COMPOSITIONS
"My soul was indelibly changed by the visceral artistry of Grant Harville’s composition"
Orchestra Chamber Solo Instrumental Vocal/Choral
Unless otherwise indicated, performance materials are available from the composer.
Orchestra
LINE PIECE!! (2023)
Duration: 6'
Instrumentation: Full Orchestra (2[1.2/pic]222 4231 tp+4 str)
Parody based on Russian Sailors' Dance, Korobushka, and a Bach Minuet. Premiered October 7,
2023 by the Great Falls Symphony , Grant Harville, conductor.
Grace (2019)
Duration: 25'
Instrumentation: Full Orchestra (2[1.2/pic]222 4231 tp+4 str) and Chorus (SATB) (MIDI)
In celebration of the 60th Anniversary of the Great Falls Symphonic Choir and dedicated to Mary E. Moore, founder of the GFSC. Commissioned text from the eminent cowboy poet Paul Zarzyski.
Premiered December 8, 2019 by the Great Falls Symphony and Symphonic Choir, Grant Harville, conductor.
Aggregate Salps (2017)
Duration: 5'
Instrumentation: String Orchestra
Premiered April 18, 2017 by the Kennesaw State University Philharmonic Orchestra, Christopher Thibdeau, conductor.
The West Bench (2015)
Duration: 21'
Instrumentation: Full Orchestra (3[1.2.3/pic]222 4331 tp+4 cel str) (Score) (MIDI)
Premiered March 21, 2015 by the Idaho State-Civic Symphony, Grant Harville, conductor.
The second movement (Sunset) may be performed separately (6min | 3222 4331 tp+1 str)
Orchestral Suite: Five Movements from the Incidental Music to a Fictional Play (2012)
Duration: 19'
Instrumentation: Chamber Orchestra (1[1/pic]201 2000 tp+1 str) (Score)
Premiered October 28, 2012 by the Georgia Symphony, Grant Harville, conductor.
Concerto for Tuba and Orchestra (2001)
Duration: 24'
Instrumentation: Solo Tuba and Chamber Orchestra (2222 4000 tp hp str) (buy)
Premiered February 10, 2004 by the University of Michigan Symphony Orchestra, with Grant Harville, tuba (as winner of the UM concerto competition), Nikolas Caoile, conductor.
Chamber
Music I Have Never Heard And Will Likely Never Hear (2024)
Duration: 9'
Instrumentation: Clarinet/Tenor Saxophone/Guitar/Percussion
Premiered May 19, 2024 by the Yellowstone Chamber Players.
Soprano Quintet ("A long-sought music") (2021)
Duration: 16'
Instrumentation: Soprano/String Quartet (Score)
Premiered March 12, 2021 by Caitlin Cisler and the Cascade Quartet. On poems of Alyssa Roggow.
Sonata for Solo Clarinet for Two Clarinets (2020)
Duration: 10'
Instrumentation: Two Clarinets
Far Horizons, Wide Sky (2019)
Duration: 14'
Instrumentation: String Quartet/Wind Quintet (Score) (Listen)
Premiered May 19, 2019 by the Cascade Quartet and Chinook Winds, with Grant Harville, conductor.
Incidental Music to Converge: E Pluribus Unum (2019)
Instrumentation: String Quartet
Premiered February 20, 2019 by the string quartet of the Great Falls Youth Chamber Music Program.
Converge: E Pluribus Unum is a play telling the stories of young people in Great Falls, Montana, and performed by actors and musicians of the Great Falls high schools. More information here.
17 Dances, Each Interrupted After 19 Seconds (2018)
Duration: 6'
Instrumentation: Flute/Clarinet/Cello
Semi-finalist for the Rapido! Competition. Premiered November 11, 2018 by the Detroit Chamber Winds and Strings.
"Steampunk" Partita for Mixed Dectet (2017)
Duration: 40'
Instrumentation: Dectet (fl/pic/afl, cl/Ebcl/bcl/cbcl, bn/cbn, hn, perc, kbds, vln, vla, vcl, cb)
(Score part 1) (Score part 2 + performance note)
Supported by a grant from the Idaho State University Office for Research; premiered January 22, 2017 by musicians of the Idaho State-Civic Symphony and Idaho State University faculty.
The "Steampunk" Partita is a seven-movement work that explores steampunk principles in various ways. Click here for more information.
Passacaglia (2013/2015)
Duration: 10'
Instrumentation: 2013: Violin/Cello/Percussion | 2015: Violin/Cello/2 Percussion/Piano
Prelude (2007)
Duration: 4'
Instrumentation: Tuba/Euphonium Quartet (buy)
Octatonic Rounds (2005)
Duration: 5'
Instrumentation: Brass Quintet
Trio (2003)
Duration: 12'
Instrumentation: Soprano/Tuba/Piano
Scherzo alla marcia (2001)
Duration: 3.5'
Instrumentation: Flute/Tuba/Piano (Listen w/ score: MIDI)
Sinfonietta (2000)
Duration: 10'
Instrumentation: 8-Part Tuba/Euphonium Ensemble
Solo Instrumental
Echo (2022)
Duration: 6'
Instrumentation: Solo Violin
Flare (2020)
Duration: 3'
Instrumentation: Solo Violin
For Megan Karls's recording project Decommissioned.
Impromptu (2013)
Duration: 4'
Instrumentation: Viola/Piano (Listen w/ score: MIDI)
Impromptu is for intermediate violist, written in the style of Schumann and Brahms.
Dance Fantasy (2008)
Duration: 14'
Instrumentation: Trombone/Piano
Caprice (2006)
Duration: 2.5'
Instrumentation: Solo Tuba
The Upper Room (2006)
Duration: 9'
Instrumentation: Euphonium/Piano
Waltzes (2005)
Duration: 11'
Instrumentation: Bass Clarinet/Piano
Sonata (2005)
Duration: 12'
Instrumentation: Tuba/Piano (buy)
Finalist for Harvey G. Phillips Award for Excellence in Composition
Suite in B-flat Minor (2003)
Duration: 18'
Instrumentation: Solo Tuba (buy)
Four Pieces (2002)
Duration: 14'
Instrumentation: Bass Trombone/Piano (Listen w/ score: MIDI)
Concerto for Tuba and Orchestra (2001)
Duration: 24'
Instrumentation: Solo Tuba and Small Orchestra (2222 4000 tp hp str) (buy)
Premiered February 10, 2004 by the University of Michigan Symphony Orchestra, with Grant Harville, tuba (as winner of the UM concerto competition) and Nikolas Caoile, conductor.
Four Dances (2000)
Duration: 18'
Instrumentation: Tuba/Piano
Dithyramb (1997)
Duration: 6'
Instrumentation: Solo Tuba
Vocal/Choral
Soprano Quintet ("A long-sought music") (2021)
Instrumentation: Soprano/String Quartet (Score)
Premiered March 12, 2021 by Caitlin Cisler and the Cascade Quartet. On poems of Alyssa Roggow.
Grace (2019)
Duration: 25'
Instrumentation: Full Orchestra (2[1.2/pic]222 4231 tp+4 str) and Chorus (SATB)
In celebration of the 60th Anniversary of the Great Falls Symphonic Choir and dedicated to Mary E. Moore, founder of the GFSC. Commissioned text from the eminent cowboy poet Paul Zarzyski. Premiered December 8, 2019 by the Great Falls Symphony and Symphonic Choir, with Grant Harville, conductor.
On Love (2007)
Duration: 3.5'
Instrumentation: Soprano/Baritone/Piano
Three Sonnets (2005)
Duration: 9'
Instrumentation: Soprano/Piano
Set me as a seal (2004)
Duration: 3'
Instrumentation: Mixed Chorus (SATB)
Trio (2003)
Duration: 12'
Instrumentation: Soprano/Tuba/Piano