Music with Baritone

Gending

Composed by: Lou Harrison (1917-2003)
Adapted by: Felix Salazar

“Gending” is taken from the suite Varied Trio for violin, piano, and percussion (1987). It is the product of Harrison’s impassioned study of Javanese compositional form. While he... read more »

Octet for Wind Instruments

Composed by: Igor Stravinsky (1882-1971)
Adapted by: Ben Harbert

Originally written for flute, clarinet, bassoons, trumpets, and trombones, Igor Stravinsky’s Octet for Wind Instruments has been arranged for five electric guitars, one bass guitar, one bar... read more »

Octet, Op.11

Composed by: Dmitri Shostakovich (1906-1975)
Adapted by: Ben Harbert, Felix Salazar

We'll never know if Dmitri Shostakovich would have written for electric guitar, but this arrangement of his double string quartet makes you wonder if he would have found voice for his early wor... listen »

Three Javanese Songs

Composed by: Charles T. Griffes (1884-1920)
Arranged by: Felix Salazar

Charles T. Griffes was an American pianist and composer trained in the German Romantic style, yet strongly influenced by French Impressionism. In 1917, his gift for song cycles and interest in &quo... listen »