Vocal and Choral Music by David A. Jaffe

Songs of California (based on the words of Juniperro Serra, Collis P. Huntington, Ishi, Joe Hill, Cesar Chavez, and John Muir) (1991), an acapella cantata for twelve singers ---15'

Man Meets Dog (how it all began) (1991) for small male chorus and large chorus (SATB) ---8'

Beacons of the Sky (1990) for chorus (SATB) and 1 percussionist ---6'

Wanting the Impossible (echoes of Ives' Unanswered Question) (1984,revised 1990) for baritone and small orchestra (2121,2100, 2 perc., pno., strings) ---12'

Number Man (for the ghost of J.S. Bach) (based on the poem by Carl Sandburg) (1990) a cantata for oboe/E.H. and solo voices (SATB), with optional chorus (SATB) ---30'

Grass (based on the poem by Carl Sandburg) (1990) for female chorus and tape(SSA) ---10'

The Fishing Trip (1986) for 12-voice male chorus and computer-generated and processed tape---8'

Impossible Animals (1986) for chorus (SATB) and computer-generated quadraphonic tape ---8'
Version for SATB soloists and tape (1989).

Bird Seasons (1984) for solo voices or chamber chorus (SATB) ---10'

May All Your Children Be Acrobats (based on The People, Yes by Carl Sandburg) (1980) for mezzo-soprano, eight guitars, and computer-generated tape ---16'

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