Music 347W: Music History 4

Repertory Studied, Spring 2013

Claude Debussy (1862-1918) (List of Works)

QC Library Catalog NumberQC Library RecordingDurationTitle/Movement
M1002.D28P73Circ CD 221410:48Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune (“Prelude to the afternoon of a faun”, 1894) (score) (poem)
M1003.D28N6bCirc CD 2396Nocturnes (1897-99) (score)
M1000.D4 O77:46Nuages ("Clouds")
6:00Fêtes ("Festivals")
10:40Sirènes ("Sirens")
M1002.D28 M47bCirc CD 2396La Mer ("The Sea," 1903-05) (score)
9:00De l’aube à midi sur la mer ("From dawn till noon on the sea")
M22 D39 P71Circ CD 2494Préludes, Book I (1910) (score)
2:42II. Voiles ("Sails" or "Veils")
6:30X. Le cathédrale engloutie ("The sunken cathedral")

Maurice Ravel (1875-1937) (List of Works)

QC Library Catalog NumberQC Library RecordingDurationTitle/Movement
M22 R25 J4Circ CD 3755 5:33Jeux d'eau (“Fountains”, 1901) (score)
M24 R27 G2Circ CD 3755Gaspard de la Nuit (1908) (score)
6:42Ondine
5:57Le Gibet
8:53Scarbo
M1003.R32D32Circ CD 45215:14Daphnis et Chloé, Suite No. 2 (1912) (score)
M1010 R26 C63Schwarz CD 131Piano Concerto in G Major (1930-31)
8:34I. Allegramente (score)
10:07II. Adagio assai (score)

Alexander Scriabin (1872-1915) (List of Works)

QC Library Catalog NumberQC Library RecordingDurationTitle/Movement
M22 S43 P7Circ CD 3660 2:58Etude, Op. 2, No. 1 (1892)
M22 S43 P7Circ CD 365924 Preludes, Op. 11 (1889-96) (score)
0:471. Vivace
1:422. Allegretto
0:433. Vivo
2:054. Lento
1:319. Andantino
1:3610. Andante
2:1011. Allegro assai
M11 S43E4Circ CD 36608 Etudes, Op. 42 (1903) (complete score)
1:421. Presto (score)
1:022. (score)
0:593. Prestissimo (score)
2:184. Andante (score)
3:365. Affanato (score)
M23 S43 S6Circ CD 3436 7:29Piano Sonata No. 4 in F sharp, Op. 30 (1903) (score)
3:271. Andante
4:222. Prestissimo volando
M22 S43 P5 Schwarz CD 6862 Morceaux (“2 morsels”), Op. 57 (1907)
1:091. Désir ("desire")
1:032. Caresse dansée ("danced caress")
M22 S43 P7Circ CD 36601:56Etude, Op. 65, No. 3 (1912)
M23 S43 S6Circ CD 3436 8:29Piano Sonata No. 9, Op. 68 (1913)
M22.S43 P7Circ CD 3659Preludes, Op. 74 (1914)
1:561. Douloureux déchirant
1:175. Fier, belliqueux

Igor Stravinsky (1882-1971) (List of Works)

QC Library Catalog NumberQC Library RecordingDurationTitle/Movement
M1001 S915 S91Schwarz CD 122Symphony in E-flat (1905-07) (score)
6:032. Scherzo, allegretto
Circ CD 3856 3:30Feux d'artifice ("Fireworks", 1908) (score)
M1520 S97 S3Circ CD 3856Le sacre du printemps ("The Rite of Spring", 1912-13) (score)
15:06Part I: The Adoration of the Earth
3:07Introduction
3:09Dances of the Young Girls
1:22Ritual of Abduction
3:34Spring Rounds
1:48Games of Rival Cities
0:39Procession of the Sage
0:20Adoration of the Earth
1:07Dance of the Earth
20:58Part II: The Sacrifice
4:26Introduction
3:14Mystic Circles of the Young Girls
1:25Glorification of the Chosen One
0:53Evocation of the Ancestors
3:31Ritual Action of the Ancestors
3:59Sacrificial Dance
M1520 S97 H5Circ CD 80L'Histoire du Soldat ("The Soldier's Tale", 1918) (score) (Synopsis)
1:40The Soldier's March
3:00Music to Scene I (Song at River's Bank)
3:02Music to Scene II (Pastorale)
2:35The Royal March
3:09The Little Concert
6:32Three Dances (Tango, Waltz, Ragtime)
1:21The Devil's Dance
4:11Grand Chorale
2:16Triumphal March of the Devil
M1520 .S9 P7 1966 Circ CD 3860Pulcinella (ballet after Petgolesi, 1919) (score)
2:05Sinfonia (Overture)
M1001.S915 S93Circ CD 4194Symphony in Three Movements (1942-45) (score)
9:26I. (160)
Circ CD 1300Movements for Piano and Orchestra (1958) (score)
1:571. 110 (tempo indications)
1:352. 52
1:073. 72
1:364. 80
2:045. 104

Arnold Schoenberg (1874-1951) (List of Works)

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QC Library Catalog NumberQC Library RecordingDurationTitle/Movement
M1533.S355 G9Circ CD 3012Gurrelieder ("Songs of Gurre", 1901-03) (part I score)
7:10I. Orchestervorspiel (orchestral prelude)
M1620.S377 S602Circ Cd 544Six Orchestral Songs, Op. 8 (1903-5) (score)
3:511. Natur (“Nature”)
3:512. Das Wappenschild (“The Coat of Arms”)
2:013. Sehnsucht (“Longing”)
4:144. “Nie ward ich, Herrin müd” (“I have never grown tired, Lady”)
5:395. “Voll jener süsse” (“Full of that sweetness”)
5:076. “Wenn Vöglein klagen” (“When birds lament”)
M1620 S377 S602LP 1307Das Buch der hangenden Gärten ("The Book of the Hanging Gardens"), Op. 15 (1909) (score)
2:38I. "Unterm Schutz von dichten Blättergründen...”
1:19II. "Hain in diesen Paradiesen..."
1:29IV. “Da meine Lippen reglos sind und brennen...”
M25 S36 S711Circ CD 18Drei Klavierstücke ("Three Piano Pieces"), Op. 11 (1909)
4:20I. Mässig ("moderate") (score)
8:53II. Sehr Langsam ("very slow") (score)
2:43III. Bewegt ("agitated") (score)
M1045.S363 S7Circ CD 72Fünf Orchesterstücke ("Five Pieces for Orchestra"), Op. 16 (1909) (score)
2:19I. Vorgefühle ("Premonitions") (motivic analysis)
5:19II. Vergangenes ("Yesteryears") (analysis)
3:20III. Farben ("Colors") (analysis)
M11 S37 K3Circ CD 18Five Piano Pieces, Op. 23 (1923) (score)
1:581. Sehr langsam
2:365. Waltzer
M11 S37 K4Circ CD 18 2:12 Piano Piece, Op. 33a (1929) (score) (analysis)

Béla Bartók (1881-1945) (List of Works)

QC Library Catalog NumberQC Library RecordingDurationTitle/Movement
M24 B377 S814Circ CD 532Suite, Op. 14 (1916) (score)
1:591. Allegretto
1:422. Scherzo
2:053. Allego molto
2:584. Sostenuto
M1520 B27 C7Circ CD 172131:21The Miraculous Mandarin (1918-19, rev. 1924, 1935)
M1140 B38 M8Circ CD 1020Music for Strings, Percussion and Celesta (1936) (score)
6:341. Andante
7:232. Allegro
6:513. Adagio
6:424. Allegro molto

Alban Berg (1885-1935) (List of Works)

QC Library Catalog NumberQC Library RecordingDurationTitle/Movement
M23.B47 S61Schwarz CD 1674 9:28Sonata, Op. 1 (1908) (score)
M1045.B47 S7Circ CD 4080Three Pieces for Orchestra, Op. 6 (1913-15) (score)
5:161. Präludium (Prelude)
6:002. Reigen (Round Dance)
9:583. Marsch (March)
M1503.B465 W6Circ CD 2070Wozzeck, Opera in Three Acts (1914-21)
M1500.B48 W6Act III: Six Inventions
2:59Scene 1a: Theme, 7 variations and a double fugue
2:03Scene 1b
5:00Scene 2: Invention on a single note (Bb)
3:27Scene 3: Invention on a rhythm
7:50Scene 4: Invention on a 6-note chord / Invention on a key (D minor)
1:40Scene 5: Invention on an eighth-note rhythm (perpetual motion)

Anton Webern (1883-1945) (List of Works)

QC Library Catalog NumberQC Library RecordingDurationTitle/Movement
M1045.W4 P31Schwarz CD 1458 11:25Passacaglia, Op. 1 (1908) (score)
M452 W375 S3Circ CD 549 10:56Fünf Sätze, Op. 5 (1909) (score)
2:48I. Heftig bewegt Tempo
2:04II. Sehr langsam
0:40III. Sehr bewegt
1:22IV. Sehr langsam
3:05V. In zarter Bewegung
M233.W43 K611Circ CD 5544Drei kleine Stücke, Op. 11 (1914) (score)
0:591. Massige
0:29II. Sehr bewegt
0:55III. Ausserst ruhig
M27 .W444 V227 1937 Circ CD 5544Piano Variations, Op. 27 (1936) (score) (analysis)
2:03II. Sehr mässig
0:36II. Sehr schnell
3:22III. Ruhig fliessend

Aaron Copland (1900-1990) (List of Works)

QC Library Catalog NumberQC Library RecordingDurationTitle/Movement
M1613.3 C66 A8LP 87945:09"As it Fell Upon a Day" (1923) for soprano, flute and clarinet (score)
M1010.C6 C6Circ CD 98116:19Piano Concerto (1926) (score)
6:481. Andante sostenuto
9:312. Molto moderato (molto rubato)
M27.C67 V2Circ CD 331612:28Piano Variations (1930) (score)
M1001.C78 S92Circ CD 42515:28Short Symphony (1933) (score)
4:291. Allegro vivace
5:162. Lento
5:473. Finale: Precise and rhythmic
M1003.C78 B5Circ CD 591819:41Billy the Kid (1937) (score)
3:071. Introduction: The Open Prairie
6:372. Street in a Frontier Town
3:043. Prairie Night (Card Game at Night)
1:584. Gun Battle
2:075. Celebration (after Billy's Capture)
2:526. The Open Prairie Again
M1045 C77 C7Circ CD 98119:11Connotations (1961-62) (score)

Roger Sessions (1896-1985) (List of Works)

QC Library Catalog NumberQC Library RecordingDurationTitle/Movement
M1001.S48 S91Circ CD 15418:00Symphony No. 1 (1929) (score)
5:35I. Guisto
7:23II. Largo
5:33III. Allegro Vivace
M1001.S48 S92Circ CD 552 25:18Symphony No. 2 (1944-46)
9:23I. Molto agitato - Tranquillo e misterioso
1:48II. Allegretto capriccioso
7:28III. Adagio tranquillo ed espressivo
6:26IV. Allegramente

Elliott Carter (b. 1908) (List of Works)

QC Library Catalog NumberQC Library RecordingDurationTitle/Movement
M77.C32 H4Circ CD 41634:30Heart not so Heavy as Mine (1938)
M1004.C277 H6Circ CD 11839:13Holiday Overture (1944) (score)
M23. C37S6Circ CD 509Piano Sonata (1945-46, rev. 1982) (score)
10:22I. Maestoso - Legato scorrevole
M452.C327 Q81Circ CD 5567String Quartet No. 1 (1951)
9:33I. Fantasia: maestoso (score)
M1001.C3S9Circ CD 3530 15:41A Symphony of Three Orchestras (1976) (description)

Olivier Messiaen (1908-1992) (List of Works) (Modes of Limited Transposition)

QC Library Catalog NumberQC Library RecordingDurationTitle/Movement
M1003.M46 A7Circ CD 2829L'Ascension (“The Ascension”, 1932-33)
8:17I. Majesté du Christ demandant la gloire à son Père ("Majesty of Christ asking the glory of his father") (score)
M422.M48 Q8Circ CD 5573Quatour pour la fin du temps ("Quartet for the end of time," 1940-41) (score)
2:40I. Liturgie de cristal ("Liturgy of Crystal")
Circ CD 2304Quatre études de rythme (“Four rhythmic studies”, 1949-50)
M25.M477 E73 3:26II. Mode de valeurs et d'intensités (“Mode of [rhythmic] values and intensities”) (score)
M25.M477 C27 V. 7Schwarz CD 2305Catalogue d'oiseaux (1956-8)
M25.M477 C27 10:53Le Courlis Cendré ("The Curlew")
M1010.M608 O4Circ CD 330814:10Oiseaux exotiques (“Exotic birds”, 1956)

György Ligeti (1923-2006) (List of Works)

QC Library Catalog NumberQC Library RecordingDurationTitle/Movement
2:24Night (1955)
1:22Morning (1955)
M61 L72 A8CD 2383 8:32Atmosphères (1961)
CD 89412:01Aventures (1962)
CD 894 7:58Lux Aeterna (1966)
M25.L544 E887Etudes for Piano, book II (1988-94)
2:48VII. Galamb borong
3:03IX. Vertige ("giddiness")
2:20X. Der Zauberlehrling ("The Magician's apprentice")
2:07XI. En suspens ("outstanding")
1:41XIV. Coloana infinita ("the infinite column")

Iannis Xenakis (1922-2001) (List of Works)

QC Library Catalog NumberQC Library RecordingDurationTitle/Movement
M1045 X4 M5CD 846 8:55Metastaseis (“dialectic transformation”, 1953-54)
M1045 X4 P6CD 846 9:46Pithoprakta (“actions through probabilities”, 1955-56)
2:42Concret PH (1958)
10:56Orient-Occident (1960)
M25 X46 H4Circ CD 2738 7:13Herma (1960-61) (score)
3:58Mikka for solo violin (1971)