The music of David Fetherolf (b.1956)


At the age of four and a half David Fetherolf informed his parents he needed a 'cello in order to survive. They said, "no", but he persisted, and received a 'cello for his fifth birthday. From that time on, his focus in life has been music.

Mr. Fetherolf is affiliated with the AMC, the Society of Composers, Inc., The National Association of Composers/USA (East Coast), Random Access Music and BMI. His works have been played in the United States, Central and South America, and Europe.

Several of his orchestral works are available on Vienna Modern Masters. A new recording of chamber music for strings is now available from Albany Records (TROY932).

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Works

Parar la Oreja
solo guitar, ca. 11 minutes

Partita Diamante
solo flute, ca. 50 seconds

Six Humoresques for Piano
solo piano, ca. 15 minutes

Two Ballades
solo piano, ca. 19 minutes

Suite-Fantasia for Violoncello
solo violoncello, ca. 22 minutes
Albany Records TROY932

Dream On, O Suns
duo for violin and violoncello, ca. 8 minutes
View fourth movement
MP3 sample of fourth movement (516Kb)
Albany Records TROY932

Somerville Sonata
versions for violin, viola, violoncello, or clarinet and piano
ca. 12 minutes

Vittorio's Dance
to the memory of Vittorio Rieti
Octet; fl.ob.bn/tp/2vn.va.vc
ca. 2 1/2 minutes

Masquerade
Octet; fl.cl.bn/timp/harmonium/hp/2va
ca. 7 minutes

Ein unzusammenhängendër Zusammenhang
Solo guitar/fl.ob.bcl/vc
ca. 12 minutes

Seven Epigrams
cl/perc/vn
ca. 17.5 minutes

When Only the Moon Rages
String Quartet No. 1
ca. 24.5 minutes
Albany Records TROY932

Poems from the Red Umbrella
(Tahereh Saffarzadeh, 1968)
Mezzo and Chamber Group
fl.ob.eh.cl.bn/hn/timp.2perc/pf.hp/2vn.va.vc.cb
ca. 16 minutes

Concerto for Violoncello
2(pic.afl)3(eh)3(bcl)3(cbn)/4231/timp.2perc/hp/svc/str
ca. 18 1/2 minutes
Vienna Modern Masters VMM 3031
MP3 sample from second movement (3.4Mb)

Unstern, Sinistre - Disastro
Orchestration of Liszt piece
1+pic.1+eh.2+bcl.1+cbn/2231/timp/str
ca. 4 minutes

Hush'd be the Camps To-Day
in memoriam Yitzach Rabin
222+bcl.2+cbn/4221/timp.2perc/pf.hp/str+solo quartet
(NB: pf has no player)
ca. 6 1/2 minutes
Vienna Modern Masters VMM 3039
MP3 sample (3.8Mb)

Unattainable Peace
(Symphonic Poem #1)
3(pic)3(eh)3(bcl)3(cbn)/4331/timp.3prec/hp/str
ca. 16 1/2 minutes
Vienna Modern Masters VMM 3050
Program Notes
View first page of music
View last page of music
MP3 sample from second movement (3.1Mb)

Death and the Miser
(Symphonic Poem #2)
2(pic)2(eh)2(bcl)2(cbn)/2221/timp.2perc/str
ca. 8 minutes

El Día de los Muertos
(Symphonic Poem #3)
(Also appropriate for High School or College Orchestra)
2+2pic.122asx.tsx.barsx.1/233+bar/timp.4perc+2balconyperc(opt)/tape(opt)/SATB/str
ca. 20 minutes
Vienna Modern Masters VMM 3052
MP3 sample (3.3Mb)

Poem for Violin and Orchestra
also available with solo clarinet, viola, or violoncello
2(pic)222(cbn)/211/timp.perc/solo/str
ca. 10 1/2 minutes
Vienna Modern Masters VMM 3049
MP3 sample from second movement (3.2Mb)


For Students

Suite for Violoncello Solo
solo violoncello, graduate level
ca. 5 minutes

Suite for Guitar
solo guitar, graduate level
ca. 15 minutes

The Banshee's Cry
High School Trio; cl/pf/vc
ca. 5 minutes

Ten Pieces for Beginning Pianists
solo piano, 3rd to 4th grade


All music available from

The Skeeter Press
132 Westervelt Avenue
Staten Island, NY 10301 USA

e-mail: SkeeterPress

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