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Thanks to Dominique René de Lerma for sharing his list of Perry's works
with me. This list is compiled from Zenobia Perry's list, in consultation with
Janis-Rozena Peri, and from examination of the actual scores. There are many additional
works that the composer is holding back because they need revision or recopying.
I have used the date that appears on the actual music, if available; otherwise
I have used the date of the premiere. Zenobia Perry often listed the date the
work was copyrighted with The Library of Congress on her own list of her compositions.
A Bit of Fun—see Arkansia
A Mighty Fortress Is Our God (J.S. Bach) (1975) arranged for instrumental ensemble and chorus, "In Celebration of the opening of two new buildings at CSU." 15 pages. Translation by Frederick Henry Hedge. Instrumentation: piccolo, 2 flutes, 2 clarinets in B-flat, 2 saxophones in E-flat, 1 B-flat saxophone, 2 trumpets; 3 horns in F, 2 trombones, baritone horn, 2 basses, 3 percussionists, string bass; mixed chorus.
A Rhyme—see Rhyme
A Toast, for baritone voice and piano (1970) Text: Frank Horne. 2 pages.
Aftermath—see Narrative
Ah Got a Home in a Dat Rock for soprano and piano (1969). "In memory of my grandfather Charlie Thompson." 6 pages. [based on a spiritual]
Angels Done Bowed Down—see O de Angels Done Bowed Down
Arkanasia, Suite for violin and piano (1955). Contents: (1) Landscape; (2) Folk song; (3) A bit of fun. Duration: 6:53. Orchestration: 6-4-2-6-3. Originally composed for violin and piano, for Joseph. Premiered January 10, 1955 by String Choir of Forest City, Arkansas, Eugene Isom, conductor at Arkansas A. M. and N. [Premiere had two movements: Folk Song and Divertissement.]
At tea, suite—see Suite for Women's Voices
Atmosphere Cycle—see Threnody
Benediction—see Threnody
Cantata—see Sing Unto The Lord a New Song
Certainly Lord, for tenor and piano (1974). [based on a spiritual]
Capriccio for solo piano (1961)
Capriccios (1972), a suite of ten pieces for piano-renamed and consolidated into Piano Potpouri
Chit-Chat—see Conversations
Choral Suite No. 1 (1963) for tape sounds, percussion, piano, 16-voice choir. (Performed October 25, 1974; program states it was composed in 1963.)
Christmas is More—see Notes of Christmas
Conversation for two flutes and piano (1975). Contents: (1) Greetings; (2) Chit-chat; (3) Gossip. Duration: 3:03.
Cottage—see The Cottage
Couldn't Hear Nobody Pray for baritone and piano (1978) 3 pages. [based on a spiritual]
Cycle of Songs On Poems of Paul Laurence Dunbar for voice and piano (1977-1983). (1) Sunset (1977) 5 pages (2) On A Clean Book (1979) 3 pages (3) Spring Song (1979) 4 pages (4) Life (1978) 4 pages (5) Drizzle (1979) 4 pages. Duration: 15:13 ; 19 pages. [Another version of this song cycle states that it was composed between 1977 and 1983.]
Done Made My Vow to the Lord, for SATB (1974). Duration: 3:04. [based on a spiritual]
Dream—see Three Sketches
Drizzle—see Cycle of Songs on Poems of Paul Laurence Dunbar
Echoes from the Journey for soprano and chamber orchestra (1990). Text: Zenobia P. Perry. Duration: 14:03. 32 pages. [There is also a score which is labeled "Revised for Chamber Orchestra and Soprano 1991"] Instrumentation: flute, oboe, B-flat clarinet, trumpet, two percussion players, strings and piano. Contains "Field Hollers" with trumpet. Includes spirituals "Wade in the Water," "I Want to Die Easy," and "Swing, Low Sweet Chariot." Premiered by Cleveland Chamber Symphony at John Carroll University, February 1991.
Elegy for Brass Quintet (1980, revised 1989) for Trumpet, 2 horns in F, Trombone and Tuba/Euphonium. 7 pages. Duration: 6. In one movement. [Also a version for B-flat clarinet, 2 horns and 2 bassoons.]
Episodes I and II for horn and piano (1983). Duration: 3:17. A third movement was added, entitled Prelude (2000). 16 pages.
Essay for piano (1958). Duration: 4:16.
Excursions for piano trio (1989). In one movement. Duration: 4:21. 12 pages.
Fantasy for piano (1972, rev. 1992). Duration: 3:15.
Fantasy for violin and piano (1968; revised 1972) (3:15) 9 pages. In one movement.
Festival overture for organ. Duration: 3:04.
Florence Price's Dances in the Cane Brakes [arrangement for two pianos]
Folksong—see Arkansia
Four Mynms for Three Players for flute, oboe, and piano (1963; revised 1968 and 1979). Contents: (1) Pensive; (2) Jovial; (3) Melancholy; (4) Jubilant.
Fulfillment—see Three Songs for Christmas
Gifts of God for SSA and piano. (1980) Text: Zenobia P. Perry. Duration: 2:12.
Gloria in Excelsis (1991) for soprano and piano.
Go Tell It On The Mountain for SATB a cappella (1974). Duration: 3:02. [based on a spiritual]
Gossip—see Conversations
Great Gittin' Up Mornin'—see Tawawa House
Hallelujah for brass octet (1984). [There is also a version for woodwind octet, performed in 1991.]
Hallelujah for unison children's chorus and SS chorus (1972). Duration: 1:22.
Hallelujah to the lamb for soprano and piano (1969; revised 1982). 7 pages. [based on a spiritual]
Heritage, for baritone and piano (1968). Text: Claude McKay, from the poem, "The White House" Duration: 2:40. [There is also a version for soprano and piano.] See Heritage and Life.
Heritage and Life: A Cycle of Songs for soprano and piano. (Poetry of Frank Horne) (1) Heritage; (2) Rhapsody; (3) Immortality; (4) Kid Stuff; (5) A Toast (6) To All of You.
[The] Hidden Words of Bahá'u'lláh (1977) for soprano, flute and piano. Contents: (1) O son of spirit; (2) 0 children of men; (3) 0 son of being; (4) O friends abandon not the everlasting beauty; (5) 0 companion of my throne; (6) 0 oppressors on earth withdraw. 23 pages. Duration: 14:08. Commissioned by Janis Rozena-Peri for New York debut recital.
Homage to William Levi Dawson on his 90th birthday (1990)—see Piano Potpourri
How Charming Is The Place, for soprano and organ or piano (1994). Words by Samuel Stennett (1787). Written for Janis Rozena-Peri. 2 pages. Composed for the dedication of the redecorated nave and chancel of Christ Episcopal Church, Xenia, Ohio.
Humoreske—see Three Sketches
Hymn for Brass Quartet (1963)
Impromptu for solo piano (1957).
In the Great Gittin' Up Mornin' SATB and piano
Introduction, Prelude and Danse for band (1968) (4:22) Dedicated to Central State University Band for performance at Charter Day, 1968. Orchestration: 2 flutes, 3 clarinets, B-flat bass clarinet, 2 bassoons, 2 alto saxophones, 1 tenor saxophone, flugelhorn, 3 trumpets, 2 horns in F, 2 horns in E, 3 trombones, 3 basses, bass drum and cymbal. Premiere: CSU Band, Ion Polater, conductor. [Originally included only Introduction and Danse.]
It's Me O Lord Standing in the Need of Prayer for baritone and piano (1974). 3 pages. [based on a spiritual}
Journey—see Echoes from the Journey
Jovial—see Four Mynyms for Three Players
Jubilant—see Four Mynyms for Three Players
Kid Stuff—see Three Songs for Christmas
Kum Ba Yah for SATB (1975) [based on a spiritual]
Kum Ba Yah for children's chorus and conga drum [based on a spiritual]
Lamb of God for SSA (1958). Duration: 2:03.
Landlord's Ballad—see Three Sketches
Landscape—see Arkansia
Latino rhythms for 2 trumpets and piano (1959). Duration: 4:02.
Life—see Three Songs for baritone and piano
Life—see Cycle of Songs on Poems of Paul Laurence Dunbar
Life Cycle: Three Songs for baritone and piano (1971). Contents: (1) Whisper 0 my soul (1969) Text by William Stanley Braitwaite] Duration: 3:10 ; (2) A toast (1970). Text by Frank Horne] Duration: 2:09); (3) Life (1971) Text by Paul Laurence Dunbar Duration: 1:42. Total song cycle, duration: 7:00.
Lift Every Voice and Sing for SATB and band. Arrangement of piece by J. Rosamond Johnson. Text by James Weldon Johnson. Arranged for premiered of opening of new music building at CSU, January 1975. 12 pages. Orchestration: flutes, oboe, clarinets; saxophones, trumpets, trombones, basses, timpani, snare, cymbal, chimes.
Love Came Down at Christmas, for unison children's chorus and strings (1972). Text: C. Rossetti. Duration: 1:41. 6 pages.
Marche for piano (1974). Duration: 2:48.
Mary Had a Baby—see Three Songs for Christmas
Mass in F sharp minor for soprano and bass soli, SATB and piano or organ 1968). Contents: (1) Kyrie eleison; (2) Credo; (3) Sanctus; (4) Agn us Dei; (5) Gloria in excelsis.
Melancholy—see Four Mynyms for Three Players
Moods for mixed quartet of voices, marimba and congo drum. Premiered July 25, 1974 by North County New Music Performers. Zenobia Perry, conducting.
Music from Ohio (1993) for SATB and piano. Includes "Silently" and "Christmas is More." See also Notes of Christmas.
Narrative for flute, narrator/soprano, two percussionists and piano (1975). Contents: (1) "Tornado" (2) "Aftermath." Text: Zenobia Powell Perry. Duration: 5:52. 18 pages. Premiered July 25, 1974 by North Country New Music Performers, with Zenobia Perry, conducting. [A version of this was presented November 7, 1974 as Narrative for speaker, flute and piano. Another version was presented April 2, 1975 as Narrative for Flute, Narrator, and Piano (after the tornado April 3, 1974): "Prologue" and "Narrative."]
Night in Tawawa for trumpet and piano (1963)
Nocturne for piano (1961)
Notes of Christmas, for SATB and piano (1991). Contents: (1) The quiet of Christmas, for SATB a cappella, Text: Mildred N. Hoyer. 5 pages (2) Christmas Is More, Text: R. H. Grenville. Duration: 5:32. 16 pages. Dedicated to the Oberlin Community Chamber Singers, Carol Longsworth, Director. [At one point this may have been called Music from Ohio (1993) and there was a movement called Silently.]
Nova Sonos (electronic music on tape). Premiered at North Country Music Festival, Potsdam, New York.
O de Angels Done Bowed Down (1973) for mezzo soprano and voice. [There is a version in 1969, with the following inscription: "As sung by my grandfather, Charlie Thompson."] [There is also a version for soprano and piano (1973). 5 pages. There is another version for SSAA Quartet (2000)] [based on a spiritual]
O Lord, Make Thy Beauty, for SATB, a cappella (1991). Text: prayer. Duration: 2:08.
O the angels done bowed—see O de Angels Done Bowed Down
Of Life and Love for soprano and piano. Contents: (1) Sunset; (2) On a clean book; (3) Spring song; (4) Life; (5) Drizzle; (6) Philosophy. Text: Paul Laurence Dunbar. Duration: 15:13. See also Cycle of Songs on Poems by Paul Laurence Dunbar, which is a version of some of these songs for baritone and piano.
O Peter, Go Ring Dem Bells for SATB and piano. [based on a spiritual]
O Whisper, O My Soul—see Great Gittin' Up Mornin' of Tawawa House
On a Clean Book—see Cycle of Songs on Poems of Paul Laurence Dunbar
Pastels for orchestra (1986). Duration: 6:20. 15 pages. In one movement. Orchestration: 2 flutes, 2 oboes, 2 B-flat clarinets, bass clarinet in B flat, 2 bassoons, 4 horns in F, 2 trumpets in B flat, 3 trombones, 1 tuba, timpani (28", 25" and 23") and strings. [This was read by the Detroit Symphony Orchestra, but not publicly performed.]
Pavanne for piano (1975). Duration: 3:18.
Pensive—see Four Mynyms for Three Players
Philosophy for flute, cello and voice. (1984) Text: Paul Lawrence Dunbar. 8 pages
Philosophy—see Of Life and Love
[Many of Zenobia Perry's piano pieces have been reorganized in to various groups over the years under a variety of names and titles.]
Piano potpourri (1990)
1. Vignette no.1 (originally a teaching piece)
2. Orrin and echo
3. Ties
4. Flight
5. A jazz trifle
6. Blaize
7. Promenade (1988)
8. Times seven
9. Soliloquy
10. Homage to William Levi Dawson on his 90th birthday (1990) in three movements: (1) Smooth flowing; (2) Cantabile; (3) Moderate. Published in Black Women Composers: A Century of Piano Music, 1893-1990, ed. by Helen Walker-Hill, (Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania: Hildegard Publishing Co., 1992. 3 pages.)
11. Round and round
12. Teeta
13. Rhapsody
14. Vignette no.2.
15. Childhood capers.
Piano Sonata No. 3 (1959-60). Premiered in 1960.
Piano Sonatina (1962)
Precious Lord (1976) for SATB and piano. [based on a spiritual]
Prelude for horn and piano—see Episodes I and II
Prelude for organ (1973). 2 pages.
Prelude and aria for clarinet (1969).
Prelude and dance for band (1968)—see Introduction, Prelude and Dance for band.
Prism for organ (1975) 7 pages Duration: 2:55. Also version for solo piano.
Quiet of Christmas—see Notes of Christmas
Redemption (1963) for SATB
Rhapsody for medium voice and piano (1968). [Copyright dated is 1974.] Text: William Braithwaite. 4 pages.
Rhapsody for piano (1960). Written for Janis Rozena-Peri.
Rhyme for saxophone and piano— for alto saxophone and piano (1968; revised 1977). Duration: 2:46.
Ride, Ride, Ride King Jesus for SATB a cappella (1974). Duration: 3:14 [based on a spiritual]
Salon du Cappricii, for piano (1972). Contents: (1) Kofi; (2) Trek; (3) Gettera; (4) Paen; (5) Mumura; (6) Nino; (7) Jangada; (8) Balzo; (9) Vele. Duration: 12:09.
Sanctus and Agnus Dei (1969)
Ships That Pass in the Night, for baritone and chamber ensemble (1988). Text: Paul Laurence Dunbar. Duration: 8:16. 22 pages. Piccolo, flute, alto and tenor saxophones, 2 trumpets, timpani, bass and tenor drums, congo drums, tambourine, gong, piano and baritone, speaking voice (narrator). Performed by Cleveland Chamber Symphony. [This is a revised version of her 1953 work, Symphonic Poem.]
Sing unto the Lord a new song, a cantata for soprano, mezzo-soprano, baritone, narrator, SATB, flute, timpani, harp and organ (1976). (37:12) Contents: (1) Introduction, for organ; (2) Petition, for soprano, mezzo-soprano, narrator and timpani); (3) For the Lord is a Great God, narrator, SATB, flute, harp and organ; (4) Sing unto the Lord a new song, for SATB and organ; (5) Ensemble, The Lord is High Above All Nations for soprano, mezzo-soprano, flute and organ; (6) Thanksgiving, Hallelujah, How Good it is to Sing Praise, for narrator, SATB and timpani; (7) Laud, praise, and glory, for SATB, flute and organ; (8) Canzonet, for mezzo-soprano and organ; (9) Finale, chorale and amen. Laud, praise, and glory. Text: Zenobia P. Powell.
Sinner Man So Hard, Believe! for soprano and piano (1967; revised 1969). 4 pages [based on a spiritual]
Sonata for clarinet and piano (1963). Contents: (1) Lively; (2) Moderate; (3) Three-quarter time; (4) Very fast. Duration: 7:43.
Sonata for violin and piano: Allegro non troppo; Adagio; Presto; Written for Dimistrios Cokinos. [Score is lost.]
Sonata for piano (1960). Duration: 6:23. (1) Andante (2) Lento (3) Allegro
Sonata No. 3 (1959-1960) (6:23)
Sonatine for piano (1963). (1) Allegro (2) Lively
Songs for Nobody, SATB; Texts by Zenobia Powell Perry. Premiere: Jackson State College Choir, Jackson College, Mississippi. December 1961; Ariel Lovelace, Director.
Sound Patterns, for narrator and clarinet (1978). Text: Zenobia P. Powell. Duration: 3:17. [There is a version of this piece for Spoken Voice Ensemble and B-flat Clarinet (1980). 4 pages.]
Spring Song—see Cycle of Songs on Poems of Paul Laurence Dunbar
Standing in the Need of Prayer for baritone and piano (1976).
Still, Still (1972) [arrangement]
String Quartet No. 1 (1964). Premiered at Antioch College in Yellow Springs, Ohio, March 14, 1964. Myron Kartman, conductor. [Score has been lost.]
[This string quartet may have been written in Arkansas, before 1955, not 1964.]
String Quartet No. 2 (1964)—see Three Designs for Four Players (1964)
Suite for piano (1963): Caprice, Nocturne, Times Five.
Suite for Women's Voices for SSAA and piano (1963; rev. 1984). (1) "At Tea;" (2) "By Her Aunt's Grave;" (3) "Outside the Window." Text: Thomas Hardy. Duration: 6:12. 21 pages.
Sunset—see Cycle of Songs on Poems of Paul Laurence Dunbar
Symphonic poem, for orchestra (1954). (7:13) This was Perry's University of Wyoming Masters thesis project, later revised and presented under a new name, Ships That Pass in the Night (1988) (8:16) Orchestration: 2 flutes, 2 clarinets, 2 oboes, 2 bassoons, 2 trumpets, four French horns, 2 trombones, 2 tubas, timpani, cymbal and strings. Premiered July 9, 1954 in Caspar, Wyoming and Denver, Colorado, with the University of Wyoming Orchestra. Saul Caston, conductor. [In 1955, there was a version for band, performed April 19, 1955.]
Tawawa House, opera in 2 acts for SSSAATTBB (1985). Text: Zenobia P. Powell. Duration: two hours with intermission. Premiere: 1987; Paul Robeson Cultural and Performing Arts Center, Central State University, Ohio. Orchestration: 2 flutes, 2 oboes, 2 B-flat clarinets, 2 bassoons, 2 F horns, 2 trumpets, 2 tenor trombones, bass trombone and tuba. timpani, Bass drum, strings. Roles: 3 sopranos, 2 mezzo sopranos, 2 tenors, baritone and bass baritone.
Tempo for Wind Ensemble and Soprano (1993). Text by R.H. Grenville (lives in Victoria, Canada). 17 pages. Orchestration: piccolo, flute, oboe, 3 B-flat clarinets, alto clarinet, bass clarinet, bassoon, alto saxophone, tenor saxophone, baritone saxophone, 3 trumpets, 4 F horns, baritone horn, 3 trombones, basses, timpani, drums, soprano solo. Written for and performed by Janis-Rozena Peri with West Virginia University Wind Ensemble, spring 1994.
The Cottage for soprano and piano (1964). [Copyright 1965.]Text: Jones Very (1813-1880, American transcendentalist poet). Duration: 2:33. 5 pages. Premiered by Joyce Matis.
The Love of God for SATB (1991). a cappella. Text: Zenobia P. Perry. Duration: 3:00.
The Quiet of Christmas—see Notes of Christmas
There's a Little Wheel A Turnin', for SATB a cappella (1976). Duration: 2:58. [based on a spiritual]
Three Designs for Four Strings (String Quartet No. 2, 1964) (10:25). Allegro moderato; Adagio; Allegro. 33 pages. Premiered by Antioch Quartet (Myron Kartmann), 1966. [At one time this was called Three Designs for Four Players.]
Three Expressions for Piano (1973-74): Preface; Merry-Go-Round; Ballad [Score is lost.]
Three Sketches, for piano (1960). Contents: (1) Sketches; (2) Humoreske (1955); (3) Landlord's ballad; (4) Dreams. Duration: 5:44.
Three Songs for Baritone and Piano—see Life Cycle
Three Songs for Christmas, for soprano and piano (1989). (1) "Kid Stuff" (1970)
Text by Frank Horne. Duration 3:02;(2) "Fulfillment" (1989) Text by Zenobia P. Perry. Duration 2:25; (3) "Mary had a baby" (1980) for soprano and violoncello and piano. [This is an arrangement of a folksong.] Duration: 2:32. "Kidstuff" was recorded by Sebronette Barnes on a compact disc issued in 2000 on Senrab Records.
Threnody song cycle for soprano and piano. (1) "Threnody" (1969); (2) "Alien" (1970)
(3) "Bendiction" (1972)(4) "Poet" (1969) (5) "Pastourelle" (1971). Text by Donald Jeffrey Hayes. Written for Janis Rozena Peri. Total duration of cycle: 12:57. [At one time this was called Atmosphere Cycle; the first performance only included "Threnody," "Poet" and "Pastourelle."] There is also a version of "Benediction" for violin and piano.
Times Five for solo piano. Performed 1963 by William Hollie, San Francisco—see Suite for piano. [Score may have been lost.]
Toast—see A Toast
To All of You for soprano and piano. Poem of Frank Horne. Premiered June 1, 1970 by Janis-Rozena Peri at NYP Library at Lincoln Center.
Toast—see Three Songs for Baritone and piano.
Tornado—see Narrative
Tranquility and Commotion for orchestra. Commissioned by the Columbus Symphony, premiered November 1982. 2 flutes, 2 oboes, 2 clarinets, 2 bassoons, 4 horns, 2 trombones, tuba, strings and tympani. (c. 18 minutes)
The Twelve Days of Christmas for SATB and piano [date unknown] [arrangement]
Two Letters for clarinet, violoncello and piano (1975). Contents: (1) "Written in spring" (2) "Written at summer's end." Duration: 3:34. 13 pages. Premiered at Dayton Chamber Music Society, September 28, 1975. [There is another version of "Written in Spring" for violin, cello, clarinet and bassoon.]
Up Over My Head, for soprano, oboe and piano. [based on a spiritual]
Variations for Piano (1961)
You Hear the Constant Drumming (baritone)
Whisper My Soul—see Three Songs for Baritone and Piano
A Bit of Fun—see Arkansia
A Mighty Fortress Is Our God (J.S. Bach) (1975) arranged for instrumental ensemble and chorus, "In Celebration of the opening of two new buildings at CSU." 15 pages. Translation by Frederick Henry Hedge. Instrumentation: piccolo, 2 flutes, 2 clarinets in B-flat, 2 saxophones in E-flat, 1 B-flat saxophone, 2 trumpets; 3 horns in F, 2 trombones, baritone horn, 2 basses, 3 percussionists, string bass; mixed chorus.
A Rhyme—see Rhyme
A Toast, for baritone voice and piano (1970) Text: Frank Horne. 2 pages.
Aftermath—see Narrative
Ah Got a Home in a Dat Rock for soprano and piano (1969). "In memory of my grandfather Charlie Thompson." 6 pages. [based on a spiritual]
Angels Done Bowed Down—see O de Angels Done Bowed Down
Arkanasia, Suite for violin and piano (1955). Contents: (1) Landscape; (2) Folk song; (3) A bit of fun. Duration: 6:53. Orchestration: 6-4-2-6-3. Originally composed for violin and piano, for Joseph. Premiered January 10, 1955 by String Choir of Forest City, Arkansas, Eugene Isom, conductor at Arkansas A. M. and N. [Premiere had two movements: Folk Song and Divertissement.]
At tea, suite—see Suite for Women's Voices
Atmosphere Cycle—see Threnody
Benediction—see Threnody
Cantata—see Sing Unto The Lord a New Song
Certainly Lord, for tenor and piano (1974). [based on a spiritual]
Capriccio for solo piano (1961)
Capriccios (1972), a suite of ten pieces for piano-renamed and consolidated into Piano Potpouri
Chit-Chat—see Conversations
Choral Suite No. 1 (1963) for tape sounds, percussion, piano, 16-voice choir. (Performed October 25, 1974; program states it was composed in 1963.)
Christmas is More—see Notes of Christmas
Conversation for two flutes and piano (1975). Contents: (1) Greetings; (2) Chit-chat; (3) Gossip. Duration: 3:03.
Cottage—see The Cottage
Couldn't Hear Nobody Pray for baritone and piano (1978) 3 pages. [based on a spiritual]
Cycle of Songs On Poems of Paul Laurence Dunbar for voice and piano (1977-1983). (1) Sunset (1977) 5 pages (2) On A Clean Book (1979) 3 pages (3) Spring Song (1979) 4 pages (4) Life (1978) 4 pages (5) Drizzle (1979) 4 pages. Duration: 15:13 ; 19 pages. [Another version of this song cycle states that it was composed between 1977 and 1983.]
Done Made My Vow to the Lord, for SATB (1974). Duration: 3:04. [based on a spiritual]
Dream—see Three Sketches
Drizzle—see Cycle of Songs on Poems of Paul Laurence Dunbar
Echoes from the Journey for soprano and chamber orchestra (1990). Text: Zenobia P. Perry. Duration: 14:03. 32 pages. [There is also a score which is labeled "Revised for Chamber Orchestra and Soprano 1991"] Instrumentation: flute, oboe, B-flat clarinet, trumpet, two percussion players, strings and piano. Contains "Field Hollers" with trumpet. Includes spirituals "Wade in the Water," "I Want to Die Easy," and "Swing, Low Sweet Chariot." Premiered by Cleveland Chamber Symphony at John Carroll University, February 1991.
Elegy for Brass Quintet (1980, revised 1989) for Trumpet, 2 horns in F, Trombone and Tuba/Euphonium. 7 pages. Duration: 6. In one movement. [Also a version for B-flat clarinet, 2 horns and 2 bassoons.]
Episodes I and II for horn and piano (1983). Duration: 3:17. A third movement was added, entitled Prelude (2000). 16 pages.
Essay for piano (1958). Duration: 4:16.
Excursions for piano trio (1989). In one movement. Duration: 4:21. 12 pages.
Fantasy for piano (1972, rev. 1992). Duration: 3:15.
Fantasy for violin and piano (1968; revised 1972) (3:15) 9 pages. In one movement.
Festival overture for organ. Duration: 3:04.
Florence Price's Dances in the Cane Brakes [arrangement for two pianos]
Folksong—see Arkansia
Four Mynms for Three Players for flute, oboe, and piano (1963; revised 1968 and 1979). Contents: (1) Pensive; (2) Jovial; (3) Melancholy; (4) Jubilant.
Fulfillment—see Three Songs for Christmas
Gifts of God for SSA and piano. (1980) Text: Zenobia P. Perry. Duration: 2:12.
Gloria in Excelsis (1991) for soprano and piano.
Go Tell It On The Mountain for SATB a cappella (1974). Duration: 3:02. [based on a spiritual]
Gossip—see Conversations
Great Gittin' Up Mornin'—see Tawawa House
Hallelujah for brass octet (1984). [There is also a version for woodwind octet, performed in 1991.]
Hallelujah for unison children's chorus and SS chorus (1972). Duration: 1:22.
Hallelujah to the lamb for soprano and piano (1969; revised 1982). 7 pages. [based on a spiritual]
Heritage, for baritone and piano (1968). Text: Claude McKay, from the poem, "The White House" Duration: 2:40. [There is also a version for soprano and piano.] See Heritage and Life.
Heritage and Life: A Cycle of Songs for soprano and piano. (Poetry of Frank Horne) (1) Heritage; (2) Rhapsody; (3) Immortality; (4) Kid Stuff; (5) A Toast (6) To All of You.
[The] Hidden Words of Bahá'u'lláh (1977) for soprano, flute and piano. Contents: (1) O son of spirit; (2) 0 children of men; (3) 0 son of being; (4) O friends abandon not the everlasting beauty; (5) 0 companion of my throne; (6) 0 oppressors on earth withdraw. 23 pages. Duration: 14:08. Commissioned by Janis Rozena-Peri for New York debut recital.
Homage to William Levi Dawson on his 90th birthday (1990)—see Piano Potpourri
How Charming Is The Place, for soprano and organ or piano (1994). Words by Samuel Stennett (1787). Written for Janis Rozena-Peri. 2 pages. Composed for the dedication of the redecorated nave and chancel of Christ Episcopal Church, Xenia, Ohio.
Humoreske—see Three Sketches
Hymn for Brass Quartet (1963)
Impromptu for solo piano (1957).
In the Great Gittin' Up Mornin' SATB and piano
Introduction, Prelude and Danse for band (1968) (4:22) Dedicated to Central State University Band for performance at Charter Day, 1968. Orchestration: 2 flutes, 3 clarinets, B-flat bass clarinet, 2 bassoons, 2 alto saxophones, 1 tenor saxophone, flugelhorn, 3 trumpets, 2 horns in F, 2 horns in E, 3 trombones, 3 basses, bass drum and cymbal. Premiere: CSU Band, Ion Polater, conductor. [Originally included only Introduction and Danse.]
It's Me O Lord Standing in the Need of Prayer for baritone and piano (1974). 3 pages. [based on a spiritual}
Journey—see Echoes from the Journey
Jovial—see Four Mynyms for Three Players
Jubilant—see Four Mynyms for Three Players
Kid Stuff—see Three Songs for Christmas
Kum Ba Yah for SATB (1975) [based on a spiritual]
Kum Ba Yah for children's chorus and conga drum [based on a spiritual]
Lamb of God for SSA (1958). Duration: 2:03.
Landlord's Ballad—see Three Sketches
Landscape—see Arkansia
Latino rhythms for 2 trumpets and piano (1959). Duration: 4:02.
Life—see Three Songs for baritone and piano
Life—see Cycle of Songs on Poems of Paul Laurence Dunbar
Life Cycle: Three Songs for baritone and piano (1971). Contents: (1) Whisper 0 my soul (1969) Text by William Stanley Braitwaite] Duration: 3:10 ; (2) A toast (1970). Text by Frank Horne] Duration: 2:09); (3) Life (1971) Text by Paul Laurence Dunbar Duration: 1:42. Total song cycle, duration: 7:00.
Lift Every Voice and Sing for SATB and band. Arrangement of piece by J. Rosamond Johnson. Text by James Weldon Johnson. Arranged for premiered of opening of new music building at CSU, January 1975. 12 pages. Orchestration: flutes, oboe, clarinets; saxophones, trumpets, trombones, basses, timpani, snare, cymbal, chimes.
Love Came Down at Christmas, for unison children's chorus and strings (1972). Text: C. Rossetti. Duration: 1:41. 6 pages.
Marche for piano (1974). Duration: 2:48.
Mary Had a Baby—see Three Songs for Christmas
Mass in F sharp minor for soprano and bass soli, SATB and piano or organ 1968). Contents: (1) Kyrie eleison; (2) Credo; (3) Sanctus; (4) Agn us Dei; (5) Gloria in excelsis.
Melancholy—see Four Mynyms for Three Players
Moods for mixed quartet of voices, marimba and congo drum. Premiered July 25, 1974 by North County New Music Performers. Zenobia Perry, conducting.
Music from Ohio (1993) for SATB and piano. Includes "Silently" and "Christmas is More." See also Notes of Christmas.
Narrative for flute, narrator/soprano, two percussionists and piano (1975). Contents: (1) "Tornado" (2) "Aftermath." Text: Zenobia Powell Perry. Duration: 5:52. 18 pages. Premiered July 25, 1974 by North Country New Music Performers, with Zenobia Perry, conducting. [A version of this was presented November 7, 1974 as Narrative for speaker, flute and piano. Another version was presented April 2, 1975 as Narrative for Flute, Narrator, and Piano (after the tornado April 3, 1974): "Prologue" and "Narrative."]
Night in Tawawa for trumpet and piano (1963)
Nocturne for piano (1961)
Notes of Christmas, for SATB and piano (1991). Contents: (1) The quiet of Christmas, for SATB a cappella, Text: Mildred N. Hoyer. 5 pages (2) Christmas Is More, Text: R. H. Grenville. Duration: 5:32. 16 pages. Dedicated to the Oberlin Community Chamber Singers, Carol Longsworth, Director. [At one point this may have been called Music from Ohio (1993) and there was a movement called Silently.]
Nova Sonos (electronic music on tape). Premiered at North Country Music Festival, Potsdam, New York.
O de Angels Done Bowed Down (1973) for mezzo soprano and voice. [There is a version in 1969, with the following inscription: "As sung by my grandfather, Charlie Thompson."] [There is also a version for soprano and piano (1973). 5 pages. There is another version for SSAA Quartet (2000)] [based on a spiritual]
O Lord, Make Thy Beauty, for SATB, a cappella (1991). Text: prayer. Duration: 2:08.
O the angels done bowed—see O de Angels Done Bowed Down
Of Life and Love for soprano and piano. Contents: (1) Sunset; (2) On a clean book; (3) Spring song; (4) Life; (5) Drizzle; (6) Philosophy. Text: Paul Laurence Dunbar. Duration: 15:13. See also Cycle of Songs on Poems by Paul Laurence Dunbar, which is a version of some of these songs for baritone and piano.
O Peter, Go Ring Dem Bells for SATB and piano. [based on a spiritual]
O Whisper, O My Soul—see Great Gittin' Up Mornin' of Tawawa House
On a Clean Book—see Cycle of Songs on Poems of Paul Laurence Dunbar
Pastels for orchestra (1986). Duration: 6:20. 15 pages. In one movement. Orchestration: 2 flutes, 2 oboes, 2 B-flat clarinets, bass clarinet in B flat, 2 bassoons, 4 horns in F, 2 trumpets in B flat, 3 trombones, 1 tuba, timpani (28", 25" and 23") and strings. [This was read by the Detroit Symphony Orchestra, but not publicly performed.]
Pavanne for piano (1975). Duration: 3:18.
Pensive—see Four Mynyms for Three Players
Philosophy for flute, cello and voice. (1984) Text: Paul Lawrence Dunbar. 8 pages
Philosophy—see Of Life and Love
[Many of Zenobia Perry's piano pieces have been reorganized in to various groups over the years under a variety of names and titles.]
Piano potpourri (1990)
1. Vignette no.1 (originally a teaching piece)
2. Orrin and echo
3. Ties
4. Flight
5. A jazz trifle
6. Blaize
7. Promenade (1988)
8. Times seven
9. Soliloquy
10. Homage to William Levi Dawson on his 90th birthday (1990) in three movements: (1) Smooth flowing; (2) Cantabile; (3) Moderate. Published in Black Women Composers: A Century of Piano Music, 1893-1990, ed. by Helen Walker-Hill, (Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania: Hildegard Publishing Co., 1992. 3 pages.)
11. Round and round
12. Teeta
13. Rhapsody
14. Vignette no.2.
15. Childhood capers.
Piano Sonata No. 3 (1959-60). Premiered in 1960.
Piano Sonatina (1962)
Precious Lord (1976) for SATB and piano. [based on a spiritual]
Prelude for horn and piano—see Episodes I and II
Prelude for organ (1973). 2 pages.
Prelude and aria for clarinet (1969).
Prelude and dance for band (1968)—see Introduction, Prelude and Dance for band.
Prism for organ (1975) 7 pages Duration: 2:55. Also version for solo piano.
Quiet of Christmas—see Notes of Christmas
Redemption (1963) for SATB
Rhapsody for medium voice and piano (1968). [Copyright dated is 1974.] Text: William Braithwaite. 4 pages.
Rhapsody for piano (1960). Written for Janis Rozena-Peri.
Rhyme for saxophone and piano— for alto saxophone and piano (1968; revised 1977). Duration: 2:46.
Ride, Ride, Ride King Jesus for SATB a cappella (1974). Duration: 3:14 [based on a spiritual]
Salon du Cappricii, for piano (1972). Contents: (1) Kofi; (2) Trek; (3) Gettera; (4) Paen; (5) Mumura; (6) Nino; (7) Jangada; (8) Balzo; (9) Vele. Duration: 12:09.
Sanctus and Agnus Dei (1969)
Ships That Pass in the Night, for baritone and chamber ensemble (1988). Text: Paul Laurence Dunbar. Duration: 8:16. 22 pages. Piccolo, flute, alto and tenor saxophones, 2 trumpets, timpani, bass and tenor drums, congo drums, tambourine, gong, piano and baritone, speaking voice (narrator). Performed by Cleveland Chamber Symphony. [This is a revised version of her 1953 work, Symphonic Poem.]
Sing unto the Lord a new song, a cantata for soprano, mezzo-soprano, baritone, narrator, SATB, flute, timpani, harp and organ (1976). (37:12) Contents: (1) Introduction, for organ; (2) Petition, for soprano, mezzo-soprano, narrator and timpani); (3) For the Lord is a Great God, narrator, SATB, flute, harp and organ; (4) Sing unto the Lord a new song, for SATB and organ; (5) Ensemble, The Lord is High Above All Nations for soprano, mezzo-soprano, flute and organ; (6) Thanksgiving, Hallelujah, How Good it is to Sing Praise, for narrator, SATB and timpani; (7) Laud, praise, and glory, for SATB, flute and organ; (8) Canzonet, for mezzo-soprano and organ; (9) Finale, chorale and amen. Laud, praise, and glory. Text: Zenobia P. Powell.
Sinner Man So Hard, Believe! for soprano and piano (1967; revised 1969). 4 pages [based on a spiritual]
Sonata for clarinet and piano (1963). Contents: (1) Lively; (2) Moderate; (3) Three-quarter time; (4) Very fast. Duration: 7:43.
Sonata for violin and piano: Allegro non troppo; Adagio; Presto; Written for Dimistrios Cokinos. [Score is lost.]
Sonata for piano (1960). Duration: 6:23. (1) Andante (2) Lento (3) Allegro
Sonata No. 3 (1959-1960) (6:23)
Sonatine for piano (1963). (1) Allegro (2) Lively
Songs for Nobody, SATB; Texts by Zenobia Powell Perry. Premiere: Jackson State College Choir, Jackson College, Mississippi. December 1961; Ariel Lovelace, Director.
Sound Patterns, for narrator and clarinet (1978). Text: Zenobia P. Powell. Duration: 3:17. [There is a version of this piece for Spoken Voice Ensemble and B-flat Clarinet (1980). 4 pages.]
Spring Song—see Cycle of Songs on Poems of Paul Laurence Dunbar
Standing in the Need of Prayer for baritone and piano (1976).
Still, Still (1972) [arrangement]
String Quartet No. 1 (1964). Premiered at Antioch College in Yellow Springs, Ohio, March 14, 1964. Myron Kartman, conductor. [Score has been lost.]
[This string quartet may have been written in Arkansas, before 1955, not 1964.]
String Quartet No. 2 (1964)—see Three Designs for Four Players (1964)
Suite for piano (1963): Caprice, Nocturne, Times Five.
Suite for Women's Voices for SSAA and piano (1963; rev. 1984). (1) "At Tea;" (2) "By Her Aunt's Grave;" (3) "Outside the Window." Text: Thomas Hardy. Duration: 6:12. 21 pages.
Sunset—see Cycle of Songs on Poems of Paul Laurence Dunbar
Symphonic poem, for orchestra (1954). (7:13) This was Perry's University of Wyoming Masters thesis project, later revised and presented under a new name, Ships That Pass in the Night (1988) (8:16) Orchestration: 2 flutes, 2 clarinets, 2 oboes, 2 bassoons, 2 trumpets, four French horns, 2 trombones, 2 tubas, timpani, cymbal and strings. Premiered July 9, 1954 in Caspar, Wyoming and Denver, Colorado, with the University of Wyoming Orchestra. Saul Caston, conductor. [In 1955, there was a version for band, performed April 19, 1955.]
Tawawa House, opera in 2 acts for SSSAATTBB (1985). Text: Zenobia P. Powell. Duration: two hours with intermission. Premiere: 1987; Paul Robeson Cultural and Performing Arts Center, Central State University, Ohio. Orchestration: 2 flutes, 2 oboes, 2 B-flat clarinets, 2 bassoons, 2 F horns, 2 trumpets, 2 tenor trombones, bass trombone and tuba. timpani, Bass drum, strings. Roles: 3 sopranos, 2 mezzo sopranos, 2 tenors, baritone and bass baritone.
Tempo for Wind Ensemble and Soprano (1993). Text by R.H. Grenville (lives in Victoria, Canada). 17 pages. Orchestration: piccolo, flute, oboe, 3 B-flat clarinets, alto clarinet, bass clarinet, bassoon, alto saxophone, tenor saxophone, baritone saxophone, 3 trumpets, 4 F horns, baritone horn, 3 trombones, basses, timpani, drums, soprano solo. Written for and performed by Janis-Rozena Peri with West Virginia University Wind Ensemble, spring 1994.
The Cottage for soprano and piano (1964). [Copyright 1965.]Text: Jones Very (1813-1880, American transcendentalist poet). Duration: 2:33. 5 pages. Premiered by Joyce Matis.
The Love of God for SATB (1991). a cappella. Text: Zenobia P. Perry. Duration: 3:00.
The Quiet of Christmas—see Notes of Christmas
There's a Little Wheel A Turnin', for SATB a cappella (1976). Duration: 2:58. [based on a spiritual]
Three Designs for Four Strings (String Quartet No. 2, 1964) (10:25). Allegro moderato; Adagio; Allegro. 33 pages. Premiered by Antioch Quartet (Myron Kartmann), 1966. [At one time this was called Three Designs for Four Players.]
Three Expressions for Piano (1973-74): Preface; Merry-Go-Round; Ballad [Score is lost.]
Three Sketches, for piano (1960). Contents: (1) Sketches; (2) Humoreske (1955); (3) Landlord's ballad; (4) Dreams. Duration: 5:44.
Three Songs for Baritone and Piano—see Life Cycle
Three Songs for Christmas, for soprano and piano (1989). (1) "Kid Stuff" (1970)
Text by Frank Horne. Duration 3:02;(2) "Fulfillment" (1989) Text by Zenobia P. Perry. Duration 2:25; (3) "Mary had a baby" (1980) for soprano and violoncello and piano. [This is an arrangement of a folksong.] Duration: 2:32. "Kidstuff" was recorded by Sebronette Barnes on a compact disc issued in 2000 on Senrab Records.
Threnody song cycle for soprano and piano. (1) "Threnody" (1969); (2) "Alien" (1970)
(3) "Bendiction" (1972)(4) "Poet" (1969) (5) "Pastourelle" (1971). Text by Donald Jeffrey Hayes. Written for Janis Rozena Peri. Total duration of cycle: 12:57. [At one time this was called Atmosphere Cycle; the first performance only included "Threnody," "Poet" and "Pastourelle."] There is also a version of "Benediction" for violin and piano.
Times Five for solo piano. Performed 1963 by William Hollie, San Francisco—see Suite for piano. [Score may have been lost.]
Toast—see A Toast
To All of You for soprano and piano. Poem of Frank Horne. Premiered June 1, 1970 by Janis-Rozena Peri at NYP Library at Lincoln Center.
Toast—see Three Songs for Baritone and piano.
Tornado—see Narrative
Tranquility and Commotion for orchestra. Commissioned by the Columbus Symphony, premiered November 1982. 2 flutes, 2 oboes, 2 clarinets, 2 bassoons, 4 horns, 2 trombones, tuba, strings and tympani. (c. 18 minutes)
The Twelve Days of Christmas for SATB and piano [date unknown] [arrangement]
Two Letters for clarinet, violoncello and piano (1975). Contents: (1) "Written in spring" (2) "Written at summer's end." Duration: 3:34. 13 pages. Premiered at Dayton Chamber Music Society, September 28, 1975. [There is another version of "Written in Spring" for violin, cello, clarinet and bassoon.]
Up Over My Head, for soprano, oboe and piano. [based on a spiritual]
Variations for Piano (1961)
You Hear the Constant Drumming (baritone)
Whisper My Soul—see Three Songs for Baritone and Piano
