SCORES

Chamber music, solo works, and large-scale compositions for acoustic instruments.

Violin against a blue background with a glowing orange circle.

Drawing from classical composition, improvisation, blues, punk, and world music, Dave Soldier's instrumental works range from solo violin pieces to large-scale orchestral and operatic compositions.

FEATURED WORK

De la Palomas Oscuras (solea)

From Dave Soldier's collection of solo violin works, Calo', De la Palomas Oscuras (From the Dark Doves) is performed by acclaimed violinist Miranda Cuckson in the solea style of Andalusian flamenco.

FEATURED SCORES

Score cover for Stuff Smith’s Unfinished Concerto by Stuff Smith and Dave Soldier.
Score cover for Six Violins by Dave Soldier.
Score cover for String Quartet No. 1, The Impossible, by Dave Soldier.

ALL SCORES & PARTS

  • Hockets & Inventions, Opus 6 (1990, 30 min)
    Organ
    SCORE
    Piano
    SCORE

    Utah Dances, Opus 7 (1990, 15 min)
    Saxophone, Clarinet or Flute
    SCORE

    East St. Louis 1968, Opus 17 (1999/2000, 8 min)
    17a. Viola and pre-recorded track

    The Complete Victrola Sessions, Opus 25 (2010, 1 hour, collection of 12 pieces)
    Violin and Piano
    SCORE & PARTS

    Variations on Chopin's Minute Waltz, Opus 22 (2010, 30 min)
    Piano and Electronics

    Organum, Book I, Opus 25 (2011, 30 min)
    Five Pieces for Organ

    Fractals on the Names of Bach & Haydn, Opus 26 (2011, 5 min)
    Piano
    SCORE

    Five Little Monsters, Opus 26a (2010, 6 min)
    Piano
    SCORE

    Letter to Gil Evans, Opus 27 (2012, 12 min)
    Piano

    Girl with a Hat in a Car, Opus 28 (2012, 12 min)
    Piano

    Letter to Skip James, Opus 29 (1987/2012, 3 min)
    Piano

    Phong's Solo, Opus 31 (2012, one and a half minutes)
    Piano

    Jaleo, Opus 36 (2017, 9 minutes)
    36a. Solo Piano

    Calo', Opus 38 (2020, 28 minutes)
    38a. Solo Violin
    38b. Solo Viola

    Figurines 12 preludes for solo piano, Opus 42 (2023–5, 22 minutes)
    Solo Piano
    SCORE

  • Sequence Girls, Opus 1 (1985, 8 min)
    String Quartet and Trap Set Drums
    SCORE & PARTS

    Three Delta Blues, Opus 2 (1986, 9 min)
    String Quartet
    SCORE & PARTS

    String Quartet #1 The Impossible, Opus 3 (1987, 25 min)
    String quartet and trap set drums
    SCORE & PARTS

    String Quartet #2, Bambaataa Variations, Opus 11 (1992, 30 min)
    11a. Prepared string quartet (bobby pins, hair brushes, combs)
    SCORE & PARTS

    11b. Concerto Grosso version for prepared string quartet and string orchestra
    SCORE & PARTS

    String Quartet #3, The Essential, Opus 23 (2011, 35 min)
    String Quartet

    Radio Betonia, Opus 9
    (1991/2013/2023, 7 min)
    String Quartet

    Five Little Monsters, Opus 21 (2010, 6 minutes, 5 very short pieces)
    21a. String Quartet & Drums

  • Duo Sonata, Opus 4 (1988, 30 min)
    Violin & Cello
    SCORE & PARTS • LISTEN

    To Spike Jones in Heaven, Opus 5 (1989, 7 min)
    Accordion & tape
    SCORE & PARTS • LISTEN

    Smut (Chorea Lascivia), Opus 10 (1991, 30 min)
    Soprano, mezzo-soprano, bass, trumpet, trombone, 2 electric guitars & 2 percussionists
    SCORE & PARTS • LISTEN

    Sontag in Sarajevo, Opus 13 (1994, 11 min)
    Accordion, violin, cello & guitar
    SCORE & PARTS • LISTEN

    A Soldier's Story, Opus 18 (2002, 30 min)
    Two male speakers, tenor, bass, soprano, violin, trombone, trumpet, contrabass, clarinet, bass, guitar & percussion
    SCORE & PARTS • LISTEN

    Clever Hans (Ballet), Opus 19 (2005, 20 min)
    Violin, cello & harpsichord
    SCORE & PARTS • LISTEN

    Dean Swift's Satyrs for the Very Very Young, Opus 24 (2011, 40 min)
    Mezzo-soprano or baritone with flute, viola & harp
    SCORE & PARTS • LISTEN

    Stuff Smith’s Unfinished Sonata, Opus 40b (2026, 18 min)
    Violin & Piano
    SCORE & PARTS • LISTEN

    Six Violins, Opus 43 (2026, 17 min)
    Six violins
    SCORE • LISTEN

  • The Apotheosis of John Brown, Opus 8 (1990, 40 min)
    Narrator, soprano, mezzo-soprano, tenor, baritone & orchestra
    SCORE • PARTS

    Mark Twain's War Prayer, Opus 12 (1993, 30 min)
    Tenor, bass, gospel choir & chamber orchestra

    Ice-9 Ballads, Opus 14 (1995, 30 min)
    Narrator, singers & chamber orchestra
    SCORE & PARTS

    The People's Choice Music: The Most Wanted Song & The Most Unwanted Song, Opus 16 (1997, 25 min)
    SCORE & PARTS

    A Soldier's Story, Opus 18 (2002, 30 min)
    Two male speakers, tenor, bass, soprano, violin, trombone, trumpet, countertenor, clarinet, bass, bass guitar, percussion

    Stuff Smith’s Unfinished Concerto
    Solo Violin & Orchestra, Opus 35 (2023, 15 min)
    SCORE & PARTS

    Motet: Harmonies of the World, Opus 39 (2021, 17 min)
    Six voices

    Laudato Si', Opus 40 (2022, 28 min)
    SATB choir & piano
    SCORE & PARTS

  • Naked Revolution, Opus 16 (1997, 60 min)
    Opera

    The Eighth Hour of Amduat, Opus 33 (2015, 60 min)
    Chamber opera
    SCORE & PARTS

  • Ultraviolet Railroad, Opus 9 (1991, 25 min)
    Double concerto for violin, cello & orchestra

    Thung Kwian Sunrise, Opus 30 (2012, 6 min)
    Orchestra

    Stuff Smith's Unfinished Concerto, Opus 35 (2017, 14 min)
    Solo violin & orchestra

    Jaleo, Opus 36 (2017, 9 min)
    36b. Piano & Orchestra

    Symphony No. 1 "The Ganesha," Opus 41 (2022, 11 min)
    Orchestra

    Aventuras, Opus 43 (2024–25, 28 min)
    43b. Orchestra