Music 785: Twentieth-Century Music II

Repertory Studied, Spring 2005

Aaron Copland (1900-1991)

QC Library Catalog NumberQC Library RecordingDurationTitle/Movement
M 75.5 C78A11LP 87945:09"As it Fell Upon a Day" (1923) for soprano, flute and clarinet
MM 66.11 C78CpCirc CD 20617:55Piano Concerto (1926)
8:02I. Andante sostenuto
9:53II. Molto moderato (molto rubato)
M 11 C78VCD 22812:28Piano Variations (1930)
MM 61 C78A6CD 190625:21Appalachian Spring (1944)
M 55.16 C78SCirc CD 9915:28Sextet (1937) for clarinet, string quartet and piano (revision of Symphony No. 2)
4:27I. Allegro vivace
5:19II. Lento
5:42III. Finale: Precise and rhythmic
MM 61 C78Circ CD 49619:59Connotations (1961-62)

Roger Sessions (1896-1985)

QC Library Catalog NumberQC Library RecordingDurationTitle/Movement
M 61 S49BCD 49622:01Orchestral Suite from The Black Maskers (1923)
4:14I. Dance
7:51II. Scene
3:46III. Dirge
5:50IV. Finale
M 61 S49S1CD 109118:00Symphony No. 1 (1929)
5:35I. Guisto
7:23II. Largo
5:33III. Allegro Vivace
M 11 S49FCD 16338:20From My Diary (1937-40) for piano
2:45I - To Milton Babbitt
2:38II - To Edward T. Cone
1:47III - To Carter Harman
1:10IV - To Vivian Fine
M 61 S49S2CD 109125:18Symphony No. 2 (1944-46)
9:23I. Molto agitato - Tranquillo e misterioso
1:48II. Allegretto capriccioso
7:28III. Adagio tranquillo ed espressivo
6:26IV. Allegramente
M61 S49 R4CD 138411:42Rhapsody for Orchestra (1970)

Elliott Carter (1908- )

QC Library Catalog NumberQC Library RecordingDuration Title/Movement
CD 1198Suite from Pocahontas (1939)
1:35I. Overture
3:18II. John Smith and Rolfe Lost in the Virginia Forest
MM 61 C32HCD 11989:13 Holiday Overture (1944)
M 11 C32S6Circ CD 509Piano Sonata (1945-46, rev. 1982)
10:22 I. Maestoso - Legato scorrevole
13:50 II. Andante - Allegro giusto
MM 51 C32Q1CD 1322String Quartet No. 1 (1951)
9:33I. Fantasia: maestoso
3:43Allegro scorrevole
M 66.11 C32 C7CD 65322:35Piano Concerto (1964-5)
10:05I.
M 61 C32S9CD 268615:41A Symphony of Three Orchestras (1976)

Samuel Barber (1910-1981)

QC Library Catalog NumberQC Library RecordingDuration Title/Movement
M 61 B23S1CD 255421:39Symphony in One Movement, Op. 9 (1936)
7:09I. Allegro ma non troppo
4:18II. Allegro molto
5:14III. Andante tranquillo
5:03IV. Con moto (Passacaglia)
M 11 B23SCirc CD 509Piano Sonata (1949)
7:26I. Allegro Energico
2:18II. Allegro Vivace E Leggero
6:28III. Adagio Mesto
5:17IV. Fuga: Allegro con Spirito
Schwarz CD 6357:45Fadograph of a Yestern Scene (1971)

Anton Webern (1883-1945)

QC Library Catalog NumberQC Library RecordingDuration Title/Movement
M61 W38PCD 134010:03Passacaglia for orchestra, Op. 1 (1908)
M51 W38SCD 1340Fünf Sätze, Op. 5 (1909)
2:48I. Heftig bewegt
2:04II. Sehr langsam
0:42III. Sehr bewegt
1:21IV. Sehr langsam
3:04V. In zarter Bewegung
CD 1340Konzert, Op. 24 (1931-4)
2:31I. Etwas lebhaft
2:39II. Sehr langsam
1:26III. Sehr rasch

Olivier Messiaen (1908-1992)

QC Library Catalog NumberQC Library RecordingDuration Title/Movement
M16 M58A8CD 511L'Ascension (“The Ascension”, 1932-33)
5:37I. Majesté du Christ demandant la gloire à son Père ("Majesty of Christ asking the glory of his father")
6:14II. Alleluias sereins d’une âme qui desire le Ciel (“Serene alleluias of a soul who desires Heaven”)
MM 51 M58QCD 385Quatour pour la fin du temps (“Quartet for the end of time”, 1940-41)
M55.14 M58Q 2:40I. Liturgie de cristal ("Liturgy of Crystal")
1:40IV. Intermede
LP 6240Quatre études de rythme (“Four rhythmic studies”, 1949-50)
M11 M58E8 No. 1 2:04I. Ile de feu I (“Island of fire 1")
M11 M58E8 No. 3 3:26II. Mode de valeurs et d'intensités (“Mode of [rhythmic] values and intensities”)
M66.11 M58 OCD 75014:10Oiseaux exotiques (“Exotic birds”, 1956)

Pierre Boulez (1925- )

QC Library Catalog NumberQC Library RecordingDuration Title/Movement
M11 B76 N8Schwarz CD 1497Notations (1945)
2:24I. Modéré - Fantastique
1:47IV. Rhythmique
4:00III. Très modéré
1:58II. Très vif - Strident
MM75.5 B76MCD 216Le marteau sans maître ("The hammer without master," 1952-4)
1:20I. Avant "l'artisanat furieux"
3:26II. Commentaire I de "bourreaux de solitude"
2:00III. "L'artisinat furieux"
MM75.5 B76 I1Pli selon pli ("Fold by Fold," 1957-62)
14:13I. Don
Schwarz CD 1497Notations (orchestral version, 1977)
2:24I. Modéré - Fantastique
1:47IV. Rhythmique
4:00III. Très modéré
1:58II. Très vif - Strident

Karlheinz Stockhausen (1928- )

QC Library Catalog NumberQC Library RecordingDuration Title/Movement
M11 S86K5Schwarz CD 1918 5:00Klavierstück V (1954)
LP 394313:00Gesang der Jünglinge ("Song of the Youths", 1955-6)
M11 S86K10Schwarz CD 191825:05Klavierstück X (1955-61, beginning only)
LP 557435:36Stimmung, Part I (1967-68) portions only
Schwarz CD 197049:04Michaels Reise (1977-78), beginning only

Luciano Berio (1925-2003)

QC Library Catalog NumberQC Library RecordingDuration Title/Movement
LP 3842 8:04Omaggio a Joyce (1958)
Schwarz CD 1264 8:16Sequenza III for female voice (1966)
Schwarz CD 1264 6:54Sequenza VII for solo oboe (1974)
CD 1328 9:30Chemins IV (su “Sequenza VII”) (1975)
M76.6 B51 S6Schwarz CD 1217Sinfonia (1968-69)
4:58II. O King
12:56III. In ruhig fliessender Bewegung

György Ligeti (b. 1923)

QC Library Catalog NumberQC Library RecordingDuration Title/Movement
2:24Night (1955)
1:22Morning (1955)
M61 L72 A8CD 2383 8:32Atmosphères (1961)
CD 894 7:58Lux Aeterna (1966)
CD 89412:01Aventures (1962)
CD 894 7:58Ramifications (1968-69)

Iannis Xenakis (1922-2001)

QC Library Catalog NumberQC Library RecordingDuration Title/Movement
M61 X5 MCD 846 8:55Metastasis (“dialectic transformation”, 1953-54)
M61 X5 PCD 846 9:45Pithoprakta (“actions through probabilities”, 1955-6)
M11 X5 HLP 4382 7:13Herma (1960-61)
Schwarz CD 116115:22Nomos Alpha (1966)
Schwarz CD 1208 9:54Mycenae Alpha for UPIC (1978)

John Cage (1912-1992)

QC Library Catalog NumberQC Library RecordingDuration Title/Movement
M11 C13 SCD 1613Sonatas and Interludes for Prepared Piano (1946-48)
2:55Sonata I
1:22Sonata V
4:23Second Interlude
3:45Sonata X
M51 C13 C3CD 177210:18Third Construction (1941)

Composers presented by students

Walter Piston (1894-1976)

QC Library Catalog NumberQC Library Recording DurationTitle/Movement
M 61 P67ISchwarz CD 30617:50The Incredible Flutist (1939)
1:031. Introduction - Siesta in the Marketplace
2:242. Entrance of the Vendors
:343. Entrance of the Customers
3:054. Tango of the Merchant's Daughters
:355. Arrival of the Circus
:356. Circus March
LP 5935Violin Concerto (1959)

Virgil Thomson (1896-1989)

QC Library Catalog NumberQC Library Recording DurationTitle/Movement
M 91.7 T48FSchwarz CD 151547:58Four Saints in Three Acts (1926)
10:42Prologue
M 61 T48P2CD 133420:00Parson Weems and the Cherry Tree (1975)
1:361. The Parson Writes his Book
1:282. The Parson Instructs George & Martha in the Gentle Art of the Dance
0:313. The Hatchet
M 11 T4P8CD 1334Nine Portraits for Piano (1930-1969)
0:591. Madame Dubost chez elle
1:002. Russell Hitchcock, Reading
1:013. Ettie Stettheimer

Henry Cowell (1897-1965)

QC Library Catalog NumberQC Library Recording DurationTitle/Movement
Schwarz CD 16223:49Advertisement (1914/1959)
Schwarz CD 16222:39Exultation (1919)
Schwarz CD 16223:25The Banshee (1925)
LP 34202:45Tiger (1928)

George Perle (b. 1915)

QC Library Catalog NumberQC Library Recording DurationTitle/Movement
M 11 P45P1Schwarz CD 11926:13Pantomime, Interlude and Fugue (1941)
1:121. Pantomime
3:122. Interlude
1:493. Fugue
M 53.05 P45Q no.4CD 2809 18:00Wind Quintet No. 4 (1986)
2:581. Invention
5:012. Scherzo
M 66.11 P45C7 no.126:11Concerto No. 1 for Piano and Orchestra (1990)
10:501. Allegro
3:162. Scherzo
11:24Critical Moments 2 (2001)
1:15I
1:16II
2:07III

Alberto Ginastera (1916-1983)

QC Library Catalog NumberQC Library Recording DurationTitle/Movement
Panambi - Ballet (1937)
4:41I. Moonlight on the Paraná
Dances from the Ballet "Estancia", Op. 8a (1941)
3:17I. Los trabajadores agricolas
4:01II. Danza del trigo
2:02III. Los peones de hacienda
3:57IV. Danza final (Malambo)
Harp Concerto, Op. 25 (1956)
8:39I. Allegro giusto

Jacob Druckman (1928-1996)

QC Library Catalog NumberQC Library Recording DurationTitle/Movement
21:41Viola Concerto (1994)
Brangle (1986-88)
6:051. First movement
Counterpoise (1994)
4:041. “Nature” is what we see (Emily Dickinson)

Mel Powell (1923-1998)

QC Library Catalog NumberQC Library Recording DurationTitle/Movement
6:24Capriccio for Band (1954)
8:27Woodwind Quintet (1985)
Three Madrigals for flute alone (1989)
2:36Madrigal 1

Donald Martino (b. 1931)

QC Library Catalog NumberQC Library Recording DurationTitle/Movement
M 51 M38N8LP 9917Notturno (1974)
7:07I.
M 51 M38 Q1CD 294String Quartet (1983)
8:28I.

Harold Shapero (b. 1920)

QC Library Catalog NumberQC Library Recording DurationTitle/Movement
M11 S52SCirc CD 434Sonata No. 1 (1944)
1:39I. Allegro preciso
M11 S52SCirc CD 434Sonata No. 2 (1944)
2:27I. Allegro di molto
MM61 S52SCD 49444:04Symphony for Classical Orchestra (1946)
12:16I. Adagio; allegro
15:10II. Adagietto

Sir Richard Rodney Bennett (b. 1936)

QC Library Catalog NumberQC Library Recording DurationTitle/Movement
Sonatina (1954)
2:491. Poco Lento
Winter Music (1960)
3:161. Recitative
Murder on the Orient Express (1974)
3:35Waltz
Piano Concerto No. 1 (1993)
8:341. Moderato
30:49The Glory and the Dream (2001)

John Harbison (b. 1938)

QC Library Catalog NumberQC Library Recording DurationTitle/Movement
M61 H27 S9 no. 2Circ CD 55223:00Symphony No. 2 (1987)
4:09II. Daylight
5:48III. Dusk
CD 115612:32Flight into Egypt (1987)

Brian Ferneyhough (b. 1943)

QC Library Catalog NumberQC Library Recording DurationTitle/Movement
M51 F35 F8CD 2685Funérailles (1969-80)
11:13I.
14:30Lemma-Icon-Epigram (1981)

Henri Dutilleux (b. 1916)

QC Library Catalog NumberQC Library Recording DurationTitle/Movement
MM61 D97 S9 no. 1CD 2555Symphony No. 1 (1950-51)
7:31I. Passacaille. Andante
M61 D97 T5CD 559Timbres, espace, mouvement (1976-78)
8:34first movement