Chamber Works - Vocal Works - Orchestral Works - List By Instrument

Flute/Piccolo Oboe/English Horn Clarinet Saxophone Bassoon Brass Violin Viola Cello Double Bass Harp Piano Solo Piano Duet Piano + One Instrument Piano Chamber Music Voice + Piano Vocal Chamber Music (Image, L to R: oboist Danna Sundet, flutist Susan Royal, harpist Jody Guinn, cellist Natasha Farny, and composer Margi Griebling-Haigh at the premiere of Danses Ravissants)

FLUTE/PICCOLO

Imagik! (flute+piccolo, 2 violins, viola, cello, double bass, percussion)

The Earth Abideth Forever (flute obbigato + SATB chorus and piano) 

Jeanne Baxtresser: "The Hebert Variations are simply enchanting and a great addition to the repertoire!"

Amy Porter: "I love the Hebert Variations VERY much! I appreciate how you write well for each instrument. Thank you for that! 

La Bergere des Brises de Vallee (flute + piccolo, oboe + English horn, piano)
[recording] [publisher]

Jeanne Baxtresser: "I love the trio - wonderful atmosphere for the listener!"

Goldsmith's Pasticcio (flute, oboe, cello)

Donald Rosenberg, the Akron Beacon Journal
Huntingdon Trio Concert, March 28, 1983

"The piece, in three movments, is an attractive mix of lyrical and boisterous ideas, skillfully constructed and excellently exploiting the unusual sonorities posed by the interweaving of these instruments."

Five Questions (flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon)

Ode to an Amoeba (flute and piano or harp)

OBOE/ENGLISH HORN

Askelad and the Seven Silver Ducks (oboe+English horn & double bass, both performers narrating)

Romans des Rois (oboe, horn, piano)

Casse-tete (standard woodwind quintet) 

Charissa Huang, the Kalamazoo Gazette
Monica Fosnaugh, oboe and Helen Lukan, piano: July 7, 2004 performance

"The second movement was enchanting..., eliciting a hauntingly exhausted atmosphere. The final movement, depicting the heart-racing dance of the Floridian lizards, proved to be the real favorite of the evening.  Fosnaugh and Lukan delivered an astounding display of ensemble."

Windrush Madrigals (oboe, clarinet, piano)
[recording] [publisher]

La Bergere des Brises de Vallee (flute + piccolo, oboe + English horn, piano)
[recording] [publisher]

Jeanne Baxtresser: "I love the trio - wonderful atmosphere for the listener!"

Collioure (English horn, cello, piano)
[publisher]

Donald Rosenberg, Cleveland Plain Dealer
Concert by the Myriad Chamber Ensemble, January 26, 1997

"Margaret Griebling-Haigh's Collioure travels from brooding utterances to episodes of dramatic anguish.  The rich palette, which bears traces of Ravel and Poulenc, derives much of its dark personality from the vibrant interaction of instruments. The piece was saturated with haunting inflections by English hornist Jeffrey Rathbun, cellist Charles Bernard, and pianist Kathryn Brown."

Goldsmith's Pasticcio (flute, oboe, cello)

Donald Rosenberg, the Akron Beacon Journal
Huntingdon Trio Concert, March 28, 1983

"The piece, in three movments, is an attractive mix of lyrical and boisterous ideas, skillfully constructed and excellently exploiting the unusual sonorities posed by the interweaving of these instruments."

Night Swimming (soprano, English horn, piano)
[publisher]

Donald Rosenberg, the Cleveland Plain Dealer
Stan Hywet Hall Concert, February 6, 2004

"One hears a composer painting brilliant sonic images. Night Swimming is a rapturous setting of a poem by Mary Grimm."

Five Questions (flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon)

Two Inventions (oboe and clarinet)

Premiere Arabesque: Claude Debussy (arr. oboe and piano)
[publisher]

Deuxieme Arabesque: Claude Debussy (arr. oboe and piano)
[publisher]

Liebestraum: Franz Liszt (arr. oboe and piano)
[publisher]

CLARINET

From "Huntsman, What Quarry?" (soprano, clarinet, viola, harp)

Five Questions (flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon)

Two Inventions (oboe and clarinet)

SAXOPHONE

Kajalamagee (violin, alto saxophone, piano)
[publisher]

BASSOON

Five Questions (flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon)

BRASS

Two Bagatelles (two trumpets)

Second Century Prelude (two trumpets, horn, trombone, tuba)

VIOLIN

Vistas desde el Balcon (violin, cello, piano)
[recording] [published by Musicalligraphics]

Donald Rosenberg, Cleveland Plain Dealer
Stan Hywet Hall Concert, February 6, 2004

"Views from the Balcony leans toward Russian elements suggesting Prokofiev's brooding lyricism and Shostakovich's mystery and anger. Whatever the source, it's a stunning explosion of ideas."

Kajalamagee (violin, alto saxophone, piano)
[publisher]

VIOLA

Bocadillos Panoramicos (viola and piano)
[recording] [published by Musicalligraphics]

"2004 Minnesota Congress in Review"
Rachel White, Journal of the American Viola Society

"On a program devoted to the music of American Women Composers, my favorite piece was a very entertaining and light-hearted work called Bocadillos Panoramicos by Margaret Griebling- Haigh performed by Lynne Ramsey." 

Kajalamagee (viola, alto saxophone, piano)
[publisher]

From "Huntsman, What Quarry?" (soprano, clarinet, viola, harp)

CELLO

Donald Rosenberg, Cleveland Plain Dealer
Stan Hywet Hall Concert, February 6, 2004

"Views from the Balcony leans toward Russian elements suggesting Prokofiev's brooding lyricism and Shostakovich's mystery and anger. Whatever the source, it's a stunning explosion of ideas."

Collioure (English horn, cello, piano)
[publisher]

Donald Rosenberg, Cleveland Plain Dealer
Concert by the Myriad Chamber Ensemble, January 26, 1997

"Margaret Griebling-Haigh's Collioure travels from brooding utterances to episodes of dramatic anguish.  The rich palette, which bears traces of Ravel and Poulenc, derives much of its dark personality from the vibrant interaction of instruments. The piece was saturated with haunting inflections by English hornist Jeffrey Rathbun, cellist Charles Bernard, and pianist Kathryn Brown."

Goldsmith's Pasticcio (flute, oboe, cello)

Donald Rosenberg, the Akron Beacon Journal
Huntingdon Trio Concert, March 28, 1983

"The piece, in three movments, is an attractive mix of lyrical and boisterous ideas, skillfully constructed and excellently exploiting the unusual sonorities posed by the interweaving of these instruments."

DOUBLE BASS

Askelad and the Seven Silver Ducks (oboe+English horn & double bass, both performers narrating)

Bocadillos Iberianos (double bass and piano)

Elaine Guregian, the Akron Beacon Journal
Cleveland Composers Guild Concert, June 18, 1997

"[The Sonata's] most interesting moments came in a wispy final movment that offered the anticipatory excitement of a film score."

HARP

Ode to an Amoeba (flute and harp)

From "Huntsman, What Quarry?" (soprano, clarinet, viola, harp)

Afternoon in Morocco (harp)

ORGAN

 

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PIANO SOLO

Toccata

Pentoccata

Undersea Odyssey

PIANO DUET

Grand Fantasy Anniversary Waltz Thing

PIANO + ONE INSTRUMENT

Bocadillos Floridianos (oboe and piano)
[publisher]

Charissa Huang, the Kalamazoo Gazette
Monica Fosnaugh, oboe and Helen Lukan, piano: July 7, 2004 performance

"The second movement was enchanting..., eliciting a hauntingly exhausted atmosphere. The final movement, depicting the heart-racing dance of the Floridian lizards, proved to be the real favorite of the evening. Fosnaugh and Lukan delivered an astounding display of ensemble."

"On a program devoted to the music of American Women Composers, my favorite piece was a very entertaining and light-hearted work called Bocadillos Panorámicos by Margaret Griebling- Haigh performed by Lynne Ramsey."

Sonata (double bass and piano)

Ode to an Amoeba (flute and harp)

PIANO CHAMBER MUSIC

Windrush Madrigals (oboe, clarinet, piano)
[recording] [publisher]

Trocadillos (oboe, bassoon, and piano) [published by Musicalligraphics]

La Bergere des Brises de Vallee (flute + piccolo, oboe + English horn, piano)
[recording] [publisher]

Jeanne Baxtresser: "I love the trio - wonderful atmosphere for the listener!"

Vistas desde el Balcon (violin, cello, piano)
[recording] [published by Musicalligraphics]

Donald Rosenberg, Cleveland Plain Dealer
Stan Hywet Hall Concert, February 6, 2004

"Views from the Balcony leans toward Russian elements suggesting Prokofiev's brooding lyricism and Shostakovich's mystery and anger. Whatever the source, it's a stunning explosion of ideas."

Collioure (English horn, cello, piano)
[publisher]

Donald Rosenberg, Cleveland Plain Dealer
Concert by the Myriad Chamber Ensemble, January 26, 1997

"Margaret Griebling-Haigh's Collioure travels from brooding utterances to episodes of dramatic anguish.  The rich palette, which bears traces of Ravel and Poulenc, derives much of its dark personality from the vibrant interaction of instruments. The piece was saturated with haunting inflections by English hornist Jeffrey Rathbun, cellist Charles Bernard, and pianist Kathryn Brown."

Night Swimming (soprano, English horn, piano)
[publisher]

Donald Rosenberg, the Cleveland Plain Dealer
Stan Hywet Hall Concert, February 6, 2004

"One hears a composer painting brilliant sonic images. Night Swimming is a rapturous setting of a poem by Mary Grimm."

Songs for Young Lovers (soprano, oboe, piano) [published by Musicalligraphics

Kipling Songs (soprano, violin, cello, piano) [published by Musicalligraphics

Vistas desde el Balcon (violin, cello, piano)  [published by Musicalligraphics
[recording]

Donald Rosenberg, Cleveland Plain Dealer
Stan Hywet Hall Concert, February 6, 2004

"Views from the Balcony leans toward Russian elements suggesting Prokofiev's brooding lyricism and Shostakovich's mystery and anger. Whatever the source, it's a stunning explosion of ideas."

Kajalamagee (viola, alto saxophone, piano)
[publisher]

Kajalamagee (violin, alto saxophone, piano)
[publisher]

VOICE + PIANO

Counting-out Rhyme (soprano and piano) [lyrics: Millay] [published by Musicalligraphics

First Love (Soprano, Tenor, & Piano) [lyrics: Christopher Schmitz]

The Spring and the Fall (soprano and piano) [lyrics: Millay]

Sonnets x and xxvi (baritone and piano) [lyrics: Millay]

Sorrow (soprano and piano) [lyrics: Millay]

Sonnets xl, xv, and xlii (soprano and piano) [lyrics: Millay] [published by Musicalligraphics

Songs for Young Lovers (soprano or baritone and piano) [lyrics: Millay] Armenonville; The Princess Recalls Her One Adventure; Songs for Young Lovers in a City; There at Dusk I Found You; Huntsman, What Quarry? [published by Musicalligraphics

The Fitter (soprano and piano) [lyrics: Millay]

Ebb and Eel Grass (soprano and piano) [lyrics: Millay]

Daphne and Oberon (soprano and piano) [lyrics: Millay]

VOCAL CHAMBER MUSIC

Songs for Young Lovers (soprano or baritone and piano) [lyrics: Millay] Armenonville; The Princess Recalls Her One Adventure; Songs for Young Lovers in a City; There at Dusk I Found You; Huntsman, What Quarry? [published by Musicalligraphics]

Voices from the Other Side (Soprano & 8 Celli) [Edna St. Vincent Millay] Some Things Are Dark, Prayer to Persephone, & The Curse  [published by Musicalligraphics]

Night Swimming (soprano, English horn, piano)
[publisher]

Donald Rosenberg, the Cleveland Plain Dealer
Stan Hywet Hall Concert, February 6, 2004

"One hears a composer painting brilliant sonic images. Night Swimming is a rapturous setting of a poem by Mary Grimm."

From "Huntsman, What Quarry?" (soprano, clarinet, viola, harp)