oceangoing
English

Easley Blackwood

Easley Blackwood Jr.

Warning: images may be copyrighted. If no copyright is shown, see their site of origin for details, or contact me.

Birth
Friday, April 21, 1933
Indianapolis, IN
United States
Groups
United States
Modern composers
Pianists, teachers
♂
Death
Sunday, January 22, 2023
United States
Age: 
89

Composition list

Click a category to see all compositions of Easley Blackwood in that category. Click a composition title to see more detailed information.

Chamber music

Quartet 1: strings • Op. 4 • (1958) • Chamber music strings
Quartet 2: strings • Op. 6 • (1960) • Chamber music strings
Quartet 3: strings • (1998) • Chamber music strings
Pastorale et Variations: wind quintet • Op. 11 • (1961) • Chamber music winds
Trio: piano-violin-cello • Op. 22 • (1967) • Trios instruments identiques
Fantaisie: piano-flute-clarinet • Op. 15 • (1965) • Trios instruments identiques
Sonata 1: violin-piano • Op. 7 • (1960) • Duos instruments différents
Sonata 2: violin-piano • (1973) • Duos instruments différents
Sonata: viola-piano • Op. 1 • (1953) • Duos instruments différents
Fantaisie: cello-piano • Op. 8 • (1960) • Duos instruments différents
Sonata: cello-piano • Op. 31 • Duos instruments différents
Sonata: flute-cembalo • Op. 12 • (1962) • Duos instruments différents
Sonata: clarinet piccolo-piano • Op. 38 • Duos instruments différents
Sonata: clarinet-piano • Op. 37 • Duos instruments différents
Concertino: 5 instruments • Op. 5 • (1959) • Chamber music various instruments

Instrumental music

Suite in 15-Note Equal Tuning: guitar • Op. 33 • Suites
Chaconne: carillon • Op. 10 • (1961) • Old dances
Fanfare in 19-Note Equal Tuning: synthesizer • Op. 28a • (1981) • Marches
Pieces Experimentales: piano • (1948) • Pièces
Episode Symphonique: organ • Op. 18 • (1966) • Pièces à titre
Fantaisies (Petites): piano • Op. 16 • (1965) • Pièces de caractère
Etudes Microtonales for Electronic Music Media: synthesizer • Op. 28 • (1980) • Pièces de caractère

Sacred music

Magnificat du Roi James • (2004) • Magnificat

Symphonic music

Symphony 1 • Op. 3 • (1958) • Symphony
Symphony 2 • Op. 9 • (1961) • Symphony
Symphony 3 • Op. 14 • (1965) • Symphony
Symphony 4 • (1973) • Symphony
Symphony 5 • Op. 34 • (1978) • Symphony
Symphonie de Chambre • Op. 2 • (1954) • Symphony
Fantaisie Symphonique • Op. 17 • (1965) • Pièces

Vocal music

Voyage à Cythere (Un) • Op. 20 • (1966) • Cycle de mélodies : voix-orchestre
Lettres du Denier Voyage de Gulliver: Mez.-Bar.-tape • Op. 25 • (1972) • Recueil oeuvres vocales : 2 voix et plus avec orchestre

Concertante music

Concerto: clarinet-orchestra • Op. 13 • (1964) • Clarinet concertos
Concerto: flute-orchestra • Op. 23 • (1968) • Flute concertos
Concerto: oboe-orchestra • Op. 19 • (1965) • Oboe concertos
Concerto: piano-orchestra • Op. 24 • (1970) • Piano concertos
Concerto: violin-orchestra • Op. 21 • (1967) • Violin concertos

Compositions sorted on opus (if available)

38 numéros

Manque 7 numéros

Op. 1

Sonata: viola-piano • (1953) • Duos instruments différents

Op. 2

Symphonie de Chambre • (1954) • Symphony

Op. 3

Symphony 1 • (1958) • Symphony

Op. 4

Quartet 1: strings • (1958) • Chamber music strings

Op. 5

Concertino: 5 instruments • (1959) • Chamber music various instruments

Op. 6

Quartet 2: strings • (1960) • Chamber music strings

Op. 7

Sonata 1: violin-piano • (1960) • Duos instruments différents

Op. 8

Fantaisie: cello-piano • (1960) • Duos instruments différents

Op. 9

Symphony 2 • (1961) • Symphony

Op. 10

Chaconne: carillon • (1961) • Old dances

Op. 11

Pastorale et Variations: wind quintet • (1961) • Chamber music winds

Op. 12

Sonata: flute-cembalo • (1962) • Duos instruments différents

Op. 13

Concerto: clarinet-orchestra • (1964) • Clarinet concertos

Op. 14

Symphony 3 • (1965) • Symphony

Op. 15

Fantaisie: piano-flute-clarinet • (1965) • Trios instruments identiques

Op. 16

Fantaisies (Petites): piano • (1965) • Pièces de caractère

Op. 17

Fantaisie Symphonique • (1965) • Pièces

Op. 18

Episode Symphonique: organ • (1966) • Pièces à titre

Op. 19

Concerto: oboe-orchestra • (1965) • Oboe concertos

Op. 20

Voyage à Cythere (Un) • (1966) • Cycle de mélodies : voix-orchestre

Op. 21

Concerto: violin-orchestra • (1967) • Violin concertos

Op. 22

Trio: piano-violin-cello • (1967) • Trios instruments identiques

Op. 23

Concerto: flute-orchestra • (1968) • Flute concertos

Op. 24

Concerto: piano-orchestra • (1970) • Piano concertos

Op. 25

Lettres du Denier Voyage de Gulliver: Mez.-Bar.-tape • (1972) • Recueil oeuvres vocales : 2 voix et plus avec orchestre

Op. 28

Etudes Microtonales for Electronic Music Media: synthesizer • (1980) • Pièces de caractère

Op. 28a

Fanfare in 19-Note Equal Tuning: synthesizer • (1981) • Marches

Op. 31

Sonata: cello-piano • Duos instruments différents

Op. 33

Suite in 15-Note Equal Tuning: guitar • Suites

Op. 34

Symphony 5 • (1978) • Symphony

Op. 37

Sonata: clarinet-piano • Duos instruments différents

Op. 38

Sonata: clarinet piccolo-piano • Duos instruments différents

Sheet music for Easley Blackwood

These are automatic search results at SheetMusicPlus.com. Not all results may be relevant.

Sonata — Easley Blackwood

viola, piano — —
Composed by Easley Blackwood. With Standard notation. 48 pages. Theodore Presser Company #164-00011. Published by Theodore Presser Company (PR.164000110).
Price: $12.00

Ives and Copland Piano Sonatas — Easley Blackwood

— listening CD —
By Easley Blackwood. By Ives; Copland. Listening CD. Published by Cedille Records (NX.CDR-005).
Price: $11.00

Symphony No. 1 — Easley Blackwood

3 Bassoons, 3 Clarinets in A (3rd also clarinet piccolo in Eb), 3 Oboes (3rd also English horn, 3 Trom, 3 Trumpets in C, 4 Flutes (3rd and 4th also 2nd and 1st piccolos, 6 Horns in F, Bass Clarinet in Bb, Contrabassoon, Trumpet Piccolo in D, respectively) — full score (large) — Contemporary
Composed by Easley Blackwood. This edition: Large Score. Contemporary. Full score (large). With Standard notation. Opus 3. Duration 29 minutes. Theodore Presser Company #466-00001L. Published by Theodore Presser Company (PR.46600001L).
Price: $160.00

Symphony No. 1 — Easley Blackwood

3 Bassoons, 3 Clarinets in A (3rd also clarinet piccolo in Eb), 3 Oboes (3rd also English horn, 3 Trom, 3 Trumpets in C, 4 Flutes (3rd and 4th also 2nd and 1st piccolos, 6 Horns in F, Bass Clarinet in Bb, Contrabassoon, Trumpet Piccolo in D, respectively) — full score (study) — Contemporary
Composed by Easley Blackwood. This edition: Small Score. Contemporary. Full score (study). With Standard notation. Opus 3. Duration 29 minutes. Theodore Presser Company #466-00001. Published by Theodore Presser Company (PR.466000010).
Price: $73.00

Chamber Music — Blackwood; Pikler; Stucka

— listening CD —
By Blackwood; Pikler; Stucka. By Easley Blackwood. Listening CD. Published by Cedille Records (NX.CDR-081).
Price: $16.00

Cello Sonatas By Blackwood & B — Scholes; Blackwood

— listening CD —
By Scholes; Blackwood. By Bridge; Blackwood. Listening CD. Published by Cedille Records (NX.CDR-008).
Price: $11.00

Clarinet Sonatas By Blackwood — Yeh; Blackwood

— listening CD —
By Yeh; Blackwood. By Blackwood; Reger. Listening CD. Published by Cedille Records (NX.CDR-022).
Price: $16.00

Clarinet Chamber Music Hindemi — Yeh; Blackwood; Dodge; Nelson; Amelia Trio

— listening CD —
By Yeh; Blackwood; Dodge; Nelson; Amelia Trio. By Paul Hindemith (1895-1963). Listening CD. Published by Cedille Records (NX.CDR-072).
Price: $16.00

Volume 1: Music of 2 Decades — Blackwood; Sherry; Sollberger; Group For Contemporary Music; Speculum Musicae; Wuorinen

— listening CD —
By Blackwood; Sherry; Sollberger; Group For Contemporary Music; Speculum Musicae; Wuorinen. By Charles Wuorinen (1938-). Listening CD. Published by Music & Arts (NX.MA-CD-4800).
Price: $16.00

Blackwood Forest — Jean-Michel Maury

3 Bb Clarinets, Bass Clarinet — Score and Set of Parts — Classical, Chamber Music
Composed by Jean-Michel Maury. Classical, Chamber Music. Score and Set of Parts. 4 pages (score); 5 pages (parts) pages. Published by FLEX Editions - Digital Sheet Music (FX.FX070706).
Price: $14.00

Music: 
  • Sonatas for violin, for piano, and other miscellaneous pieces for solo piano.
  • Songs

5 symphonies

  • Symphony No. 1 was recorded by Boston Symphony Orchestra conducted by Charles Munch
  • Symphony No. 5 was commisioned and recorded by the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Jame De Priest

Microtonal compositions

  • Twelve Microtonal Etudes for Electronic Music Media, Op. 28
Biography: 

Easley Blackwood is the son of Easley Blackwood Sr. He is a professor of music, a concert pianist, a composer of music. Some of his compositions use unusual tunings. He is also the author of books on music theory, including his research into the properties of microtonal tunings and traditional harmony.

Links: 
http://www.bruceduffie.com/blackwood.html
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Easley_Blackwood_Jr.
Submitted by Jean-Paul Giraudet on 2009-09-10 16:28.
Last modified: 
2023-01-24 16:57