Ellen Taaffe Zwilich

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Born: 1939 — Miami, Florida — USA
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Below is a list of compositions for Ellen Taaffe Zwilich. Click a title for details. [♫] indicates that the piece has one or more MIDI files available, provided by kunstderfuge.com.
OpusTitle [subtitle]KeyDate
Symphony
Symphony No. 1 ??
Symphony No. 2 ??
Symphony No. 3 ??
Symphony No. 4 ??
Concerto
American Concerto ??
Clarinet Concerto ??
Peanuts Gallery ??
Chamber music
String Trio ??
Sonata
Sonata in 3 Movements ??
Song
Thanksgiving Song ??
Not (yet) classified
Celebration ??
Prologue & Variations ??
  • 4 Symphonies
  • Premier Symposium
  • Concerto Grosso
  • Symbolon
  • American Concerto
  • Peanuts Galleri - For Piano & Orchestra
  • Oboe Concerto
  • Concerto for Basstrombone , Strings , Timpany & Cymbals
  • Concerto for Horn & Orchestra

Life

Zwilich was the first woman to win the Pulitzer prize. She Played Violin in Leopold Stokowski’s Orchestra, while studying with Elliott Carter & Roger Sessions, at the Julliard school of Music. Boulez Conducted the Premier of her first work "Premier Symposium" 31 January 1975. She then 8 years later won the prize for her first Symphony. Her music is flowing and very collorful in expression.

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Sat 1 Jun: Action Painting: The Edges of Sound Baruch Performing Arts Center
Sat 8 Jun: Symphony No 5 St Johns, Smith Sq, London, SW1P 3HA
Fri 14 Jun: Day of Wrath "The Revelation"- concert in Bucharest Cinema Patria, Bulevardul Magheru 12-14, Bucuresti, Romania
Sat 15 Jun: A North East Choral Garland The Ave, Washington, Tyne and Wear NE38 7LE
Sat 15 Jun: Viva Vivaldi! Bristol Cathedral College Green Bristol
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(1870) Léo Delibes: Premiere of Coppélia, in Paris, France.
(1919) George Enescu: Premiere of Symphony no. 3, in Bucarest, Romania.
(1930) George Antheil: Premiere of Transatlantic, in Frankfurt am Main, Germany.
(1938) William Schuman: Premiere of Symphony no. 2, in New York, USA.
(1961) Mario Castelnuovo Tedesco: Premiere of Il Mercante di Venezia, in Milan, Italy.

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Sheet music for Zwilich

[details ←] Quartet, viola, violin, oboe, cello,
[details ←] Rituals, clarinet, horn, english horn, trombone, oboe, trumpet, tuba, french horn, percussion, flute, bassoon,
[details ←] Clarinet Concerto, clarinet,
[details ←] One Nation, piano, organ, vocal, , choral, vocal,
[details ←] Millennium Fantasy, orchestra, full orchestra, piano,
[details ←] Partita, violin, piano,
[details ←] Lament, piano, cello,
[details ←] Symphony No.4, orchestra, full orchestra, , choral, vocal,
[details ←] Upbeat, orchestra, full orchestra,
[details ←] Triple Concerto, clarinet, horn, violin, piano, oboe, trumpet, french horn, percussion, cello, flute, bassoon,
[details ←] Jubilation
[details ←] Symphony No. 3, viola, clarinet, horn, english horn, trombone, violin, double bass, oboe, trumpet, tuba, french horn, percussion, cello, flute, bassoon, piccolo,
[details ←] Concerto, clarinet, horn, english horn, violin, oboe, trumpet, french horn, percussion, cello, flute, bassoon,
[details ←] Celebration
[details ←] Symbolon
[details ←] Symphony No. 2, cello,
[details ←] Einsame Nacht, Baritone saxophone, piano, sax, vocal, saxophone,
[details ←] Peanuts Gallery, piano,
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Ellen Taaffe Zwilich: Violin Concerto; Rituals
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Zwilich: Symphony No. 1 / Celebration / Prologue & Variations
Classical Music : Zwilich: Symphony No. 1 / Celebration / Prologue & Variations
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Lees: Concerto for French Horn & Orchestra; Balada: Music for Oboe & Orchestra; Zwilich: Concerto for Bassoon & Orchestra
Classical Music : Lees: Concerto for French Horn & Orchestra; Balada: Music for Oboe & Orchestra; Zwilich: Concerto for Bassoon & Orchestra
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Orchestral Excerpts For Trumpet
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  • Year Of Release: 2005
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  • Catalog#: DCD144
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Ellen Taaffe Zwilich: Symbolon; Concerto Grosso; Double Quartet; Trumpet Concerto
Classical Music : Ellen Taaffe Zwilich: Symbolon; Concerto Grosso; Double Quartet; Trumpet Concerto
from: New World Records

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Women of Note ~ Beach, Boulanger, Clarke, Gubaidulina, Larsen, Mendelssohn, Monk, Musgrave, Ran, Zwilich
Classical Music : Women of Note ~ Beach, Boulanger, Clarke, Gubaidulina, Larsen, Mendelssohn, Monk, Musgrave, Ran, Zwilich
from: Koch Int'l Classics

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  • Year Of Release: 2005
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  • Catalog#: DCD144
  • Year Of Release: 2013
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  • 18 Track CD
  • The tracks are samples, not full cuts. This is a nice CD to get your feet wet and discover who you're interested in.


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