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A Potter's Song

$30
A Potter's Song
  • Downloadable PDF study score (transposed) for "A Potter's Song"
  • Streamed video of Maria discussing the writing of this piece
  • Streamed video of Gary Versace discussing the performance of this piece
  • Streamed video of premiere of this piece (old version –was since revised)
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A World Lost

$30
A World Lost
  • Study score (transposed) via PDF download
  • Original audio track from the recording (download)
  • Streamed video of Maria discussing the writing of this work
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Aires de Lando

$30
Aires de Lando
  • Downloadable PDF study score (transposed) for "Aires de Lando"
  • Downloadable PDF sketches of the composition
  • Streamed video of Maria discussing the writing of this piece
  • Downloadable MP3 alternate mixes of track to better hear rhythms and horns
  • Streamed interview with clarinetist/soloist, Scott Robinson
  • Streamed video of Scott Robinson's laboratory
  • Downloadable mix of the percussion (cajon) with bass
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Allégresse

$30
Allégresse
  • Downloadable PDF study score (transposed) for the composition, "Allégresse"
  • Streamed video of Maria discussing the writing of this piece
  • Streamed audio of Frank Kimbrough (piano) and Ingrid Jensen (trumpet) discussing the performance of this piece
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Anthem

$30
Anthem
  • Downloadable PDF study score (transposed) for "Anthem"
  • Downloadable sketches from when Maria started this piece
  • Streamed video of Maria discussing the composition of this work
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Arbiters of Evolution

$35
Arbiters of Evolution
  • Downloadable PDF study score for "Arbiters of Evolution"
  • Streamed video of Maria discussing the composition of this piece
  • Streamed video interview with Donny McCaslin (tenor soloist)
  • Streamed video interview with Scott Robinson (bari soloist)
  • Downloadable MP3 of recording, mixed without drums to better listen to the horns
  • A video tour of Scott Robinson's Laboratory
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Bluebird

$30
Bluebird
  • Study score (transposed) via PDF download
  • Original audio track from the recording (download)
  • Streamed video of Maria discussing the writing of this work
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Bombshelter Beast (Part 1: Scenes from Childhood)

$30
Bombshelter Beast (Part 1: Scenes from Childhood)
  • Downloadable PDF study score (transposed) for "Bombshelter Beast"
  • Dowloadable PDF sketch from the earliest moments of writing this piece
  • Streamed video of Maria discussing the writing of this piece
  • Streamed video of soloist, Scott Robinson's Laboratory
  • A tour of Maria's hometown, Windom, MN (streamed video) that inspired all three movements of "Scenes from Childhood"
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Braided Together

$30
Braided Together
  • Study score (transposed) via PDF download
  • Original audio track from the recording (download)
  • Streamed video of Maria discussing the writing of this work
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Bulería, Soleá y Rumba

$40
Bulería, Soleá y Rumba
  • Downloadable PDF study score (transposed) for "Bulería, Soleá y Rumba"
  • Downloadable PDF sketches of this work
  • Streamed video of Maria discussing the writing of this piece
  • Streamed audio of Donny McCaslin discussing his solo (tenor) performance of this piece for which he was GRAMMY-nominated
  • Streamed audio with Greg Gisbert discussing his trumpet solo section
  • Streamed audio of pianist, Frank Kimbrough discussing the playing of this piece
  • Streamed audio of Maria and Gonzalo Grau (cajon) talking over flamenco rhythms as Maria was writing this piece
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Cerulean Skies

$40
Cerulean Skies
  • Downloadable PDF study score (transposed) for "Cerulean Skies"
  • Downloadable PDF sketches for this composition
  • Downloadable MP3 of the track without drums to better hear orchestration
  • Streamed video of Maria discussing the composition of this work
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Choro Dançado (Part 1: Three Romances)

$30
Choro Dançado (Part 1: Three Romances)
  • Downloadable PDF study score (transposed) for "Choro Dançado"
  • Downloadable PDF sketches from writing this work
  • Written downloadable PDF analysis by Maria to help you dig through harmonic movement and developmental ideas
  • Streamed video of Maria discussing the writing of this work
  • Streamed audio interviews with musicians that recorded "Choro Dançado" speaking about playing this work
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Coming About (Part 3: Scenes from Childhood)

$30
Coming About (Part 3: Scenes from Childhood)
  • Downloadable PDF study score (transposed) for the composition, "Coming About"
  • Downloadable PDF sketches from when this was written
  • Streamed video of Maria discussing the writing of this work
  • Streamed audio interviews with musicians that recorded this work
  • A tour of Maria's hometown, Windom, MN (streamed video) that inspired all three movements of "Scenes from Childhood"
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Concert in the Garden

$30
Concert in the Garden
  • Downloadable PDF study score (transposed) for the composition, "Concert in the Garden"
  • Sketches of the composition (downloadable PDF format)
  • Streamed video of Maria discussing the composition of this work
  • Streamed audio of various musicians' perspectives on performing this work: Frank Kimbrough, piano, Ben Monder, guitar, Rich Perry, tenor, Tim Ries, reeds
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Concert in the Garden (The COMPLETE Study Scores – 5 titles)

$125
Concert in the Garden (The COMPLETE Study Scores – 5 titles)
  • Downloadable PDF study scores (transposed) for "Concert in the Garden,” "Choro Dançado," Pas de Deux,” "Dança Ilusória,” and "Bulería, Soleá y Rumba"
  • Sketches for each of these compositions in (downloadable PDF format)
  • Downloadable PDF analysis for "Choro Dançado," Pas de Deux,” and "Dança Ilusória”
  • Streamed videos of Maria discussing the writing of all five works.
  • Streamed audio with many musicians' perspectives on performing these works, including: Frank Kimbrough, piano, Ben Monder, guitar, Rich Perry, tenor, Tim Ries, reeds, Greg Gisbert, trumpet, Gonzalo Grau, flamenco cajon
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CQ CQ, Is Anybody There?

$30
CQ CQ, Is Anybody There?
  • Study score (transposed) via PDF download
  • Original audio track from the recording (download)
  • Streamed video of Maria discussing the writing of this work
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Dança Ilusória (Part 3: Three Romances)

$30
Dança Ilusória (Part 3: Three Romances)
  • Downloadable PDF study score (transposed) for "Dança Ilusória"
  • Downloadable PDF sketches and a harmonic outline of key areas
  • Downloadable PDF analysis by Maria to help you dig through harmonic movement of this modulating piece
  • Streamed video of Maria discussing the writing of this work
  • Streamed audio illuminating various musicians' perspective on performing this work
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Data Lords

$30
 Data Lords
  • Study score (transposed) via PDF download
  • Original audio track from the recording (download)
  • Streamed video of Maria discussing the writing of this work
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Data Lords (The Complete Scores - 11 Titles)

$200
Data Lords (The Complete Scores - 11 Titles)
  • Study scores (transposed) via PDF download for all 11 tracks on Data Lords 
  • All audio tracks from the Data Lords CDs (download)
  • Streamed video of Maria discussing the writing of each of the 11 titles
  • Streamed videos musicians talking about the playing of these works
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Don’t Be Evil

$30
Don’t Be Evil
  • Study score (transposed) via PDF download
  • Original audio track from the recording (download)
  • Streamed video of Maria discussing the writing of this work
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El Viento

$30
El Viento
  • Downloadable PDF study score (transposed) for "El Viento"
  • Streamed video of Maria discussing the composition of this work
  • Streamed audio interview with guitarist, Ben Monder
  • Downloadable PDF sketches for this work
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Evanescence - The Complete Scores (Book)

$55
Evanescence - The Complete Scores (Book)
  • Mail order book: Evanescence - The Complete Scores (all scores transposed)
  • Streamed audio interviews with Ingrid Jensen, trumpet, Frank Kimbrough, piano, Rich Perry, tenor, Tim Ries, reeds, Rick Margitza, tenor, and Ben Monder, guitar
  • Streamed audio lecture where I talk about each of the pieces in the book
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Hang Gliding

$30
Hang Gliding
  • Downloadable study score (transposed) for "Hang Gliding"
  • Streamed video of Maria discussing the writing of this piece
  • Streamed video of band playing "Hang Gliding" at Monterey (2008)
  • Downloadable PDF sketches from when I was first working on this piece
  • Streamed video slide show of me hang gliding over Rio, set to the music
  • Streamed audio interviews with musicians who played on this recording: Frank Kimbrough, piano, Greg Gisbert, flügel, Rick Margitza, tenor, Donny McCaslin, tenor
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Home

$30
Home
  • Downloadable PDF study score (transposed) for "Home"
  • Streamed video of Maria discussing this composition
  • Video of Rich Perry discussing his approach to playing this piece
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Journey Home

$30
Journey Home
  • Downloadable PDF study score (transposed) for "Journey Home"
  • Downloadable PDF sketches from when I first was reaching for ideas for this piece
  • Streamed video of Maria discussing the writing of this piece
  • Streamed audio of Ben Monder, guitar, and Frank Kimbrough, piano, discussing the performance of this piece

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Lately

$30
Lately
  • Downloadable PDF study score (transposed) for "Lately"
  • Downloadable PDF sketch from when I first wrote this piece
  • Streamed video of Maria discussing the writing of this piece
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Lembrança

$35
Lembrança
  • Downloadable PDF study score (transposed) for "Lembrança"
  • Streamed video of Maria discussing this work
  • Streamed video of Ryan Keberle (trombone soloist) discussing performance of this work
  • Streamed video of Jay Anderson (bassist and soloist) discussing performance of this work
  • Downloadable MP3 mix version without drums and percussion to better hear horns
  • Downloadable MP3 mix version of rhythm section only, to better dissect what they are doing
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Look Up

$30
Look Up
  • Study score (transposed) via PDF download
  • Original audio track from the recording (download)
  • Streamed video of Maria discussing the writing of this work
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Monarch and the Milkweed Study Scores (The)

$30
Monarch and the Milkweed Study Scores (The)
  • Downloadable PDF study score (transposed) for "The Monarch and the Milkweed"
  • Streamed video of Maria talking about writing this piece
  • Downloadable MP3 of the recording mixed with no drums for better listening to horns
  • Streamed video of trombone soloist, Marshall Gilkes, talking about the performance of this piece
  • Streamed video of flügel soloist, Greg Gisbert, talking about the performance of this piece
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Night Watchmen (Part 2: Scenes from Childhood)

$30
Night Watchmen (Part 2: Scenes from Childhood)
  • Downloadable PDF study score (transposed) for "Night Watchmen"
  • Streamed audio of Ben Monder, guitar, and Ingrid Jensen, trumpet, discussing the performance of this piece
  • Streamed video of Maria discussing the writing of this piece
  • A tour of Maria's hometown, Windom, MN (streamed video) that inspired all three movements of "Scenes from Childhood"
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Nimbus

$30
Nimbus
  • Downloadable PDF study score (transposed) for "Nimbus"
  • Streamed video of Maria discussing the writing of this piece
  • Streamed video of the premiere of "Nimbus"
  • Downloadable MP3 version of track mixed with no drums
  • Downloadable MP3 version of track mixed with rhythm section only
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Nocturne

$30
Nocturne
  • Downloadable PDF study score (transposed) for "Nocturne"
  • Streamed video of Maria discussing the writing of this piece
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Our Natural World (The Complete Scores - 6 Titles)

$120
Our Natural World (The Complete Scores - 6 Titles)
  • Downloadable PDF study score (transposed) for the 6 tracks recorded on CD 2 of Data Lords, Our Natural World: “Sanzenin,” “Stone Song,” “Look Up,” “Braided Together,” “Bluebird,” and “The Sun Waited for Me”
  • Downloadable MP3s for all 6 tracks on Our Natural World
  • Streamed video of Maria discussing the writing of each of the 6 titles
  • Streamed videos musicians talking about the playing of these works
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Pas de Deux (Part 2: Three Romances)

$30
Pas de Deux (Part 2: Three Romances)
  • Downloadable PDF study score (transposed) for "Pas de Deux"
  • Downloadable PDF sketches from writing this work
  • Written downloadable PDF analysis by Maria to help you dig through harmonic movement and developmental ideas
  • Streamed video of Maria discussing the writing of this work
  • Streamed audio interviews with musicians that recorded "Pas de Deux" speaking about playing this work
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Pretty Road (The)

$30
Pretty Road (The)
  • Downloadable PDF study score (transposed) for "The Pretty Road"
  • Streamed video of Maria discussing the writing of this piece
  • Downloadable PDF sketches for this composition
  • Streamed video interview with Ingrid Jensen (featured soloist on the "The Pretty Road")
  • Lincoln Center Listening Party, where Maria is interviewed about the music on Sky Blue
  • A streamed video tour of Windom video (Maria's hometown that inspired this and many of her other pieces)
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Rich’s Piece

$30
Rich’s Piece
  • Downloadable PDF study score (transposed) for "Rich’s Piece"
  • Downloadable PDF early sketches of the composition
  • Streamed video of Maria discussing the writing of this piece
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Sanzenin

$30
Sanzenin
  • Study score (transposed) via PDF download
  • Original audio track from the recording (download)
  • Streamed video of Maria discussing the writing of this work
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Scenes from Childhood - Complete Study Scores (3 Movements)

$75
Scenes from Childhood - Complete Study Scores (3 Movements)
  • 3 Downloadable PDF study scores (transposed) for "Scenes from Childhood" ("Bombshelter Beast, Coming About, and Night Watchmen")
  • Streamed video of Maria discussing the writing of all three movements
  • Streamed video of musicians discussing their performance of this piece: Ben Monder, Frank Kimbrough, Ingrid Jensen, Rick Margitza
  • Video of Scott Robinson's "laboratory" (Scott is featured on "Bombshelter Beast" on bari and theremin)
  • Tour of "Windom" video – Maria's hometown that inspired this composition
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Sea of Tranquility

$20
Sea of Tranquility
  • Downloadable PDF study score (transposed) for "Sea of Tranquility"
  • Streamed video of Maria discussing the writing of this piece
  • A glimpse into the creative genius of Scott Robinson, through visiting his "laboratory"
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Sky Blue

$30
Sky Blue
  • Downloadable PDF study score (transposed) for the composition, "Sky Blue"
  • Streamed video interview with Steve Wilson, soprano soloist on recording
  • Streamed video of Maria discussing the composition of this piece
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Sky Blue (The Complete Scores – 5 Titles)

$130
Sky Blue (The Complete Scores – 5 Titles)
  • 5 downloadable PDF study scores (transposed) for "The 'Pretty' Road," "Aires de Lando," "Rich's Piece," "Cerulean Skies" and "Sky Blue"
  • Downloadable PDF early sketches of some of the compositions
  • Streamed videos of Maria discussing the writing of all 5 compositions on Sky Blue
  • Lincoln Center Listening Party Video (Sky Blue)
  • Interviews with musicians that played on Sky Blue
  • Downloadable alternate mixes of some of the pieces (without drums) to better hear horns
  • Downloadable mix of the percussion (cajon) and bass on "Aires de Lando"


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Sputnik

$30
Sputnik
  • Study score (transposed) via PDF download
  • Original audio track from the recording (download)
  • Streamed video of Maria discussing the writing of this work
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Stone Song

$30
Stone Song
  • Study score (transposed) via PDF download
  • Original audio track from the recording (download)
  • Streamed video of Maria discussing the writing of this work
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The Digital World (The Complete Scores - 5 Titles)

$120
The Digital World (The Complete Scores - 5 Titles)
  • Downloadable PDF study score (transposed) for the 5 tracks recorded on CD 1 of Data Lords, The Digital World: “A World Lost,” “Don’t Be Evil,” “CQ CQ, Is Anybody There?” “Sputnik” and “Data Lords.”
  • Downloadable MP3s for all 5 tracks on The Digital World
  • Streamed video of Maria discussing the writing of each of the 5 titles
  • Streamed videos musicians talking about the playing of these works
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The Sun Waited for Me

$30
The Sun Waited for Me
  • Study score (transposed) via PDF download
  • Original audio track from the recording (download)
  • Streamed video of Maria discussing the writing of this work
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Thompson Fields (The)

$30
Thompson Fields (The)
  • Downloadable PDF study score (transposed) for the composition, "The Thompson Fields"
  • Streamed video where Maria discusses the writing of this piece
  • Streamed video of Frank Kimbrough discussing his piano solo section
  • Downloadable MP3 mix of track without solos for you to experiment with harmony on your own
  • Streamed video of the premiere of this piece
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Thompson Fields (The) (The COMPLETE Study Scores – 8 titles)

$180
Thompson Fields (The) (The COMPLETE Study Scores – 8 titles)
  • Downloadable PDFs study scores (transposed) for all 8 piece recorded on The Thompson Fields
  • Streamed video of Maria discussing the writing of each piece
  • Streamed video with many of the soloists on The Thompson Fields
  • Alternate mixes of many of the pieces (leaving out drums) to better hear horns
  • Videos of "A Potter's Song" and "The Thompson Fields"
  • All content from individual study scores is available in this bundled offer
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Three Romances - Complete Study Scores (3 Movements)

$75
Three Romances - Complete Study Scores (3 Movements)
  • Downloadable PDF study scores (transposed) for all three movements of "Three Romances": "Choro Dançado, Pas de Deux, and Dança Ilusória"
  • Downloadable PDF sketches from writing this work
  • Written downloadable PDF analysis by Maria to help you dig through harmonic movement and developmental ideas
  • Streamed video of Maria discussing the writing of each movement
  • Streamed audio interviews with the musicians that recorded these works
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Walking By Flashlight (Big Band Instrumental Version)

$25
Walking By Flashlight (Big Band Instrumental Version)
  • Downloadable PDF study score (transposed) for "Walking By Flashlight"
  • Streamed video of Maria talking about this composition
  • Streamed video of Scott Robinson talking about playing this piece
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Waxwing

$25
Waxwing
  • Downloadable PDF study score (transposed) for "Waxwing"
  • Downloadable PDF sketch from writing this work
  • Streamed video of Maria talking about the writing of this work
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Willow (The) - Study Score

$20
Willow (The) - Study Score
  • Downloadable PDF study scores (transposed) for "The Willow"
  • Streamed video of Maria talking about writing this work
  • Dowloadable PDF early sketch for "The Willow"
  • Streamed video of Scott Robinson's "laboratory – featured soloist on "The Willow"
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Winter Morning Walks

$165
Winter Morning Walks
  • Downloadable PDF study scores (clarinet transposed) to the nine-piece song cycle "Winter Morning Walks"
  • Streamed videos of Maria discussing the writing of "Winter Morning Walks"
  • (This offer does not include “Carlos Drummond de Andrade Stories”)
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Project Highlights

  • Immediately download individual study scores
  • Access the creative process behind the compositions through exclusive streaming videos, audio shows, and more
  • Order the book "Evanescence - The Complete Scores" published by Universal Edition

About this project

Over the years, many people have requested scores for their own study. They are all available here. Evanescence is available in book format, and my other scores are all in downloadable pdf format with accompanying streamed audio or video, where I give a little background to the pieces. I hope you will enjoy browsing the various choices.

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THIS PROJECT WAS COMPLETED Oct 01 2003