The Works of John Bavicchi

Chamber Music

DIVERTIMENTO, Opus 1

• 1. Allegro 2. Poco adagio 3. Allegro molto 4. Allegro
• (Violin, Clarinet & Trombone)
• Duration: 9 min.
• Composed: 1950
• 1st perf., 6/4/1951, Boston, Massachusetts
• Available from BKJ Publications

THREE PIECES FOR STRING QUARTET, Opus 2

• 1. Andante; allegro molto 2. Moderato 3. Con fuoco
• Duration: 9 min.
• Composed: 1950
• 1st perf., 3/24/1954, Cambridge, Massachusetts
• Available from BKJ Publications

TRIO FOR VIOLA, CLARINET & PIANO, Opus 4

• 1. Molto allegro 2. Poco adagio 3. Cadenza; moderato
• Duration: 16 min.
• Composed: 1951
• 1st perf., 1/12/1952, Boston, Massachusetts
• Available from BKJ Publications

"SONG SUITE" FOR STRING QUARTET, Opus 6B

• 1. Lamentoso 2. Molto agitato 3. Moderato 4. Brillante
• Duration: 12 min.
• Composed: 1952-54
• Available from BKJ Publications

FIVE DIALOGUES FOR TWO CLARINETS, Opus 7

• 1. Allegro molto 2. Andante 3. Poco adagio 4. Allegro moderato 5. Allegro molto
• Duration: 6 min.
• Composed: 1952
• 1st perf., 11/19/1952, Boston, Massachusetts,
• Published by Oxford Press

SONATA NO. 1 FOR CELLO & PIANO, Opus 8

• 1. Molto allegro 2. Poco adagio 3. Allegro robusto
• Duration: 12 min.
• Composed: 1953
• 1st perf., 5/13/1953, Cambridge, Massachusetts
• Available from BKJ Publications

PRELUDE AND DANCE FOR VIOLIN & PIANO, Opus 12

• Duration: 4 min.
• Composed: 1954
• 1st perf., 2/10/1955, Boston, Massachusetts
• Available from BKJ Publications

TRIO FOR CELLO, CLARINET & PIANO, Opus 13

• 1. Comodo 2. Sentito 3. Vivo
• Duration: 18 min.
• Composed: 1954
• 1st perf., 3/17/1955, Boston, Massachusetts
• Available from BKJ Publications
• recording

TRIO FOR ALTO VOICE, VIOLIN & CELLO, Opus 18

• Composed: 1955
• Duration: 8 minutes
• Available from BKJ Publications

SONATA NO. 1 FOR UNACCOMPANIED CLARINET, Opus 20

• 1. Very fast and rhythmic 2. Slowly and expressively 3. Fast with spirit
• Duration: 6 min.
• Composed: 1956
• 1st perf., 1/6/1957, Boston, Massachusetts
• Published by Oxford Press

THREE PRELUDES, Opus 21

• (Unaccompanied Trombone)
• 1. Moderato quasi fantasia 2. Poco adagio 3. Con fuoco
• Duration: 6 min.
• Composed: 1956
• 1st perf., 12/13/1966, Boston, Massachusetts
• Published by Ensemble Press

BRASS QUARTET NO. 1, Opus 22

• 1. Slow; fast 2. Moderately 3. Lightly 4. With vigor
• Duration: 13 min.
• Composed: 1956
• 1st perf., 2/13/1957, Boston, Massachusetts
• Published by Oxford Press

SONATA NO. 1 FOR VIOLIN & PIANO, Opus 24

• 1. Allegro 2. Poco adagio 3. Ardito
• Duration: 16 min.
• Composed: 1956
• 1st perf., 1/30/1957, Boston, Massachusetts
• Available from BKJ Publications

SONATA NO. 2 FOR CELLO & PIANO, Opus 25

• 1. Affetuoso 2. Scherzo 3. Poco adagio 4. Moderato
• Duration: 15 min.
• Composed: 1956 (Commissioned by Donald Stuart Hoffman)
• 1st perf., 4/11/1957, Concord, Massachusetts
• Available from BKJ Publications

SIX DUETS FOR FLUTE & CLARINET, Opus 27

• 1. Non Troppo allegro 2. Deciso 3. Moderato 4. Spiritoso 5. Adagio 6. Con Vigore
• Duration: 11 min.
• Composed: 1956
• 1st perf., 4/25/1957, Providence, R.I.
• Published by Oxford Press

SONATINA FOR OBOE & PIANO, Opus 30

• 1. Moderato 2. Poco adagio 3. Con spirito
• Duration: 8 min.
• Composed: 1957
• 1st perf., 1/7/1958, Boston, Massachusetts
• Published by Oxford Press

SONATA NO. 2 FOR VIOLIN & PIANO, Opus 32

• 1. Lesto 2. Affetuoso 3. Animato
• Duration: 10 min.
• Composed: 1958
• 1st perf., 7/26/1959, Boston, Massachusetts
• Available from BKJ Publications

TRIO FOR VIOLIN, CLARINET & PIANO, Opus 33

• (Violin, Clarinet & Harp, Opus 33A)
• 1. Comodo 2. Quieto 3. Lesto
• Duration: 13 min.
• Composed: 1958
• 1st perf., 1/13/1963, New York, N.Y.
• Available from BKJ Publications

SONATA NO. 2 FOR UNACCOMPANIED CLARINET, Opus 38

• 1. Comodo 2. Sentito 3. Lesto
• Duration: 7 min.
• Composed: 1959
• 1st perf., 9/2/1960, Concord, Massachusetts
• Published by Oxford Press

SONATA NO. 3 FOR VIOLIN & PIANO (OR HARPSICHORD), Opus 39

• (Violin & Harpsichord, Opus 39A)
• 1. Brillante e in modo di fantasia 2. Riposato 3. Precipitato
• Duration: 7 min.
• Composed: 1960 (Commissioned by Daniel Pinkham)
• 1st perf., 1/2/1960, Buffalo, New York
• Available from BJK Publications

A MUSICAL SKETCH-BOOK, Opus 41

• Flute (Alone and with Fl, Ob, Cl, Bn, & Pf)
• Duration: 9 min.
• Composed: 1960
• Published by Minus 500 Publishing

STRING QUARTET, Opus 42

• 1. Stridente; leggermente 2. Sentito 3. Energico 4. Lontano; alla Marcia
• Duration: 20 min.
• Composed: 1960 (Commissioned by The Harvard Musical Assn.)
• 1st perf., 10/19/1962, Boston, Massachusetts
• Available from BKJ Publications

WOODWIND QUINTET NO. 1, Opus 43

• 1. Precipitoso 2. Espansivo 3. Agitato 4. Vigoroso
• Duration: 15 min.
• Composed: 1961
• 1st perf., 5/19/1963, Milwaukee, Wis.
• Available from BKJ Publications

CLARINET HANDBOOK, Opus 47

• (for Recorders, Opus 47A)
• No. 1-6 (Duets Eb, 2Bb, Bass)
• No. 7-10 (Trios Eb, 2Bb, Alto, Bass)
• No. 11 (Quartet Eb, Bb, A, Bass)
• Duration: 10 min.
• Composed: 1962
• 1st perf., 5/6/1969, Lexington, Massachusetts
• Published by Minus 500 Publishing

TRIO FOR FLUTE, VIOLA & CELLO, Opus 49

• 1. Con garbo 2. Sentito 3. Con anima e brillante
• Duration: 13 min.
• Composed: 1962
• 1st perf., 11/21/1963, Brookline, Massachusetts
• Available from BKJ Publications

SAXOPHONE QUARTET NO. 1, Opus 52

• Duration: 6 min.
• Composed: 1965
• 1st perf., 2/28/1966, Boston, Massachusetts
• Published by BKJ Publications

SONATA FOR CLARINET & PIANO, Opus 57

• 1. Feroce 2. Molto adagio e con licenza 3. In modo di chorale: allegro moderato
• Duration: 14 min.
• Composed: 1969
• 1st perf., 4/1/1969, Plymouth, N.H.
• Available from BKJ Publications

PRELUDE, FUGUE & CODA FOR WOODWIND QUINTET, Opus 58

• Duration: 4 min.
• Composed: 1968
• 1st perf., 6/16/1973, Stafford, England
• Available from Seesaw Music Corp.

SAXOPHONE QUARTET NO. 2, Opus 59

• Duration: 9 min.
• Composed: 1969
• 1st perf., 7/11/1970, Ogunquit, Maine
• Published by Berklee Press

TRIO FOR PIANO & 2 PERCUSSION, Opus 62

• 1. Con fuocco 2. Scherzoso, ma non troppo allegro 3. Misterioso 4. Energico
• Duration: 12 min.
• Composed: 1970
• Available from Seesaw Music Corp.

SONATA NO. 4 FOR VIOLIN & PIANO, Opus 63

• 1. Moderato 2. Andante 3. Allegretto
• Duration: 15 min.
• Composed: 1971 (Commissioned by Izidore Vasyliunas)
• 1st perf., 3/25/1972, New York, N.Y.
• Published by Oxford Press

WOODWIND QUINTET NO. 2, Opus 64

• 1. Amabile 2. Leggermente 3. Sentito 4. Serioso
• Duration: 12 min.
• Composed: 1973 (Commissioned by the Bavicchi Ensemble)
• 1st perf., 4/27/1976, Birmingham, England
• Available from BKJ Publications

FOUR MINIATURES, Opus 71

• 1. Deciso 2. Con moto 3. Sentito 4. Moderato
• (Fl, Ob, Cl, Bn)
• Duration: 10 min.
• Composed: 1976
• 1st perf., 3/10/1977, Boston, Massachusetts
• Available from BKJ Publications

THEME WITH VARIATIONS, Opus 75

• (solo flute)
• Duration: 4 min.
• Composed: 1976-9
• 1st perf., 12/2/1979, Newton, Massachusetts
• Published by Minus 500 Publishing
• recording

TRIO FOR VIOLIN, CELLO & PIANO, Opus 77

• 1. Allegro molto 2. Adagio 3. Brillante
• Duration: 16 min.
• Composed: 1979-80 (Commissioned by The Welsh Arts Council)
• 1st perf., 12/7/81, Cardiff, Wales
• Available from BKJ Publications

MUSIC FOR HORN & PIANO, Opus 78

• Duration: 7 min.
• Composed: 1980
• 1st perf., 4/23/92, Boston, Massachusetts
• Available from BKJ Publications
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TRIO FOR FLUTE, OBOE & CELLO, Opus 79

• 1. Allegro moderato 2. Con eleganza 3. Animato
• Duration: 12 min.
• Composed: 1980-81
• 1st perf., 4/9/1984, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
• Available from BKJ Publications

TRIO FOR FLUTE, CLARINET, & BASSOON, Opus 86

• 1. Molto moderato 2. Allegro molto 3. Adagio assai 4. Con brio
• Duration: 8 min.
• Composed: 1983
• 1st perf., 12/7/1983, Boston, Massachusetts
• Available from BKJ Publications

CONCERTINO FOR TUBA & BRASS QUARTET, Opus 88

• 1. Allegro non troppo 2. Adagio assai 3. Con bravura 4. Molto moderato 5. Allegro
• Duration: 10 min.
• Composed: 1984
• 1st perf., 2/27/86, Boston, Massachusetts
• Available from BKJ Publications
• recording

SIX SHORT DUETS FOR TRUMPET & TROMBONE, Opus 89

• 1. March 2. Waves 3. Canon 4. Snarls 5. Tricks 6. Fanfare
• Duration: 9 min.
• Composed: 1984
• 1st perf., 6/1/95, Klaipeda, Lithuania
• Published by Oxford Press

SONATA FOR FLUTE & PIANO, Opus 94

• 1. Ardito 2. Sentito 3. Allegro assai
• Duration: 12 min.
• Composed: 1986
• 1st perf., 10/26/87, Boston, Massachusetts
• Published by Minus 500 Publishing

TRIPTYCH FOR MULTIPLE HORNS, Opus 98

• 1. Ritmico (Quartet) 2. Molto moderato (Sextet) 3. Vigoroso (Octet)
• Duration: 18 min.
• Composed: 1987
• 1st perf. No.2 4/11/88 Boston, Massachusetts
• Published by BKJ Publications

CANTO II, Opus 102

• Solo Clarinet
• Duration: 7 minutes
• Composed: 1990
• 1st perf., 6/19/1993, Camden, Maine
• Published by BKJ Publications
• recording

CANTO IV, Opus 105

• Flute, Bassoon, Violin, Piano
• Duration: 7 minutes
• Composed: 1991
• Published by BKJ Publications

SONATINA, Opus 107

• Violin & Piano
• 1. Andante; Allegro moderato 2. Andante espressivo 3. Allegro
• Duration: 8 minutes
• Composed: 1993
• Published by BKJ Publications

QUINTET FOR CLARINET & STRINGS, Opus 109

• Clarinet in Bb, String Quartet
• 1. Amabile 2. Adagio-Allegro-Adagio 3. Allegro Assai
• Duration: 16 minutes
• Composed: 1992-95
• Published by BKJ Publications
• recording

Copyright © 1996
Most recent revision September 3, 1996