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Charles Wuorinen (09 Jun 1938 - 11 Mar 2020)

Male Person - United States American composer

Releases (8)

Official

Album

  1. Time’s Encomium 1969
  2. Genesis - Mass 1995
  3. Lepton 17 Sep 2002
  4. On Alligators Jan 2005
  5. Vocal Works 2007
  6. Duos 2008
  7. Metagong 2014

Album - Compilation

  1. Music of Two Decades, Volume I 1994

Relationships (7)

Students

  1. Peter Lieberson
  2. Vladimir Ussachevsky
  3. Jack Beeson
  4. Aaron Jay Kernis
  5. Otto Luening
  6. Tobias Picker

Founded

  1. The Group for Contemporary Music

Recordings by (67)

  1. Time’s Encomium: Part I 14:53 (1969)
  2. Time’s Encomium: Part II 16:47 (1969)
  3. Genesis: Invocation 7:29 (1995)
  4. Genesis: First (interlude) 4:05 (1995)
  5. Genesis: Creation History 12:41 (1995)
  6. Genesis: Second (interlude) 2:17 (1995)
  7. Genesis: Doxology 9:04 (1995)
  8. Ave Christe: Josquin 5:03 (1995)
  9. A Solis Ortu 1:20 (1995)
  10. Mass for the Restoration of St. Luke in the Fields: Symphonia 4:11 (1995)
  11. Mass for the Restoration of St. Luke in the Fields: Kyrie 5:35 (1995)
  12. Mass for the Restoration of St. Luke in the Fields: Gloria 6:18 (1995)
  13. Mass for the Restoration of St. Luke in the Fields: Sanctus 4:24 (1995)
  14. Mass for the Restoration of St. Luke in the Fields: Agnus Dei 3:27 (1995)
  15. Mass for the Restoration of St. Luke in the Fields: Cmmunion Motet 5:34 (1995)
  16. Fast Fantasy - For Cello and Piano (1977) 16:21 (2004)
  17. Cello Variations (1970) 10:21 (2004)
  18. An Orbicle of Jasp - For Cello and Piano (1999) 8:28 (2004)
  19. Cello Variations II (1975) 7:25 (2004)
  20. Andante Espressivo - For Cello and Piano (2001) 5:57 (2004)
  21. Cello Variations III (1997) 12:04 (2004)
  22. Grand Union - For Cello and Drums (1973) 16:14 (2004)
  23. Two Machine Portraits (2001) 3:44 (2007)
  24. The Long Boat (2003) 2:34 (2007)
  25. Twang (1989) 3:16 (2007)
  26. Lightenings VIII (1994) 2:21 (2007)
  27. Visible (2004) 2:50 (2007)
  28. September 11, 2001 10:34 (2007)
  29. Fenton Songs (1997): 1. Beauty, Danger and Dismay 1:56 (2007)
  30. Fenton Songs (1997): 2. Out of Danger 2:57 (2007)
  31. Fenton Songs (1997): 3. Serious 1:28 (2007)
  32. Fenton Songs (1997): 4. Hinterhof 3:27 (2007)
  33. Christes Crosse of Thomas Morley (1994) 4:09 (2007)
  34. Pentecost (2002) 3:35 (2007)
  35. A Song to the Lute in Musicke (1970) 3:28 (2007)
  36. Stanzas Before Time (2001) 3:56 (2007)
  37. A Winter's Tale (1990-91) 25:23 (2007)
  38. Sonata for Guitar and Piano 4:47 (2008)
  39. Sonata for Guitar and Piano: II 4:50 (2008)
  40. Sonata for Guitar and Piano: III 2:58 (2008)
  41. Never Again the Same 4:01 (2008)
  42. Eleven Short Pieces 2:20 (2008)
  43. Divertimento for Alto Saxophone and Piano 11:54 (2008)
  44. Percussion Duo 14:10 (2008)
  45. Psalm 39 11:34 (2008)
  46. Duo Sonata 7:00 (2008)
  47. Duo Sonata: II 3:49 (2008)
  48. Duo Sonata: III 5:47 (2008)
  49. Scherzo 10:56 (2011)
  50. String Quartet No. 1: I. quarter note = 60 5:49 (2011)
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On Recordings (14)

Conducted

  1. Arabia Felix 11:24 Members of the Group for Contemporary Music, Charles Wuorinen (1994)
  2. New York Notes: Part I 8:35 David Fedele, Daniel Kennedy, Daniel Kennedy, Jeffrey Milarsky, Jeffrey Milarsky, Todd Palmer, Rolf Schulte, Fred Sherry, James Winn, Charles Wuorinen (17 Sep 2002)
  3. New York Notes: Part II 8:01 David Fedele, Daniel Kennedy, Daniel Kennedy, Jeffrey Milarsky, Jeffrey Milarsky, Todd Palmer, Rolf Schulte, Fred Sherry, James Winn, Charles Wuorinen (17 Sep 2002)
  4. New York Notes: Part III 8:33 David Fedele, Daniel Kennedy, Daniel Kennedy, Jeffrey Milarsky, Jeffrey Milarsky, Todd Palmer, Rolf Schulte, Fred Sherry, James Winn, Charles Wuorinen (17 Sep 2002)
  5. On Alligators 14:50 Jennifer Frautschi, Sunghae Anna Lim, Charles Neidich, Tara O'Connor, Richard O'Neill, Peter Kolkay, Gerard Reuter, Fred Sherry, Charles Wuorinen (Jan 2005)

Instruments

  1. Cursive ?:?? Harvey Sollberger, Charles Wuorinen (01 Nov 1969) piano
  2. Trio for Violin, Cello and Piano 10:15 The Group for Contemporary Music (1993) piano
  3. Sonata for Violoncello and Piano: III. 4:58 Fred Sherry, Charles Wuorinen (28 Jun 1994) piano
  4. Sonata for Violoncello and Piano: I. 4:45 Fred Sherry, Charles Wuorinen (28 Jun 1994) piano
  5. Sonata for Violoncello and Piano: II. 4:28 Fred Sherry, Charles Wuorinen (28 Jun 1994) piano
  6. Sonata for Violoncello and Piano: IV. 5:36 Fred Sherry, Charles Wuorinen (28 Jun 1994) piano
  7. Divertimento for Flute, Cello, and Piano 3:35 Harvey Sollberger, Fred Sherry, Charles Wuorinen (25 Oct 1994) piano
  8. Trio in Two Parts for Flute, Cello & Piano: ♩ = ca. 132 11:08 The Group for Contemporary Music (1995) piano
  9. Trio in Two Parts for Flute, Cello & Piano: ♩ = ca. 80 5:31 The Group for Contemporary Music (1995) piano

Credited as (17)

  1. Charles Wuorinen
  2. Babbitt, Wuorinen; Fine Arts Quartet
  3. Harvey Sollberger, Fred Sherry, Charles Wuorinen
  4. Wuorinen, Feldman; Alan Feinberg
  5. Fred Sherry, Charles Wuorinen
  6. David Fedele, Daniel Kennedy, Daniel Kennedy, Jeffrey Milarsky, Jeffrey Milarsky, Todd Palmer, Rolf Schulte, Fred Sherry, James Winn, Charles Wuorinen
  7. Charles Wuorinen; San Francisco Symphony, Herbert Blomstedt, Garrick Ohlsson
  8. Charles Wuorinen; Benjamin Hudson, Garrick Ohlsson
  9. Charles Wuorinen; The Group for Contemporary Music
  10. Charles Wuorinen; Phyllis Bryn‐Julson, Mark Markham
  11. Stravinsky, Wuorinen; London Sinfonietta, Oliver Knussen
  12. Wuorinen
  13. Members of the Group for Contemporary Music, Charles Wuorinen
  14. Harvey Sollberger, Charles Wuorinen
  15. Jennifer Frautschi, Sunghae Anna Lim, Charles Neidich, Tara O'Connor, Richard O'Neill, Peter Kolkay, Gerard Reuter, Fred Sherry, Charles Wuorinen
  16. Charles Wuorinen; Fred Sherry
  17. Charles Wuorinen; Peter Serkin, Lois Martin, Brentano String Quartet

Works (100)

Arranged

  1. Bearbeitungen über das Glogauer Liederbuch: IV. Der Entepris (1962)
  2. Bearbeitungen über das Glogauer Liederbuch: V. Helas le Bon Temps (Tinctoris) (1962)
  3. Bearbeitungen über das Glogauer Liederbuch: VI. Gross Ssenen (Tertius) (1962)
  4. Bearbeitungen über das Glogauer Liederbuch (1962)
  5. Bearbeitungen über das Glogauer Liederbuch: I. Pauli de Broda Carmen (1962)
  6. Bearbeitungen über das Glogauer Liederbuch: II. Dy Ezels Crone (1962)
  7. Bearbeitungen über das Glogauer Liederbuch: III. Der Notter Schwantcz (1962)
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Composed

  1. Second Trio "Piece for Stefan Wolpe" (1962)
  2. Flute Variations I (1963)
  3. Piano Variations (1963)
  4. Janissary Music (1966)
  5. String Trio (1967 - 1968)
  6. Time’s Encomium (1968 - 1969)
  7. Flute Variations II (1968)
  8. The Long and the Short (1969)
  9. String Quartet no. 1 (1970 - 1971)
  10. On Alligators (1972)
  11. Speculum speculi (1972)
  12. Arabia Felix (1973)
  13. Fantasia (1974)
  14. A Reliquary for Igor Stravinsky: 4. Variation continued (1975)
  15. A Reliquary for Igor Stravinsky: 5. Reliquary (1975)
  16. A Reliquary for Igor Stravinsky: 6. Coda (1975)
  17. A Reliquary for Igor Stravinsky (1975)
  18. A Reliquary for Igor Stravinsky: 1. Reliquary (1975)
  19. A Reliquary for Igor Stravinsky: 2. Variation (1975)
  20. A Reliquary for Igor Stravinsky: 3. Lament (1975)
  21. Percussion Symphony (1976)
  22. Percussion Symphony: Movement I (1976)
  23. Percussion Symphony: Entr'acte I. Vergine Bella (1976)
  24. Percussion Symphony: Movement II (1976)
  25. Percussion Symphony: Entr'acte II. Vergine Bella (1976)
  26. Percussion Symphony: Movement III (1976)
  27. Six Pieces for Violin and Piano: III (1977)
  28. Six Pieces for Violin and Piano: IV (1977)
  29. Six Pieces for Violin and Piano: V (1977)
  30. Six Pieces for Violin and Piano: VI (1977)
  31. Six Pieces for Violin and Piano (1977)
  32. Six Pieces for Violin and Piano: I (1977)
  33. Six Pieces for Violin and Piano: II (1977)
  34. String Quartet no. 2: IV. (1979)
  35. String Quartet no. 2: III. (1979)
  36. String Quartet no. 2: II. (1979)
  37. String Quartet no. 2: I. (1979)
  38. String Quartet no. 2 (1979)
  39. The Blue Bamboula (1980)
  40. Horn Trio (1981)
  41. Trio for Bass Instruments (1981)
  42. Capriccio (1981)
  43. New York Notes (1981 - 1982)
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Links (13)

Official Homepages

  1. http://www.charleswuorinen.com/

Other Databases

  1. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n81014048
  2. http://brahms.ircam.fr/charles-wuorinen
  3. https://d-nb.info/gnd/119183285
  4. https://www.worldcat.org/identities/lccn-n81014048
  5. http://snaccooperative.org/ark:/99166/w6t84k68
  6. https://rateyourmusic.com/artist/charles_wuorinen
  7. https://catalogue.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/cb13967642n

Discogs

  1. https://www.discogs.com/artist/163993

Allmusic

  1. https://www.allmusic.com/artist/mn0000684647

VIAF ID

  1. http://viaf.org/viaf/34650708

Wikidata

  1. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q961861

Picture

  1. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Charles_Wuorinen_at_desk_2.jpg