Publications BY OWL GLASS MUSIC





Owl Glass Music is a publisher dedicated to the needs of performers. Our growing catalog of pedagogical books and sheet music is designed to help musicians reach their full artistic potential.
BOOKS
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The Scientific Method of Practicing
by Timothy Hagen - $12.00


As a class, The Scientific Method of Practicing has benefitted hundreds of students at universities, festivals, and conferences throughout the United States. Now available in book form with engaging artwork by Catherine Baker Design, this information can help countless musicians worldwide achieve more in their practicing. 

“Young students and veteran teachers could take some new ideas from this talk and apply them immediately!”
—Karen McLaughlin Large
Assistant Professor of Flute, Florida State University
​Writing for the website of the National Flute Association
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From Theory to Practice:
An Analytical Performance Guide for Flutists
Volume 1: Orchestral Works by Beethoven, Mendelssohn, Brahms, Debussy & Strauss
by Timothy Hagen - $20.00


This new, innovative text is the first in an ongoing series of guides designed to teach pre-professional and professional performers, college-age and up, how to use knowledge from theory and history to craft beautiful interpretations. The depth of information contained in the book will expose younger players to the full, expressive richness of the repertoire and offer insights even to the most experienced players. With vivid artwork from Catherine Baker Design, this is a must-have addition to your library!



Works discussed:
Beethoven, Leonore Overture No. 3
Mendelssohn, Scherzo from A Midsummer Night's Dream
Brahms, Symphony No. 4 in E minor
Debussy, Prèlude à l'Aprés-midi d'un faune
Strauss, Till Eulenspiegels lustige streiche
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NarrEtudes - 
$15.00 (Student Book) / $20.00 (Teacher Guide)
Get to the fun part NOW! Using the newly unabridged story of the Three Blind Mice, this set of 20 studies is designed to provide tools for simultaneously developing technique and expression in young students. In addition to the student book, a teacher guide containing suggestions for instruction is also available.
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The Caprice Project
Volume 1: 10 Caprices for Beginning Flutists - $20.00

​The Caprice Project is a compilation of teaching pieces containing extended techniques. Volume 1 is for beginning flutists and contains 10 brand new pieces, eight for two flutes (with parts for student and teacher) and two for solo flute.

Topics covered include aeolian sound, key clicks, aleatoric playing, whistle tones, harmonics, singing while playing, multiphonics, jet whistles, flutter tonguing, pitch bends, microtones, timbral trills, and graphic notation. A reference recording of Caprice No. 9, Invocation, is included here.

Volumes 2 and 3 will be released in 2023 and 2024, respectively. If you are interested in commissioning a caprice for Volume 2, head over to The Caprice Project page.
SHEET MUSIC
SOLO FLUTE
Greensleeves: A Meditation (2020) -
​$12.00 (Hard Copy) / $10.00 (PDF)

​This pensive rendition of the famous Greensleeves melody is perfect for concerts and religious services.
Hard Copy
PDF (To be emailed within 1-2 days from order)
Pop (2017) - $12.00

​WINNER, 2018 NFA Newly Published Music Competition

​Commissioned for the Texas Flute Society's 2017 Myrna W. Brown Artist Competition, this exciting new work uses the style and sounds of pop music to create an explosive musical experience for performers and audiences alike.
Chant (2011) - $12.00

​This vivid work for solo flute explores the intersection and interaction between flute and voice. Though the two cooperate harmoniously enough in the beginning, the flute becomes increasingly insistent on having the spotlight to itself, and conflict ensues. Who wins in the end? Play it and find out!
Blowout (2008) - $12.00

Written at the suggestion of Jim Walker, flutist extraordinaire, Blowout's mixture of rock, blues, and a little shakuhachi has been well-received by flutists and audiences across America.
TWO FLUTES
Greensleeves: A Meditation (2021) - $20.00 (PDF, to be emailed within 1-2 days from order)
​Hard copy coming soon!

​This pensive rendition of the famous Greensleeves melody is perfect for concerts and religious services.
FLUTE(S) AND PIANO
Nocturne-Lullaby for alto flute and piano (2019) - $20.00

Written after the loss of the composer's mother, Nocturne-Lullaby is a brief fantasy on "Danny Boy," her favorite song. It was written as a gift for the composer's teacher, Marianne Gedigian. 
In a Yellow Wood for piccolo and piano (2016) - $20.00

​Composed to celebrate the life and legacy of famous piccoloist and pedagogue Jack Wellbaum, In a Yellow Wood explores the grief of loss and the joy of memory. It was commissioned by a consortium of Mr. Wellbaum's students and colleagues, led by Dr. Heather Verbeck, faculty member at Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music and the University of Dayton.
Rocket for flute and piano (2014) - $20.00

Using a famous gesture from Prokofiev's Sonata for Flute and Piano as a jumping-off point, this work imagines the wonder, terror, and thrill of a journey into outer space.
A Fragile Circle for flute and piano (2013) - $20.00

This poignant work uses themes from the Verdi Requiem, combining them with original musical materials in an exploration of all of the emotions that come with loss: disbelief, grief, anger, and finally, acceptance and peace.

"This is a very demanding and atmospheric piece.... It was a joy and a challenge to perform...." --Greg Milliren, Associate Principal Flute of the Minnesota Orchestra, in Flute Talk
Concerto for Four Flutes, RV 580 (After the Concerto for Four Violins) - $32.00
Antonio Vivaldi (Ed. Bouvet, Trans. Hagen)

Vivaldi's Concerto for Four Violins, alternately beautiful and fiery, is equally effective in this transcription for four flutes. Two versions of the parts are included: one maintains Vivaldi's original scoring, where the first and second parts are more advanced than the third and fourth, while the other splits the advanced passages between the four parts.
FLUTE CHOIR/ENSEMBLE
Big and Bright (2018) - $35.00

In celebration of the 25th summer of the legendary Floot Fire summer camps that were founded in Texas by Claire Johnson and now take place nationwide, Big and Bright uses the popular song "Deep in the Heart of Texas" as a jumping-off point for a jubilant fanfare. Accessible to high schoolers and fun for all ages, the piece was commissioned by Dr. Kimberly Clark, Executive Director of Floot Fire.
Break (2019) - $40.00

Based on Mary Oliver's poem "Lead," Break was commissioned by Darrin Thaves for the Pacific Flute Ensemble and explores emotions around the composer's sudden loss of his mother in 2019. 
CHAMBER MUSIC
Leaves for three flutists (2019) - $45.00
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WINNER, 2020 NFA Newly Published Music Competition

Leaves commemorates the 200th anniversary of Walt Whitman's birth. Each of the eight movements (or "ruminations") is a musical setting of spoken text, taken from the poet's masterwork Leaves of Grass. All players speak in addition to performing on flute and piccolo, and the 3rd flute part also includes alto flute.
Elegy for wind quintet (2018) - $25.00

​Written for the Wingra Wind Quintet, an ensemble in residence at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, Elegy commemorates the departure of oboist Aaron Hill from the quintet for the University of Nevada-Reno after the group's most successful year in recent memory.
L'histoire du Chat (2006)
​For Flute, Cello, and Narrator - $25.00
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​HONORABLE MENTION, 2018 NFA Newly Published Music Competition

​Written for Minnesota Orchestra Associate Principal Flute Greg Milliren, this comical romp through the "Puss in Boots" fairy tale will delight audiences of all ages.
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