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Bruce J. Taub was born in New York City. He began studying the bassoon at an early age with David Manchester of the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and attended the High School of Music and Art. In 1963 and 1964 he attended the renowned arts camp, Indian Hill (Mordecai and Irma Bauman, Directors) in Stockbridge, Massachusetts. An active performer for many years, he was a member of the Composers Ensemble in New York. He has studied composition with Mario Davidovsky, Vladimir Ussachevsky, Jack Beeson, Chou Wen-chung and Charles Dodge at Columbia University, School of the Arts where he was one of the first two recipients of the Doctor of Musical Arts degree in 1974. He also studied Indian Classical Music with Ravi Shankar. Mr. Taub's prizes and awards include: the Marc Brunswick Award in Musical Composition (for String Trio, 1969); Columbia University Fellow of the Faculty, National Defense Education Act Fellowship, 1969-71; the Joseph H. Bearns Prize in Music (Variations 11.7.3.3.4, 1971); BMI Award (Six Pieces for Orchestra, 1973); National Endowment for the Arts Fellowship (chamber opera, Passion Poison and Petrifaction, 1975); Fellowship to the 1975 Composers Conference in Johnson, Vermont and the 1985 Composers Conference in Wellesley, Massachusetts; Commission from the Criterion Foundation (Of Things Past, 1976); Fellowship from the National Endowment for the Arts (full length opera, Waltz on a Merry-Go-Round, 1981); Fellowship to the Charles Ives Center for American Music, 1984 and 1985; Friends of Harvey Gaul Composition Contest (Extremities II, 1984); Finalist, the 1987 Kucyna International Composition Contest (Extremities II, 1987). He has also received commissions from: Sigma Alpha Iota (Inter-American Music Awards)(Three Preludes, 1987); the Cleveland Chamber Symphony (Edwin London, Conductor)(An Often Fatal Malady, 1990; and Lady Mondegreen Sings the Blues, 1995); the Fromm Foundation (New York New Music Ensemble)(Adrian's Dream, 1995); the Empyrean Ensemble ("...the limit of the flame...:, 1996); Ensemble 21 (Impacted Crystal Cries, 1996); Trio Maurice Durufle (In the Light of Present Reality, 1997); Stony Brook Contemporary Chamber Players (Lady Mondegreen Bangs the Can!, 1998). From 1974-76 he served as the Chairman of the Executive Committee of the American Society of University Composers and from 1977 through the present he has been the Editor of the SCI (A.S.U.C.) Journal of Music Scores. Mr. Taub has taught at the City College of the City University of New York and at Columbia University. In 1974 he served as a Delegate to the International Conference on New Musical Notation at the University of Ghent in Belgium and was Assistant to the Director of the Index of New Musical Notation at Lincoln Center. Mr. Taub has written over seventy compositions including pieces for orchestra, solo instruments, chamber ensemble, tape, computer, the ballet and two operas. His compositions have been performed by many contemporary music ensembles and at universities throughout the United States and Europe. His music is published by Music for Percussion, C.F. Peters Corporation and the Association for the Promotion of New Music. He is a member of BMI, the American Music Center, NACUSA and has been a member of the Board of Govenors of the American Composers Alliance. He is on the Advisory Board of Soundout Digital Press and in 1990 was made a National Arts Associate of Sigma Alpha Iota. He is also a member of the Board of Directors of the Association for the Promotion of New Music. Mr. Taub was Head of Publishing for C.F. Peters Corporation from 1978-2000. He is currently a freelance music engraver, editor and proofreader.

Title	Ensemble Type	Composed	Duration	Media
Serenade and capriccio	Chamber or Jazz Ensemble, Without Voice		00:08:00
Man, a plan, a canal - Panama, A : four North/South pal	Chamber or Jazz Ensemble, Without Voice		00:26:00
Jumbled mirrors	Chamber or Jazz Ensemble, Without Voice		00:09:00
Lady Mondegreen's dances	Chamber or Jazz Ensemble, Without Voice		00:10:30
Reflections	Chamber or Jazz Ensemble, Without Voice		00:05:00
Impacted crystal cries	Chamber or Jazz Ensemble, Without Voice		00:10:00
Extremities II : Quintet V	Chamber or Jazz Ensemble, Without Voice		00:15:00
Lady Mondegreen sings the blues	Chamber or Jazz Ensemble, Without Voice		00:10:30
Violoncielo	Solo instrument, non-keyboard		00:16:30
Ballet	Orchestra		00:30:00
Six pieces for orchestra	Orchestra		00:25:00
Nonet-variations	Chamber or Jazz Ensemble, Without Voice		00:10:30
Nocturnal voices	Chamber or Jazz Ensemble, Without Voice		00:15:00
Two pieces for string trio	Chamber or Jazz Ensemble, Without Voice		00:00:00
Fat piece	Chamber or Jazz Ensemble, Without Voice		00:00:00
Fantasy for 2 cello	Chamber or Jazz Ensemble, Without Voice		00:08:00
Cadenza for solo violin	Solo instrument, non-keyboard		00:07:30
Quartet	Chamber or Jazz Ensemble, Without Voice		00:00:00
Hollow men, The	Voice, Solo or With Chamber or Jazz Ensemble		00:15:00
Fragile lady	Voice, Solo or With Chamber or Jazz Ensemble		00:09:00
Mass	Chorus, with or without Solo Voices		00:10:00
Extremities II	Chamber or Jazz Ensemble, Without Voice		00:15:00
Of things past	Voice, Solo or With Chamber or Jazz Ensemble		00:21:38
Preludes [for] violoncello and piano	Chamber or Jazz Ensemble, Without Voice		00:00:00
Etude III	Keyboard		00:02:00
Band piece (Chromatic fantasy)	Band		00:11:00
Waltz on a merry-go-round [score]	Opera/Theater		02:14:47
Variations 11.7.3.3.4	Chamber or Jazz Ensemble, Without Voice		00:00:00
Waltz on a merry-go-round [vocal score]	Opera/Theater		02:14:47
Passion, poison & petrifaction [vocal score]	Opera/Theater		00:35:00
Variations four : string quartet	Chamber or Jazz Ensemble, Without Voice		00:10:00
Quintet II for flute, bassoon, violin ...	Chamber or Jazz Ensemble, Without Voice		00:03:00
Bells, The : four songs	Voice, Solo or With Chamber or Jazz Ensemble		00:07:00
Let's Roll!	Chamber or Jazz Ensemble, Without Voice	2002	00:13:30
Pan Man	Solo instrument, non-keyboard	2002	00:12:00
Pan Man	Solo instrument, non-keyboard	2002	00:12:00
Companion Piece (Ostinati cromatica)	Keyboard	2001	00:09:00
Doppelgaenger	Chamber or Jazz Ensemble, Without Voice	2001	00:12:30
Elegie pour B.R.	Chamber or Jazz Ensemble, Without Voice	2001	00:05:00
The Flame of a Candle	Chamber or Jazz Ensemble, Without Voice	2001	00:15:00
Sonata for Solo Violin	Solo instrument, non-keyboard	2001	00:13:30
Twangin' an' Bangin'	Chamber or Jazz Ensemble, Without Voice	2001	00:11:00
She's Back	Chamber or Jazz Ensemble, Without Voice	2000	00:10:00
An Exaltation of Larks	Chamber or Jazz Ensemble, Without Voice	1999	00:08:00
Bassed On	Solo instrument, non-keyboard	1998	00:07:00
Moto Perpetuo	Chamber or Jazz Ensemble, Without Voice	1998	00:05:00
In the Light of Present Reality	Chamber or Jazz Ensemble, Without Voice	1998	00:10:00
"...the limit of the flame..."	Chamber or Jazz Ensemble, Without Voice	1997	00:14:00
Impacted Crystal Cries	Chamber or Jazz Ensemble, Without Voice	1996	00:10:00
Lady Mondegreen Bangs the Can!	Chamber or Jazz Ensemble, Without Voice	1996	00:13:00
Adrian's Dream (diabolus in musica)	Chamber or Jazz Ensemble, Without Voice	1996	00:14:00
Lady Mondegreen Sings the Blues	Band	1995	00:10:00
Lady Mondegreen's Dances	Chamber or Jazz Ensemble, Without Voice	1994	00:11:00
The Jewish Cemetery at Newport	Voice, Solo or With Chamber or Jazz Ensemble	1994	00:07:30
Double Exposure	Chamber or Jazz Ensemble, Without Voice	1994	00:11:00
In That Cold Place	Chamber or Jazz Ensemble, Without Voice	1993	00:13:00
In that cold place	Chamber or Jazz Ensemble, Without Voice	1993	00:13:00
Sonata for solo viola	Solo instrument, non-keyboard	1993	00:14:00
Reflections	Chamber or Jazz Ensemble, Without Voice	1992	00:05:00
Jumbled Mirrors	Chamber or Jazz Ensemble, Without Voice	1992	00:09:00
Jumbled Mirrors	Chamber or Jazz Ensemble, Without Voice	1992	00:09:00
The Corridor of Lost Steps	Keyboard	1992	00:15:00
Impromptu	Solo instrument, non-keyboard	1991	00:10:00
Prelude for Strings	Orchestra	1991	00:05:00
Serenade and Capriccio	Chamber or Jazz Ensemble, Without Voice	1991	00:08:00
Often fatal malady, An	Orchestra	1990	00:18:00
An Often Fatal Malady	Orchestra	1990	00:15:00
Often fatal malady, An	Orchestra	1990	00:15:00
A Man, a Plan, a Canal - Panama	Chamber or Jazz Ensemble, Without Voice	1989	00:06:30
A Man, a Plan, a Canal - Panama	Chamber or Jazz Ensemble, Without Voice	1989	00:06:30
A Man, a Plan, a Canal - Panama	Chamber or Jazz Ensemble, Without Voice	1989	00:06:30
A Man, a Plan, a Canal - Panama	Chamber or Jazz Ensemble, Without Voice	1989	00:06:30
Final Days (String Quartet No. 3)	Chamber or Jazz Ensemble, Without Voice	1988	00:12:00
Final days : string quartet no. 3	Chamber or Jazz Ensemble, Without Voice	1988	00:12:00
Sonata for Solo Viola	Solo instrument, non-keyboard	1988	00:13:30
Preludes	Keyboard	1987	00:40:00
Preludes	Keyboard	1987	00:40:00
Gridlock	Orchestra	1986	00:06:00
Gridlock	Orchestra	1986	00:12:00
Of the Wing of Madness	Chamber or Jazz Ensemble, Without Voice	1985	00:10:00
Three Preludes	Chamber or Jazz Ensemble, Without Voice	1985	00:07:30
Three preludes	Chamber or Jazz Ensemble, Without Voice	1985	00:07:00
Of the wing of madness	Chamber or Jazz Ensemble, Without Voice	1985	00:10:00
Of the wing of madness	Chamber or Jazz Ensemble, Without Voice	1985	00:10:00
Duet for strings	Chamber or Jazz Ensemble, Without Voice	1984	00:12:30
Music for strings : Double concerto	Orchestra	1984	00:12:30
Rhapsodies (String Quartet No. 2)	Chamber or Jazz Ensemble, Without Voice	1984	00:10:00
Music for Strings (Double Concerto)	Orchestra	1984	00:12:30
Duet for Strings	Chamber or Jazz Ensemble, Without Voice	1984	00:12:30
Rhapsodies : string quartet no. 2	Chamber or Jazz Ensemble, Without Voice	1984	00:10:00
Chromatic fantasy : concerto	Orchestra	1983	00:11:30
Chromatic Fantasy	Orchestra	1983	00:11:30
Violoncielo (I and II)	Solo instrument, non-keyboard	1983	00:16:30
Extremities II (Quintet V)	Chamber or Jazz Ensemble, Without Voice	1982	00:15:00
Birthday Piece (for John Cage)	Keyboard	1982	00:04:00
Birthday Piece (for John Cage)	Keyboard	1982	00:02:00
Missa Brevis in A	Chorus, with or without Solo Voices	1982	00:10:00
Birthday piece, for John Cage	Keyboard	1982	00:02:00
Toccata : etude IV	Keyboard	1981	00:08:00
Nocturnal Voices (Quintet IV)	Chamber or Jazz Ensemble, Without Voice	1981	00:15:00
Band Piece (Chromatic Fantasy)	Band	1981	00:11:30
Toccata (Etude IV)	Keyboard	1981	00:10:00
Lament, A	Keyboard	1981	00:07:00
Lament, A (simplified version)	Keyboard	1981	00:00:00
Toccata	Keyboard	1981	00:08:00
Concerto for winds, percussion, and strings	Orchestra	1981	00:11:30
Lament, A	Chamber or Jazz Ensemble, Without Voice	1980	00:07:00
Fragile Lady (An Improvisation)	Voice, Solo or With Chamber or Jazz Ensemble	1980	00:07:00
A Lament	Chamber or Jazz Ensemble, Without Voice	1980	00:07:00
A Lament	Chamber or Jazz Ensemble, Without Voice	1980	00:07:00
A Lament	Keyboard	1980	00:07:00
Fragile lady	Voice, Solo or With Chamber or Jazz Ensemble	1980	00:09:00
Waltz On a Merry-Go-Round (Opera in 3 Acts)	Opera/Theater	1979	03:00:00
Extremities	Chamber or Jazz Ensemble, Without Voice	1977	00:00:00
Waltz On a Merry-Go-Round	Keyboard	1977	00:10:00
Octet (California Music II)	Chamber or Jazz Ensemble, Without Voice	1977	00:19:00
Passacaglia-variations	Keyboard	1977	00:20:00
Octet for double string quartet	Chamber or Jazz Ensemble, Without Voice	1977	00:19:00
Passacaglia - Variations	Keyboard	1977	00:20:00
Extremities (Quintet III)	Chamber or Jazz Ensemble, Without Voice	1977	00:12:00
Etude III	Keyboard	1976	00:02:00
California Music I	Chamber or Jazz Ensemble, Without Voice	1976	00:12:00
Of Things Past	Voice, Solo or With Chamber or Jazz Ensemble	1976	00:21:30
California : concertino	Chamber or Jazz Ensemble, Without Voice	1976	00:12:00
Passion, Poison, and Petrifaction	Opera/Theater	1975	00:35:00
The Bells	Voice, Solo or With Chamber or Jazz Ensemble	1975	00:12:00
Fat Piece	Chamber or Jazz Ensemble, Without Voice	1975	00:12:00
Etude I	Keyboard	1974	00:03:00
Etude II (Fantasy)	Keyboard	1974	00:04:00
Ballet	Orchestra	1974	00:30:00
Ballet	Chamber or Jazz Ensemble, Without Voice	1974	00:30:00
Etude I	Keyboard	1974	00:02:30
Fantasy	Keyboard	1974	00:04:00
Chamber variations four	Chamber or Jazz Ensemble, Without Voice	1973	00:25:00
Variations four string quartet	Chamber or Jazz Ensemble, Without Voice	1973	00:09:30
Chamber Variations Four	Chamber or Jazz Ensemble, Without Voice	1973	00:25:00
Computer Quartet	Electronic Instruments and Sound Sources	1973	00:04:00
Composition: Forme	Solo instrument, non-keyboard	1972	00:10:00
Fantasy (A Cello Rondo)	Chamber or Jazz Ensemble, Without Voice	1972	00:08:00
Quintet !	Chamber or Jazz Ensemble, Without Voice	1972	00:10:00
Quintet II	Chamber or Jazz Ensemble, Without Voice	1972	00:10:00
o sweet spontaneous earth	Voice, Solo or With Chamber or Jazz Ensemble	1972	00:10:00
Fantasy, two violoncelli	Chamber or Jazz Ensemble, Without Voice	1972	00:08:00
Tape Improvisation II	Electronic Instruments and Sound Sources	1972	00:08:00
Tape Improvisation III	Electronic Instruments and Sound Sources	1972	00:06:30
O sweet spontaneous earth	Voice, Solo or With Chamber or Jazz Ensemble	1972	00:00:00
Composition: Forme	Solo instrument, non-keyboard	1972	00:10:00
Tape Improvisation I	Electronic Instruments and Sound Sources	1971	00:05:00
Six Pieces for Orchestra	Orchestra	1971	00:25:00
Animal crackers	Voice, Solo or With Chamber or Jazz Ensemble	1971	00:00:00
Animal Crackers	Voice, Solo or With Chamber or Jazz Ensemble	1971	00:10:00
Composition for Piano	Keyboard	1970	00:05:00
Quartet	Chamber or Jazz Ensemble, Without Voice	1970	00:12:00
Composition for piano : themes and variation	Keyboard	1970	00:05:00
The Hollow Men	Voice, Solo or With Chamber or Jazz Ensemble	1970	00:15:00
Variations 11.7.3.3.4	Chamber or Jazz Ensemble, Without Voice	1970	00:10:00
Variations Four String Quartet	Chamber or Jazz Ensemble, Without Voice	1970	00:10:00
Nonet	Chamber or Jazz Ensemble, Without Voice	1969	00:10:30
Cadenza for Solo Violin	Solo instrument, non-keyboard	1969	00:07:30
String Trio	Chamber or Jazz Ensemble, Without Voice	1968	00:11:30
String trio	Chamber or Jazz Ensemble, Without Voice	1968	00:11:30

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