Music of John Armstrong

Note: This list contains only pieces which have already been performed and are readily available. All music can be borrowed or purchased from the Canadian Music Centre unless otherwise indicated. Contact the CMC at 20 St. Joseph St., Toronto, Ontario, CANADA M4Y 1J9 or (416) 961-6601 or Canadian Music Centre.
For those who can read Finale files, e-mail ME at jarmstro@uottawa.ca and I will send you a score FREE OF CHARGE (exce pt for published scores obviously). Like most composers, almost all of my royalty money comes from performing rights; the more people that perform my music, the more money I make! If I can e-mail you a score, I'm happy to do it.

Guitar and Orchestra

• Circle's End (1986)/Guitar/11111000/Strings/10'/Advanced Student/Accessible
• Three Pieces for Guitar and Strings (1981)/Guitar/Strings/3 Movements/10'/Advanced Student/Accessible

Chamber Music with Guitar

• Fanfare (1995)/Guitar Ensemble/7'30"/Advanced Student/Very Accessible, Flashy in Fact
• Improvisations and Interludes (1990)/Guitar/Clarinet/5 Movements and 4 Interludes/17'/Very Difficult/Abstract
• Vistas (1983)/Guitar/Flute/3 Movements/12'/Advanced/Very Accessible
• Two Rags for Two Guitars (1983)/2 Guitars/2 Movements/5'/Student/Very Accessible
• Incantations (1980)/Guitar/Viola/5 Movements/17'/Difficult/Accessible

Chamber Music with Voice

• False Spring (1995) Text by Susan McMaster/Soprano/Recorders/Guitar/5 Songs and 2 Interludes/15'/Difficult/Very Accessible
• Nightmusics (1993) Text by John Shreffler/Tenor/Horn/Piano/4 Songs/10'/Very Difficult/Accessible
• After the History (1990) Text by John Shreffler/Contralto /Clarinet/Piano/5 Songs/10'/Very Difficult/Abstract
• Night Songs: Three Songs for Children (1986) Text by R. L. Stevenson and John Armstrong/Boy Soprano/Piano/3 Songs/8'/Easy/Very Accessible/Published by Alberta Keys
• Wind ~ Earth ~ Sea (1985) Texts by John Armstrong/Soprano/Violin/Harp/3 Songs and 2 Interludes/10'/Difficult/Accessible
• An die Musik II (1985) Text by Wm. Shakespeare and John Armstrong/Soprano/Guitar/5 Songs/15'/Very Difficult/Very Accessible
• Songs for Lyra (1995) Texts by John Armstrong/Soprano/Flute/Guitar/3 Songs/10'/Difficult/Very Accessible

Other Chamber Music

• In Three (1992)/Baroque Violin/Viola da Gamba/Harpsichord/3 Movements and 2 Interludes/17'/Very Difficult/Somewhat Abstract
• Abstracts (1988)/Violin/Clarinet/Piano/10 Movements/35'/Abstract (I guess so eh?)
• Night Scenes (1990)/Clarinet/Piano/3 Movements/15'/Advanced Student/Very Accessible
• Prism (1978)/3 Flutes/3 Trumpets/3Violoncelli/2 Perc/Harp/Piano/12'/Very Difficult/Abstract

Chorus

• Three Scenes for Chorus (1983) Text by John Armstrong/SATB/15'/Very Difficult/Accessible

Solo Music for Guitar

• ImproVisions (1992-94)/Five Movements/25'/Difficult/Accessible
• Ghosts (1987)/Ten Studies/25'/Intermediate to Very Difficult/Accessible
• The Last Waltz in Boston (1987)/One Movement/15'/Very Difficult/Accessible

Other Solo Music

• Jouissance! (1992)/3 Movements/10'/Very Difficult/Accessible
• Child's Play (1991)/5 Movements/12'/Very Difficult/Very Accessible
• Crochets (1989)/3 Movements and 4 Interludes/15'/Very Difficult/Somewhat Abstract

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