piano, Percussion. 7 min.

Atmosphere 2007. Flute and Organ. 5 min.

Paradoxes 2006. Soprano, Flute, Percussion. 11 min.
          I.    Zeno of Elea. 2:30
          II.   Thompson's Lamp. 4:30
          III. Complement. 4:00

Septet for Winds 2006. Flute, Oboe, Clarinet, Bassoon, Horn, Trumpet, Trombone. 7 min.

Sagacity's Perdition 2005. Bass Clarinet, Percussion, Piano. 8 min.

Child's Play 2003. Clarinet and Percussion or Alto Saxophone and Percussion. 12 min.

Three Pieces for Four Bassoons 2003. 13 min.

Night 2002. Soprano, Clarinet, and Electronic Recording. 15 min. Text by Dennis Cooley

First Frost 2000. Flute and Guitar. 8 min.

Fluid, Stone, and Heresy 2000. Saxophone (doubling soprano and tenor), Violoncello, Piano, Percussion, and Electronic Recording. 18 min.

Meditation and Hoolerei 1994. Clarinet, Violoncello, and Piano. 10 min.

Bearing 1993. Duet for Soprano and Alto Saxophones. 2 movements. 8 min.
1. North-South
2. East-West

Conversation 1991. Oboe (or flute, or soprano saxophone) and Clarinet. 7 min.

Grommet 1991. Solo Bassoon. 3 movements. 7 min.
                1st Movement
                2nd Movement
                3rd Movement

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Brass

Fanfare to the Memory of JFK 2008. Trumpet Ensemble in 4 parts. 1 min.
MIDI Realization

Septet for Winds 2006. Flute, Oboe, Clarinet, Bassoon, Horn, Trumpet, Trombone. 7 min.

Variations on “The Erie Canal” 2001. Brass Quintet. 10 min.

Theme and Four Interpolated Interpolations 1996. Horn and Double Bass. 13 min.

351 1996. Solo Trombone. 45 sec.

460 1996. Solo Bass Trombone. 45 sec.

Dihedral Groups 1995. Trumpet, Horn, and Trombone. 2 movements. 12 min.

Wrought Gold 1993. Trombone Quartet. 7 min.

Strings

Collusion 2009. Flute, Clarinet, Violin, Violoncello, Piano, Percussion. 7 min.

Canon for Four Double Basses 2005. 4 min.

The Nature of a Circle: The Cycle of Lewis and Clark 2003. String Quartet. 13 min.

The Mutable Lens 2001. String Quartet. 20 min.

Fluid, Stone, and Heresy 2000. Saxophone (doubling soprano and tenor), Violoncello, Piano, Percussion, and Electronic Recording. 18 min.

Theme and Four Interpolated Interpolations 1996. Horn and Double Bass. 13 min.

Theme and Five Interpolations 1995. Violoncello and Percussion. 15 min.
                Theme
                Interpolation I
                Interpolation II
                Interpolation III
                Interpolation IV
                Interpolation V

Meditation and Hoolerei 1994. Clarinet, Violoncello, and Piano. 10 min.

Dances 1992. Viola and Piano. 3 movements. 15 min.

Percussion

Collusion 2009. Flute, Clarinet, Violin, Violoncello, Piano, Percussion. 7 min.

Paradoxes 2006. Soprano, Flute, Percussion. 11 min.
          I.    Zeno of Elea. 2:30
          II.   Thompson's Lamp. 4:30
          III. Complement. 4:00

Fess, Etc. 2006. Solo Percussion. 11 min.

Sagacity's Perdition 2005. Bass Clarinet, Percussion, Piano. 8 min.

Child's Play 2003. Clarinet and Percussion or Alto Saxophone and Percussion. 12 min.

Fluid, Stone, and Heresy 2000. Saxophone (doubling soprano and tenor), Violoncello, Piano, Percussion, and Electronic Recording. 18 min.

The Counterfeit Reality 1998. Five Percussionists. 11 min.

Voice

Paradoxes 2006. Soprano, Flute, Percussion. 11 min.
          I.    Zeno of Elea. 2:30
          II.   Thompson's Lamp. 4:30
          III. Complement. 4:00

Township Fifty-Five North 2003. Baritone Voice and Piano. 16 min. Text from Presidential Papers of William McKinley and Theodore Roosevelt.

Night 2002. Soprano, Clarinet, and Electronic Recording. 15 min. Text by Dennis Cooley

Three Jacobson Songs 2000. Soprano and Piano. 13 min. Text by Terry Jacobson.
                1. Chocolate Ditches
                2. Revolt
                3. Dry Soil – Dry Thoughts

Piano/Organ

Collusion 2009. Flute, Clarinet, Violin, Violoncello, Piano, Percussion. 7 min.

Piano Piece: Insomnia 2008. 3 min.

Piano Piece: Influenza 2007. 6 min.

Piano Piece: Pneumonia 2006. 7 min.

Sagacity's Perdition 2005. Bass Clarinet, Percussion, Piano. 8 min.

Fantasy Variations: Twelve Bells 2004. Solo Piano. 9 min.

Fugue on "Stand up and Cheer" 2003. Solo Organ. 4 min.
MIDI realization

Township Fifty-Five North 2003. Baritone Voice and Piano. 16 min. Text from Presidential Papers of William McKinley and Theodore Roosevelt.

Threefold Wellspring 2002. Solo Organ. 9 min.

Three Jacobson Songs 2000. Soprano and Piano. 13 min. Text by Terry Jacobson.
                1. Chocolate Ditches
                2. Revolt
                3. Dry Soil – Dry Thoughts

Fluid, Stone, and Heresy 2000. Saxophone (doubling soprano and tenor), Violoncello, Piano, Percussion, and Electronic Recording. 18 min.

Meditation and Hoolerei 1994. Clarinet, Violoncello, and Piano. 10 min.

Dances 1992. Viola and Piano. 3 movements. 15 min.

Guitar

First Frost 2000. Flute and Guitar. 8 min.

Pythagorean Triple 1997. Solo Guitar. 6 min.

Manifold 1995. Solo Guitar. 13 min.

Summer and a Half 1994. Solo Guitar. 2 movements. 10 min.

Electronic/Mixed Media

Tensile Silence Extended 2009. Electronic Recording. 5:40 min.

Executive Order 2008. 4.1 surround KYMA X and MIDI wind controller. 5:10 min.
          Stereo Take

Squeeze Play 2008. Electronic Recording. 59 seconds.

Tensile Silence 2008. Electronic Recording. 59 seconds.

Dronelet 2 2007. 4.1 Electronic Recording. 2:10 min.
          Stereo version

Dronelet 1 2007. 4.1 Electronic Recording. 5:30 min.
          Stereo version

My Children Mock Us 2005. Electronic Recording. 2 min.
Version with video. 2006

Night 2002. Soprano, Clarinet, and Electronic Recording. 15 min. Text by Dennis Cooley

Fluid, Stone, and Heresy 2000. Saxophone (doubling soprano and tenor), Violoncello, Piano, Percussion, and Electronic Recording. 18 min.

Impend 1996. Electronic Recording. 7 min.

Inversation 1995. Electronic Recording. 11 min.