Ben Houge, scores


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      I've finally posted the scores below as regular Finale .mus files. You can download and install the free Finale NotePad application to view and print these files. Let me know if you have any problems.

      For a long time these scores were unviewable, as Finale changed the format for their on-line music viewer one too many times. Back in 2000 I upgraded to Finale 2001 strictly for the online music viewing functionality, but it never really worked right, and it was super clunky compared to what their competition was doing. I'm not doing a lot of traditionally noted music these days, but if I ever decide to upgrade again, it won't be to Finale!

      Some of my liturgical music has also been published by Augsburg Fortress and is available for purchase or download. Excerpts from my Morning and Evening Prayer settings were published in the Worship & Praise hymnal (1999) and other works have been included in the Renewing Worship publications Daily Prayer and Life Passages (2004).

      Please let me know if you decide to do anything with this music.


Music from Arcanum (musica arcana) (1999-2000)
      Eighteen brief pieces I composed for the computer game Arcanum: Of Steamworks and Magick Obscura. For string quartet. Up to 45 minutes.

Stranger Personals (1999, 2001-2002)
      Settings of five personal ads from The Stranger, one of Seattle's weekly alternative newspapers. For voice with piano accompaniment. 6 1/2 minutes.

Evening Prayer (1998, rev. 2002)
      Six pieces for the traditional daily office of Evening Prayer, also known as Vespers or Evensong. Commissioned by the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America. For congregation, cantor, and accompaniment.