Anthony Plog (*1947)
Anthony Plog was born on November 13th, 1947 in Glendale, California. He received his music degree from UCLA (University of California Los Angeles). Trumpet studies were first with his father Clifton Plog and later with Irving Bush, Thomas Stevens and James Stamp. He has a successful international career as a soloist and has made many recordings.
His compositional activities have grown substantially in recent years, and his works are played frequently throughout the world. In 1990 a CD was released which was dedicated to his works for brass («Anthony Plog - Colors for Brass» with the Summit Brass and the St. Louis Brass Quintet - Summit Records DCD 116).
Since September 1993 Anthony Plog is Professor of Music at the Musikhochschule in Freiburg i. Br. (Germany).
His works are characterized by their originality and their rare expressive dimension.
Anthony Plog
2 Scenes
for trumpet, soprano voice and organ
- Level: intermediate
- Duration: 4'40
- Genre: contemporary
- Composed: 1974
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Anthony Plog
3 Miniatures
for bassoon and piano
- Level: intermediate / advanced
- Duration: 6'
- Genre: contemporary
- Composed: 2022
Anthony Plog
3 Miniatures
for tuba and piano or wind ensemble
- Level: intermediate / advanced
- Duration: 7'
- Genre: contemporary
- Composed: 1990
Anthony Plog
3 Miniatures
for horn and piano
- Level: intermediate / advanced
- Duration: 8'
- Genre: contemporary
- Composed: 1998
Anthony Plog
3 Miniatures
for flute and piano
- Level: intermediate / advanced
- Duration: 8'
- Genre: contemporary
- Composed: 2007
Anthony Plog
3 Miniatures
for trombone and wind ensemble
- Level: intermediate / advanced
- Duration: 8'
- Genre: contemporary
- Composed: 1994
Anthony Plog
3 Miniatures
for trumpet and piano
- Level: intermediate / advanced
- Duration: 8'
- Genre: contemporary
- Composed: 1996
Anthony Plog
3 Profiles
for 4 euphoniums and 4 tubas
- Level: intermediate / advanced
- Duration: 8'
- Genre: contemporary
- Composed: 2006
Anthony Plog
3 Sketches
for oboe, horn in F and piano
- Level: intermediate / advanced
- Duration: 9'30
- Genre: contemporary
- Composed: 1995
Anthony Plog
3 Sonnets
for horn, piano and narrator
- Level: intermediate
- Duration: 7'
- Genre: contemporary
- Composed: 1989
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Anthony Plog
3 Studies
for trumpet solo
- Level: intermediate / advanced
- Duration: 4'
- Genre: contemporary
- Composed: 2021
Anthony Plog
4 Miniatures
for viola and woodwind quintet
- Level: intermediate / advanced
- Duration: 10'
- Genre: contemporary
- Composed: 1983
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Anthony Plog
4 Sketches
for brass quintet
- Level: advanced
- Duration: 11'30
- Genre: contemporary
- Composed: 1990
Anthony Plog
4 Themes on Paintings of Edward Munch
for trumpet and organ
- Level: intermediate / advanced
- Duration: 13'
- Genre: contemporary
- Composed: 1986
Anthony Plog
4 Themes on Paintings of Goya
for trombone and piano
- Level: intermediate / advanced
- Duration: 16'30
- Genre: contemporary
- Composed: 2001
Anthony Plog
5 Miniatures
for 6 trumpets
- Level: intermediate / advanced
- Duration: 6'45
- Genre: contemporary
- Composed: 2020
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Anthony Plog
A Short Bedtime Story
for solo clarinet
- Level: intermediate
- Duration: 1'30
- Genre: contemporary
- Composed: 2022
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Anthony Plog
Aesop Fables I
for narrator, horn in F and piano
- Level: intermediate
- Languages: English
- Duration: 13'
- Genre: contemporary
- Composed: 1992
Anthony Plog
Aesop Fables II
Chamber opera for 2 soli and string quartet
- Text/Lyrics: Anthony Plog
- Level: intermediate
- Languages: English
- Duration: 25'
- Genre: contemporary
- Composed: 2013
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Anthony Plog
Animal Ditties I
for trumpet, narrator and piano
- Level: intermediate
- Languages: English
- Duration: 4'
- Composed: 1978/2021
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Anthony Plog
Animal Ditties II
for trumpet, narrator and piano
- Level: intermediate
- Duration: 6'
- Genre: contemporary
- Composed: 1983
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Anthony Plog
Animal Ditties III
for horn, piano and narrator
- Level: intermediate
- Duration: 6'
- Genre: contemporary
- Composed: 1989
Anthony Plog
Animal Ditties IV
for 10 brass instruments and narrator
- Level: intermediate
- Duration: 12'
- Genre: contemporary
- Composed: 1988/rev. 2001
Anthony Plog
Animal Ditties IX
for tuba, narrator and piano
- Level: intermediate
- Languages: English
- Duration: 8'15
- Genre: contemporary
- Composed: 1978/1988/1989
Anthony Plog
Animal Ditties V
for orchestra and narrator
- Duration: 11'
- Genre: contemporary
- Composed: 1992
Anthony Plog
Animal Ditties VI
for woodwind quintet and narrator
- Level: intermediate
- Duration: 10'
- Genre: contemporary
- Composed: 1993
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Anthony Plog
Animal Ditties VII
for brass quintet and narrator
- Level: intermediate
- Languages: English
- Duration: 12'
- Genre: contemporary
- Composed: 1987
Anthony Plog
Animal Ditties VIII
for guitar and narrator
- Level: intermediate
- Duration: 7'
- Genre: contemporary
- Composed: 1986
Anthony Plog
Antiphonies
for 2 brass quintets
- Level: advanced
- Duration: 15'
- Genre: contemporary
- Composed: 2013
Anthony Plog
Beauteous Evening
for mixed choir and piano
- Text/Lyrics: William Wordsworth
- Level: intermediate
- Duration: 3'
- Genre: contemporary
- Composed: 2012
Anthony Plog
Concertino
for trumpet, trombone and brass ensemble
- Level: intermediate / advanced
- Duration: 11'
- Genre: contemporary
- Composed: 1999
Anthony Plog
Concerto 2010
for brass quintet and wind ensemble
- Level: advanced
- Duration: 17'
- Genre: contemporary
- Composed: 2010
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Anthony Plog
Contemplations
for flugelhorn and wind ensemble
- Level: intermediate
- Duration: 15'
- Genre: contemporary
- Composed: 2007
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Anthony Plog
Contrasts
for 5 trumpets
- Level: advanced
- Duration: 8'20
- Genre: contemporary
- Composed: 2014
Anthony Plog
Dialogue
for horn, tuba and piano
- Level: intermediate
- Duration: 5'
- Genre: contemporary
- Composed: 1992
Anthony Plog
Dialogue
for 2 tubas
- Level: intermediate
- Duration: 1'20
- Genre: contemporary
- Composed: 2009
Anthony Plog
Divergent Roads
for trombone and piano
- Level: intermediate
- Duration: 3'30
- Genre: contemporary
- Composed: 2014
Anthony Plog
Double Concerto 2014
for trumpet, trombone, antiphonal string orchestra and 3 percussions
- Level: intermediate / advanced
- Duration: 14'
- Genre: contemporary
- Composed: 2013
Anthony Plog
Double Concerto for Two Trumpets
for 2 trumpets and wind ensemble
- Level: intermediate / advanced
- Duration: 13'
- Genre: contemporary
- Composed: 2001
Anthony Plog
Double Concerto for Two Trumpets
for 2 trumpets and chamber orchestra
- Level: intermediate / advanced
- Duration: 13'
- Genre: contemporary
- Composed: 2001
Anthony Plog
Eckig Blues
for horn in F and piano
- Level: intermediate
- Duration: 3'40
- Genre: contemporary
- Composed: 2014
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Anthony Plog
Etudes & Duets Book I
50 Etudes & 19 Duets for trumpet
- Level: easy
- Series: Bim Junior Series
- Composed: 1992
Anthony Plog
Fable
for mixed choir and piano
- Text/Lyrics: Ralph Emerson
- Level: intermediate
- Duration: 1'30
- Genre: contemporary
- Composed: 2005
Anthony Plog
Fanfare FT 1844
for 4 trumpets
- Level: intermediate
- Duration: 0'45
- Genre: contemporary
- Composed: 2011
Anthony Plog
Fanfare M.T.
for 9 trumpets
- Level: intermediate
- Duration: 0'30
- Genre: contemporary
- Composed: 1995
Anthony Plog
Flute Concerto
for flute and wind ensemble
- Level: intermediate / advanced
- Duration: 18'
- Genre: contemporary
- Composed: 1986
Anthony Plog
For Cam
for flugelhorn and organ
- Level: intermediate
- Duration: 4'30
- Genre: contemporary
- Composed: 2016
Anthony Plog
God’s Grandeur
for mixed choir and piano or organ
- Text/Lyrics: Gerard Manley Hopkins
- Level: intermediate
- Duration: 2'30
- Genre: contemporary
- Composed: 2007
Anthony Plog
Horn Concerto N° 2
for horn and chamber orchestra
- Level: intermediate / advanced
- Duration: 13'
- Genre: contemporary
- Composed: 2004
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Anthony Plog
Horn Concerto No. 1
for horn and symphony orchestra
- Level: intermediate / advanced
- Duration: 21'
- Genre: contemporary
- Composed: 2003
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Anthony Plog
Horn Quartet No. 1
for horn quartet
- Level: intermediate / advanced
- Duration: 14'
- Genre: contemporary
- Composed: 2009
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Anthony Plog
Horn Sonata
for horn and piano
- Level: intermediate / advanced
- Duration: 11'15
- Genre: contemporary
- Composed: 2023
Anthony Plog
Hurry Up
for 4 trumpets
- Level: advanced
- Duration: 1'
- Genre: contemporary
- Composed: 1993
Anthony Plog
Initiatives
for bass trombone and piano
- Level: intermediate
- Duration: 4'
- Genre: contemporary
- Composed: 2014
Anthony Plog
Interplay
for trombone and piano
- Level: intermediate
- Duration: 4'
- Genre: contemporary
- Composed: 2014
Anthony Plog
Jocaan Trio
for flute, trumpet and organ
- Level: intermediate / advanced
- Duration: 15'
- Genre: contemporary
- Composed: 2010
Anthony Plog
Landscapes
for symphony orchestra
- Duration: 12'
- Genre: contemporary
- Composed: 1992
Anthony Plog
Memoriae Sal
for 3 trumpets & 3 flugelhorns
- Level: intermediate / advanced
- Duration: 7'
- Genre: contemporary
- Composed: 2020
Anthony Plog
Mini-Variations on Amazing Grace
for 14 brass instruments
- Level: intermediate
- Duration: 3'30
- Genre: contemporary
- Composed: 1990
Anthony Plog
Mini-Variations on Amazing Grace
for wind ensemble
- Level: intermediate
- Duration: 3'30
- Genre: contemporary
- Composed: 1990
Anthony Plog
Mosaics
for brass quintet
- Level: intermediate / advanced
- Duration: 12'
- Genre: contemporary
- Composed: 1997
Anthony Plog
Musings
for trumpet and piano
- Level: intermediate
- Duration: 4'
- Genre: contemporary
- Composed: 2014
Anthony Plog
Nocturne
for trumpet and organ
- Level: intermediate / advanced
- Duration: 8'
- Genre: contemporary
- Composed: 1994
Anthony Plog
Nocturne
for horn and string orchestra
- Level: intermediate / advanced
- Duration: 7'
- Genre: contemporary
- Composed: 1987
Anthony Plog
Nocturne
for trombone and string orchestra
- Level: intermediate / advanced
- Duration: 11'
- Genre: contemporary
- Composed: 1996
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Anthony Plog
Nocturne
for tuba and string orchestra
- Level: intermediate
- Duration: 8'
- Genre: contemporary
- Composed: 2004
Anthony Plog
Nocturne
for trumpet and string orchestra
- Level: intermediate / advanced
- Duration: 8'
- Genre: contemporary
- Composed: 1994
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Anthony Plog
Paradigms
for flugelhorn and piano
- Level: intermediate
- Duration: 5'
- Genre: contemporary
- Composed: 2012
Anthony Plog
Polychromes
for brass quintet
- Level: intermediate / advanced
- Duration: 17'
- Genre: contemporary
- Composed: 2017
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Anthony Plog
Postcards I for trumpet
for trumpet solo
- Level: intermediate / advanced
- Duration: 5'
- Genre: contemporary
- Composed: 1994
Anthony Plog
Postcards II for Horn
for horn solo
- Level: intermediate
- Duration: 5'
- Genre: contemporary
- Composed: 1995
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Anthony Plog
Postcards III for trombone
for trombone solo
- Level: intermediate / advanced
- Duration: 7'30
- Genre: contemporary
- Composed: 1999-2002
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Anthony Plog
Postcards IV
for bass trombone
- Level: intermediate
- Duration: 7'30
- Genre: contemporary
- Composed: 2010
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Anthony Plog
Postcards V
for tuba solo
- Level: intermediate / advanced
- Duration: 6'
- Genre: contemporary
- Composed: 2019
Anthony Plog
Prelude and Tarantella
for euphonium and piano
- Level: intermediate / advanced
- Duration: 4'
- Genre: contemporary
- Composed: 2014
Anthony Plog
Ride em Cowboy
A jazz duet for flugelhorn and trombone for flugelhorn and trombone
- Level: intermediate
- Duration: 2'30
- Genre: jazz
- Composed: 2011
Anthony Plog
Scherzo
for trumpet and chamber orchestra
- Level: intermediate / advanced
- Duration: 5'
- Genre: contemporary
- Composed: 2011/2021
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Anthony Plog
Scherzo
for tuba and piano
- Level: intermediate / advanced
- Duration: 4'
- Genre: contemporary
- Composed: 2023
Anthony Plog
Scherzo
for 14 brass instruments and percussion
- Level: intermediate
- Duration: 7'
- Genre: contemporary
- Composed: 1994
Anthony Plog
Scherzo
for Symphony orchestra
- Duration: 7'
- Genre: contemporary
- Composed: 2006
Anthony Plog
Scherzo
for trumpet and piano
- Level: intermediate
- Duration: 5'
- Genre: contemporary
- Composed: 2011
Anthony Plog
Short Meditation
for 12 euphoniums or trombones
- Level: intermediate
- Duration: 3'45
- Genre: contemporary
- Composed: 2010
Anthony Plog
Short Meditation
for 12 celli
- Level: intermediate
- Duration: 3'45
- Genre: contemporary
- Composed: 2010
Anthony Plog
Sierra Journal
for soprano, trumpet, string orchestra, piano and percussion
- Text/Lyrics: John Muir
- Level: intermediate
- Duration: 23'
- Genre: contemporary
- Composed: 2011
Anthony Plog
Sonare
for trombone and organ
- Level: intermediate / advanced
- Duration: 8'
- Genre: contemporary
- Composed: 2011
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Anthony Plog
Sonata
for trumpet and piano
- Level: intermediate / advanced
- Duration: 15'
- Genre: contemporary
- Composed: 2009
Anthony Plog
Sonatina
for trumpet and piano
- Level: intermediate / advanced
- Duration: 12'
- Genre: contemporary
- Composed: 2020
Anthony Plog
Songs of War and Loss
for baritone voice and brass quintet
- Text/Lyrics: Walt Whitman
- Level: intermediate / advanced
- Duration: 23'
- Genre: contemporary
- Composed: 2010
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Anthony Plog
Statements
for tuba and piano
- Level: intermediate
- Duration: 2'20
- Genre: contemporary
- Composed: 1994
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Anthony Plog
Suite
for 6 trumpets
- Level: intermediate / advanced
- Duration: 11'30
- Genre: contemporary
- Composed: 1980
Anthony Plog
Summit Fanfare
for 14 brass instruments
- Level: intermediate / advanced
- Duration: 3'
- Genre: contemporary
- Composed: 2004
Anthony Plog
Symphony N° 1
for antiphonal strings, 14 brass and percussion
- Duration: 28'
- Genre: contemporary
- Composed: 1992/93
Anthony Plog
Textures
for wind ensemble
- Level: advanced
- Duration: 18'
- Genre: contemporary
- Composed: 2010
Anthony Plog
The Haunted Palace
for soprano and piano
- Text/Lyrics: Edgar Poe
- Level: intermediate
- Languages: English
- Duration: 5'
- Genre: contemporary
- Composed: 2011
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Anthony Plog
Thoughts
for trumpet and organ
- Level: intermediate
- Duration: 5'20
- Genre: contemporary
- Composed: 2010
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Anthony Plog
Trio for brass
for trumpet, horn and trombone
- Level: intermediate / advanced
- Duration: 13'
- Genre: contemporary
- Composed: 1996
Anthony Plog
Triple Concerto
for trumpet, horn, trombone and symphony orchestra
- Level: intermediate / advanced
- Duration: 24'
- Genre: contemporary
- Composed: 1995
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Anthony Plog
Trombone Quartet N° 1
Densities for trombone quartet
- Level: advanced
- Duration: 12'
- Genre: contemporary
- Composed: 1998/2000
Anthony Plog
Trombone Sonata
for trombone and piano
- Level: advanced
- Duration: 13'30
- Genre: contemporary
- Composed: 2020
Anthony Plog
Trumpet Concerto N° 1
for solo trumpet, wind ensemble and percussion
- Level: advanced
- Duration: 16'
- Genre: contemporary
- Composed: 1988/2007
Anthony Plog
Trumpet Concerto N° 1
for solo trumpet, large brass ensemble and percussion
- Level: advanced
- Duration: 16'
- Genre: contemporary
- Composed: 1988
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Anthony Plog
Trumpet Concerto N° 1
for trumpet and piano
- Level: advanced
- Duration: 16'
- Genre: contemporary
- Composed: 1988/2023
Anthony Plog
Trumpet Concerto N° 2
for trumpet and orchestra
- Level: advanced
- Duration: 27'
- Genre: contemporary
- Composed: 1994
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Anthony Plog
Trumpet Concerto no. 3
for solo trumpet and brass band or piano
- Level: intermediate / advanced
- Duration: 11'
- Genre: contemporary
- Composed: 2015
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Anthony Plog
Tuba Concerto
for tuba and symphony orchestra
- Level: advanced
- Duration: 22'
- Genre: contemporary
- Composed: 1997
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Anthony Plog
Tuba Sonata
for tuba and piano
- Level: advanced
- Duration: 16'30
- Genre: contemporary
- Composed: 2007
Anthony Plog
Veloce
for brass band
- Level: intermediate / advanced
- Duration: 2'45
- Genre: contemporary
- Composed: 2009
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Anthony Plog
Walking
for tuba and piano
- Level: intermediate
- Duration: 3'30
- Genre: contemporary
- Composed: 2014
Anthony Plog
Weiter
for symphony orchestra
- Duration: 6'40
- Genre: contemporary
- Composed: 2007