Stolz, Nolan. Forthcoming 2027. Chapter in a book in the New Approaches to Sound, Music, and Media book series. London: Bloomsbury.

_______. 2025. “Mutually Exclusive Two- and Three-Part Forms in Heavy Metal.” In The Routledge Handbook of Metal Music Composition, edited by Lori Burns and Ciro Scotto, pp. 69–83. New York: Routledge.

_______. 2025. “The Origin of Progressive Metal Lyrics in Black Sabbath’s Music.” In Progressive Rock, Metal, and the Literary Imagination, edited by Chris Anderton and Lori Burns, pp. 69–80. New York: Routledge.

_______. 2021. “Lullaby for Sam” for solo guitar. In Hushed: Sixteen 21st Century Lullabies for Guitar: Music of the New Lullaby Project, vol. 2., edited by Aaron Larget-Caplan ed. , pp. 47–49, s.l.: American Composers Alliance.

_______. 2019. "A Rumination on Black Sabbath’s Birmingham and the Value of Music Tourism," in "Music Heritage, People, and Place," ed. Paul Long, special issue, Riffs Journal (September): 16–19.

_______. 2017. Experiencing Black Sabbath: A Listener’s Companion. Lanham, MD: Rowman & Littlefield.

_______. 2016. “Progressive Rock Elements in Black Sabbath’s Music from 1972 to 1980.” In Prog Rock in Europe: Overview of a Persistent Musical Style, edited by Philippe Gonin et al., pp. 143–150, Dijon: Editions Universitaires de Dijon.

_______. 2015. “Black Sabbath.” In The 100 Greatest Bands of All Time: A Guide to the Legends Who Rocked the World. In 2 Vols. David Moskowitz, ed., pp. 76–82. Santa Barbara, CA: Greenwood. (edited reference book / collection of essays)

_______. 2015. “Frank Zappa and the Mothers of Invention.” In The 100 Greatest Bands of All Time: A Guide to the Legends Who Rocked the World. In 2 Vols. David Moskowitz, ed., pp. 258–66. Santa Barbara, CA: Greenwood.

_______. 2015. “Genesis.” In The 100 Greatest Bands of All Time: A Guide to the Legends Who Rocked the World. In 2 Vols. David Moskowitz, ed., pp. 267–74. Santa Barbara, CA: Greenwood.

_______. 2015. “Rush." In The 100 Greatest Bands of All Time: A Guide to the Legends Who Rocked the World. In 2 Vols. David Moskowitz, ed., , pp. 572–80. Santa Barbara, CA: Greenwood.

_______. 2015. “Teaching Jazz Improvisation Using Macro-Analytical Techniques.” Musical Insights 4, pp. 35–54.

_______. 2014. “Princess Ka‘iulani” for solo flute. Society of Composers, Inc. Journal of Music Scores 51 (Fall), pp. 65–71.

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bugsy siegel's desert rose for soprano and piano, studio recording forthcoming Fall 2026

Catharsis 2, music-film (with visuals by Dylan Mars Greenberg), No Lens Tolls, forthcoming Fall 2026

Music for the film The Power of Positive Murder (directed by Lloyd Kaufman), Troma, forthcoming Fall 2026

Route 66 Suite for symphony orchestra, 2026

Standing Waves, music-film, 2024

Gravitation, music-film, 2021

Murdered by the Sky for lyric coloratura soprano and fixed electronic media, studio recording, 2021

Gravitation (COVID-19 Version) for five to eight instruments, 2004—revised 2020

Dotard for solo piano, 2018

Variations on a Nambian [sic] Folk Tune for solo piano, 2018

Reflets / Réflexions (Reflections of Stravinsky's Octet for Wind Instruments) for flute, clarinet, two bassoons, two trumpets, trombone, and bass trombone, 2017

Etude for Suspended Cymbal and Snare Drum, 2016

Eefer Madness for E-flat (a.k.a. “eefer”) clarinet, 2015

Same Trains for two cellos, 2015

Begin the Beguan for violin, 2014

Incidental Music for Macbeth for fixed electronic media, 2014

Lincoln Highway Suite for symphonic band, 2014

Lincoln Highway Suite for orchestra, 2013

On Ninth Street for jazz ensemble, 2012

Abyss for tuba and fixed electronic media, 2012

Abyss II for contrabass and fixed electronic media, 2012

Bullfrog for percussion and fixed electronic media, 2012

Dads, Sons, and Daughters for violin, 2012

fin du monde for piano and fixed electronic media, 2012

Impressions of Mt. Charleston for alto saxophone and fixed electronic media, 2012

Piano Sonata, 2012

Deceived for harp, 2011

Mele Ho’ipoipo for concert band, 2011

Saguaros (Tuscon, AZ) (postcard piece no. 8) for voice or instrument with piano, guitar, or accordion, 2011

Twelve American Stories for percussion and fixed electronic media, 2011

And the Wind Cries Jimi for viola and guitar, 2010

Burnin’ Desire for viola and guitar, 2010

In C7 for violin and piano, 2010

Madison, Wisconsin (postcard piece no. 8) for 1-5 players, 2010

Miller Park (postcard piece no. 7) for horn, 2010

Princess Ka‘iulani for flute, 2010

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FOX 17 (Nashville): https://fox17.com/news/offbeat/music-professor-traveling-route-66-as-inspiration-for-new-work-composer-orchestra-edmond-route-66-suite

KOB 4 (Albuquerque, 2026): https://www.kob.com/news/top-news/orchestra-composer-writes-suite-on-route-66-after-7-years-of-travel/

KOB 4 (2022): https://www.kob.com/uncategorized/music-professor-composes-tribute-to-route-66/

The Bee (Arizona and California): https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=678735483260786

Pattern Energy (NM): https://patternenergynewmexico.com/music-composer-on-route-66-dr-nolan-stolz/

High Plains Public Radio (NPR for TX, OK, KS, etc.): https://www.hppr.org/hppr-arts-culture-history/2025-08-08/plan-to-motor-west-dr-nolan-stolz-wraps-up-his-route-66-suite-with-another-road-trip

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