Vincent Persichetti


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– Sat 26 Jul: Koorconcert, Tiramisu zomerkoor Lutherse Kerk, Maastricht, Netherlands
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– Mon 28 Jul: Trio Stravinskij: contaminations from jazz, music-hall, cabaret and American folklore Astronomical Observatory, Loiano, Italy
– Tue 29 Jul: Trio Stravinskij: contaminations from jazz, music-hall, cabaret and American folklore Church in Piazza Giovanni XIII, Tolè di Vergato, Italy
– Wed 30 Jul: First performance of the Quintet for clarinet and strings Congress Centre, Davos, Switzerland
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Sheet music for Persichetti



[details ←] Piano Concerto Piano,
[details ←] Parable for Solo Horn
[details ←] Vincent Persichetti: Serenade No. 12 , tuba,
[details ←] I Sing the Body Electric Piano, choral
[details ←] Little Piano Book Piano,
[details ←] Appalachian Christmas Carols Piano,
[details ←] Parable for Solo Clarinet Clarinet,
[details ←] Winter Cantata Flute, choral
[details ←] Symphony for Band Flute, Percussion, Clarinet, Trumpet, Saxophone, Trombone, Bassoon, Oboe, Tuba, Piccolo, , sax, saxophone, , Tenor saxophone,
[details ←] Emily Dickinson Songs Piano, Vocal,
[details ←] Piano Sonatas Piano,
[details ←] Poems for Piano Piano,
[details ←] Poems for Piano Piano,
[details ←] Parable for Solo Trumpet Trumpet,
[details ←] Divertimento for Band
[details ←] Parable Iii Oboe,
[details ←] Pastoral
[details ←] Chorale Prelude:Drop, Drop Organ,

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Born: 6 June 1915 — Philidelphia — USA
Died: (13?) 14 August 1987 — Philidelphia — USA
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Music



Primarily music for winds and percussion: Symphony for Band (no. 6), Psalm, Divertimento. 12 symphonies, 4 string quartets, Piano sonatas, etc.

Life

Was born, worked, died in Philidelphia. He was a composer, pianist, editor, teacher, and critic.

Joseph Anikewich <joeatotal-web.com> adds: He was one of the best modern composers of the 20th Century. Also that he taught at Julliard School of music for over 40 years. In that time he had such students such as Thelonius Monk, Philip Glass and numerous others... Actually too many to mention.

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