Jeff Mangels - Composer

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ORCHESTRA

A Scent of Debussy (1999)
chamber ensemble - c. 2'00''
a one movement work
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Plum Island (1999)
1.1.1.1./1.0.0.0./ perc (1)/1.1.1.1.1. - c. 5'27''
a one movement work
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PERFORMANCES: July 21, 1999 - Conductor's Institute, Columbia, SC. The Institute's Chamber Ensemble. Terry Roberts, Conductor

The Guns of the South (1998)
3.2.3.2./4.3.3.1./ timp, perc (3), strings - c. 6'41''
a one movement work
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PERFORMANCES: March 18, 1998 - JMU School of Music, Harrisonburg, VA. Jeff Mangels, conductor.

The Trial (1998)
2.2.2.2./4.2(3).3.1./ timp, perc (2), pno, strings - c. 7'07''
a one movement work
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Red Mars (1996)
3.2.2.2./4.3.3.1./timp, perc (3), strings - c. 3'57''
a one movement work
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PERFORMANCES: March 18, 1998 - JMU School of Music. Jeff Mangels, conductor.

Sci-Fi Adventure (1994)
3.2.2.2./4.3.3.1./ timp, perc (3), strings - c. 3' 57''
a one movement work
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DRAMATIC "FILM MUSIC"

Sketch for Concerto (2000)
solo piano - c. 2'31''
a one movement piece for solo piano
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PERFORMANCES: April 15, 2000 - USC School of Music, Columbia, SC. James Schmidt, piano.

Metamorphic Illusions (1999)
computer generated composition - c. 5'55''
a one movement work
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PERFORMANCES: April 20, 2000 - USC Computer Music Concert, Columbia, SC.

String Quartet No. 2 (1998)
string quartet (claves are optional) - c. 17'52''
I. anticipation • II. passage • III. reflection
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PERFORMANCES: March 18, 1998 - JMU School of Music.

Nate and Mollie (1996)
fl., ob., harmonica, perc., guitar, and strings - c. 4'12''
a one movement work
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PERFORMANCES: This is a computer/studio project.

Red Mars (1996)
3.2.2.2./4.3.3.1./timp, perc (3), strings - c. 3'57''
a one movement work
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PERFORMANCES: March 18, 1998 - JMU School of Music. Jeff Mangels, conductor.

3 pieces for flute and bassoon (1994)
fl., bn. - c. 4'38''
I. Mysteriously • II. Tranquilly • III. Dominantly
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PERFORMANCES: March 17, 1996- Va. Tech Dept. of Music

Sci-Fi Adventure (1994)
3.2.2.2./4.3.3.1./ timp, perc (3), strings - c. 3' 57''
a one movement work
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ELECTRONIC

Metamorphic Illusions (1999)
computer generated composition - c. 5'55''
a one movement work
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PERFORMANCES: April 20, 2000 - USC Computer Music Concert, Columbia, SC.

Sound Module (1996)
computer generated composition - c. 4'04''
a one movement work
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PERFORMANCES: March 18, 1998 - JMU School of Music.

PIANO

Serial Mist (2000)
solo piano - c. 1'39''
a one movement piece for solo piano
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PERFORMANCES: May 5, 2000 - USC School of Music. Jeff Mangels, piano.

Sonata for Piano (1997)
solo piano - c. 12'12''
I. Through the Misty Evening • II. The Lake • III. Storms
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PERFORMANCES: March 18, 1998 - JMU School of Music (Movments I & II only). Kerry Addington, piano.

OPERA

The Meeting (2000)
soprano voice, baritone voice, fl./ob./cl./piano./string quartet - c. 15'30''
a chamber opera in one act
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VOCAL

The Meeting (2000)
soprano voice, baritone voice, fl./ob./cl./piano./string quartet - c. 15'30''
a chamber opera in one act
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Love (1999)
trumpet, soprano voice, and piano - c. 5'03''
a one movement work
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PERFORMANCES: October 26, 2001 - USC School of Music. Meredith Nutter, soprano; April 24, 1999 - USC School of Music.

The Sea of Sleep (1996)
soprano voice and piano - c. 6'24''
a one movement work
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PERFORMANCES: November 1, 1996- JMU Fall Composer's Concert, Harrisonburg, VA. Julie Jordan, soprano.

2 Songs on poems by Amy Lowell (1995)
mezzo-soprano voice and piano - c. 6'56''
I. Peace • II. After a Storm
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CHORAL

Sonnet 116 (1999)
S.A.T.B. choir and piano - c. 5'43''
a one movement choral work
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It’s Christmas Time Again (1997)
2.2.2.2./2.2.2.1./timp, perc (2), S.A.T.B. choir, strings - c. 3'52''
a one movement work
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PERFORMANCES: December 1, 1997 - Holiday Concert/Christmas Vespers, Harrisonburg, VA. JMU chamber orchestra and chorale. David Watkins, conductor.

PERCUSSION

States of Nature (1999)
percussion ensemble - c. 11'36''
I. avalanche • II. tranquility • III. rapids
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PERFORMANCES: December 3, 1999 - USC School of Music (Movement II only). Jim Hall, conductor.

STRING QUARTET

String Quartet No. 1 (1994)
string quartet - c. 5'21''
a one movement work
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JAZZ

All of Me by Simmons/ Marks, jazz arr. (1996)
sax and rhythm sections - c. 7'00''
a one movement work
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PERFORMANCES: March 18, 1998 - JMU School of Music; April 20, 1996 - Va. Tech Dept. of Music, Blacksburg, VA

WINDS

Experiment for Solo Flute (2006)
Flute - c. 6"

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Quintet for Brass (1995)
brass quintet - c. 13'47''
I. prologue • II. scherzo • III. finale
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PERFORMANCES: March 17, 1996- Va. Tech Dept. of Music. Performed by Quantum Brass.

3 pieces for flute and bassoon (1994)
fl., bn. - c. 4'38''
I. Mysteriously • II. Tranquilly • III. Dominantly
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PERFORMANCES: March 17, 1996- Va. Tech Dept. of Music

Serenade for winds (1994)
fl., ob., cl., bass cl., bn., hn - c. 10'24''
I. • II. • III. • IV. • V.
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PERFORMANCES: March 17, 1996- Va. Tech Dept of Music; November 4, 1994 - Va. Tech Dept. of Music

MISCELLANEOUS

Experiment for Solo Electric Guitar (2007)
Electric Guitar - c. 6''

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