The following is a reverse-chronological list of works by the American composer

Charles Wuorinen Charles Peter Wuorinen (, ; June 9, 1938 – March 11, 2020) was an American composer of contemporary classical music based in New York City. He also performed as a pianist and conductor. Wuorinen composed more than 270 works: orchestral music, c ...

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*''Second Percussion Symphony'' – 2019 *''Burlesque'' – 2018, for two pianos, for the American Contemporary Ballet, Los Angeles *''Sudden Changes'' – 2017, for

Michael Tilson Thomas Michael Tilson Thomas (born December 21, 1944) is an American conductor, pianist, and composer. He is Artistic Director Laureate of the New World Symphony, an American orchestral academy in Miami Beach, Florida, Music Director Laureate of the S ...

and the San Francisco Symphony *''Second String Trio'' – 2017, for the Goeyvaerts String Trio, Belgium *''Xenolith'' – 2017, duo for viola and percussion, for Lois Martin and Michael Truesdell *''Eros and Nemesis (symphonic poem after Brokeback Mountain)'' for orchestra, for James Levine – 2016 *''Exsultet (Praeconium Paschale)'' for Francisco Núñez and the Young People's Chorus of New York City – 2015 *''Brokeback Mountain'' (chamber version) – 2015 *''Megalith'' – 2014, piano and 15 players, for Peter Serkin *''Doubletake'' – 2014, for Steven Beck *''Jan's Dowland'' – 2014, two Dowland works for solo harp *''Alphabetical Ashbery'' – texts of

John Ashbery John Lawrence Ashbery (July 28, 1927 – September 3, 2017) was an American poet and art critic. Ashbery is considered the most influential American poet of his time. Oxford University literary critic John Bayley wrote that Ashbery "sounded, in ...

– 2013, for loadbang *''Electric Quartet'' – 2013, 4 electric guitars *''Zoe'' – 2013, string sextet *''Intrada'' – 2012, for

Peter Serkin Peter Adolf Serkin (July 24, 1947 – February 1, 2020) was an American classical pianist. He won the Grammy Award for Most Promising New Classical Recording Artist in 1966, and he performed globally, known for not only "technically pristine" pl ...

*''Cygnus'' – 2012, commissioned by the Cygnus Ensemble *''

Brokeback Mountain ''Brokeback Mountain'' is a 2005 American neo-Western romantic drama film directed by Ang Lee and produced by Diana Ossana and James Schamus. Adapted from Brokeback Mountain (short story), the 1997 short story by Annie Proulx, the screenplay ...

'' – 2008–2012, an opera on the short story of

Annie Proulx Edna Ann Proulx ( ; born August 22, 1935) is an American novelist, short story writer, and journalist. She has written most frequently as Annie Proulx but has also used the names E. Annie Proulx and E.A. Proulx. She won the PEN/Faulkner Award f ...

, with libretto by Proulx, commissioned by the

Teatro Real The Teatro Real () is an opera house in Madrid, Spain. Located at the Plaza de Oriente, opposite the Royal Palace, and known colloquially as "''El Real''" (The Royal One). it is considered the top institution of the performing and musical arts ...

, Madrid *''Intrada'' – 2012 for

*''Adagio'' – 2011, for

*''Etude (for Chords and Dynamic Balance)'' – 2011, commissioned by the

Ferruccio Busoni International Piano Competition The Ferruccio Busoni International Piano Competition is a music competition for young pianists that takes place in Bolzano, Italy. It was founded in 1949 by Cesare Nordio in memory of the pianist and composer Ferruccio Busoni. History The firs ...

*''Big Spinoff'' – 2011, for 16 players *''Marian Tropes'' – 2010, for the

Brentano String Quartet The Brentano Quartet is an American string quartet. History Founded in 1992 at the Juilliard School, the quartet's founding members were violinists Mark Steinberg and Serena Canin, violist Misha Amory, and cellist Michael Kannen. At the suggesti ...

(on music of Dufay and Josquin) *''It Happens Like This'', a dramatic cantata on poems of

James Tate (writer) James Vincent Tate (December 8, 1943 – July 8, 2015) was an American poet. His work earned him the Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Award. He was a professor of English at the University of Massachusetts Amherst

– 2010 *''Oros'' – 2009, for

Ursula Oppens Ursula Oppens (born February 2, 1944) is an American classical concert pianist and educator. She has received five Grammy Award nominations. Biography Ursula Oppens was born on February 2, 1944, in New York City into a highly musical family fr ...

*''The Haroun Piano Book'' – 2003/2009, premiered by Lynn Raley *''Marimba Variations'' – 2009 – commissioned by 22 percussionists *''Moon Clock'' – text of

Donald Hall Donald Andrew Hall Jr. (September 20, 1928 – June 23, 2018) was an American poet, writer, editor, and literary critic. He was the author of more than 50 books across several genres from children's literature, biography, memoir, essays, and inc ...

– 2009, premiered by Thomas Meglioranza, baritone and Peter Kolkay, bassoon *''Viola Variations'' – 2008, premiered by violist Lois Martin *''Trio for Flute, Bass Clarinet and Piano'' – 2008, premiered by the

New York New Music Ensemble The New York New Music Ensemble (NYNME) is an American contemporary music ensemble. Since 1976, the group has commissioned, performed and recorded works by both emerging and prominent living composers. Its performances have been featured at several ...

*''Metagong'' – 2008 – for two pianos and two percussionists – premiered by the

*''Time Regained, a fantasy for piano and orchestra'' – 2008, premiered by the

Metropolitan Opera Orchestra The Metropolitan Opera is an American opera company based in New York City, currently resident at the Metropolitan Opera House at Lincoln Center, situated on the Upper West Side of Manhattan. Referred to colloquially as the Met, the company i ...

James Levine James Lawrence Levine ( ; June 23, 1943 – March 9, 2021) was an American conductor and pianist. He was music director of the Metropolitan Opera from 1976 to 2016. He was terminated from all his positions and affiliations with the Met on March ...

conductor,

soloist *''Second Piano Quintet'' – 2008, premiered by the

and pianist

*''Ave Maria: Josquin'' – 2007, premiered by

Tashi Quartet The Tashi Quartet (originally known as TASHI) is an ensemble of violinist Ida Kavafian, pianist Peter Serkin, cellist Fred Sherry and, later, clarinetist Richard Stoltzman, founded in 1973 for the purpose of playing '' Quartet for the End of Time ...

*''Christes Crosse: Morley'' – 2008, premiered by

*''Scherzo'' – 2007, premiered by

*''Synaxis'' – 2007, premiered on the inaugural concert of the League ISCM Orchestra, Louis Karchin conducting, soloists: Timothy Cobb (contrabass), Patrick Pridemore (horn), Robert Ingliss (oboe), Alan R. Kay (clarinet) *''Fourth Piano Sonata'' – 2007, written for and premiered by Anne-Marie McDermott *''Eighth Symphony (Theologoumena)'' – 2006, premiered by the

Boston Symphony Orchestra The Boston Symphony Orchestra (BSO) is an American orchestra based in Boston. It is the second-oldest of the five major American symphony orchestras commonly referred to as the "Big Five (orchestras), Big Five". Founded by Henry Lee Higginson in ...

conductor *''Spin 5'' – 2006, for violin solo and 18 players, premiered by

Jennifer Koh Jennifer Koh (born 1976) is an American violinist, born to Korean parents in Glen Ellyn, Illinois. Life and career Koh earned a B.A. in English Literature from Oberlin College, as well as a Performance Diploma from the attached Oberlin Conserva ...

*''Iridule'' – 2006, for oboe and six players, premiered by Jacqueline Leclair, oboe and the New Millennium Ensemble *''Never Again the Same'' – text by

– 2006, premiered by Wilbur Pauley, bass and Christopher Hall, tuba *''Eleven Short Pieces'' – 2006, premiered by Erik Carlson, violin and Michael Caterisano, vibraphone *''Praegustatum'' - 2005, for solo piano, written for

. *''Flying to Kahani'' – 2005, premiered by Orchestra of St. Luke's,

Roberto Abbado Roberto Abbado (born 30 December 1954 in Milan) is an Italian opera and symphonic music conductor. Currently he is an Artistic Partner of The Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra. In 2015 he has been appointed music director of Palau de les Arts Reina ...

conductor,

soloist *''Heart Shadow'' – 2005, premiered by

Bruce Levingston Bruce Levingston is an American concert pianist and recording artist. Renowned for his interpretations of contemporary music and innovative programming, critics praise Levingston's performances for their nuanced expression, vibrant color, and pro ...

*''Theologoumenon'' – 2005, premiered by the

conductor *''Duo Sonata for Flute and Piano'' – 2004, premiered by Robert Aitken, flute and James Avery, piano *''Visible'' – text by

Paul Auster Paul Benjamin Auster (February 3, 1947 – April 30, 2024) was an American writer, novelist, memoirist, poet, and filmmaker. His notable works include '' The New York Trilogy'' (1987), '' Moon Palace'' (1989), '' The Music of Chance'' (1990), ' ...

– 2004, premiered by Mary S. Nessinger, mezzo-soprano and Mark Steinberg, violin *''Ashberyana'' – poems by

– 2004, premiered by Leon Williams, baritone *''The Long Boat'' – poem by

Stanley Kunitz Stanley Jasspon Kunitz (; July 28, 1905May 14, 2006) was an American poet. He was appointed Poet Laureate Consultant in Poetry to the Library of Congress twice, first in 1974 and then again in 2000. Biography Kunitz was born in Worcester, Massac ...

– 2003, premiered by Mary S. Nessinger, mezzo-soprano and Jacqueline Leclair, English horn *''Dodecadactyl'' – 2003, premiered by

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and Oren Fader, guitars *''Fourth Piano Concerto'' – 2003, premiered by the

conductor,

soloist *''The Haroun Songbook'' – 2002, premiered by Elizabeth Farnum, soprano; Emily Golden, mezzo-soprano; James Schaffner, tenor; Michael Chioldi, baritone; and Phillip Bush, piano *''Hexadactyl'' – 2002, premiered by

, guitar *''Josquiniana'' – 2002, written for and premiered by the

*''Fifty Fifty'' – 2002, premiered by pianists Rolf Hind and Nicholas Hodges *''Pentecost'' poem by

Derek Walcott Sir Derek Alton Walcott OM (23 January 1930 – 17 March 2017) was a Saint Lucian poet and playwright. He received the 1992 Nobel Prize in Literature. His works include the Homeric epic poem '' Omeros'' (1990), which many critics view "as ...

– 2002, premiered by William Ferguson, tenor and June Han, harp *''Fenton Songs II'' – 2002, text by

James Fenton James Martin Fenton (born 25 April 1949) is an English poet, journalist and literary critic. He is a former Oxford Professor of Poetry. Life and career Born in Lincoln, Fenton grew up in Lincolnshire and Staffordshire, the son of Canon Jo ...

, premiered by Lucy Shelton *''September 11, 2001'' – text by

W. H. Auden Wystan Hugh Auden (; 21 February 1907 – 29 September 1973) was a British-American poet. Auden's poetry is noted for its stylistic and technical achievement, its engagement with politics, morals, love, and religion, and its variety in tone, ...

– 2001, premiered by William Ferguson, tenor and Phillip Bush, piano *''Two Machine Portraits'' – poem by Les Murray, premiered by Ryan MacPherson, tenor and Marilyn Nonken, piano *'' Haroun and the Sea of Stories'' – an opera with libretto by

, based on the novel by

Salman Rushdie Sir Ahmed Salman Rushdie ( ; born 19 June 1947) is an Indian-born British and American novelist. His work often combines magic realism with historical fiction and primarily deals with connections, disruptions, and migrations between Eastern wor ...

1997–2001Peter G. Davis, "Good Time Charlie". ''New York'', 15 November 2004.
/ref> *''Andante Espressivo'' – 2001, premiered by cellist

Fred Sherry Fred Sherry (born 1948) is an American cellist who is particularly admired for his work as a chamber musician and concert soloist. He studied with Leonard Rose at the Juilliard School before winning the Young Concert Artists International Auditi ...

and Wuorinen, piano *''Alap, a Prelude to Contrapunctus IX of the Art of Fugue'' – 2001, premiered by the

*''Stanzas Before Time'' – poem by

– 2001, premiered by Neil Farrell, tenor and June Han, harp *''Buttons and Bows (or, Superparticular Variations)'' – 2001, premiered by Madeleine Shapiro, cello and Mikko Luoma, accordion *''Cyclops (2000)'' – 2001, premiered by the

London Sinfonietta The London Sinfonietta is an English contemporary chamber music, chamber orchestra founded in 1968 and based in London. The ensemble has headquarters at Kings Place and is Resident Orchestra at the Southbank Centre. Since its inaugural concert ...

Oliver Knussen Stuart Oliver Knussen (12 June 1952 – 8 July 2018) was a British composer of contemporary classical music and conductor. Among the most influential British composers of his generation, his relatively few compositions are "rooted in 20th-cen ...

conductor *''Fourth String Quartet'' – 1999, premiered by the

*''Brass Quintet'' – 1999, premiered at the June-in-Buffalo Festival *''An Orbicle of Jasp'' – 1999, premiered by cellist

and Wuorinen, piano *''Lepton'' – 1999, premiered by SurPlus,

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*''Symphony Seven'' – 1997, premiered by the

Toledo Symphony The Toledo Alliance for the Performing Arts was created in 2019 when the Toledo Symphony Orchestra and the Toledo Ballet merged. Based in Toledo, Ohio, it operated with a $13.2 million budget in its fiscal year 2020 and maintains the two brand n ...

, Andrew Massey conductor *''Cello Variations III'' – 1997, premiered by cellist

*''Big Epithalamium'' – 1997, premiered by students at the

Juilliard School The Juilliard School ( ) is a Private university, private performing arts music school, conservatory in New York City. Founded by Frank Damrosch as the Institute of Musical Art in 1905, the school later added dance and drama programs and became ...

*''Epithalamium'' – 1997, premiered by Christopher Gekker and Raymond Mase *''Fenton Songs (Version 1)'' – 1997, premiered by Elizabeth Farnum, Curtis Macomber,

and Wuorinen *''Fenton Songs (Version 2)'' – 1997, premiered by the Cygnus Ensemble, Phyllis Bryn-Julson soprano * Variations for Orchestra, Op. 31 of Arnold Schoenberg: recast for two pianos for the New York City Ballet by Wuorinen (1996), premiered by the

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, Cameron Grant and Richard Moredock pianos. *'' The River of Light'' – the third part of the Dante trilogy for the New York City Ballet – 1996 – two versions: orchestral and chamber, premiered by the

Buffalo Philharmonic The Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra is an American symphony orchestra located in Buffalo, New York led by Music Director JoAnn Falletta. Its primary performing venue is Kleinhans Music Hall, which is a National Historic Landmark. Each season it ...

, Wuorinen conducting *''Katz Fugue'' – 1996, premiered by James Winn, piano *''The Great Procession'' – the second part of the Dante trilogy for the New York City Ballet – 1995 – two versions: chamber (premiered by the

, Wuorinen conducting) and orchestral (premiered by Deutsches-Sinfonie-Orchester,

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, Bradley Lubman conducting) *''Sonata for Guitar and Piano'' – 1995, premiered by

, guitar and Joan Forsyth, piano *''In Heated Sylvan Glades & With Elegiac Sackbuts'' – aria from The W.of Bablylon arranged for 2 sopranos and piano – 1995, premiered by Phyllis Bryn-Julson, Patricia Green, Mark Markham *''Lightenings VIII'' – poem by

Seamus Heaney Seamus Justin Heaney (13 April 1939 – 30 August 2013) was an Irish Irish poetry, poet, playwright and translator. He received the 1995 Nobel Prize in Literature. Among his best-known works is ''Death of a Naturalist'' (1966), his first m ...

– 1994, premiered by Phyllis Bryn-Julson, soprano and Mark Markham, piano *''Piano Quintet'' – 1994, premiered by the

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pianist *''Christes Crosse (after

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)'' – 1994, premiered by Phyllis Bryn-Julson, soprano and Mark Markham, piano *''Percussion Quartet'' – 1994, premiered by the Pulse Ensemble of the New Music Consort *''Guitar Variations'' – 1994, premiered by Todd Seelye *''Windfall'' – 1994, premieres by the

Rutgers Rutgers University ( ), officially Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, is a public land-grant research university consisting of three campuses in New Jersey. Chartered in 1766, Rutgers was originally called Queen's College and was aff ...

Wind Ensemble, William Berz, conducting *''The Mission of Virgil'' – the first part of the Dante trilogy for the New York City Ballet – 1993 – two versions: orchestral (premiered by the

Toledo Symphony Orchestra The Toledo Alliance for the Performing Arts was created in 2019 when the Toledo Symphony Orchestra and the Toledo Ballet merged. Based in Toledo, Ohio, it operated with a $13.2 million budget in its fiscal year 2020 and maintains the two brand ...

, Andrew Massey conducting) and 2-pianos; *''Concerto for Saxophone Quartet and Orchestra'' – 1993, premiered by the Rascher Saxophone Quartet *''Missa Renovata'' – 1992 *''Saxophone Quartet'' – 1992, premiered by the Rascher Saxophone Quartet *'' Microsymphony'' – 1992, premiered by the

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Zdeněk Mácal Zdeněk Mácal (; 8 January 1936 – 25 October 2023) was a Czech conductor who worked internationally. The promising conductor who had won international competitions left his home country of Czechoslovakia in 1968 when the Warsaw Pact ended the ...

conductor *''A Winter's Tale'' – text by

Dylan Thomas Dylan Marlais Thomas (27 October 1914 – 9 November 1953) was a Welsh poet and writer, whose works include the poems " Do not go gentle into that good night" and " And death shall have no dominion", as well as the "play for voices" ''Un ...

– 1991, premiered by the Southwest Chamber Music Society, Phyllis Bryn-Julson, soloist *''

Delight of the Muses ''Delight of the Muses'' is a ballet made by New York City Ballet's ballet master in chief Peter Martins to eponymous music by Charles Wuorinen, commissioned by City Ballet as part of its commemoration of the bicentennial of the death of Wolfgang A ...

'' – 1991, premiered by the

, Wuorinen conducting *''Missa Brevis'' – 1991, premiered by the St. Ignatius of Antioch Church choir, Dr. Harold Chaney, conducting *''Astra'' – 1990, premiered by the orchestra of the

Oberlin Conservatory The Oberlin Conservatory of Music is a private music conservatory of Oberlin College, a private liberal arts college in Oberlin, Ohio. It was founded in 1865 and is the second oldest conservatory and oldest continually operating conservatory in ...

Robert Spano Robert Spano ( ; born 7 May 1961) is an American conductorDavidson, Justin. "Classical Music: Looking for Magic: Mixing visuals and language into a performance is just part of conductor Robert Spano's pursuit of orchestral risk" (Fanfare); ''Ne ...

conductor *''Twang'' – text of

Wallace Stevens Wallace Stevens (October 2, 1879 – August 2, 1955) was an American modernist poet. He was born in Reading, Pennsylvania, educated at Harvard and then New York Law School, and spent most of his life working as an executive for an insurance compa ...

– 1989, premiered by Phyllis Bryn-Julson and James Winn *''String Sextet'' – 1989, premiered by the

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*''A solis ortu'' – 1989, premiered by the Choir of St. Ignatius of Antioch Episcopal Church, Dr. Harold Chaney conducting *''Genesis'' – 1989, premiered by the

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and chorus,

Herbert Blomstedt Herbert Thorson Blomstedt (; born 11 July 1927) is a Swedish conductor of classical music. At the age of 97 he continues to conduct concerts in Europe and the United States. Biography Herbert Blomstedt was born in Springfield, Massachusetts, t ...

conductor *''Agnus Dei (from the Mass for the Restoration of St. Luke in the Fields)'' – 1989 *''Sonata for Violin and Piano'' – 1988, commissioned by the

Library of Congress The Library of Congress (LOC) is a research library in Washington, D.C., serving as the library and research service for the United States Congress and the ''de facto'' national library of the United States. It also administers Copyright law o ...

, premiered by Benjamin Hudson and

Garrick Ohlsson Garrick Olaf Ohlsson (born April 3, 1948) is an American classical pianist. In 1970 Ohlsson became the first, and remains the only, competitor from the United States to win the gold medal awarded by the International Chopin Piano Competition, at ...

*''Machault Mon Chou'' – 1988, premiered by the

conductor *''Josquin: Ave Christe (

Josquin Josquin Lebloitte dit des Prez ( – 27 August 1521) was a composer of High Renaissance music, who is variously described as French or Franco-Flemish. Considered one of the greatest composers of the Renaissance, he was a central figure of the ...

motet recast for solo piano)'' – 1988, written as a gift for Stephen Fisher, then president of C. F. Peters Music Publishing. *''Bagatelle'' – 1988, premiered by Elissa Stutz, piano *''Another Happy Birthday'' – 1988, premiered by the

conductor *'' Five: Concerto for Amplified Cello and Orchestra'' – 1987, premiered by

, Wuorinen conducting,

, soloist *''Third String Quartet'' – 1987, premiered by the Franciscan String Quartet, in honor of the 25th anniversary of the Hopkins Center,

Dartmouth College Dartmouth College ( ) is a Private university, private Ivy League research university in Hanover, New Hampshire, United States. Established in 1769 by Eleazar Wheelock, Dartmouth is one of the nine colonial colleges chartered before the America ...

*''Galliard'' – 1987, premiered by the Cleveland Chamber Orchestra, Edwin London conductor *''Third Piano Sonata'' – 1986, premiered by

Alan Feinberg Alan Feinberg (born in New York City) is an American classical pianist. He has premiered over 300 works by such composers as John Adams, Milton Babbitt, John Harbison, Charles Ives, Steve Reich, and Charles Wuorinen, as well as the premiere of Mel ...

*''The Golden Dance'' – 1986, premiered by the

conductor *''A Doleful Dompe on Deborah Departure as well as Borda's Bawdy Badinage'' – 1986 *''Fanfare (for Rutgers University)'' – 1986, premiered by members of Rutgers Band, Wuorinen conducting *''Fanfare (for the Houston Symphony)'' – 1986, premiered by the

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, Wuorinen conducting *''Bamboula Beach'' – 1986, for the inaugural concert of the

New World Symphony Orchestra The New World Symphony is an American orchestral academy based in Miami Beach, Florida. Established in 1987, the organization is a training ensemble for young musicians in preparation for professional careers in classical music. Since 2011, the ...

conductor *''Horn Trio Continued'' – 1985 *''Double Solo for Horn Trio'' – 1985, premiered by

Speculum Musicae Speculum Musicae is an American chamber ensemble dedicated to the performance of contemporary classical music. It was founded in New York City in 1971 and is particularly noted for its performances of the music of Elliott Carter and Charles Wuo ...

*''Natural Fantasy'' – 1985, premiered by David Schuler, organ *''Trombone Trio'' – 1985, premiered by Parnassus Ensemble *''Prelude to Kullervo'' – 1985, premiered by the

Columbia University Columbia University in the City of New York, commonly referred to as Columbia University, is a Private university, private Ivy League research university in New York City. Established in 1754 as King's College on the grounds of Trinity Churc ...

Orchestra, Howard Shanet conductor, David Braynard tuba soloist *''Movers and Shakers'' – 1984, premiered by the

Cleveland Orchestra The Cleveland Orchestra is an American orchestra based in Cleveland, Ohio. Founded in 1918 by the pianist and impresario Adella Prentiss Hughes, the orchestra is one of the five American orchestras informally referred to as the " Big Five". T ...

Christoph von Dohnányi Christoph von Dohnányi (; born 8 September 1929) is a German conducting, conductor. Biography Youth and World War II Dohnányi was born in Berlin, Germany to Hans von Dohnanyi, a German jurist of Hungarian ancestry, and Christine von Dohnan ...

conductor *''Bamboula Squared'' – 1984, premiered by the

American Composers Orchestra The American Composers Orchestra (ACO) is an American orchestra administratively based in New York City, specialising in contemporary American music. The ACO gives concerts at various concert venues in New York City, including: * Zankel Hall at ...

, Wuorinen conducting *''Concertino (for 15 Solo Instruments)'' – 1984, premiered by the Parnassus ensemble, Anthony Korf, conductor *''Crossfire'' – 1984, premiered by the

Baltimore Symphony Orchestra The Baltimore Symphony Orchestra (BSO) is an American symphony orchestra based in Baltimore, Maryland. The Baltimore SO has its principal residence at the Joseph Meyerhoff Symphony Hall, where it performs more than 130 concerts a year. In 2005, ...

David Zinman David Zinman (born July 9, 1936, in Brooklyn, New York) is a retired American conductor and violinist. Education After violin studies at Oberlin Conservatory, Zinman studied theory and composition at the University of Minnesota, earning his M.A. ...

conductor *''Album Leaf (for Howard Klein)'' – 1984, premiered by Wuorinen, piano *''Concertino'' – 1984 *''Third Piano Concerto'' – 1983, premiered by the

Albany Symphony Orchestra The Albany Symphony Orchestra is a professional symphony orchestra based in Albany, New York. Founded in 1930 as the People's Orchestra of Albany by Italian-born conductor John Carabella, the Albany Symphony is the oldest professional symphony ...

Julius Hegyi Julius Hegyi (February 2, 1923 – January 1, 2007) was an American conductor and violinist. He spent his lifetime building orchestras, founding chamber music groups and instilling a passion for music in young and old alike. His belief in con ...

conductor,

soloist *''Spinoff'' – 1983, premiered by

*''Trio for Violin, Cello & Piano'' – 1983, premiered by the Arden Trio *''Rhapsody for Violin and Orchestra'' – 1983, premiered by

Edo de Waart Edo de Waart (born 1 June 1941, Amsterdam) is a Dutch retired conductor. He is Music Director Laureate of the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra. De Waart is the former music director of the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra (2016-2019), chief conductor ...

conductor,

Daniel Kobialka Daniel Kobialka (November 19, 1943 – January 18, 2021) was an American violinist, composer, and music entrepreneur. Biography Kobialka studied violin at the Hartt College of Music. Kobialka was the principal second violinist with the San Fran ...

violin soloist *''Divertimento for String Quartet'' – 1982, premiered by the Atlantic String Quartet *''New York Notes'' – 1982, premiered by the

*''Divertimento for Alto Saxophone and Piano'' – 1982, premiered by Christopher Ford and Wuorinen *''Mass for the Restoration of St. Luke in the Fields'' – 1982 *''Horn Trio'' – 1981, premiered by Julie Landsman, horn, Benjamin Hudson, violin and Wuorinen, piano *''Capriccio'' – 1981, premiered by

*''Short Suite'' – 1981, premiered by the American Composers Orchestra, Wuorinen conducting *''Trio for Bass Instruments'' – 1981, premiered by David Braynard *''The Blue Bamboula'' – 1980, premiered by

*'' The Celestial Sphere (An Oratorio for Mixed Chorus and Orchestra)'' – 1980, premiered by the Augustana College Handel Oratorio Society Orchestra, Donald Morrison conductor *''Ecclesiastical Symphonies (4 Movements from "The Celestial Sphere")'' – 1980, premiered by the Augustana Symphony Orchestra, Daniel Culver conductor *''Beast 708'' – 1980, premiered by students at the

University of Southern California The University of Southern California (USC, SC, or Southern Cal) is a Private university, private research university in Los Angeles, California, United States. Founded in 1880 by Robert M. Widney, it is the oldest private research university in ...

, Wuorinen conducting *''Percussion Duo'' – 1979, premiered by

Steven Schick Steven Schick (born May 8th, 1954) is a percussionist and conductor from the United States, specializing in contemporary classical music. He teaches at the University of California, San Diego and was the Music Director and Conductor of the La Jolla ...

and James Avery *''Second String Quartet'' – 1979, premiered by the Columbia String Quartet *''The Magic Art: An Instrumental Masque drawn from the works of Henry Purcell'' – 1979, premiered by the

Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra The Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra (SPCO) is an American chamber orchestra based in Saint Paul, Minnesota. Its principal concert venue is the Ordway Center for the Performing Arts. In collaboration with five artistic partners, the orchestra's musi ...

, Wuorinen conducting *''Fortune'' – 1979, premiered by

*''Psalm 39'' – 1979, premiered by Richard Frisch, baritone and

David Starobin David Starobin (born September 27, 1951) is a highly honored figure in the world of classical guitar. Called "arguably the most influential American classical guitarist of the 20th century" ('' Soundboard''), Starobin was born in New York City. ...

, guitar *''Joan's Instrumentation'' – 1979, premiered by the

Da Capo Chamber Players The Da Capo Chamber Players are an American contemporary music "Pierrot ensemble," founded in 1970. Winners of the Naumburg Award in 1973, its founding members included composer/pianist Joan Tower, violinist Joel Lester (former dean of Mannes Co ...

*''Three Songs for Tenor and Piano'' – text by Coburn Britton – 1979, premiered by Paul Sperry and Wuorinen *''Archaeopteryx for Bass Trombone and 10 Players'' – 1978, premiered by Dave Taylor *''Two-Part Symphony'' – 1978, premiered by the

Dennis Russell Davies Dennis Russell Davies (born April 16, 1944, in Toledo, Ohio) is an American conductor and pianist. He is chief conductor of the Brno Philharmonic and of the MDR Leipzig Radio Symphony Orchestra. Biography Davies studied piano and conducting at ...

conducting *''Ancestors'' – 1978, premiered by

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, Wuorinen conducting *''Fast Fantasy'' – 1977, premiered by cellist

and Wuorinen, piano *''The Winds'' – 1977, premiered by Parnassus, Anthony Korf, conductor *''Self-Similar Waltz'' – 1977 *''Six Pieces for Violin and Piano'' – 1977, premiered by Max Pollikoff and Wuorinen *''Archangel for Bass Trombone and String Quartet'' – 1977, premiered by Dave Taylor *''Wind Quintet'' – 1977, premiered by the Boehm Quintet *''Album Leaf for Ayda and Fred'' – 1977 *''Six Songs For Two Voices'' – Text by Coburn Britton – 1977, premiered at Somerset County College, New Jersey, Wuorinen conducting *''Percussion Symphony'' – 1976, premiered by the New Jersey Percussion Ensemble, Wuorinen conducting *''Second Piano Sonata'' – 1976, premiered by

Jeffrey Swann Jeffrey Swann (born November 24, 1951) is an American classical pianist. Swann was born in Arizona but moved to Dallas, Texas, as a young child. He began piano studies at the age of four. While attending St. Mark's School of Texas, he studied fo ...

*''Tashi'' – 1975/6 – two versions: 4 soloists with orchestra (premiered by the Clevaland Orchestra, Wuorinen conducting

soloists) and 4 soli (premiered by the Tashi Quartet) *''Cello Variations II'' – 1975, premiered by cellist

*''Hyperion'' – 1975, premiered by the Contemporary Chamber Ensemble,

Arthur Weisberg Arthur Weisberg (April 4, 1931 – January 17, 2009) was an American clarinetist, bassoonist, conductor, composer and author. Biography Weisberg was born in New York City. He attended The High School of Music & Art, majoring in bassoon and ...

conductor *''A Reliquary for Igor Stravinsky'' – 1975, Premiere at the Ojai Festival,

, conductor *''The W. of Babylon, (or The Triumph of Love over Moral Depravity)'' – 1975, premiered by the

, Wuorinen conducting *''Fantasia'' – 1974, premiered by

Paul Zukofsky Paul Zukofsky (October 22, 1943 – June 6, 2017) was an American violinist and conductor known for his work in the field of contemporary classical music. Career Born in Brooklyn, New York, Paul Zukofsky was the only child of the American objecti ...

and Wuorinen *''Second Piano Concerto (for Amplified Piano and Orchestra)'' – 1974, premiered by the

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conductor, Wuorinen as soloist *''Anthem for Epiphany'' – 1974 *''Third Trio for Flute, Cello and Piano'' – 1973, Premiered by

Harvey Sollberger Harvey Sollberger (born May 11, 1938 in Cedar Rapids, Iowa) is an American composer, flutist, and conductor specializing in contemporary classical music. Life Sollberger holds an M.A. degree from Columbia University, where his composition instruc ...

and Wuorinen *''Twelve Short Pieces'' – 1973 *''Grand Union'' – 1973, premiered by

*''Mannheim 87.87.87'' – 1973, premiered at the Cathedral of St. John the Divine, New York *''Arabia Felix'' – 1973, premiered by The Composer's Ensemble,

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, conductor *''Bassoon Variations'' – 1972, premiered by the

Chamber Players *''Concerto for Amplified Violin and Orchestra'' – 1972, premiered by the

conductor,

soloist *''Speculum Speculi'' – 1972, premiered by

*''Violin Variations'' – 1972, premiered by Max Pollikoff *''Harp Variations'' – 1972, premiered by Gloria Agostini and members of the

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*''On Alligators'' – 1972, premiered by University Of South Florida players *''First String Quartet'' – 1971, premiered by the

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*''Grand Bamboula'' – 1971, premiered by University of Iowa Orchestra,

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conducting *''Canzona'' – 1971, premiered by

, Wuorinen conducting *''Chamber Concerto for Tuba with 12 Winds and 12 Drums'' – 1970, premiered by Donald Butterfield and Music in Our Time series *''Message to Denmark Hill'' – text of

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– 1970, premiered by Richard Frisch, Harvey Sollberger, Fred Sherry, Wuorinen *''Ringing Changes'' – 1970, premiered by the New Jersey Percussion Ensemble *''A Song to the Lute in Musicke'' – 1970, premiered by Valarie Lamoree and Wuorinen *''Cello Variations'' – 1970, premiered by

*''Nature's Concord'' – 1969, premiered by Ronald Anderson *''

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'' – 1969 – electronic work – awarded the 1970

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*''Adapting to the Times'' – 1969, premiered by

Joel Krosnick Joel Krosnick (3 April 1941 – 15 April 2025) was an American cellist who performed as a soloist, recitalist, and chamber musician throughout the world for over 40 years. As a member of the Juilliard String Quartet from 1974 to 2016, he perfor ...

, cello, and Wuorinen, piano *''First Piano Sonata'' – 1969, premiered by Alan Mandel, written for and dedicated to Robert Miller *''The Long and the Short'' – 1969, premiered by

*''Contrafactum'' – 1969, premiered by the University of Iowa Orchestra,

, conductor *''Flute Variations II'' – 1968, premiered by

*''String Trio'' – 1968, premiered by the Potomac Trio *''The Politics of Harmony (A Masque)'' – 1967, text by Richard Monaco, premiered by

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, Wuorinen conducting *''Duo'' – 1967, premiered by

, violin and Wuorinen, piano *''Salve Regina:

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'' – 1966, premiered by

, Wuorinen conducting *''Making Ends Meet'' – 1966, premiered by Jean and Kenneth Wentworth *''Harpsichord Divisions'' – 1966, written for Paul Jacobs *''Janissary Music'' – 1966, premiered by Raymond DesRoches, percussion *''Bicinium'' – 1966, premiered by Josef Marx and Judith Martin *''The Bells'' – 1966 – for

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*''First Piano Concerto'' – 1966, premiered by University of Iowa Orchestra,

conductor, Wuorinen as soloist *''Three Cadenzas for the Mozart Concerto in C Major'' – 1965? (date is approximated) *''Chamber Concerto for Oboe and 10 Players'' – 1965, premiered by the Group for Contemporary Music, Wuorinen conducting, Josef Marx, soloist *''Composition for Oboe and Piano'' – 1965, premiered by Josef Marx and Wuorinen *''Orchestral and Electronic Exchanges'' – 1965, premiered by the

Lukas Foss Lukas Foss (August 15, 1922 – February 1, 2009) was a German-American composer, pianist, and conductor. Career Born Lukas Fuchs in Berlin, Germany in 1922, Foss was soon recognized as a child prodigy. He began piano and theory lessons with J ...

conductor *''Super Salutem'' – 1964 *''Chamber Concerto for Flute and 10 Players'' – 1964, premiered at the Festival of Contemporary Music, Tanglewood, Melvin Strauss conductor,

, soloist *''Composition for Violin and 10 Instruments'' – 1964, premiered by Music in Our Time, Arthur Bloom conductor, Max Pollikoff soloist *''Flute Variations I'' – 1963, premiered by

*''Piano Variations'' – 1963, premiered by Wuorinen *''Chamber Concerto for Cello and 10 Players'' – 1963, premiered by the Group for Contemporary Music, Arthur Bloom conducting, Robert Martin soloist *''Second Trio: Piece for Stafan Wolpe'' – 1962, premiered by

, Wuorinen *''The Prayer of Jonah'' – 1962, premiered by the Contemporary Music Society, Daniel Pinkham conducting *''Bearbeitungen ueber das Glogauer Liederbuch'' – 1962, premiered by Stanley Aronson, Henry Larsen, B. Lurie, Betram Turetzky *''Duuiensela'' – 1962, premiered by

, cello and Jens Nygaard, piano *''Octet'' – 1962, premiered by the New York Chamber Society, Alvin Brehm conductor *''Invention for Percussion Quintet'' – 1962,

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Percussion Ensemble, Paul Price conductor *''Trio for Flute, Cello and Piano'' – 1961, premiered by Harrvey Sollberger, Joel Krosnick, Wuorinen *''Concert for Double Bass Alone'' – 1961, premiered by

Bertram Turetzky Bertram Jay Turetzky (born February 14, 1933) is a contemporary American double bass (contrabass) soloist, composer, teacher, and author of ''The Contemporary Contrabass'' (1974, 1989), a book that looked at a number of new and interesting ways o ...

*''An Educator's 'Wachet Auf – 1961, portions of J.S. Bach's Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme, BWV 140 for mixed instruments *''Tiento Sobre Cabezon'' – 1961, premiered at the School of Sacred Music, Unionion Theological Seminary, New York, Thomas Dunn conductor *''Evolutio: Organ'' – 1961, premiered by Leonard Raver *''Symphonia Sacra'' – 1961, premiered at St. Thomas Church, New York, Wuorinen conductor *''Consort from Instruments and Voices'' – 1961 – magnetic tape, premiered at Music of Our Time Series, 92nd Street YMHA New York *''Eight Variations for Violin and Harpsichord'' – 1960, premiered by Max Pollikoff and Leonard Raver *''Madrigale Spirituale sopra salmo secondo'' – 1960, premiered at the Bennington Composers Conference *''Concertone for Brass Quintet & Orchestra'' – 1960, premiered by the University of Iowa Orchestra,

conductor *''Turetzky Pieces'' – 1960, premiered by Stanley Aronson, flute; Henry Larsen, clarinet; Bertram Turettzky, bass *''On The Raft'' – 1960 *''Consort of Four Trombones'' – 1960, premiered by the New Music Chamber Goroup, Jerome L. Keller director *''The Door In The Wall'' – 1960, premiered by Susan Thieman, Janet Baxter, Wuorinen *''Sonata for Flute and Piano'' – 1960, premiered by Jean Kershaw and Douglas Nordli *''Symphony III'' – 1959, premiered by the Orchestra of America, Richard Korn conductor *''Concertante IV'' – 1959, premiered at Music in Out Time series 92nd Street YHHA, Howard Shanet conductor, Max Pollikoff and Douglas Nordi soloists *''Concertante III'' – 1959, premiered at Union Theological Seminary School, Leonard Raver, Josef Marx, Paul Wolfe, George Grossman, Joan Brockway *''Musica Duarum Partium Ecclesastica'' – 1959 *''Symphony II'' – 1959, premiered on the Music in the Making Series,

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, Howard Shanet conductor *''Three Prepositions for Piano'' – 1958, Written for

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for publication in New Music Edition *''Trio Concertante'' – 1958, premiered by Max Pollikoff, Bob Bloom, Douglas Nordli *''Three Pieces for String Quartet'' – 1958, premiered at the

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(then known as the Composers' Conference and Chamber Music Center), Bennington, Vermont *''Concerto for Violin and Orchestra'' – 1958 *''Concertante II for Violin and Chamber Orchestra'' – 1958, premiered by Vermont Chamber Orchestra, Alan Carter conducting, Max Pollikoff soloist *''Sonata for Piano'' – 1958, premiered by Douglas Nordli *''Spectrum'' – 1958, for solo violin, brass quintet, piano, premiered by Max Pollikoff, Douglas Nordli, University Brass Ensemble, Philadelphia Music in Our Time series *''Movement for Wind Quintet'' – 1958 *''Symphony in One Movement'' – 1958, Music in the Making series,

, Howard Shanet conducting *''Be Mery All That Be Present'' – 1957, premiered at the Church of the Transfiguration, NYC, Stuart Gardner director *''Triptych'' – 1957, for violin, viola and percussion, Premiered at Music of Our Time series, 92nd Street Y, New York, Max Pollikoff violin,

Walter Trampler Walter Trampler (August 25, 1915 – September 27, 1997) was a German musician and teacher of the viola and viola d'amore. Born in Munich, he was given his first lessons at age six by his violinist father. While still in his youth, he played well ...

viola, Mo Goldenberg percussion, William Goldenberg piano *''Alternating Currents'' – 1957, antiphonal piecefor chamber orchestra, premiered at the

(then known as the Composers' Conference and Chamber Music Center);

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, conducting *''3 Mass Movements'' – 1957, for unaccompanied violin, premiered by Max Pollikoff *''Concertante I for Violin Solo and Strings'' – 1957, premiered by Vermont Chamber Orchestra, Alan Carter conducting, Max Pollikoff soloist *''String Quartet'' – 1957, premiered at the

(then known as the Composers' Conference and Chamber Music Center);

, conducting *''Wantering in this Place'' – 1957, for unaccompanied mezzo-soprano, for Betty Tiedemann *''Dr. Faustus Lights The Lights'' – 1957, music for

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's dance adaptation of

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's opera libretto, premiere at Rooftop Theatre, NYC, Leon Hyman conductor *''Music for Orchestra'' – 1956, premiered by the Columbia University Orchestra, Howard Shanet conductor *''Wind Quintet #1'' – 1956, premiered at the

(then known as the Composers' Conference and Chamber Music Center) *''Subversion'' – 1956, string septet or orchestra, premiered at the

(then known as the Composers' Conference and Chamber Music Center);

, conducting *''The Descent with Music'' – 1956, antiphonal pieces, premiered at the

(then known as the Composers' Conference and Chamber Music Center);

, conducting *''Two Tranquil Pieces for Piano'' – 1956 *''Sonatina for Woodwind Quartet'' – 1956, premiered at the

(then known as the Composers' Conference and Chamber Music Center) *''Concert Piece for Piano and String Orchestra'' – 1956, premiered at the

(then known as the Composers' Conference and Chamber Music Center);

, conducting *''Two Lute Songs of Thomas Campion'' – 1956, premiered at Town Hall, New York by the Trinity School School Glee Club *''Homage a Bach'' – 1955, premiered by Theodore Pierce, organ *''Prelude and Fugue for Four Percussionists'' – 1955, premiered the University of Illinois Percussion, Urbana, Paul Price director *''Song and Dance'' – 1953, premiered by Wuorinen *''Te Decet Hymnus'' – 1954, premiered in Town Hall, New York by Trinity School Glee Club *''Scherzo'' – 1953, premiered by Wuorinen

References

External links

Official siteScores by Charles Wuorinen
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