top of page

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)

bottom of page