The following tables include the (1) Chamber, (2) Keyboard, (3) Orchestral, (4) Vocal, (5) Vocal-Chamber and (6) Vocal-Orchestral editions currently available or soon to be available via Women’s Philharmonic Advocacy Publications.
Our Director of Music Publications and Editor-in-Chief of the Amy Beach Project, Chris A. Trotman, is responsible for the editing, in some cases transcribing and/or orchestrating, and engraving of all the following editions unless otherwise noted. The revised editions were carefully edited using manuscript sources and are complete with editorial documents, such as a preface, editorial policy, list of sources and critical report. Furthermore, the Amy Beach Project is in cooperation with Amy Beach’s estate executor, The MacDowell Colony.
For more information about acquiring perusal scores, renting and purchasing these editions, please contact us using our contact form.
Chamber Publications
| Opus/Nos. | Volume | Title | Details | Instrumentation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15/3 & 90/1 | XII | Two Pieces for Violoncello and Piano (or Organ) - Dreaming & Pastorale | newly revised editions of piano/organ score and part | Dreaming - vc and pno Pastorale - vc and org/pno (written on 2 staves with indications for Ch, Sw and Ped / indications for Sostenuto Ped and when to replay bass octave notes for pno) |
| 22 | V | Bal Masqué for String Quartet | transcription of solo piano work for string quartet | string quartet (2 vln, vla and vc) - score also available |
| 23 | VII | Romance for String Quartet | transcription of solo violin and piano work for string quartet (vln I solo) | string quartet (2 vln, vla and vc) - score also available |
| 55 | VIII-a | Invocation for Violin, Violoncello and Piano | newly revised edition of piano score and parts | vln, vc and pno |
| 55 | VIII-b | Invocation for Violin, Violoncello and Organ | newly revised edition of organ score and parts | vln, vc and org (written on 2 staves with indications for Gt, Ch, Sw and Ped) |
| 90/1 & 2 | XI | Two Pieces for Flute, Violoncello and Piano - Pastorale & Caprice, "Water-Sprites" | newly revised editions of piano score and parts | fl, vc and pno |
| 92/1 & 2 | XVI | A Hermit Thrush at Eve and Morn for Flute and Piano | Coming soon! - transcription of solo piano works for flute and piano | fl and pno |
Keyboard Publications
| Opus/Nos. | Volume | Title | Details | Instr. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | XVIII | Juvenile Piano Works | Coming soon! - newly revised edition of the following juvenile piano works: Air & Variations (1877), Mamma's Waltz (1877), Menuetto (1877), Moderato (c. 1877-78; small portion of one measure missing and completed by Chris A. Trotman), Romanza (1877) & Petite valse (1878) | pno |
| 43/4, 76/2 & 90/2 | XVII | Late Piano Works | Coming soon! - newly revised edition of the following unpublished late piano works: Far Awa', Op. 43, no. 4 (1936), The Lotos Isles, Op. 76, no. 2 (c.1930), The Water-Sprites, Op. 90, no. 2 (c.1921) & A September Forest (1930) | pno |
| 43/4 & 91 | XIX | Two Pieces for Organ: Far Awa' & Prelude on an Old Folk Tune | Coming soon! - newly revised edition of the following two organ works: the unpublished arrangement for organ made by Beach in 1936 of her song "Far Awa'" and the out of print organ work entitled "Prelude on an Old Folk Tune" (a revised work by Beach based on her Op. 91 solo piano work "The Fair Hills of Eiré, O!") | org |
Orchestral Publications
(see also Vocal-Orchestral Publications)
| Opus | Volume | Title | Details | Instrumentation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 | IV | Bal Masqué for Orchestra | newly revised edition of orchestral score and parts (in modern transpositions) of Amy Beach's own orchestration of her solo piano work | picc, 2 fl (fl. II/picc), 2 ob, 2 cl (A), 2 bsn, 4 hn, 2 tpt (Bb), glockenspiel, timpani, triangle (requires 3 percussion players, one for each part), harp and strings |
| 22 | II | Bal Masqué for Chamber Orchestra | orchestration of solo piano work for chamber orchestra | 2 fl, 2 ob, 2 cl (Bb), 2 bsn, 2 hn, triangle, timpani and strings |
| 22 | VI | Bal Masqué for String Orchestra | orchestration of solo piano work for string orchestra | strings (vln I, vln II, vla, vc and cb) |
| 23 | III | Romance for Violin, Harp and Strings | orchestration of solo violin and piano work | solo vln, harp and strings |
| 32 | I | Symphony in E minor, “Gaelic” | newly revised edition of orchestral score and parts (in modern transpositions). To view samples of the score and 1st violin part, please click here. | picc, 2 fl, 2 ob, cor anglais, 2 cl (A and Bb needed), bass cl (Bb), 2 bsn, 4 hn, 2 tpt (Bb & C included), 2 tbn, bass tbn, tba, triangle, timpani and strings |
| 32 | I-a | Symphony in E minor, "Gaelic" - II. Alla Siciliana | newly revised edition of orchestral score and parts (in modern transpositions) of second movement. | picc, 2 fl, 2 ob, cor anglais, 2 cl (Bb), 2 bsn, 4 hn, triangle, timpani and strings |
Vocal Publications
| Opus | Volume | Title | Details | Instrumentation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | X | Song Album - "If Women Will Not Be Inclined" and "Sympathy" | newly revised editions of vocal/piano score (more songs to come!) | voice (treble clef) and pno |
Vocal-Chamber Publications
| Opus | Volume | Title | Details | Instrumentation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | XIV | Grand Mass in E-flat - Kyrie for Choir & String Quartet | original vocal parts with transcription of orchestral accompaniment for string quartet | SATB and string quartet (2 vln, vla and vc) - score also available |
Vocal-Orchestral Publications
| Opus | Volume | Title | Details | Instrumentation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | XV | Grand Mass in E-flat | Coming soon! - newly revised edition of vocal/orchestral score and parts by Dr. Paula Ring Zerkle of Moravian College | sop solo, alt solo, ten solo, bass solo, SATB chorus, 2 fl, 2 ob (2nd also E. hn), 2 cl, 2 bsn, 4 hn, 3 trpt, 3 tbn, timpani, org, hp and strings |
| 18 | XIII | Maria Stuart - Scena and Aria: Eilende Wolken, Segler der Lüfte (Wand'ring Clouds, sail through the air) (Friedrich Schiller) | newly revised edition of orchestral score and parts | 2 fl, 2 ob, 2 cl (A), 2 bsn, 4 hn, 2 tpt (F - modern transpositions in C & Bb), 2 tbn, b. tbn, timpani, alt solo and strings |
| 30 | IX | The Rose of Avontown: Ballad for Female Voices and Orchestra (Caroline Mischka) | newly revised edition of orchestral score and parts | 2 fl, 1 ob, 2 cl (Bb), 2 bsn, 2 hn, timpani, sop solo, sop I, sop II, alt I, alt II and strings |