Leaves of Gold for contralto, clarinet, violin, and piano, a song cycle on poems of J. R. R. Tolkien; commissioned by UAA for performance April, 2002

Gilgamesh: A Concert Aria, small ensemble version for Contralto, Piano, Percussion and Tape (l976); published in the Society of Composers, Inc. CD Series, Vol. 3 and Journal of Music Scores, Vol. 17

Kyrie and Awakening, for contralto, mixed chorus, organ, and percussion (1991); from Mass for Winter Solstice for the Fairbanks Choral Society; a group composition premiered December 8, 1991

Alaskan Beasts, poems by John Haines (l986)

"The Tunnel," poem by John Haines (1983)

"The Seasons Pass," poem by Alan Walker (1982)

Our Father in Heaven, from Good News for Modern Man (1976)

Prairie Songs, a Song Cycle for contralto and piano, from Red Rose and Grey Cowl by Warren Kliewer (l97l)

CHORAL MUSIC

TO THE SORROW STRING, poem by W. S. Merwin; for mixed chorus a cappella (2001)

Dies Irae for mixed chorus, trombones, and percussion (1989)

These are the Images: Choruses from Homestead (l984)

Our Father in Heaven from Good News for Modern Man (1976); available for mixed chorus

Preserve Me, O God; mixed chorus

Ho, Everyone Who Thirsts; SAB Chorus

CHORUS AND BAND

Homestead: a Cantata for Vocal Quartet, Mixed Chorus and Band (1986). Poem by John Haines. Commissioned by UAA; premiere performances, December 11-12, 1986.

PIANO SOLO

THE MASQUE: Sonata No. 2 (1992); part of the The Rituals Project
       I. With Vigor and Determination
      II. Loose Canons
    III. Positive Variations and Negative
    IV. Consider the Circle/Consider the Fugue

Tok Dances (1992), arrangement for piano solo

Sonata for Piano (l984), Commissioned by Jean-Paul Billaud; premiered 1984

        I. With energy and drama
      II. Themes with Variations
    III. Joke
    IV. A Seasonal March

ORCHESTRA

Remembered Dreams: Concerto for Clarinet and Chamber Orchestra

Tok Dances, Overture for Chamber Orchestra (1992)

Concerto for Trombone and Orchestra (in progress)

Rituals: The Overture for Orchestra (1989) part of The Rituals Project; premiered May 16, 1992 by the Anchorage Civic Orchestra (a.k.a. Ridin’ the Rails)

Masks and Rituals: for flute and chamber orchestra (1989); premiered by the UAA Sinfonia

Celebrations: Symphony No. 2 for Orchestra (1988)
       I. Joyous
      II. Two Tunes
    III. Shout
    IV. Chorales

---Commissioned by the Anchorage Symphony Orchestra and supported by grants from the University of Alaska Anchorage (UAA) and from the Alaska State Council on the Arts.  Premiered Jan. 21, 1989.

Rituals for Violin and Orchestra (1988)
---Commissioned by the Anchorage Youth Symphony; premiere performance February 23, 1988, with the composer's son, David Belden, as soloist.

Star Fall: Arrangement of an original composition for the Anchorage Symphony Orchestra (1980)

Divinum Mysterium: Variations on "Of A Father's Love Begotten" (l973-76)

Enchasements for Symphony Orchestra (l975)

Diff'rences for Orchestra and Prepared Tape (l974)

CHAMBER MUSIC AND INSTRUMENTAL SOLOS

THE MASQUE: A Piano Quintet (1992); also playable as a string quartet
       I. With Vigor and Determination
      II. Variations
    III. Loose Canons
    IV. Consider the Circle/Consider the Fugue

---Commissioned by UAA for North/South Consonance; part of the The Rituals Project; premiered January 28, 1992 at Merkin Concert Hall, New York City

Consider the Circle/Consider the Fugue; arrangement for clarinet, violin and piano

Totem: A Concert Piece for Solo Horn and Woodwind Quartet (1991), part of the The Rituals Project; premiered 1991, Memphis State University

Image Intervention for marimba and violin duo (1990)

ToccataFugue for vibraphone solo (1990); published by C. Alan Publications, 1991

Masks and Rituals: A Sonatina for Flute and Piano (1988)
---Commissioned by Terry Kallenberg; premiered September 25, 1988.

They All Have Flown Away for horn, tuba, and percussion (l978). Commissioned by Mark Wolfe and Sue Hudson

Sonata No. 4 by Handel; arranged for low brass trio by George R. Belden and Donald C. Little, published by Canzona Publications, 1978

Ragnarok for euphonium and tuba; published by Tenuto Publications, l983

Ginnungigap for euphonium and tuba:  T.U.B.A. Journal "Gem Series," Vol. V, No. l, Fall l977

Cantate Domino by Hassler; arranged for brass quintet by George R. Belden and Donald C. Little, published by Canzona Publications, 1975

Intervellen for Brass Quintet (l974)

Zwoelife for Trombone Choir (l973)

Toccata and Fugue for Brass Trio (l972); published by Trombone Association Publications, 1989

BAND

Fantasies: Mythic Variations for Symphonic Wind Ensemble  (1998); Commissioned by UAA; premiered April 18, 1998

Arctic Music for Band: Suite from Homestead (1986); Commissioned by UAA

       I.  Denali White
      II.  Arctic Night
    III.  The High Tundra

The Seasons of Time: Symphony for Band
Commissioned by the Alaska State Council on the Arts

      I.  Seasonal March
     II.  The Seasons Pass
    III.  In Time's Way

Gilgamesh: A Concert Aria for Contralto and Band (l976)

Modratreatise (l975)

Geometrics (l972)

EDUCATIONAL MUSIC: The following fifteen solo compositions and arrangements are published by Belwin/Mills Publishers and correlated with Parts 2 and 3 of Belwin-Mills Band Method, Band Today (l978)

ORIGINAL COMPOSITIONS:
    Quarks and Quasars, baritone solo
    Day Star, baritone solo
    Black Holes in Space, tuba solo
    Neutron Stars, tuba solo
    Star Fall, clarinet solo

ARRANGEMENTS:

    Folksong for Clarinet - Schumann, clarinet solo
    Sonata in D minor - Vivaldi, clarinet solo

The following instrumental solos are arranged and edited with Donald C. Little:

    Air from "Comus" - Arne, baritone solo
    Dove Sei: - Handel, baritone solo
    Air from "Comus" - Arne, tuba solo
    Sailor's Song - Schumann, tuba solo
    Divertimento - Haydn, baritone solo
    Suite in A-flat - Handel, baritone solo
    Largo and Presto - Marcello, tuba solo
    Larghetto and Allegro - Handel, tuba solo

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