A L B E R T O U B A C H
C o m p o s i t i o n s
GUITAR SOLO:
SIX SHORT PRELUDES (1979-81)
- A la manera antigua - Navideño - Tres
- Sobre el nombre de Elena - Por otra parte - Scherzoso
STUDY 0 (1981)
“DIFERENCIAS” ON POULENC’S SARABANDE (1982-03)
WATERMELONS “HOMMAGE TO TAMAYO” (1985)
THREE SIMPLE PRELUDES (1988-89)
- En forma de T - Cerca del Tres - Afable
FIVE PRELUDES (1989)
- Glosa sobre el Alabado - Sin el nombre de Elena
- Sin otra parte - Sobre el “Punge Lengua” - Aguinaldo
A NOTE AND TWO LETTERS (1990)
- Note - Letter from Milan - Letter from Mexico
PRELUDES FROM THE SANCTORALE (1990)
- St. Thomas the Apostle - St. Sebastian - St. John the Baptist
TRIPTIC (1991)
- Preludio - Canción - Danza
THREE MUSICAL MOMENTS (1991-92)
- Preámbulo - Sobre el nombre de Jesús Mondragón
- Sobre el nombre de Axa
TWO MEXICAN TUNES (1993)
- Indigena - Mestizo
IN MEMORIAM “On the name of Enrique Cisneros” (1995)
SEVEN MEDITATIONS (1996)
- I - II - III - IV Resurrección - V Abbá - VI - VII
CAPRICE I (1996)
THREE POSTCARDS FROM TIJUANA (1996)
- De Playas - Del Centro - De Cumbres
MEXICAN LOTTERY SUITE I (1996-97)
- The Cello - The Death - The Flag
- The Bonnet - The Pear - The Bandolón (1995)
SEVEN MEDITATIONS (1997)
- VIII - IX Gethsemane - X Cántico - XI - XII - XIII - XIV
CAPRICE II “Pincelada” (1997)
TIJUANELA VIZCAINA (1997)
INSULAR PRELUDE & LESSON 0 (1998)
DAWN. Stude (1998)
SIX MEDITATIONS (1998)
- XV Tijuanela del perfume - XVI Prayer
- XVII Pentecostés - XVIII La Ascención - XIX - XX
SONATA FOR LORCA (2001-02)
- Andantino - Tijuanela
DIARY 2003
(A collection of 365 pieces, including 24 Preludes, 12 Sonatinas, 6 series of 12 pieces,12 groups of 6 pieces, a Grand Canon in 6 sections, 6 Suites, 6 Triptychs, 24 Diptychs, etc.)
NOTE: Suite II from “Mexican Lottery” is part of “Diary 2003”. [See Sub-menu]
BEATLE’S QUODLIBET (2004)
MEDITATION XXI (2005)
ANGANGUEO. Prelude (2006)
CLOSED STREETS (2007-09)
THE VINEYARD / LA VIÑA (2009)
- Obertura - Danza de la Niebla - La Pizca
- Danza de la Pisada - Variación lenta y Reprise
MEXICAN LOTTERY. SUITE III (2009)
- The Ladder (1997) - The Umbrella - The Drum (2003)
- The Heart - The Sun - The Scorpion (2003)
MEXICAN LOTTERY. SUITE IV (2009)
- The Mermaid - The Tree - The Little Devil
- The Lady - The Moon - The Dandy/Fop (Tijuanela)
CHRISTMAS TRIPTIC III (2009)
- Christmas Prelude - Silent Night & Co. - Gaitas & Double
EL AMADIS [I-X] (2007-10)
- Garinter - Darioleta - Floyan - Perion de Gaula - Alberto de Campaña
- Antales - Urgan el Picardo - Artus - Elisena - Amadis sin Tiempo
DIPTIC (2009-10)
- Fantasía sobre temas israelíes - Fantasía sobre temas palestinos
TONAL-ORBITAL PRELUDE (2010)
CHILDREN’S PIECES (2010)
- The Toy Guitar - The Train - Little Roads - Happy Minuet
- The Old Storeroom - The Little Paper Plane - The Little Soldiers
- The Kite - The Basketball Rim - Tic-Tac-Toe - The Bicycle
- Grandpa’s Guitar - My Tree - Miss Witty
ECLECTIC VARIATIONS ON A CUCOPAH TUNE (2007-11)
MEXICAN LOTTERY. SUITE V (2010-11)
- The World - The Apache - The Cactus
- The Watermelon – The Rose - The Skull
EASY TUNES (2010-11)
- Gordon Head Tune - Apollo’s Theme - Royal Oak Tune
- Bubbles at McNeill Bay - Greenglade Tune - PJ’s Tune - Commonwealth Tune
- Esquimalt Tune - Canadian Tune (Red River Valley) - James Bay Tune
- Oak Bay Tune - Juan de Fuca’s Tune
TIJUANELA-IMPROMPTU (2011)
LETICIA’S THEME AND DOUBLE (2011)
SANCTORAL PRELUDES [4-10] (2011)
- St. Brendan the Navigator - St. Oliver Plunket - St. Jacques Fermin
- St. Elizabeth of Portugal - St. Herman of Alaska
- St. Anthony Mary Zaccaria – St. Andrew Kim Taigon
MEXICAN LOTTERY. SUITE VI “The Wine Pitcher” (2011)
- The Rooster - The Barrel - The Wine Pitcher
- The Bottle - The Drunk - The Musician
TIJUANELA DEL GUERRERO (2012)
PIECES FOR THE METHOD (2012)
[Waltz 0 & Shark Variations & Interval Lesson]
TIJUANELA DEL XOLOITZCUINTLE (2013)
THE WISDOM OF DR. TAN (2013)
- Variations on an Old Chinese Song - Ave Maria Theotokos
FROBISHER’S THANKSGIVING (2013)
MEXICAN LOTTERY. SUITE VII (2014)
- The Spider - The Arrows - The Boot (2001)
- The Bird - The Soldier - The Shrimp
TREMOLO STUDY (2015)
LULLABY (2015)
THE HUMMINGBIRD (2015)
THE POKEMON EXPERIMENT (2016)
- Bulbasaur - Ivysaur - Venosaur
PIECES FOR THE METHOD (2017)
[Ace of Diamonds Waltz 0 & March of the Espumiribus]
OKANAGAN WINE (2019)
MEXICAN LOTTERY SUITE VIII (2015, 2020)
- The Heron - The Hand - The Brave Man
- The Canoe - The Parrot - The Melon
ARRANGEMENTS:
TOJOLOBAL LULLABY (2001)
SPANISH ROMANCE (2019)
THE WEDDING FEAST OF CANA [Traditional Irish Song] (2019)
VOICE AND GUITAR:
THREE SONGS AMONG FRIENDS (1987)
- Cuando nos cubra [Alfonso René Gutiérrez]
- Canción del Desierto [Rubén Vizcaíno] - Mirada [Víctor Soto Ferrel]
CANCION Del DESIERTO (Desert Song) [Rubén vizcaíno] (1987)
TWO COCHIMI CHANTS (1988/98)
- Arrullo [free version] (1998) - El Cenzontle [free version] (1988)
TWO POEMS BY DARIO [Rubén Darío] (1990)
- Tarde de trópico - A Cervantes
SAN SEBASTIAN (Saint Sebastian) [Alfonso Reyes] (1990)
TWO CHILDREN’S SONGS [Alberto Ubach] (1991)
- Canción de las letras - Canción de cuna
LLENO DE TI (Full of you) [Ruth Vargas Leyva] (1992)
THREE PSALMS [XIV, LXVI, CXXI] (1992)
MELANCOLIA (Melancholy) [Rubén Darío] (1994)
SONGS BY ALBERTO [Alberto Baeza] (1995)
- Intimidad matinal - El hijo frustrado
UABC’S CHANT [Alberto Ubach] (1996)
SACRED AND PROFANE CHANTS (1997)
- Canto del P. Claudel - Canto de la Guitarra [Francisco Guerrero]
¿QUIÉN ME COMPRA UNA NARANJA? [José Gorostiza] (2001)
VILLANCICO VII, 1689 [Sor Juana] (2001)
EL CAMINO DE LA SEDA (The Silk Road) [Alberto Ubach] (2012)
A PRAYER IN SPRING [Robert Frost] (2014)
CANCIÓN DE CUNA PARA MI CHINITA [Alberto Ubach] (2014)
ARRULLO DEL ABUELO [Alberto Ubach] (2015)
ARRULLO PARA NICOL [Alberto Ubach] (2017)
DAME LA MANO [Gabriela Mistral] (2018)
A CHILD'S SONG OF CHRISTMAS [Marjorie Pickthall] (2020)
VOICE(S) AND VARIOUS INSTRUMENTS:
AVE MARIA for voice, guitar and cello (1986)
FIVE LIGHT SONGS for voice, flute, guitar and cello [Julio Gorga] (1988-89)
- Hoy y también mañana - Casualmente
- Tal vez me estés leyendo - Mi oportunidad - Volveré
DE ALLA (From There) [Alberto Ubach] for 3 voices, mandolin, 2 guitars (1993)
LA JUVENTUD DE HOY (Today’s Youth) for 3 voices [Alberto Ubach, 1975] (1995?)
DOS LETRAS SUELTAS PARA CANTAR EN LA SOLEMNIDAD DEL NACIMIENTO
(Two loose lyrics to sing in the solemnity of the Nativity)
for 2 voices, mandolin, guitar and guitarrón [Sor Juana] (2001)
DON DO, Children’s Opera for 8 voices and piano [Alberto Ubach / Alfonso Reyes] (2005)
ORACION POR LA CIUDAD (Prayer for the City). Oratorio for 4 voices and string orchestra
[Rubén Vizcaíno] (2006)
- Preámbulo - Oración por la Ciudad - Conciencia de la Muerte
- Réquiem para no Vivir – Oremus - Segunda Oración por la Ciudad
- Tijuana mía - Oración Final
POPULAR SONGS:
ADIOS AMIGOS [Alberto Ubach] (1976)
TENEMOS SOLO UN MUNDO [Alberto Ubach] (1995)
TRISTE NAVIDAD [Alberto Ubach] (2011)
CINCO MINUTOS [Alberto Ubach] (201?)
UN BURRO Y UN RATON [Alberto Ubach] (2015)
REFUGIO HORACIA [Alberto Ubach] (2019)
LOS 14 DÍAS DE NAVIDAD [The 14 Days of Christmas] (2020)
CHAMBER MUSIC:
PRELUDE AND FUGHE for 2 guitars (1984)
SONG WITHOUT WORDS for a melodic instrument and guitar (1985)
EL VIOLINISTA RELAMIDO for violin and guitar (1985)
SUEÑO (Dream) for piano and alarm clock (1985)
PARTITA for string quartet (1987)
FIVE CHRISTMAS COUNTERPOINTS for 2 violins (1988)
PREAMBLE for guitar, violin, viola and cello (1993) [After Ponce]
MINUTE WALTZ AND DOUBLE for solo oboe (1996)
TONY GWYNN’S TIJUANELA for clarinet and string quartet (1999)
THREE SONGS for violin, guitar and cello [Song without Words-Ave Maria-Volveré]
INCIDENTAL MUSIC:
JUANETE Y PICADILLO for voice, mandolin and guitar (1997)
- Preámbulo - Canción de los ladrones [Hugo Salcedo]
ENTREMES DEL VIEJO CELOSO for voice, mandolin and guitar (1997)
- Preámbulo - Las riñas de por San Juan [Miguel de Cervantes]
NACIMIENTO, VIDA Y MUERTE (Birth, life and death) for mandolin, 2 guitars and guitarrón (2004)
- Obertura – Nacimiento – Vida - Muerte
PASSION FOR THE VINEYARD (2009) [Arr. Alberto Ubach & Jorge Carrion]
- Obertura - Danza de la Niebla - La Pizca
- Danza de la Pisada - Variación lenta y Reprise
STEVE'S GAME [MIDI] (2010)