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Compositions by Gilbert Biberian

MS** composers autograph series

++NP engraved – NOURANEXIS Publications

Variations &Fugue on “Au Clair de la Lune” (1967) wind quartet ++NP

Marbles and…(1970)

harpsichord MS**

1st sonata (1976)

flute and guitar ++NP

Eight Bagatelles (1974)

cello and guitar (CPP/Belwin Inc)

Angelus (1975)

soprano, flute, piano, recorder, guitars, string trio, string orchestra, 2 brass trios, 2 choirs (SATB), metal percussion MS**

Valses (1980)

guitar &harpsichord ++NP

Haiku (1980)

flutes (or ocarinas), 1 player; 6 string & 10 string guitars, 2 players; percussion and voices MS**

Wedding Piece (1981)

for string orchestra MS**

2nd Sonata

flute and guitar

Concerto

guitar, string, orchestra, harp, celesta, keyboard glockenspiel, percussion, flute, oboe, clarinet, bass clarinet MS**

Folklore I (1987)

piano ++NP

Otara (1988)

violin and guitar ++NP

Three Etudes (1980-88)

piano MS**

The Poet Makhtum Kuli (1990)

viola ++NP

The Innocent Fox (1990)

2 guitars, harp, vibraphone, pitched gongs (2 players), double bass, sticks and stones MS**

Elegy (1990)

8 cellos MS**

Double Concerto (1989-92)

cello, guitar, string orchestra MS** comm. by Reine Flachot and Christine Heurtefeux

Toccata (1991)

violin |MS

Havada Bulut Yok (1992)

SSA – MS**

In The Year of the Fish (1993)

2 flutes, violin, viola, guitar,  percussion and reader MS**

Suite (1993-94)

duo for clarinet in B flat & bassoon. MS**

Sephardic Songs (1988-94)

tenor (or soprano), 2 flutes, violin, 2 guitars percussion MS**

Folklore II (1994)

duo for flute and guitar ++NP

Folklore III (1994)

duo for viola and guitar ++NP

Folklore IIIb (1996)

transcription of Folklore III for cello & guitar ++NP

Seagull (1994)

soprano, 2 flutes, cymbal, rainstick MS** commissioned by Jill Nightingale

Capriccio (1994)

horn in F & guitar ++NP

Petite Fantasie “Valediction” (1987)

2 flutes, percussion, 8 guitars (2x4) ++NP

Celtic Blessing for a Newborn (1996)

4 timps, 2 log drums, voices MS**

Fanfare for Charlton Kings

flute, violin, oboe, clarinet, 2 pianos, percussion (optional) MS**

Erotica II (2002)

for mezzo soprano and string quartet

   

Guitar and Voice

 

Epigrammes (1967)

high soprano and guitar Edizioni Bèrben

Cantos Nuevos (1967)

speaker, tenor, guitar – poems by Lorca MS**

Upon Julia’s clothes (1966)

soprano and guitar – poem by W Blake MS**

Erotica – I (1996)

mezzo soprano & guitar MS**

   

Solo Guitar

 
   

Songs of the Seasons (1965) Chanson du Printemps, Chanson d’Automne, Chanson d’Hiver, Chanson d’Ete

++NP

Greek Suite (1965)

Broekmans &Van Poppel

Six Preludes and Fugues

work in progress ++NP

Sonata No 1 (1967)

++NP

Sonata No 2 (1975)

Commissioned by the Stichtig Gitaarwerken, Zwolle MS**

Sonata No 3 (1977)

Chanterelle

Monogram (1977)

Waterloo Music

Colombine - a ballet  (1978)

J & W Chester

Six Haiku (1980)

Cramer

Intro and Dance (1981)

Boosey & Hawkes

24 Preludes (1983 – in 2 books)

Editions Orphee

Four Waltzes

++NP

Technical Studies (in 6 books)

Work in progress MS**

Sonata No 4 (1986)

Commissioned by John Micallef ++NP

Intermezzo (1986)

G Ricordi & Co

Anagram (1989)

MS**

Threnody (1991)

Commissioned by Mike McGeary MS**

Sonata No 5 (1994)

Commissioned by Ricardo Iznaola for the 10th International Guitar Festival, the Lamont School of Music, USA. MS**

Adagio & Toccata (1997)

Commissioned by Matthew Parratt MS**

“Haydar, Haydar…” (1996)

++NP

Love Song (2001)

MS**

Guitar Duo

 
   

Sonata No 1 (1967)

MS**

Sonata No 2 (1973)

MS**

Pierrot - a ballet (1978)

J&W Chester

“Once Upon a Time…” (1985)

Commissioned by the Whipps-Legoretta duo with funds from the Arts Council of GB MS**

Sonata No 3

Commissioned by the Albany Duo with funds from East Midlands Arts MS**

“Gradus Ad…” (1989)

Fifty two progressive duos in four volumes. Edizioni Bèrben

   

Guitar Trio

 
   

Harlequin – a ballet (1982)

MS**

Harlequin’s Toccata (1984)

With mime. Commissioned by the Amsterdam Guitar Trio with funds from the Arts Council of GB MS**

   

Four Guitars

 
   

Suite No1 (1967)

Novello

Quartet in C Sor-Biberian (1971)

CPP/Belwin Inc

Eight Valses (1971-75)

CPP/Belwin Inc

Quartet No 1 (1972)

for 2 requintos & 2 guitars MS**

Quartet No 2 Primavera (1973)

for 2 requintos & 2 guitars MS**

Quartet No 3 (1977)

for 2 requintos & 2 guitars Roberton Publications

Quartet No 4 (1979)

for 2 requintos & 2 guitars MS**

Greek Serenade (1973)

for requinto, 3 guitars, MS**

Suite No2 Trastevere (1981)

++NP

Prisms No 2 (1970)

for 10 guitars and percussion MS**

The Rose Garden – Gülistan (2000)

for double quartet of guitars ++NP

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