
Stephen Paulus
About Stephen Paulus
Hailed by The New Yorker as “...a bright, fluent inventor with a ready lyric gift,” Stephen Paulus was a prolific and beloved American composer whose output of more than 300 works is represented in many genres, including music for orchestra, chorus, chamber ensembles, solo voice, keyboard and opera. Paulus received commissions from countless organizations, including the New York Philharmonic, Cleveland Orchestra, Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, Minnesota Orchestra, Dallas Symphony Orchestra, The Houston Symphony and St. Paul Chamber Orchestra, with subsequent performances from the orchestras of Los Angeles, Philadelphia, St. Louis, the National Symphony Orchestra, and the BBC Radio Orchestra. He served as Composer in Residence for the orchestras of Atlanta, Minnesota, Tucson and Annapolis, and his works have been championed by such eminent conductors as Sir Neville Marriner, Kurt Masur, Christoph von Dohanyi, Leonard Slatkin, Yoel Levi, the late Robert Shaw, and numerous others.
Paulus received commissions from some of the world’s great solo artists, including Thomas Hampson, Håkan Hagegård, Doc Severinsen, William Preucil, Cynthia Phelps, Evelyn Lear, Leo Kottke and Robert McDuffie. Chamber music commissions resulted in works for The Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center, Friends of Music at the Supreme Court, the Cleveland Quartet and Arizona Friends of Chamber Music. He was a featured guest composer at the festivals of Aspen, Santa Fe, Tanglewood, and, in the U.K., the Aldeburgh and Edinburgh Festivals.
As one of contemporary music's pre-eminent composers of opera, Paulus wrote nine works for the dramatic stage. The Postman Always Rings Twice was the first American production to be presented at the Edinburgh Festival, and has received nine productions to date. Paulus received commissions and performances from such companies as the Opera Theatre of St. Louis, Washington Opera, Boston Lyric Opera, Florida Grand Opera, Berkshire Opera Company, Minnesota Opera, and Fort Worth Opera, among others, as well as many universities and colleges.
His choral works have been performed and recorded by some of the most distinguished choruses in the United States, including the New York Concert Singers, Dale Warland Singers, Los Angeles Master Chorale, Robert Shaw Festival Singers, New Music Group of Philadelphia, Master Chorale of Washington DC, Vocal Arts Ensemble of Cincinnati, Mormon Tabernacle Choir, and dozens of other professional, community, church and college choirs. He is one of the most frequently recorded contemporary composers with his music being represented on over fifty recordings.
A recipient of both Guggenheim and NEA Fellowships, Paulus was a strong advocate for the music of his colleagues. He was co-founder and later a Board Vice President of the highly esteemed American Composers Forum, the largest composer service organization in the world. Paulus served on the ASCAP Board of Directors as the Concert Music Representative, a post he held starting in 1990. Paulus’ music has been described by critics and program annotators as rugged, angular, lyrical, lean, rhythmically aggressive, original, often gorgeous, moving, and uniquely American. He wrote in a musical language that the Cleveland Plain Dealer characterized as “...irresistible in kinetic energy and haunting in lyrical design.” The New York Times adds “Mr. Paulus often finds melodic patterns that are fresh and familiar at the same time....His scoring is invariably expert and exceptionally imaginative in textures and use of instruments.” Stephen Paulus passed away in October 2014 from complications of a stroke.Worklist
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from "So Hallow'd Is The Time"Composer: Stephen PaulusMedia Type: Sheet musicEdition: Choral scoreInstrumentation: mixed choirLanguage: EnglishProduct number: EA 482Print editionPrint editionIn stock€4.00Incl. Tax, Excl. Shipping
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Composer: Stephen PaulusMedia Type: Sheet musicInstrumentation: cello and pianoProduct number: EA 774Print editionPrint editionIn stock€18.00Incl. Tax, Excl. Shipping
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a cycle of eight songs for soprano and pianoComposer: Stephen PaulusMedia Type: Sheet musicInstrumentation: Soprano and PianoProduct number: EA 554Print editionPrint editionOut of stock€35.00Incl. Tax, Excl. Shipping
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Arias for Soprano, Mezzo-soprano, and AltoComposer: Stephen PaulusEditor: Philip Brunelle | Lauren IshidaMedia Type: Sheet musicEdition: ScoreInstrumentation: Soprano, Mezzo-soprano and AltoProduct number: ED 30353Print editionPrint editionIn stock€29.95Incl. Tax, Excl. Shipping
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Arias for Tenor, Baritone, and BassComposer: Stephen PaulusMedia Type: Sheet musicEdition: ScoreInstrumentation: tenor, baritone and bassProduct number: ED 30354Print editionPrint editionIn stock€23.95Incl. Tax, Excl. Shipping
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for tenor and pianoComposer: Stephen PaulusMedia Type: Sheet musicInstrumentation: Tenor and PianoLanguage: EnglishProduct number: EA 555Print editionPrint editionIn stock€43.00Incl. Tax, Excl. Shipping
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SuiteComposer: Stephen PaulusMedia Type: Sheet musicInstrumentation: cello and pianoProduct number: EA 604Print editionPrint editionIn stock€43.00Incl. Tax, Excl. Shipping
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for voice and pianoComposer: Stephen PaulusMedia Type: Sheet musicInstrumentation: voice and pianoLanguage: EnglishProduct number: EA 556Print editionPrint editionOut of stock€18.00Incl. Tax, Excl. Shipping
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Composer: Stephen PaulusMedia Type: Sheet musicEdition: ScoreInstrumentation: Mixed Choir and GuitarProduct number: EA 611Print editionPrint editionIn stock€4.50Incl. Tax, Excl. Shipping
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for four-part chorus of mixed voices (SATB) and organ (piano)Composer: Stephen PaulusMedia Type: Sheet musicEdition: ScoreInstrumentation: Mixed Choir and Organ (Piano)Language: EnglishProduct number: EA 466Print editionPrint editionIn stock€4.00Incl. Tax, Excl. Shipping
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New Piano WorksComposer: Robert Beaser | Kamran Ince | Stephen Paulus | Tobias Picker | Christopher Rouse | Joseph Schwantner | Alvin SingletonEditor: Corey FieldMedia Type: Sheet musicSeries: Changing Faces
Instrumentation: pianoLanguage: EnglishProduct number: EA 591Print editionPrint editionOut of stock€18.00Incl. Tax, Excl. Shipping -
Composer: Stephen PaulusMedia Type: Sheet musicEdition: Study scoreSeries: Concerto for Orchestra
Instrumentation: OrchestraProduct number: EA 512Print editionPrint editionIn stock€81.00Incl. Tax, Excl. Shipping -
Composer: Stephen PaulusMedia Type: Hire/performance materialEdition: Performance materialInstrumentation: orchestraHire/performance materialHire/performance material
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Veil of IllusionComposer: Stephen PaulusMedia Type: Hire/performance materialEdition: Performance materialInstrumentation: solo violin, solo cello and orchestraHire/performance materialHire/performance material
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Composer: Stephen PaulusMedia Type: Sheet musicInstrumentation: piano and voiceProduct number: EA 824Print editionPrint editionOut of stock€127.00Incl. Tax, Excl. Shipping
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for solo pianoComposer: Stephen PaulusMedia Type: Hire/performance materialEdition: Performance materialInstrumentation: solo pianoHire/performance materialHire/performance material
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Composer: Stephen PaulusMedia Type: Sheet musicEdition: Piano reduction with solo partsSeries: Divertimento
Instrumentation: harp and pianoProduct number: EA 557Print editionPrint editionIn stock€93.00Incl. Tax, Excl. Shipping -
Composer: Stephen PaulusMedia Type: Hire/performance materialEdition: Performance materialInstrumentation: solo harp and orchestraHire/performance materialHire/performance material
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(Christmas)Composer: Stephen PaulusMedia Type: Sheet musicEdition: ScoreInstrumentation: for two-part chorus (any combination) and keyboardProduct number: EA 511Print editionPrint editionOut of stock€4.00Incl. Tax, Excl. Shipping
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opera in three acts, a prologue and an epilogueComposer: Stephen PaulusMedia Type: Hire/performance materialEdition: Performance materialLanguage: EnglishHire/performance materialHire/performance material
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Composer: Stephen PaulusMedia Type: BookEdition: LibrettoSeries: Heloise and Abelard
Product number: EA 826BookBookOut of stock€13.00Incl. Tax, Excl. Shipping -
from "Letters For the Times"Composer: Stephen PaulusMedia Type: Sheet musicEdition: Choral scoreInstrumentation: mixed choir (SATB) and pianoLanguage: EnglishProduct number: EA 467Print editionPrint editionIn stock€4.00Incl. Tax, Excl. Shipping
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for solo voices (STB), chorus (SATB) and chamber ensembleComposer: Stephen PaulusMedia Type: Hire/performance materialEdition: Performance materialInstrumentation: soprano, tenor, baritone, SATB chorus, chamber ensembleLanguage: EnglishHire/performance materialHire/performance material
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for SSAATTBB chorus a cappellaComposer: Stephen PaulusMedia Type: Hire/performance materialEdition: Performance materialInstrumentation: mixed chorus a cappellaHire/performance materialHire/performance material
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for SSAATTBB chorus a cappellaComposer: Stephen PaulusMedia Type: Sheet musicInstrumentation: Mixed Choir (SATB)Product number: EA 771Print editionPrint editionOut of stock€9.50Incl. Tax, Excl. Shipping
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Composer: Stephen PaulusMedia Type: Sheet musicEdition: Set of string partsInstrumentation: string quartetProduct number: EA 783-01Print editionPrint editionOut of stock€160.00Incl. Tax, Excl. Shipping
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Composer: Stephen PaulusMedia Type: Sheet musicEdition: Full scoreInstrumentation: string quartetProduct number: EA 783Print editionPrint editionOut of stock€66.00Incl. Tax, Excl. Shipping
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A Spring MadrigalComposer: Stephen PaulusMedia Type: Sheet musicEdition: Choral scoreInstrumentation: mixed choirLanguage: EnglishProduct number: EA 524Print editionPrint editionIn stock€4.00Incl. Tax, Excl. Shipping
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for orchestraComposer: Stephen PaulusMedia Type: Hire/performance materialEdition: Performance materialInstrumentation: orchestraHire/performance materialHire/performance material
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Composer: Stephen PaulusMedia Type: Sheet musicEdition: Study scoreSeries: Ordway Overture
Instrumentation: OrchestraProduct number: EA 669Print editionPrint editionIn stock€60.00Incl. Tax, Excl. Shipping -
Composer: Stephen PaulusMedia Type: Sheet musicEdition: Score and partsSeries: Windependence
Instrumentation: Wind bandProduct number: BHI 6102020Print editionPrint editionIn stock€141.00Incl. Tax, Excl. Shipping -
Composer: Stephen PaulusMedia Type: Sheet musicEdition: ScoreSeries: Windependence
Instrumentation: Wind bandProduct number: BHI 6102021Print editionPrint editionIn stock€12.95Incl. Tax, Excl. Shipping -
for mixed chorus and organComposer: Stephen PaulusMedia Type: Hire/performance materialEdition: Performance materialInstrumentation: SATB chorus and organHire/performance materialHire/performance material
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for mixed chorus (SSAATTBB) and organComposer: Stephen PaulusMedia Type: Sheet musicEdition: ScoreInstrumentation: mixed choir (SSAATTBB) and organLanguage: EnglishProduct number: EA 803Print editionPrint editionIn stock€5.00Incl. Tax, Excl. Shipping
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for mezzo-soprano or alto solo, four-part chorus of mixed voices, finger cymbals, and harp (piano)Composer: Stephen PaulusEdition: ScoreInstrumentation: mezzo-soprano or alto solo, four-part chorus, cymbals and harp (piano)Product number: ED 30034Product TypeIn stockAs low as €3.99Incl. Tax
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Composer: Stephen PaulusMedia Type: Sheet musicEdition: ScoreInstrumentation: alto, mixed choir, cymbal and pianoProduct number: EA 550Print editionPrint editionOut of stock€4.00Incl. Tax, Excl. Shipping
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Vol. 1 | for pianoPrint editionPrint editionOut of stock€26.50Incl. Tax, Excl. Shipping
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four movements on a theme of Wallace StevensComposer: Stephen PaulusMedia Type: Hire/performance materialEdition: Performance materialInstrumentation: orchestraHire/performance materialHire/performance material
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from "So Hallow'd Is The Time"Composer: Stephen PaulusMedia Type: Sheet musicEdition: ScoreInstrumentation: mixed choir (SATB) and pianoLanguage: EnglishProduct number: EA 481Print editionPrint editionIn stock€4.00Incl. Tax, Excl. Shipping
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Composer: Stephen PaulusMedia Type: Hire/performance materialEdition: Performance materialInstrumentation: orchestraHire/performance materialHire/performance material
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for four-part chorus of mixed voices (SATB) and soprano soloComposer: Stephen PaulusMedia Type: Sheet musicEdition: Choral scoreInstrumentation: mixed choir (SATB) with soprano soloLanguage: EnglishProduct number: EA 515Print editionPrint editionIn stock€4.00Incl. Tax, Excl. Shipping
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for two-part treble chorus and keyboardComposer: Stephen PaulusMedia Type: Sheet musicEdition: ScoreInstrumentation: two-part treble chorus and keyboardLanguage: EnglishProduct number: EA 525Print editionPrint editionIn stock€4.00Incl. Tax, Excl. Shipping
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Christmas CantataComposer: Stephen PaulusMedia Type: Hire/performance materialEdition: Performance materialInstrumentation: solo parts [high boy's voice, soprano, tenor, baritone], mixed choir and orchestraLanguage: EnglishHire/performance materialHire/performance material
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A Christmas CantataComposer: Stephen PaulusMedia Type: Sheet musicEdition: Choral scoreInstrumentation: mixed choir (SATB)Language: EnglishProduct number: EA 488Print editionPrint editionOut of stock€11.00Incl. Tax, Excl. Shipping
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Christmas CantataComposer: Stephen PaulusMedia Type: Sheet musicEdition: ScoreInstrumentation: mixed choir and pianoLanguage: EnglishProduct number: EA 483Print editionPrint editionOut of stock€4.00Incl. Tax, Excl. Shipping
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Christmas CantataComposer: Stephen PaulusMedia Type: Sheet musicEdition: Piano reductionInstrumentation: solo parts [high boy's voice, soprano, tenor, baritone], mixed choir and orchestraLanguage: EnglishProduct number: EA 479Print editionPrint editionIn stock€26.50Incl. Tax, Excl. Shipping
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for soprano and pianoComposer: Stephen PaulusMedia Type: Sheet musicInstrumentation: Soprano and PianoProduct number: EA 756Print editionPrint editionOut of stock€26.50Incl. Tax, Excl. Shipping
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for small orchestraComposer: Stephen PaulusMedia Type: Hire/performance materialEdition: Performance materialInstrumentation: small orchestraHire/performance materialHire/performance material
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for orchestraComposer: Stephen PaulusMedia Type: Hire/performance materialEdition: Performance materialInstrumentation: orchestraHire/performance materialHire/performance material
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opera in two actsComposer: Stephen PaulusMedia Type: Hire/performance materialEdition: Performance materialLanguage: EnglishHire/performance materialHire/performance material