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Michael Staff's Compositions

Explore a curated list of Michael’s original works, ranging from solo pieces to full orchestral compositions. Some pieces are available as scores for performance or study. Michael’s music reflects a unique blend of emotional depth and intellectual complexity, offering something for both performers and listeners alike.

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Works Available for Purchase or Rent

  • 2 preludes and fugues (piano solo)
  • 4 etudes (piano solo)
  • 7 apothegms (piano solo)
  • Adagio for a Bluebird (piano solo)
  • Arrhythmia (violin solo)
  • Ballade Tragique (piano solo)
  • Chromatic argument (2 pianos, 4 hands)
  • Contrapunctus (string quartet)
  • Cosmos (Pierrot ensemble)
  • Coven (piano solo)
  • Dialogues (flute and oboe)
  • Doctor Faustus (piano solo)
  • Dreams of a Somanmbulist (piano solo)
  • Echoes from a Fractured Dimension (chamber orchestra)
  • Etude Rhythmico (piano solo)
  • Etudes for monophonic piano (piano solo)
  • Fantasy (piano solo)
  • Fuga Grosso (piano solo)
  • Nocturne (piano solo)
  • Pathos and Logos (organ solo)
  • Piano Concerto no. 1 (piano and orchestra)
  • Piano Sonata no. 1 (piano solo)
  • Piano Sonata no. 2 (piano solo)
  • String Quartet no. 1 (string quartet)
  • Terror Unbound (piano solo)
  • The Creature Lives (Pierrot ensemble)
  • Threnody (cello and piano)
  • To Sleep (mezzo-soprano and piano)
  • Transient Reality (string quartet)
  • Trio (clarinet in A, bassoon, and piano)
  • Variations on Gounod’s Marche funebre d’une Marionette (piano solo)
  • Yearning (piano solo)
  • 2 preludes and fugues (piano solo)
  • 4 etudes (piano solo)
  • 7 apothegms (piano solo)
  • Adagio for a Bluebird (piano solo)
  • Arrhythmia (violin solo)
  • Ballade Tragique (piano solo)
  • Chromatic argument (2 pianos, 4 hands)
  • Contrapunctus (string quartet)
  • Cosmos (Pierrot ensemble)
  • Coven (piano solo)
  • Dialogues (flute and oboe)
  • Doctor Faustus (piano solo)
  • Dreams of a Somanmbulist (piano solo)
  • Echoes from a Fractured Dimension (chamber orchestra)
  • Etude Rhythmico (piano solo)
  • Etudes for monophonic piano (piano solo)
  • Fantasy (piano solo)
  • Fuga Grosso (piano solo)
  • Nocturne (piano solo)
  • Pathos and Logos (organ solo)
  • Piano Concerto no. 1 (piano and orchestra)
  • Piano Sonata no. 1 (piano solo)
  • Piano Sonata no. 2 (piano solo)
  • String Quartet no. 1 (string quartet)
  • Terror Unbound (piano solo)
  • The Creature Lives (Pierrot ensemble)
  • Threnody (cello and piano)
  • To Sleep (mezzo-soprano and piano)
  • Transient Reality (string quartet)
  • Trio (clarinet in A, bassoon, and piano)
  • Variations on Gounod’s Marche funebre d’une Marionette (piano solo)
  • Yearning (piano solo)
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