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Frederic Frahm

b. 1964 · American Composer & Organist · Director of Music, St. Luke’s Lutheran, Albuquerque · American Southwest Series

Frederic Frahm (b. 1964)

Frederic Frahm

Frederic Frahm was born on 8 November 1964 in Hemet, California. A Post-Modern American composer, his music is polystylistic — an eclecticism of musical form, genre, and tonal character is preferred over a purely theory-driven approach. His catalogue includes numerous works for organ and chorus, art songs and song cycles, music for handbells, a violin concerto, a chamber opera, and a cantata.

A graduate of Pacific Lutheran University (BM in Church Music; MM in Organ Performance), he studied organ and counterpoint with David Dahl, Gregory Peterson, and Randall McCarty, and composition with Gregory Youtz (PLU), Gary Smart (University of Wyoming), Walter Pelz (Concordia University, River Forest), and Roger Briggs (Western Washington University). The composer's manuscripts, recordings, and correspondence (1982–2008) are archived in the Mortvedt Library at Pacific Lutheran University in Tacoma, WA.

A professional church musician for more than 25 years, Frahm has served as Director of Music and Principal Organist at St. Luke's Lutheran Church in Albuquerque, NM. He has contributed to the Bellingham Herald as a classical music critic and served as adjunct faculty at Concordia University (River Forest, IL), teaching counterpoint, music theory, composition, and orchestration. He is a past Dean of the Albuquerque chapter of the American Guild of Organists.

His liturgical music — choral anthems, organ works, and instrumental arrangements — is performed widely throughout the United States. In 2007 several of his major organ works, many inspired by the landscapes of the American Southwest, received their first performances in Europe.

Frederic Frahm

Frederic Frahm est né le 8 novembre 1964 à Hemet, en Californie. Compositeur américain d'esthétique post-moderne, sa musique est polystylistique — il privilégie un éclectisme de forme, de genre et de système tonal plutôt qu'une démarche purement théorique. Son catalogue comprend de nombreuses œuvres pour orgue et chœur, des mélodies et cycles de chants, de la musique pour cloches à main, un concerto pour violon, un opéra de chambre et une cantate.

Diplômé de l'Université Pacific Lutheran (BM en musique d'église et Masters en interprétation à l'orgue), il a étudié l'orgue et le contrepoint avec David Dahl, Gregory Peterson et Randall McCarty, et la composition avec Gregory Youtz (PLU), Gary Smart (Université du Wyoming), Walter Pelz (Concordia University, River Forest) et Roger Briggs (Western Washington University). Les manuscrits, enregistrements et correspondance de Frederick Frahm (1982–2008) sont conservés à la bibliothèque Mortvedt de l'Université Pacific Lutheran à Tacoma (WA).

Musicien d'église depuis plus de vingt-cinq ans, Frahm est directeur de musique et organiste titulaire à l'église Saint-Luc luthérienne d'Albuquerque (NM). Il a été critique musical pour la musique classique au Bellingham Herald et professeur adjoint à la Concordia University (River Forest, IL), où il a enseigné le contrepoint, l'analyse musicale, la composition et l'orchestration. Il est un ancien doyen du chapitre d'Albuquerque de la Guilde américaine des organistes.

Sa musique liturgique — cantiques choraux, œuvres pour orgue et arrangements instrumentaux — est programmée à travers les États-Unis. En 2007, plusieurs de ses grandes œuvres pour orgue, dont beaucoup sont inspirées par les paysages du sud-ouest américain, ont eu leur création en Europe.

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Works Published by Musik Fabrik

Opera & Orchestral / Opéra & Orchestre
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mfff004 · Chamber Opera — Orchestral Score
Opera in one act · Ms, 2T, Bar soloists; TBB soli; SATB chorus; string orchestra & piano · Libretto: Bierce, Bryant, Crane, Melville, Whitman · Duration: ca. 45 min.
Orchestral score19,95 € · Parts on rental
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mfff004ps · Chamber Opera — Piano-Vocal Score
Piano-vocal score with libretto · Duration: ca. 45 min.
Piano-vocal score19,95 € · Parts on rental
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mfff020ss · Mezzo-soprano, Organ & String Orchestra
Spaces of Night
For mezzo-soprano, organ & string orchestra · Text: Stephen Crane
Orchestral score19,95 € · Parts on rental
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mfff020red · Mezzo-soprano & Organ Reduction
Spaces of Night
Reduction for mezzo-soprano & organ · Text: Stephen Crane
Mezzo-soprano & organ score14,95 € · Parts on rental
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mfff022sc · Orchestra
Symphony No. 1: The Old Abandoned Fort
For orchestra (2[pic]222/2221/timp/1perc/strings)
Orchestral score14,95 € · Parts on rental
Choral & Cantata / Musique Chorale
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mfff017sc · Score
From East to West
Christmas cantata · Soprano & tenor soloists, SATB chorus, flute, horn, handbells, violin, viola, violoncello & piano · Texts: Luci Shaw & traditional
Score14,95 €
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mfff017sp · Score & Parts
From East to West
Christmas cantata — score & all instrumental & soloist parts
Score & parts49,95 €
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mfff017cp · Chorus Parts
From East to West
Christmas cantata — set of 6 SATB chorus parts
Chorus parts ×611,95 €
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mfff017pr · Piano Reduction
From East to West
Christmas cantata — piano reduction for rehearsal
Piano reduction8,95 €
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mfff005a · Baritone Voice & Piano
“Apathy and Enthusiasm” from The Death of Isaiah Robb
For baritone voice & piano
Set of 2 scores9,95 €
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mfff005b · Mezzo-soprano & Piano
“The Future Life” from The Death of Isaiah Robb
For mezzo-soprano & piano
Set of 2 scores9,95 €
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mfff007 · TBB Men’s Chorus
Soldiers’ Chorus from The Death of Isaiah Robb
For TBB men’s chorus a cappella
Chorus parts ×68,95 €
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mfff015 · SATB Chorus & Organ
My Song is Love Unknown: Verse Anthem
For SATB chorus & organ
Chorus parts ×614,95 €
mfff016
mfff016 · SA Treble Chorus & Piano
St. Luke Service (Magnificat and Nunc Dimittis)
For SA treble chorus & piano
Chorus parts ×614,95 €
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mfff010 · Soprano, Violin, Violoncello & Piano
Magnificat Anima Mea
For soprano, violin, violoncello & piano
Set of 2 scores & string parts10,95 €
Chamber Music / Musique de Chambre
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mfff021 · String Quartet
Ghost Canyon
For 2 violins, viola & violoncello
Score & parts9,95 €
mfff018
mfff018 · Oboe, B♭ Clarinet, Bassoon & Organ
Indian Earth
For oboe, B♭ clarinet, bassoon & organ
Score & parts14,95 €
mfff018st
mfff018st · 2 Violins, Violoncello & Organ
Indian Earth
For 2 violins, violoncello & organ
Score & parts14,95 €
mfff009
mfff009 · String Trio
The Tree and the Leaf
For violin, viola & violoncello
Score & parts11,95 €
mfff011
mfff011 · String Trio
Offertorio: Ubi Caritas et Vera
For violin, viola & violoncello
Score & parts8,95 €
mfff012
mfff012 · Oboe, Violin, Viola & Violoncello
Super Flumina Babylonis
For oboe, violin, viola & violoncello
Score & parts9,95 €
Adoro te Devote — Eight Scorings
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mfff008a · Flute & Organ
Adoro te Devote
Score & part7,95 €
mfff008b
mfff008b · Oboe & Organ
Adoro te Devote
Score & part7,95 €
mfff008c
mfff008c · English Horn & Organ
Adoro te Devote
Score & part7,95 €
mfff008d
mfff008d · B♭ Clarinet & Organ
Adoro te Devote
Score & part7,95 €
mfff008h
mfff008h · Soprano Saxophone & Organ
Adoro te Devote
Score & part7,95 €
mfff008e
mfff008e · Alto Saxophone & Organ
Adoro te Devote
Score & part7,95 €
mfff008f
mfff008f · Violin & Organ
Adoro te Devote
Score & part7,95 €
mfff008g
mfff008g · Viola & Organ
Adoro te Devote
Score & part7,95 €
Organ / Orgue
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mfff013 · Organ — American Southwest Series
Fiestas de Santa Fé
For organ (manuals only) · 4 movements: Santos (Sonatina in 3 mvts), Tierra roja, Farolitos en la nieve, Las Posadas
Score14,95 €
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mfff003 · Organ — American Southwest Series
Tsi bi Dahi (Shiprock)
For organ
Score7,95 €
mfff001
mfff001 · Organ
Nooksack River Psalms
For organ
Score7,95 €
mfff002
mfff002 · Organ
Fantasy
For organ
Score8,95 €
mfff019
mfff019 · Organ
Catechism
For organ
Score8,95 €
mfff023
mfff023 · Organ
Three American Scenes
For organ
Score9,95 €