Vincent Persichetti

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

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[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,

Music

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

Biography

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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