Michael Colgrass (22 Apr 1932 - 02 Jul 2019)

Male Person - United States

Relationships (2)

Teachers

1. Lukas Foss
2. Darius Milhaud

On Recordings (16)

Conducted

1. Winds of Nagual: Last Conversation and Farewell 4:42 United States Marine Band (1998)
2. Winds of Nagual: Juan Clowns for Carlos 2:19 United States Marine Band (1998)
3. Winds of Nagual: Carlos Stares at the Water 2:17 United States Marine Band (1998)
4. Winds of Nagual: Gait of Power 2:01 United States Marine Band (1998)
5. Winds of Nagual: The Desert 5:47 United States Marine Band (1998)
6. Winds of Nagual: Asking Twilight for Calmness and Power 5:01 United States Marine Band (1998)

Instruments

1. She Is Asleep: A. Quartet 5:01 Philip Brown, Michael Colgrass, Paul Price, Warren Smith (1959) percussion
2. First Construction (in Metal) 9:06 Douglas Allan, Michael Colgrass, Merce Cunningham, Marvin Rosenberg, Warren Smith, David Tudor (1959) percussion
3. Horn of Plenty 5:07 Dizzy Gillespie (1997) percussion
4. Blue Mist 6:51 Dizzy Gillespie (1997) percussion
5. Fantasia 7:31 Dizzy Gillespie (1997) percussion
6. The Sword of Orion 4:34 Dizzy Gillespie (1997) percussion
7. Ballade 3:28 Dizzy Gillespie (1997) percussion
8. Jubelo 6:38 Dizzy Gillespie (1997) percussion
9. The Star Spangled Banner 1:27 John Lewis (2004) bell
10. Donnies Theme 5:18 John Lewis (2004) bell

Credited as (5)

1. Douglas Allan, Michael Colgrass, Merce Cunningham, Marvin Rosenberg, Warren Smith, David Tudor
2. Philip Brown, Michael Colgrass, Paul Price, Warren Smith
3. Michael Colgrass
4. Turrin, Colgrass, Husa, Mackey; North Texas Wind Symphony, Eugene Migliaro Corporon
5. Barber, Piston, Sowerby, Colgrass; David Schrader, Grant Park Orchestra, Carlos Kalmar

Works (13)

Composed

1. Fantasy-Variations (1961)
2. Déjà vu (1977)
3. Mystic With a Credit Card (1978)
4. Snow Walker for Organ and Orchestra: IV. Ice and Light (1990)
5. Snow Walker for Organ and Orchestra: V. Snow Walker (1990)
6. Snow Walker for Organ and Orchestra (1990)
7. Snow Walker for Organ and Orchestra: I. Polar Landscape (1990)
8. Snow Walker for Organ and Orchestra: II. Throat-singing, with Laughter (1990)
9. Snow Walker for Organ and Orchestra: III. The Whispering Voices of the Spirits Who Ride With the Lights in the Sky (1990)
10. Urban Requiem (1995)
11. Bali
12. Chaconne
13. Winds of Nagual

Links (7)

Official Homepages

1. http://www.michaelcolgrass.com/

Other Databases

1. https://d-nb.info/gnd/120941821

Discogs

1. https://www.discogs.com/artist/400266

Allmusic

1. https://www.allmusic.com/artist/mn0002284945

VIAF ID

1. http://viaf.org/viaf/22984972

Wikidata

1. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2604332

Social Networking

1. https://twitter.com/michaelcolgrass