Music 784: Twentieth-Century Music I

Repertory Studied, Fall 2012

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)
7:46Nuages ("Clouds")
6:00Fêtes ("Festivals")
10:40Sirènes ("Sirens")
M1002.D28 M47bCirc CD 2396La Mer ("The Sea," 1903-05) (score)
9:00 De l’aube à midi sur la mer ("From dawn till noon on the sea")
6:40Jeux de vagues ("Games of waves")
8:20Dialogue du vent et de la mer ("Dialogue of the wind and 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)
M1614.R29 C5Circ CD 3237Chansons madécasses (1925-26) (score)
5:361. Nahandove
3:582. Méfiez-vous des blancs
3:583. Il est doux de se coucher
M1010 R26 C6Schwarz CD 131Piano Concerto in G Major (1930-31)
8:34I. Allegramente (score)
10:07II. Adagio assai (score)
4:08III. Presto (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
Circ CD 36582 Morceaux, Op. 57 (score)
1:091. Désir
1:032. Caresse dansée
M22 S43 P5Circ CD 3658Two Poèmes, Op. 63 (1911) (score)
0:471. Masque
1:532. Etrangeté ("strangeness")
M22 S43 P7Circ CD 3660 1:56Etude, Op. 65, No. 3 (1912) (score)
M23 S43 S6Circ CD 3436 9:57Piano Sonata No. 9 (1913) (score)
M22 S43 P7Circ CD 3659Preludes, Op. 74 (1914) (score)
0:541. Douloureux déchirant
2:082. Très lent, contemplatif
1:023. Allegro drammatico
1:384. Lent, vague, indécis
1:185. 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)
11:261. Allegro Moderato
6:032. Scherzo, allegretto
M1002.W54 F3Circ CD 3856 3:30Feux d'artifice ("Fireworks", 1908) (score)
M1520 S97 O5 Circ CD 3856 19:27Suite from The Firebird (1909-10) (score)
3:00Introduction
0:17Firebird's Dance
1:13Firebird's Variation
4:32Princesses' Round
4:28King Katschei's Dance
3:04Lullaby
2:54Finale
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)
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 S9Circ CD 30Symphony in C (1938-40)
9:221. Moderato alla breve
M1001.S915 S93Circ CD 4194Symphony in Three Movements (1942-45) (score)
9:26I. (160)
5:58II. Andante
6:02III. Con moto
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)

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”)
M452 S36 Q82Circ CD 2789String Quartet No. 2 in F# minor, Op. 10 (1907-08) (score)
6:14Mässig (moderato)
6:38Sehr rasch (very quick)
5:30Litanei ("Litany"), Langsam (slow)
10:59Entrückung ("Rapture"), Sehr langsam (very slow)
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..."
1:42III. “Als Neuling trat ich ein...”
1:29IV. “Da meine Lippen reglos sind und brennen...”
1:10V. "Saget mir, auf welchem Pfade..."
1:10VII. "Angst und Hoffen..."
3:24"Als wir hinter dem beblümten Tore..."
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")
3:20III. Farben ("Colors")
1:56IV. Peripetie ("Peripetea")
3:54V. Das obligate Rezitativ ("The Obligatory Recitative")
M25 S36 S723Circ CD 18Five Piano Pieces, Op. 23 (1923) (score)
1:581. Sehr langsam
2:365. Waltzer
M25 S36 S733aCirc 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
M1002 B227 K6Circ CD 3415 19:59Kossuth, Symphonic Poem for large orchestra (1903) (score)
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 172118:06The Miraculous Mandarin (1918-19, rev. 1924, 1935)
MT243.B28 M5Mikrokosmos (six volumes, 153 pieces) (1926-39)
0:54101. Diminished Fifth (score)
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)
M1611.B47 L5Circ CD 5568Fünf Orchesterlieder nach Ansichtskarten von Peter Altenberg, Op. 4 (1911-12) (score)
2:53I. Seele, wie bist du schöner ("Soul, how much more beautiful are you")
1:12II. Sahst du nach dem Gewitterregen del Wald ("Did you see the forest after the rainstorm")
1:30III. Über die Grenzen des All ("Beyond the boundaries of the universe")
1:23IV. Nichts is gekommen ("Nothing has come")
3:50V. Hier ist Friede ("Here is Peace")
M1045.B47 S7Circ CD 20683 Orchesterstücke, Op. 6 (1913-15) (score)
5:15I. Praeludium
5:59II. Reigen
9:58III. Marsch
M1500.B48 W62Circ CD 2070Wozzeck, Opera in Three Acts (1914-21)
Act 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)
M21.B49 CCirc CD 6103Violin Concerto (1935) (score)
11:33I. Andante
16:24II. Allegro

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

QC Library Catalog NumberQC Library RecordingDurationTitle/Movement
M61 W38P1Schwarz 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
M1045.W4 S76Circ CD 314Sechs Stücke, Op. 6 (1909) (score)
1:13I. Etwas bewegte
1:31II. Bewegt
0:56III. Zart bewegt
5:39IV. Langsam marcia funebre
2:35V. Sehr langsam
2:17VI. Zart bewegt
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)
2:03I. Sehr mässig
:36II. Sehr schnell
3:23III. Ruhig fliessend

Composers Presented by Students

Ferruccio Busoni (1866-1924)

QC Library Catalog NumberQC Library RecordingDurationTitle/Movement
M1011 .B9 C639Circ CD 62321:10:58Piano Concerto in C (1904)
M25 .B87 F2 1980zLP 1003 7:25Fantasia Contrappuntistica (1910)
M1503 .B97 D6 1926Circ CD 22577:03Doktor Faust, part 1 (opera, 1916-24)

Reinhold Glière (1875-1956)

QC Library Catalog NumberQC Library RecordingDurationTitle/Movement
M1524 .G54 R4Circ CD 23224:07Russian Sailors' Dance from The Red Poppy (1927)
Symphony No. 3 ("Ilya Muromets"), Op. 42 (1911)
7:45Second movement, part I
M452 .G573 Q821String Quartet No. 2 in G minor, Op. 20 (1905)
11:20First movement
M1012 .G56 C6100Violin Concerto, Op. 100 (1956)
9:24First movement

Silvestre Revueltas (1899-1940)

QC Library Catalog NumberQC Library RecordingDurationTitle/Movement
M1045 .R373 A4 3:09Alcancias ("Piggy," 1932, first movement)
7:36Janitzio (1933)
7:26Planos ("Plans," 1934)
M1045 .R373 S4Circ CD 2969 7:01Sensemayá (1938)

Ruth Crawford Seeger (1901-1953)

QC Library Catalog NumberQC Library RecordingDurationTitle/Movement
Circ CD 2880 7:56Five Preludes (1924-25)
9:313 Chants: 1. To an Unkind God, 2. To an Angel, 3. (To a Kind God) (1930)
M452 .S44 Q8Circ CD 5511String Quartet (1931)
5:181. Rubato assai, 2. Leggiero
6:343. Andante, 4. Allegro possible
Circ CD 4446 10:07Suite for Wind Quintet (1952)

Luigi Dallapiccola (1904-1973)

QC Library Catalog NumberQC Library RecordingDurationTitle/Movement
8:29Partita per Orchestra, first movement (1930-32)
23:59Lyriche Greche (1942-45)
M23 .D3 S6 1946LP 7419 10:55Sonatina Canonica su Capricci di Niccolò Paganini
M1503 .D14 P75 1947Circ CD 4326 41:01Il Prigioniero, opening (1944-48)
M25 .D3 Q8 1953 15:05Quaderno Musicale di Annalibera

Stefan Wolpe (1902-1972)

QC Library Catalog NumberQC Library RecordingDurationTitle/Movement
Zehn frühe Lieder (1920)
M25 .W666 S7Four Studies on Basic Rows (1936)
12:31IV. Passacaglia
M447 .W6 Q8Schwarz CD 1666Piece for Oboe, Cello, Percussion and Piano (1954)
M862 .W6 P5 1978Schwarz CD 1173 7:50Piece for Trumpet and Seven Instruments (1971)

Colin McPhee (1900-1964)

QC Library Catalog NumberQC Library RecordingDurationTitle/Movement
Concerto for Piano with Wind Octette (1928)
LP 1070 5:46I. Allegretto
4:10III. Coda
Balinese Ceremonial Music (1934-38)
4:22III. Toboeh Teloe
Tabuh-Tabuhan: Toccata for Orchestra and Two Pianos (1936)
M1045 .M17 T3 Schwarz CD 1731 6:14I. Ostinatos: Animato
Symphony No. 2, “Pastorale” (1957)
7:31I. Moderato misterioso