Publisher: Onibatan Music. A suite of five movements for flute, viola, cello and guitar. 30’
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Zapyškis
2023 | Chamber
Publisher: Onibatan Music. A single-movement work for cello and piano. 7′
Xiang He Ge 相和歌 (new version)
2023 | Chamber
Publisher: Onibatan Music. A one-movement work for xiao (Chinese flute) and harp. 9′
Self-Portrait with Čiurlionis
2023 | Concertos, Orchestral
Publisher: Onibatan Music. A large single-movement work for clarinet, cello, piano and orchestra. 26′
Rzewski in Cincinnati
2022 | Solo
Publisher: Onibatan Music. A single-movement solo piano work. 13′
Odessa Steps
2022 | Conducted Ensemble
Publisher: Onibatan Music. A work for solo viola and string orchestra. 14′
Foxtrot Romeo Juliett Hotel Tango
2022 | Chamber
Publisher: Onibatan Music. A work for clarinet, cello and piano written for Trio Agora. 8′
醉渔唱晚_zuì yú chàng wǎn_drunk fisherman, singing evening
2021 | Chamber, Conducted Ensemble
Publisher: Onibatan Music. for xiao, clarinet, marimba, harp, pipa, guqin and viola. 14′
青青春木_qīng qīng chūn mù_wood in spring
2021 | Conducted Ensemble
Publisher: Onibatan Music. Large ensemble of Chinese and Western instruments. 14′
火神话_huǒ shénhuà_fire myth
2021 | Chamber
Publisher: Onibatan Music. Scored for xindi, pipa, erhu, cello and vibraphone. 12′
Music in Yellow and Green
2020 | Chamber
Publisher: Onibatan Music. Colorful one-movement work for flute, violin, cello and piano. 7′
cyan design_青色设计
2020 | Chamber
Publisher: Onibatan Music and by The People’s Music Publishing House (人民音乐出版社) in China. for five guzhengs (Chinese zithers). 12′
Concerto for two cellos and strings
2020 | Concertos, Conducted Ensemble, Solo
Publisher: Onibatan Music. A compact concerto for two solo cellos and strings. 20′
Kaleidoscope
2020 | Conducted Ensemble
Publisher: Onibatan Music. For chamber orchestra (single strings) in 5 movements. 18′
红橙⻩蓝白_hóng chéng huáng lán bái_redorangeyellowbluewhite
2020 | Concertos, Conducted Ensemble
Publisher: Onibatan Music. Solo xiao + chamber orchestra of Chinese and Western instruments. 12′
What the West Wind Said_西風的話
2020 | Chamber
Publisher: Onibatan Music. 10-movement suite for violin and piano. 40′
flutterby (version for saxophone)
2019 | Solo
Publisher: Onibatan Music. for solo tenor saxophone. 5′
erdenlied
2019 | Concertos, Conducted Ensemble
Publisher: Onibatan Music. Solo xiao + chamber orchestra of Chinese and Western instruments. 9′
Violin Concerto 2: “Snow in Spring”
2019 | Concertos
Publisher: Onibatan Music. Two-movement concerto for violin + Chinese Traditional Orchestra. 23′
étude – pour les symétries
2019 | Solo
Publisher: Onibatan Music. A companion piece to the Debussy Études for solo piano. 11′
nautilus symmetry 鹦鹉螺的对称
2018 | Orchestral
Publisher: Onibatan Music. For Chinese Traditional Orchestra. 25′
reflets sur l’eau
2018 | Chamber, Conducted Ensemble
Publisher: Onibatan Music. For ensemble of Chinese instruments + vibraphone. 9′
no lemon, no melon
2018 | Chamber
Publisher: Onibatan Music. Set of 10 palindromic pieces for violin OR cello and piano. 45′
Cat Tales
2018 | Solo
Publisher: TimeWarp Technologies. A collection of 10 short pieces for intermediate pianists. 20′
Matzah
2018 | Orchestral
Publisher: Onibatan Music. for orchestra, in memory of the composer’s father, Irwin Hoffman.
13′
Bitter Lemon Suite
2017 | Chamber
Publisher: Onibatan Music. a four-movement work for clarinet and cello that explores aspects of synesthesia. 12′
Xiang He Ge 相和歌
2017 | Chamber
Publisher: Onibatan Music. Set of variations for xiao (Chinese vertical flute) and guitar. 10′
ei, jauga jauga
2017 | Chamber
Publisher: Onibatan Music. Set of four movements for clarinet, cello and piano based on Lithuanian Sutartines. 14′
Nautilus 鹦鹉螺
2017 | Chamber
Publisher: Onibatan Music. for sheng, guzheng and vibraphone using a new variation technique based on a spiral design. 11′
The Dizi in my Life (alternate version)
2016 | Concertos, Conducted Ensemble
Publisher: Onibatan Music. a compact concerto for solo Dizi (Chinese bamboo flute) and strings (4221). 14′
Beijing Express
2016 | Chamber
Publisher: Onibatan Music. virtuosic work for piano four-hands. 14′
sizzle 丝竹 (alternate version)
Publisher: Onibatan Music. transcription of “sizzle 丝竹” for violin, cello, two marimbas and piano. 18′
AS 8.7.2
2016 | Solo
Publisher: Onibatan Music. a short work for piano solo, this is a response to Etude no. 7, op. 8 by Alexander Scriabin. 2′
Riffs on a Great Life
2016 | Chamber
Publisher: Onibatan Music. an extended work for cello and piano in homage to Howard Karp. 18′
sizzle 丝竹
2015 | Concertos
Publisher: Onibatan Music. Two-movement double concerto for violin, cello and ensemble of Chinese traditional instruments. 18′
of Deborah, for Deborah
2015 | Chamber
Publisher: Onibatan Music. For violin, viola, cello and harp, composed in memory of Deborah Hoffman. 18′
Huan Song Redux
2015 | Chamber
Publisher: Onibatan Music. Duet for Chinese bamboo flute and Western flute. 8′
Lamipìfona
2014 | Solo
Publisher: Onibatan Music. Compact, lyrical work for solo cello. 3′
Music in Five Parts
2013 | Chamber
Publisher: Onibatan Music. Single-movement, virtuosic trio for flute, viola and harp. 8′
The Dizi in my Life
2013 | Concertos, Conducted Ensemble
Publisher: Onibatan Music. Concerto for dizi (Chinese bamboo flute) with 20 dizis and two cellos. 14′
Osibova Blue
2013 | Chamber
Publisher: Onibatan Music. fast, energetic work in one movement for clarinet and string quartet. 7′
Two Hands and Thirty-Four Thousand Feet
2013 | Solo
Publisher: Onibatan Music. Compact work for piano solo; ideal for intermediate-level pianists. 3′
“Party Piece” ( for John Cage’s 100th birthday)
2012 | Conducted Ensemble
a short work commissioned by FORUM OF CONTEMPORARY MUSIC LEIPZIG [FZML] in honor of John Cage.
Another Time
2012 | Chamber
Publisher: Onibatan Music. JH’s sixth string quartet, using an original variation technique. 40′
Amethyst Variations
2012 | Solo
Publisher: Onibatan Music. Piano solo, using an original variation technique. 11′
Five Bedtime Stories (alternate version)
2011 | Chamber
Publisher: Onibatan Music. An alternate version for erhu and guzheng. 16′
un petit endroit très profond à l’intérieur de Dante
2011 | Solo
Publisher: Onibatan Music. A brief meditation for solo piano on Franz Liszt’s “Après une Lecture de Dante: Fantasia quasi Sonata”. 2′
Piano Trio 4
2011 | Chamber
Publisher: Onibatan Music. For violin, cello and piano in nine concise movements. 14′
Five Bedtime Stories
2011 | Chamber
Publisher: Onibatan Music. A collection of five colorful movements for clarinet and guzheng. 16′
Camino Azul
2011 | Chamber
Publisher: Onibatan Music. Fifth string quartet in three compact movements. 12′
Three for Five
2010 | Chamber
Publisher: Onibatan Music. for cello solo and string quartet. 21′
Self-Portrait with Orlando
2010 | Chamber
Publisher: Onibatan Music. for three flutes (doubling piccolos and alto flutes). 10′
Carnivalfinale
2010 | Stage Works
Publisher: Onibatan Music. This is the concluding movement to “The Carnival Project”, a multi-composer response to Saint-Saens’ “Carnival of the Animals”. 7′
nine pieces for piano
2010 | Solo
Publisher: Onibatan Music. a set of interconnected miniatures for solo piano. 15′
…the first time and the last (version for 10 cellos)
2010 | Conducted Ensemble
Publisher: Onibatan Music. a transcription of “…the first time and the last” for 10 cellos. 20′
Three Paths
2009 | Chamber
Publisher: Onibatan Music. a large-scale work for cello and piano in seven connected sections. 19′
flutterby
2009 | Solo
Publisher: Onibatan Music. for solo clarinet. 5′
départs
2009 | Solo
Publisher: Onibatan Music. for solo viola, commissioned by the International Viola Congress. 6′
…the first time and the last
2009 | Chamber
Publisher: Onibatan Music. for four cellos, commissioned by members of Washington’s National Symphony Orchestra. 20′
…repercussions…
2009 | Orchestral
Publisher: Onibatan Music. for chamber orchestra (2222.2200.1perc.strings). Commissioned by the Cincinnati Chamber Orchestra. 15′
Piano Concerto
2008 | Concertos, Orchestral
Publisher: Onibatan Music. a major work for piano and orchestra (3333.4331.timp.2 perc.hrp.strings). 25′
unaccompanied minor
2007 | Solo
Publisher: Onibatan Music. a colorful, virtuosic work for cello solo. 5′
The Forty Steps
2007 | Concertos, Orchestral
Publisher: Onibatan Music. concerto for oud, cello+orchestra (2222.2220.timp.2 perc.hrp.88664) 26′
square one
2007 | Solo
Publisher: Onibatan Music. A compact, virtuosic essay for solo violin. 7′
passo passo
2007 | Chamber
Publisher: RAI COM. Written for the Atheneum String Quartet of the Berlin Philharmonic and harpsichordist Gian Maria Bonino. 14′
Krakow Variations
2007 | Solo
Publisher: Onibatan Music. for solo violin, adapted from Krakow Variations for viola (1999). 10′
Three Snapshots
2006 | Chamber
Publisher: Onibatan Music. a colorful work for flute and cello, in three movements. 8′
Three Oranges
2006 | Chamber
Publisher: Onibatan Music. three contrasting movements for violin and marimba. 10′
Karptet
2006 | Chamber
Publisher: Onibatan Music. a three-movement for violin, viola, cello and two pianos. 15′
Arrivi
2006 | Chamber
Publisher: RAI COM. JH’s fourth string quartet was commissioned by WGUC-FM for the Atheneum Quartet of the Berlin Philharmonic. 13′
6-8-2-4-5-8
2006 | Chamber
Publisher: Onibatan Music. a colorful, energetic work for flute, clarinet, violin, cello, marimba and piano. 10′
String Quartet 3
2005 | Chamber
Publisher: Onibatan Music. In five movements, commissioned by the Caramoor Festival for the Amernet Quartet. 22′
Sonnet 22
2005 | Chamber, Conducted Ensemble, Vocal Works
Publisher: Onibatan Music. for three-part men’s chorus and two harps. 15′
Blue and Yellow
2005 | Chamber
Publisher: RAI COM. a mercurial, virtuosic work for flute and piano. 6′
The Old Machine at Sovereign Hill
2004 | Orchestral
Publisher: Onibatan Music. for intermediate level string orchestra. revised in 2023. 7′
Piano Trio 3 on C#
2004 | Chamber
Publisher: Onibatan Music. for violin, cello and piano. commissioned by Christopher Karp for the Karp Trio. 20′
For Bill
2004 | Solo
Publisher: Onibatan Music. for solo piano, written in memory of William Black. 10′
at what price?
2004 | Solo
Publisher: Onibatan Music. for solo piano, commissioned by the Ohio Music Teachers Association. 13′
to listen, to hear
2003 | Orchestral
Publisher: Onibatan Music. for orchestra (2222.2210.timp.1perc.hp.strings). commissioned by the Prince William Symphony Orchestra 12′
Portogruaro Quartet
2003 | Chamber
Publisher: RAI COM. for two pianos and two percussion, commissioned by RAI COM. 5′
Piano Trio 2: Lost Traces
2003 | Chamber
Publisher: Onibatan Music. for violin, cello and piano. recorded by the Karp Trio on Albany Records. 18′
Brave Old Mordechai
2003 | Conducted Ensemble, Orchestral, Vocal Works
Publisher: Onibatan Music. for clarinet, cimbalom, accordion, voice and string orchestra. 20′
Coast to Coast
2003 | Chamber
Publisher: Onibatan Music. for percussion, mandolin/banjo and violin. commissioned by the Cincinnati Art Museum. 15′
The Memory Game
2002 | Stage Works, Vocal Works
Publisher: Onibatan Music. an opera in three acts. libretto by Henk Romijn Meijer. 2h 30m
The Smile
2001 | Orchestral
Publisher: Onibatan Music. for full orchestra, commissioned for the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra. 12′
Self-Portrait with JS
2001 | Chamber
Publisher: Onibatan Music. for string trio (violin, viola and cello). commissioned by the “Consonances” Festival in St. Nazaire, France. 15′
Gebirtig Speaks
2001 | Chamber
Publisher: Onibatan Music. This is a work for clarinet (Eb, Bb, A and Bass), string trio and piano. It was commissioned by BargeMusic, New York. 20′
Round Midnight Variations
2001 | Solo
Publisher: Onibatan Music. the last piece in a series of pieces inspired by “Round Midnight” of Thelonius Monk. 4′
Reyzele: a Portrait
1999 | Conducted Ensemble
Publisher: Onibatan Music. for flute, clarinet, percussion, two violins, viola, cello and double bass. based on material from JH’s opera “The Memory Game”. 15′
Krakow Variations
1999 | Solo
Publisher: Onibatan Music. a virtuosic and lyrical work for solo viola. 10′
Self-Portrait with Gebirtig
1998 | Concertos, Orchestral
Publisher: Onibatan Music. a three-movement concerto for cello and orchestra, based on material from JH’s opera “The Memory Game”. 22′
Millennium Dances
1997 | Orchestral
Publisher: RAI COM. This is an extended work for full orchestra (3333.4331.timp.3perc.pno/cel.hp.strings). 38′
Portogruaro Sextet
1996 | Chamber
Publisher: Onibatan Music. for clarinet, horn, violin, viola, cello and piano. Commissioned by the Portogruaro Festival in Portogruaro, Italy. 9′
L’Chaim Chantata
1996 | Chamber, Conducted Ensemble
Publisher: Onibatan Music. A unique work for 12-part ensemble, commissioned by Jeffrey Thickman and Igor Polesitsky in honor of Jeffrey’s parents. Think Sheridan, Wyoming meets the Borscht belt. 20′
The Music within the Words, Part 2
1996 | Chamber
Publisher: Onibatan Music. a set of six pieces inspired by Jewish folk songs, for for viola, cello, harp and piano. 30′
The Music within the Words, Part 1
1996 | Chamber
Publisher: Onibatan Music. for flute, oboe, cello and piano: four pieces inspired by Jewish folk songs. 20′
Stone Soup (version francaise)
1996 | Chamber
Publisher: Onibatan Music. for narrator and violin. a retelling of the traditional story of greed melting into generosity. 15′
Stone Soup (English version)
1996 | Chamber
Publisher: Onibatan Music. for narrator and violin. a retelling of the traditional story of greed melting into generosity. 15′
L’Immensità dell’Attimo (song cycle)
1995 | Chamber, Vocal Works
Publisher: Onibatan Music. song cycle for mezzo-soprano and piano. Text: Mario Luzi. 15′
L’Immensità dell’Attimo (version for flute and piano)
1995 | Chamber
Publisher: Onibatan Music. for flute and piano, adapted from the composer’s song cycle of the same name. 15′
ChiaSsO
1995 | Orchestral
Publisher: RAI COM. full orchestra 3343.4331timp.2perc.pno.hp.strings. commissioned by the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra.
9′
Self-Portrait with Mozart
1994 | Concertos, Orchestral
Publisher: RAI COM. a unique work for solo violin, solo piano and orchestra. 2222. 2200.timp.1perc.vln.pno.strings (at least 65432). 31′
Music for Chamber Orchestra
1994 | Orchestral
Publisher: Onibatan Music. for chamber orchestra, commissioned by the National Philharmonic. 15′
String Quartet 2
1993 | Chamber
Publisher: RAI COM. single-movement work; first performed by the Shanghai Quartet. 18′
Music in Blue and Green
1992 | Orchestral
Publisher: Onibatan Music. a single-movement work for full orchestra, composed for the Buffalo Philharmonic. 14′
Metasmo
1992 | Chamber
Publisher: Onibatan Music. for percussion trio, in which the musicians choose the instruments they play. 15′
Each for Himself?
1991 | Solo
Publisher: RAI COM. a virtuoso work in seven movements for solo piano. 22′
Cubist Blues
1991 | Chamber
Publisher: RAI COM. for violin, cello and piano. recorded on both Albany Records and Gasparo Records. 22′
Partenze
1990 | Solo
Publisher: Onibatan Music. a virtuoso work in ten connected parts for violin solo. 23′
Crossing Points
1990 | Conducted Ensemble
Publisher: Onibatan Music. for 20 strings (65432). Composed in 1990, revised 2006. 14′
Fantasia Fiorentina
1988 | Chamber
Publisher: RAI COM. a high-energy work in one movement for violin and piano. 16′
26 x 3 for 3 (and E.C. at 80)
1988 | Chamber
Publisher: Onibatan Music. for percussion trio, in celebration of Elliott Carter’s 80th birthday. 4′
Sendup, Countdown
1987 | Conducted Ensemble, Vocal Works
Publisher: Onibatan Music. for SATB chorus and optional piano (text: William Shakespeare and Joel Hoffman). 12′
Ricordanza
1987 | Chamber
Publisher: Onibatan Music. slow, lyrical work for cello and piano. revised 2017. 5′
Hancock Trio
1987 | Chamber
Publisher: Onibatan Music. for oboe, horn and piano in four movements. revised in 2015. 18′
Violin Concerto
1986 | Concertos, Orchestral
Publisher: E.C.Schirmer. for solo violin and full orchestra (3343.4331.hp.3 perc.vln solo.strings). 36′
Hands Down
1986 | Solo
Publisher: Onibatan Music. a work in three connected movements for solo piano. 11′
Between Ten
1985 | Orchestral
Publisher: Onibatan Music. for full orchestra (3222.4331.timp.3 perc.strings) 11′
Music for Two Oboes
1984 | Chamber
Publisher: E.C. Schirmer. for two oboes, written for Richard Woodhams and Sara Lambert Bloom. 8′
Duo for Viola and Piano
1984 | Chamber
Publisher: Onibatan Music. a challenging and intense work, written for Toby Hoffman. 14′
Double Concerto
1984 | Concertos, Orchestral
Publisher: Onibatan Music. a three-movement work for solo viola, solo cello and full orchestra. 31′
Five Pieces for Two Pianos
1983 | Chamber
Publisher: E. C. Schirmer. in five contrasting, stylistically varied movements. 16′
Chamber Symphony
1983 | Orchestral
Publisher: E.C. Schirmer. For chamber orchestra (1111.1110.hrp,mar,cel, strings). Commissioned by the Tanglewood Festival. 14′
Sonata for Harp
1982 | Solo
Publisher: E.C. Schirmer. For solo harp. Written for Deborah Hoffman. 15′
Sonata for Cello and Piano
1982 | Chamber
Publisher: Onibatan Music. In two movements, this work was written for cellist Gary Hoffman. 22′
Music for Trumpets and Strings
1982 | Chamber
Publisher: Onibatan Music. For two trumpets + string quartet. Commissioned by the Eastman School of Music. 18′
Nirvana, the Waterfall
1981 | Chamber, Vocal Works
Publisher: Onibatan Music. For soprano, cello and piano. Text: Shunryu Suzuki. 16′
Lyric Variations
1981 | Chamber, Conducted Ensemble
Publisher: Onibatan Music. For trombone choir (four tenor and two bass). Revised in 2014. 10′
Three Bagatelles
1980 | Chamber
Publisher: Onibatan Music. For oboe, bassoon and piano. 14′
Suite
1980 | Chamber
Publisher: Onibatan Music. In five movements. For oboe, bassoon, cello, double bass and percussion. 16′
September Music
1980 | Chamber
Publisher: Lyra Music. A meditative work for double bass and harp. 8′
Divertimento
1980 | Chamber
Publisher: Onibatan Music. For string quartet, harp and piano. Revised, 2006. 12′
Triple Concerto
1978 | Concertos, Orchestral
Publisher: Onibatan Music. Concerto for solo violin, viola, cello and full orchestra in three movements. 23′
Music from Chartres
1978 | Conducted Ensemble
Publisher: G. Schirmer. For 2 trumpets, 4 horns, 2 tenor trombones, bass trombone and tuba, commissioned by the Chicago Symphony Brass. 10′
Concert-Study for solo piano
1978 | Solo
Publisher: Onibatan Music. For solo piano, based on material from JH’s Triple Concerto. 4′
Concert-Study for solo flute
1978 | Solo
Publisher: Onibatan Music. Composed for flutist Sandra Church. 7′
Variations for Four Flutes
1977 | Chamber
Publisher: Onibatan Music. A richly chromatic work for four flutes. 9′
Horn Concerto
1977 | Chamber, Concertos, Conducted Ensemble
Publisher: Onibatan Music. Chamber concerto for solo horn with clarinet, violin, cello and piano. 18′
Concert-Study (Fantasie) for solo cello
1977 | Solo
Publisher: Onibatan Music. a lyrical work for solo cello. 10′
Bagatelles for harp and piano
1977 | Chamber
Publisher: Onibatan Music. For harp and piano in five movements. Revised 2014. 14′
Abbassare
1977 | Solo
Publisher: Onibatan Music. For viola sola. Originally composed in 1976, revised 2007. 4′
Variations for violin, cello and harp
1975 | Chamber
Publisher: Lyra Music. Winner of Columbia University’s Bearns Prize. 8′
Nocturne for violin and piano
1975 | Chamber
Publisher: Onibatan Music. A lyrical work for violin and piano. 5′
Fantasy Pieces
1975 | Solo
Publisher: Onibatan Music. For solo piano in five connected movements. 18′
Three Englynion
1974 | Conducted Ensemble, Vocal Works
Publisher: Onibatan Music. For five-part unaccompanied chorus. 10′