Emmanuel Dubois Compositions

Composer Emmanuel Dubois was born in Brussels and moved to the United States in his late twenties. Following a career in international finance and college teaching, he enrolled in the Western Michigan University School of Music where he studied composition, orchestration and counterpoint with C. Curtis-Smith and Ramon Zupko.

Dubois' suite, "Of Barbed Wire and Red Roses" op. 1b, for large brass ensemble and timpani, reflecting African civil war strife, had received the Irving S. Gilmore Emerging Artist Award. In 1998, Dubois was awarded the Arts Council of Greater Kalamazoo Arts Outreach Grant for the second piano sonata op. 10 and, in 1999, he was the recipient of the Pharmacia and Upjohn Foundation Grant for the third sonata op. 11.

Dubois' compositions have been played at numerous public events including the Nuits Musicales en Armagnac summer festival in France; the Jeunes Talents concert series under the auspices of the Institut National d’Histoire de l'Art at the Auditorium Colbert, Paris; at the Kauffman Center's Merkin Hall, New York; and at Carnegie Hall's Weil Hall and Zankel Hall, New York.

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The Mozart Conversation or The Aria of Nannerl Mozart: Drama in Three Acts and Two Tableaux

Emmanuel M. Dubois

1 play (v + 66 pages) ; includes Synopsis, Cast of characters, Setting, Costumes, Props

The full-length historic drama examines the impact of emerging feminism in the Mozart family during the Enlightenment era.

As social changes cause the rejection of sexism, Nannerl, Mozart's sister disrupts male ordained traditions as she affirms her genius as a musician. The new social trends disrupt the affectionate relationship with her brother Wolfgang, who is psychologically exhausted by the stress to perform. The parents, Leopold and Anna Maria, invoke the respect of old traditions to exploit financially the genius of their son and to minimize his sister.

After the parents' death Wolfgang and Nannerl settle their differences through the joint creation of extraordinary music works. Long after Wolfgang's death, his widow, Constanze, reveals to Nannerl that old family letters demonstrate that prejudices held against her as a woman, were meant to hold her back and to promote her brother. By so doing, they created doubt in Wolfgang's mind about his self worth and caused his nervous breakdown.
In Old Bruges: Two Pieces for Chromatic Carillon

Emmanuel M. Dubois

Op. 15/54: 1 score (iii + 6 pages) ; includes foreword

The two carillon pieces Op. 15/54, "In Old Bruges", are written for a non-transposing chromatic 48-bell instrument, ranging from c3 to c7, where c#3 is omitted, or, in organ notation, ranging from c to c4, where c# is omitted.

Movements:
1. Prelude – Sunday market (Three-part canonic palindrome)
2. Allegretto – Promenade
Morgen : Melody for Soprano and Piano

Emmanuel M. Dubois

Op. 48 : 1 score (ii + 3 pages) ; includes the poem "Morgen" by John Henry MacKay, in German.
Winter Wood: Melodies for Soprano and Harp

Emmanuel M. Dubois

Op. 49 : 1 score (ix + 26 pages) ; includes three Russian poems by I. Bunin, F. Tyutchev, Y. Petrachuk, poem translations, and composer's introduction.

"Russian writers are known for their beauty and severity, and their celebration in poetry, literature, music and films is legendary. The beautiful legend of the Snow-maiden - Snegurochka - sublimely put in opera by Rimsky-Korsakov, evokes the renewal of life in springtime and the end of life in winter without violence, without sense of loss. It is quite remarkable in comparison with the thirst of violence in so much of the world. It is this consideration and Yulia's extraordinary soprano voice that decided me to write Winter Wood Op. 49, a song cycle for soprano and harp." - from the introduction

Movements:
1. The Blizzard
2. Winter Wood
3. Song of Snow-maiden
In Ténarèze Country: Clarinet, Violoncello and Piano Trio in Two Tableaus

Emmanuel M. Dubois

Op. 44 : 1 score (ii + 32 pages) ; includes table of contents ; parts for Clarinet , Violoncello and Piano.

Movements:
1. First tableau: Intimacy of winter
2. Second tableau: Song of summer
The Truth: Melody for Soprano and Piano

Emmanuel M. Dubois

Op. 46 : 1 score (ii + 6 pages) ; includes poem "The Truth" by E.M. Dubois (August 2015)
Юлия / "Yulia" : Lyrical Images for Soprano and String Quartet (Reduction)

Emmanuel M. Dubois

Op. 45 : 2 parts (vi + 46 pages) ; includes table of contents, pencil drawing of Ballerina by E. M. Dubois (1982), foreword, addendum to the foreword, text of lyrics and poems ; parts for soprano and piano.
1. As he whispers
2. Happiness
3. Hold me so tight!
4. To sweeten our lips
5. Those were happy times
6. Yulia
7. Woman's first true love
Юлия / "Yulia" : Lyrical Images for Soprano and String Quartet (Score)

Emmanuel M. Dubois

Op. 45 : 1 score (ii + 61 pages)

Movements:
1. As he whispers
2. Happiness
3. Hold me so tight!
4. To sweeten our lips
5. Those were happy times
6. Yulia
7. Woman's first true love
Юлия / "Yulia" : Lyrical Images for Soprano and String Quartet (Score and Reduction)

Emmanuel M. Dubois

Op. 45 : 1 score + 3 parts (ii + 182 pages) ; includes full score ; parts (rehearsal practice score, extraction) for Soprano and Violin I ; Violin II with Soprano ; Violoncello with Soprano.

Movements:
1. As he whispers
2. Happiness
3. Hold me so tight!
4. To sweeten our lips
5. Those were happy times
6. Yulia
7. Woman's first true love
Come Ye Who Love: Melody for Soprano, Horn and Piano Trio (Full Score, Horn Part)

Emmanuel M. Dubois

Op. 43a : 1 score + 1 part (ii + 19 pages) ; includes part for (F) Horn

Setting to Music of a Collage of Verses by Transcendentalist Poets. Commissioned by Michigan State University College of Music.
Come Ye Who Love: Melody for Soprano, Horn and Piano Trio (Full Score, Horn Part, Soprano Part)

Emmanuel M. Dubois

Op. 43a : 1 score + 1 part (ii + 19 pages) ; includes parts for Horn and Soprano.

Setting to Music of a Collage of Verses by Transcendentalist Poets. Commissioned by Michigan State University College of Music.
Brigitte's Ave Maria for Alto Flute and Strings

Emmanuel M. Dubois

Op. 32a : 1 score (ii + 10 pages)

For: Alto Flute (G), Violins I, Violins II, Violas, Cellos, Double Basses
Concerto for Clarinet and Orchestra (Clarinet Part)

Emmanuel M. Dubois

Op. 34 : 1 part (ii + 9 pages) ; part for clarinet solo

Florida concerto: Four Seasons in the Everglades

Movements:
1. Summer - As Told in the Language of Clouds
2. Autumn - Spider on a Web (Cadenza)
3. Winter - Rustle of Wind over the River of Grass
4. Spring - Alligators and Egrets in the Mangrove
Concerto for Clarinet and Orchestra (Full Score)

Emmanuel M. Dubois

Op. 34 : 1 score (iv + 126 pages) ; including table of contents and instrumental nomenclature

Florida concerto: Four Seasons in the Everglades

Movements:
1. Summer - As Told in the Language of Clouds
2. Autumn - Spider on a Web (Cadenza)
3. Winter - Rustle of Wind over the River of Grass
4. Spring - Alligators and Egrets in the Mangrove
Concerto for Clarinet and Orchestra (Parts)

Emmanuel M. Dubois

Op. 34 : all parts (ii + 149 pages) ; parts for flutes, oboes, solo clarinet, bassoons, horns, trumpets, trombone, timpani, percussion, marimba, violins, violas, cellos, double basses.

Florida concerto: Four Seasons in the Everglades

Movements:
1. Summer - As Told in the Language of Clouds
2. Autumn - Spider on a Web (Cadenza)
3. Winter - Rustle of Wind over the River of Grass
4. Spring - Alligators and Egrets in the Mangrove
Concerto for Clarinet and Orchestra (Reduction for Clarinet and Piano)

Emmanuel M. Dubois

Op. 34 : 2 parts (iv + 41 pages) ; includes parts for clarinet and piano.

Score Reduction for practice only, not for performance.

This reduction of the original score for clarinet and orchestra to clarinet and piano was prepared by the composer and is intended for rehearsal purposes only.

Movements:
1. Summer - As Told in the Language of Clouds
2. Autumn - Spider on a Web (Cadenza)
3. Winter - Rustle of Wind over the River of Grass
4. Spring - Alligators and Egrets in the Mangrove
Concerto for Trumpet and String Orchestra (Full Score)

Emmanuel M. Dubois

Op. 40 : 1 score (iv + 96 pages) ; includes table of contents and Instrumentation table.

National Treasures of the American Midwest

Movements:
1. At Sleeping Bear Dunes - Lake Michigan
2. On the Great Plains
3. Dance of the Loons - the Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota
National Treasures of the American Midwest: Concerto for Alto Flute and String Orchestra (Full Score)

Emmanuel M. Dubois

Op. 40a : 1 score (iv + 42 pages)

National Treasures of the American Midwest
Movements:
1. At Sleeping Bear Dunes - Lake Michigan
2. On the Great Plains
3. Dance of the Loons - the Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota
National Treasures of the American Midwest: Concerto for Alto Flute and String Orchestra (Parts)

Emmanuel M. Dubois

Op. 40a : all part (i + 41 pages) ; parts for G-Flute, violins I & II, violas, cellos, double basses.

National Treasures of the American Midwest
1. At Sleeping Bear Dunes - Lake Michigan
2. On the Great Plains
3. Dance of the Loons - the Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota
Sketches of Freshness: Six Miniature Character Pieces for Piano

Emmanuel M. Dubois

Op. 35 : 1 score (i + 7 pages)

Movements: 1. Thyme 2. Sage 3. Rosemary 4. Citronella 5. Lavender 6. Coriander
Happiness: Three Voice Duets for Soprano and Mezzo-Soprano and Piano

Emmanuel M. Dubois

Op. 30 : 1 score (v + 33 pages ) ; includes table of contents and poem.

Composed for "Happiness" a poem by Henry David Thoreau and a collage of verses by John Warner Barber, William Ellery Channing and John Donne as quoted by Thoreau in Walden.

Movements:
1. Happiness
2. To Sweeten Our Lips
3. Come Ye Who Love
The Pyrenees: Five Miniatures for Piano

Emmanuel M. Dubois

Op. 31 : 1 score (iv + 11 pages) ; includes table of contents and foreward.

The set of five miniatures Op. 31 consists of tuneful short pieces. Played slowly, the four bars from m. 6 to m. 9 in the left hand of the first number, are the theme of the lullaby I composed at Susie's suggestion, soon after our first daughter was born. Years later, I built the present pieces on this idea and this piano set is dedicated to our daughters Natalie and Brigitte. The title -- The Pyrenees -- refers to the mountains that I contemplated from our window in southern France or that I imagined when they were concealed by the rain or the fog, as I worked on this composition.

Movements:
1. Polochinelle in One Hundred Sections
2. Prayer for the Lost Child
3. Campfire Round
4. Mazurka
5. Toccata spiccata
Ave Maria for Soprano and Organ

Emmanuel M. Dubois

Op. 29b: 1 score (iv + 12 pages)

Note about the Text of Ave Maria Op. 29a-d: The version of Ave Maria Op. 29b for soprano and organ is melodically and harmonically identical to the original Op. 29a for soprano and piano. The piano version can thus also be used for practice by the soloist for singing the version scored for organ.

Note about the Text of Ave Maria Op. 29a-d: The Ave Marias for soprano and piano (Op. 29a), soprano and organ (Op. 29b), soprano and string ensemble (Op.29c), or soprano, choir, winds and strings (Op.29d) are the setting to music of the Latin words of Luke 1: 28, Luke 1: 41, and an excerpt of the Ave Maria.

Revisions 2008 – 2019
Ave Maria for Soprano and Piano

Emmanuel M. Dubois

Op. 29a: 1 score (iv + 8 pages) ; includes Nota for practice

Note about the text of Ave Maria Op. 29a-d The Ave Marias for soprano and piano (Op. 29a), soprano and organ (Op. 29b), soprano and string ensemble (Op.29c), or soprano, choir, winds and strings (Op.29d) are the setting to music of the Latin words of Luke 1: 28, Luke 1: 41, and an excerpt of the Ave Maria.

Revision 2008, 2015
Ave Maria for Soprano and String Orchestra

Emmanuel M. Dubois

Op. 29c: 1 score (iv + 10 pages) ; includes Nota for practice, Note about the Text of Ave Maria Op. 29a-d

The Ave Marias for soprano and piano (Op. 29a), soprano and organ (Op. 29b), soprano and string ensemble (Op.29c), or soprano, choir, winds and strings (Op.29d) are the setting to music of the Latin words of Luke 1: 28, Luke 1: 41, and an excerpt of the Ave Maria.