Man In The Moon, The  (1998)SSAATTBB  a cappellaDIFF





Original Compositions

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featuring the best music of the big band era,

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Alleluia (1973, 1990)SA with pianoEASY





Written for a children's choir.  There are two textual versions: one for Christmas, and one for Easter.  The music is exactly the same.
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Balloon Going Up (1967, 2007)SATB with pianoMED







A beautiful example of Doug Rintell’s poetry of the 1960's.  The rhythm is "early bossa nova."
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Breathe In The Spirit of God (2003)SSA with pianoMED








This work was commissioned by the Kentucky Baptist Women's Choir.  My wife, Ruth, wrote the text that inspired its creation.

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Days Of BittersweetSATB  with pianoMED
Another of Doug’s beautiful poems of the '60's set in "early rock" rhythm. The piano part has an obbligato section of medium difficulty.

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For If I Die  (1995)SSAATTBB  a cappellaDIFF


Thoughtful and serious, this is the last poem that Doug sent me after we both left St. Louis in 1969. He had an idea for our “next”  musical, and this was the first poem he created for it.  Many years later, I set it for the Ole Miss Concert Singers.

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Land Of Liberty  (2008)    SATB  with piano                           MED


Commissioned for high school use, with a large choir in mind.
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Land Of Liberty - 2  (2008)   SATB  with piano                       MED




This is basically the same composition, but performable with fewer voices.

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Little Boy Blue  (1984)           SATB  a cappella                        DIFF


Based on Eugene Field's wonderful, sad poem, it won the international Ithaca College Composition Contest in 1986, where it was sung by a very good high school chorus.

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Little Ballerina, My  (1993)    SSAATTBB  a cappella              DIFF




For everyone who has, or knows, a little ballerina.  My wife, Ruth, wrote the poetry.
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Little Cowboy  (1985)SSAATTBB  a cappellaDIFF


For everyone who has, or knows, a little cowboy.  Again, Ruth wrote the poetry.

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Little Cowboy - 2  (1985)SSAATTBB  with pianoDIFF



This is my a cappella version plus a piano part.


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Long Ago  (1989)SSAATTBB  a cappellaDIFF




A grandfather's reminiscence.

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Makin' Music Makes Me Happy  (1977)SB with pianoEASY






This work was commissioned by a county school “gifted” program.  It  contains mostly unison (octave) singing and lots of syncopation.


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1945  (1995)  $5.00SSAATTBB  a cappellaVERY DIFF




Based on a poem by my father, this piece calls for two choirs with  some divisi in both.  I envisage a large number of voices, perhaps several hundred.  To perform this would be a huge undertaking, and the text is in German.  It is easily the most dissonant piece I have written.
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With Trumpet And Drum  (1987)SATB  a cappellaDIFF




The text is another wonderful poem by Eugene Field.  The middle section is rhythmically difficult.

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This work was created for my “Song Set III,” and commissioned by the Mississippi Music Teachers Association.  The poetry for the set was created by my wife, Ruth.  It is available through Walton Music.
Merry Christmas, Happy New Year  (1996)SB with pianoEASY






The music is an exact copy of “Makin’ Music Makes Me Happy,”  but with words are for Christmas.

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Ole Miss Christmas, An  (1995)SATB  with pianoDIFF






This was written for the entertainment ensemble at the University of Mississippi, and would be enjoyable for Ole Miss "connected" folks.
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The Village,  (2004)SATB  (3-part ladies' voices) with pianoMED





This was commissioned by the Cedar Mountain Singers in Hot Springs Village.  It is short, and the rhythm has a Spanish "feel." 

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A Village Christmas  (2008)SATB with pianoMED






This is an adaptation of “An Ole Miss Christmas” written for, and dedicated to, the Cedar Mountain Singers of Hot Springs Village, Arkansas.
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This is a 'list-in-progress.' Other works will be added later. Please check back or email us for more information.

Since printing costs, like everything else, have skyrocketed, some of my works are now costing me more to produce than I could reasonably sell them for, so I am making you this offer:  For $100.00  I will send you a single copy of any one of my choral works along with with limited photocopy permission.