Works of Roger Sessions with Merion Music, Inc. & Edward B. Marks Music Corp., available through Theodore Presser Company

Operas
Orchestra
Voice & Orchestra
Chorus
Chamber & Instrumental
Piano

Operas

Montezuma (1941-63) 150’
Opera in 3 acts
Libretto by G.A. Borgese
3 3 4 3 - 4 4 3 1; Timp. Perc. Pno. Cel. Hp. Str.
(see Orchestra for suite)
[E.B. Marks]

The Trial of Lucullus (1947) 72’
Opera in 1 act
Libretto by Bertolt Brecht
2 1 2 1 - 2 2 2 0; Perc. Pno. Str.
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Orchestra

The Black Maskers: Suite (1928) 22’
from the composer’s incidental music (1923) for the play by Leonid Andreyev
3 3 4 3 - 4 4 3 1; Timp. Perc. Pno. Str. (*score)
[E.B. Marks]

Concerto for Orchestra (1981) 15’
3 3 3 3 - 4 3 3 1; Timp. Perc. Hp. Str. (study score for sale 446-41042)
[Merion Music, Inc.]

Concerto for Violin and Orchestra (1935) 35’
3 2 4 3 - 4 2 2 0; Timp. Perc. Str.(no violins) (*score for sale)

Concerto for Violin, Cello and Orchestra (1970-71) 20’
3 2 3 2 - 3 1 2 0; Timp. Perc. Pno. Str. (study score for sale 446-41032)
[E.B. Marks]

Concerto for Piano and Orchestra (1956) 18’
3 3 3 3 - 4 2 3 1; Timp. Perc. Pno. Str.
[E.B. Marks]

Concertino for Chamber Orchestra (1972) 16’
1 1 1 1 - 2 1 1 0; Timp. Perc. Str.
[E.B. Marks]

Divertimento for Orchestra (1959) 20’
3 2 2 2 - 2 2 2 1; Timp. Perc. Pno. Str. (study score for sale 446-41037)
[Merion Music, Inc.]

Montezuma: Suite 15’
Orchestral suite by the composer from the opera
3 3 4 3 - 4 3 3 1; Timp. Perc. Pno. Cel. Hp. Str.
[E.B. Marks]

Rhapsody for Orchestra (1966-70) 9’
3 3 4 3 - 4 3 3 1; Timp. Perc. Hp. Str. (study score for sale 446-41034)
[Merion Music, Inc.]

Symphony No. 1 (1927) 22’
3 3 4 3 - 4 3 3 1; Timp. Perc. Pno. Str.
[E.B. Marks]

Symphony No. 3 (1957) 32’
3 3 4 3 - 4 2 3 1; Timp. Perc. Cel. Hp. Str. (*score)
[E.B. Marks]

Symphony No. 4 (1958) 24’
3 3 4 3 - 4 3 3 1; Timp. Perc. Pno. Cel. Hp. Str. (*score)
[E.B. Marks]

Symphony No. 5 (1964) 16’
3 3 4 3 - 4 2 3 1; Timp. Perc. Pno. Hp. Str. (*score)
[E.B. Marks]

Symphony No. 6 (1966) 18’
3 3 4 3 - 4 2 3 1; Timp. Perc. Pno. Hp. Str. (study score for sale 446-41022)
[Merion Music, Inc.]

Symphony No. 7 (1967) 20’
3 3 4 3 - 4 3 3 1; Timp. Perc. Pno. Hp. Str. (study score for sale 446-41023)
[Merion Music, Inc.]

Symphony No. 8 (1967-68) 14’
3 3 4 3 E(Cl.4(Cbsn.) - 4 3 4 1; Timp. Perc. Pno. Cel. Hp. Str. (*score for sale)

Symphony No. 9 (1980) 25’
3 3 4 3 - 4 3 3 1; Timp. Perc. Pno. Hp. Str. (score for sale 446-41047)
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Voice & Orchestra

Idyll of Theocritus (1956) 42’
for soprano and orchestra
2 2 2 2 - 4 2 3 1; Timp. Perc. Cel. Hp. Str.
[E.B. Marks]

Psalm 140 (1963) 8’
for soprano and orchestra
3 3 Heckelphone 3 3 - 4 2 2 1; Timp. Perc. Cel. Hp. Str.
also available for voice and organ (*score)
[E.B. Marks]

Romualdo’s Song (1923) 4’
from "The Black Maskers"
for soprano and orchestra
1 1 2 1 - 1 2 1 0; Perc. Pno. Str.
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Works with Chorus

Ah, Sinful Nation (from Psalm 130)
(from Three Choruses on Biblical Texts) SATB/Pno.(red)
for sale 342-401180
[Merion Music, Inc.]

Mass (1956) 15’
for unison voices and organ (sale custom print 492-00028)
[E.B. Marks]

Out of the Depths (from Isaiah 1 & 2) 4½’
(from Three Choruses on Biblical Texts) SATB/Pn0.(red)
for sale 342-401170
[Merion Music, Inc.]

Praise Ye the Lord (from Psalms 147, 148, 150 3½’
(from Three Choruses on Biblical Texts) SATB/Pno.
for sale 342-401190
[Merion Music, Inc.]

Three Choruses on Biblical Texts (1971) 15’
for SATB chorus and orchestra
1 1 2 2 - 1 1 0 0; Perc. Pno. Str.
choral/pno. reductions for sale, published separately: 342-40117/8/9
[Merion Music, Inc.]

Turn, O Libertad (1943) 4’
for chorus and orchestra
text by Walt Whitman
3 3 4 2 - 4 3 3 1; Timp. Perc. Pno. Str.
[E.B. Marks]

When Lilacs Last in the Dooryard Bloom’d (1966-70) 45’
for soprano, alto, baritone soli, chorus and orchestra
text by Walt Whitman
3 3 3 3 - 4 2 3 1; Timp. Perc. Pno. Hp. Cel. Str.
vocal score for sale 442-41005
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Chamber and Instrumental Works

*Duo for Violin and Piano (1942) 14’

Duo for Violin and Cello (1978) 8½’
for sale 144-40224
[Merion Music, Inc.]

*Six Pieces for Cello (1966) (out of print) 12½’

*Solo Violin Sonata (1953) 28’

String Quartet No. 1 (1936) 33’
Sale custom print: 494-01650
[E.B. Marks]

String Quartet No. 2 (1951) 32’
Sale custom print: 494-01871
[E.B. Marks]

String Quintet (1958) 18’
Sale custom print 494-01872
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Piano

Five Pieces (1974-75) 15’
Sale 44040008
[Merion Music, Inc.]

*From my Diary (1937-38) 10’

**Little Piece (1965) 30"

*Piano Sonata No 2 (1946) 14’

*Piano Sonata No. 3 (1964-65) 24’

Waltz (1977-78) 1’
Sale 140-40045
[Merion Music, Inc.]

**Waltz for Brenda (1936) 4’
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