Hubert Howe, Music 785 repertory

Music 785: Twentieth and Twenty-first Century Music II

Repertory Studied, Spring 2015

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

QC Library Catalog Number	QC Library Recording	Duration	Title/Movement
M1613.3 C66 A8	LP 8794	5:09	"As it Fell Upon a Day" (1923) for soprano, flute and clarinet (score)
M1010.C6 C6	Circ CD 981	16:19	Piano Concerto (1926) (score)
		6:48	1. Andante sostenuto
		9:31	2. Molto moderato (molto rubato)
M27.C67 V2	Circ CD 3316	12:28	Piano Variations (1930) (score)
M1001.C78 S92	Circ CD 425	15:28	Short Symphony (1933) (score)
		4:29	1. Allegro vivace
		5:16	2. Lento
		5:47	3. Finale: Precise and rhythmic
M1003.C78 B5	Circ CD 5918	19:41	Billy the Kid (1937) (score)
		3:07	1. Introduction: The Open Prairie
		6:37	2. Street in a Frontier Town
		3:04	3. Prairie Night (Card Game at Night)
		1:58	4. Gun Battle
		2:07	5. Celebration (after Billy's Capture)
		2:52	6. The Open Prairie Again
M1045 C77 C7	Circ CD 981	19:11	Connotations (1961-62) (score)
M25.C67 M5	Circ CD 3316		Two Piano Pieces (1984) (score)
		3:24	Midday Thoughts (1944-82)
		2:41	Proclamation (1973-82)

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

QC Library Catalog Number	QC Library Recording	Duration	Title/Movement
M1003.S5 B5	Circ CD 4870	22:01	Orchestral Suite from "The Black Maskers" (1923)
		4:14	I. Dance (score)
		7:51	II. Scene
		3:46	III. Dirge
		5:50	IV. Finale
M1001.S48 S91	Circ CD 154	18:00	Symphony No. 1 (1929) (score)
		5:35	I. Guisto
		7:23	II. Largo
		5:33	III. Allegro Vivace
M24.S48 F7	Circ CD 262	8:20	From My Diary (1937-40) for piano (score)
		2:45	I. To Milton Babbitt
		2:38	II. To Edward T. Cone
		1:47	III. To Carter Harman
		1:10	IV. To Vivian Fine
M1001.S48 S92	Circ CD 552	25:18	Symphony No. 2 (1944-46)
		9:23	I. Molto agitato - Tranquillo e misterioso
		1:48	II. Allegretto capriccioso
		7:28	III. Adagio tranquillo ed espressivo
		6:26	IV. Allegramente
M1045 S47R5	Circ CD 2311	11:42	Rhapsody (1970) (score)

Elliott Carter (1908-2012) (List of Works)

QC Library Catalog Number	QC Library Recording	Duration	Title/Movement
M1582.C32 H4		4:30	Heart not so Heavy as Mine (1938)
M1532.C23 M8		2:51	Musicians Wrestle Everywhere (1945) (score)
	Circ CD 1183		Suite from Pocahontas (1939)
		1:35	I. Overture
		3:18	II. John Smith and Rolfe Lost in the Virginia Forest
M1004.C277 H6	Circ CD 1183	9:13	Holiday Overture (1944) (score)
M23. C37S6	Circ CD 509		Piano Sonata (1945-46, rev. 1982) (score)
		10:22	I. Maestoso - Legato scorrevole
		13:50	II. Andante - Allegro giusto
M452.C327 Q81	Circ CD 5567		String Quartet No. 1 (1951)
		9:33	I. Fantasia: maestoso (score)
M452.C327 Q82	Circ CD 5567		String Quartet No. 2 (1959)
		1:16	Introduction
		3:01	I. Allegro fantastico
M1001.C3S9	Circ CD 3530	15:41	A Symphony of Three Orchestras (1976) (description)
M 289.C37 E8	Circ CD 3529		Esprit rude/esprit doux (1984) (score)
M1045 .C378 S9	Circ CD 1726		Symphonia: sum fluxae pretium spei (“I am the prize of flowing hope”, 1993-96)
		16:25	I. Partita
		17:30	II. Adagio tenebroso
		11:38	III. Allegro scorrevole

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

QC Library Catalog Number	QC Library Recording	Duration	Title/Movement
M1045.W4 P31	Schwarz CD 1458	11:25	Passacaglia, Op. 1 (1908) (score)
M452 W375 S3	Circ CD 549	10:56	Fünf Sätze, Op. 5 (1909) (score)
		2:48	I. Heftig bewegt Tempo
		2:04	II. Sehr langsam
		0:40	III. Sehr bewegt
		1:22	IV. Sehr langsam
		3:05	V. In zarter Bewegung
M233.W43 K611	Circ CD 5544		Drei kleine Stücke, Op. 11 (1914) (score)
		0:59	1. Massige
		0:29	II. Sehr bewegt
		0:55	III. Ausserst ruhig
M922 W4 C24	Schwarz CD 1345		Konzert (Concerto), Op. 24 (1931-34) (score)
		2:31	I. Etwas lebhaft
		2:39	II. Sehr langsam
		1:26	III. Sehr rasch

Olivier Messiaen (1908-1992) (List of Works)

QC Library Catalog Number	QC Library Recording	Duration	Title/Movement
M22.M477 P7	Circ CD 2304		Préludes (1926-29) (score)
		2:04	1. La Colombe ("The Dove")
		7:14	2. Chant d'extase dans un paysage triste ("Song of Ecstasy in a Sad Landscape")
		1:44	3. Le Nombre léger ("The light number")
M1003.M46 A7	Circ CD 2829		L'Ascension (“The Ascension”, 1932-33)
M9.M48 A8	Circ CD 5551	8:17	I. Majesté du Christ demandant la gloire à son Père ("Majesty of Christ asking the glory of his father") (score)
M422.M48 Q8	Circ CD 5573		Quatour pour la fin du temps ("Quartet for the end of time," 1940-41) (score)
		2:40	I. Liturgie de cristal ("Liturgy of Crystal")
		1:45	IV. Intermède ("Interlude")
	Circ CD 2304		Quatre études de rythme (“Four rhythmic studies”, 1949-50)
M25.M477 E71		2:04	I. Ile de feu I (“Island of fire 1") (score)
M25.M477 E73		3:26	II. Mode de valeurs et d'intensités (“Mode of [rhythmic] values and intensities”) (score)
M25.M477 C27 V. 7	Schwarz CD 2305		Catalogue d'oiseaux (1956-8)
M25.M477 C27		10:53	Le Courlis Cendré ("The Curlew") (score)
M1010.M608 O4	Circ CD 3308	14:10	Oiseaux exotiques (“Exotic birds”, 1956)

Pierre Boulez (b. 1925) (List of Works)

QC Library Catalog Number	QC Library Recording	Duration	Title/Movement
M25.B68 N6	Schwarz CD 1497	9:27	Notations for piano (1945) (score)
M1613.3.B77 M27	Circ CD 5289		Le marteau sans maître ("The hammer without master," 1952-4) (score) (texts)
		1:20	I. Avant "l'artisanat furieux"
		3:26	II. Commentaire I de "bourreaux de solitude"
		2:00	III. "L'artisinat furieux"
MM75.5 B76 I1	Circ CD 5289		Pli selon pli ("Fold by Fold," 1957-62)
Oversize M1045.B77 P63		15:15	I. Don (text)
M1045.B77 I5		5:03	II. Improvisation sur Mallarmé I ("Le vierge, le vivace et le bel aujourd'hui") (text)
M1045.B77 I52		11:53	II. Improvisation sur Mallarmé II ("Une dentelle s'abolit") (text)
M986.B685 E3	Schwarz CD 2053	9:41	Éclat (1965)
Oversize M1045.B771 N6	Schwarz CD 1497		Notations (orchestral version, 1977)
		2:24	I. Modéré - Fantastique
		1:47	IV. Rhythmique
		4:00	III. Très modéré
		1:58	II. Très vif - Strident
			Repons (1981-84)
		6:26	Introduction
		2:58	Section 1
		2:05	Section 2
		2:23	Section 3

Karlheinz Stockhausen (1928-2007) (List of Works)

QC Library Catalog Number	QC Library Recording	Duration	Title/Movement
M25.S759 P5			Klavierstücke I-IV (1952-53) (score) (commentary)
		4:01	Klavierstuck I
		1:19	Klavierstuck II
		0:40	Klavierstuck III
		2:18	Klavierstuck IV
	Circ CD 3453	3:20	Studie II (1954)
	Circ CD 3453	13:00	Gesang der Jünglinge ("Song of the Youths", 1955-6)
	LP 5574	1:10:12	Stimmung (1967-68) (beginning only)
		1:20:34	Helicopter String Quartet (documentary) (1992-3)

Luciano Berio (1925-2003) (List of Works)

QC Library Catalog Number	QC Library Recording	Duration	Title/Movement
	LP 3842	8:04	Omaggio a Joyce (1958)
M1621.2.B47 S4	Schwarz CD 1264	8:16	Sequenza III for female voice (1966)
M67.B47 S47	Circ CD 3097	6:54	Sequenza VII for solo oboe (1974)
M962.B47 C54	Circ CD 4459	9:30	Chemins IV (su “Sequenza VII”) (1975)
M1528.B47 S5	Schwarz CD 1217		Sinfonia (1968-69)
		12:27	III. In ruhig fliessender Bewegung
			Coro (1975-76)
		3:21	I. Today is mine, Wake up woman
		1:44	II. Venid a ver
		2:21	III. Your eyes are red, IV. Venid a ver, V. Your eyes are red, Stand up
		2:02	VI. Venid a ver la sangre por los calles, VII. Wake up woman
		5:31	VIII. Venid a ver la sangre por las calles / IX. I have made a song / X. Venid a ver la sangre

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

QC Library Catalog Number	QC Library Recording	Duration	Title/Movement
M1045 X4 M5	CD 846	8:55	Metastaseis (“dialectic transformation”, 1953-54)
M1045 X4 P6	CD 846	9:46	Pithoprakta (“actions through probabilities”, 1955-56)
		2:42	Concret PH (1958)
		10:56	Orient-Occident (1960)
M25 X46 H4	Circ CD 2738	7:13	Herma (1960-61) (score)
		3:58	Mikka for solo violin (1971)
	Circ CD 2520	7:00	Ioolkos (1996) for 89 musicians

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

QC Library Catalog Number	QC Library Recording	Duration	Title/Movement
			Far from Home (1945)
		1:15	1. Lament
		1:13	2. A dark raven
		1:15	3. Once the forest
		1:15	4. Summer sends a gentle breeze
		2:24	Night (1955)
		1:22	Morning (1955)
M1045.L73 A7	CD 2383	8:32	Atmosphères (1961)
	CD 894	12:01	Aventures (1962)
	CD 894	7:58	Lux Aeterna (1966)
			Le Grand Macabre (1977-8, rev. 1997)
		0:57	Act 1 Car Horn Prelude
		0:56	Scene 3 Doorbell Prelude
		3:18	Scene 3, track 7, Nekrotzar’s Entrance
		3:17	Scene 3, track 8, “Woe! Ooh!”
		3:02	Scene 3, track 9, “There’s no need to fear”
		1:28	Scene 3, track 10, “Up! Drink! - Up!”
		4:45	Scene 3, track 11, “Hmm! It’s delicious”
		5:46	Scene 3, track 12, “Where am I?”
		1:34	Interlude before Scene 4
		3:39	Scene 4: “Ghost Astradamus, Are you dead?”
		6:16	continuation & Mirror Canon
		5:07	Finale: passacaglia
M25.L544 E887			Etudes for Piano, book II (1988-94)
		2:48	VII. Galamb borong
		3:04	VIII. Fém ("metal")
		3:03	IX. Vertige ("giddiness")
		2:20	X. Der Zauberlehrling ("The Magician's apprentice")
		2:07	XI. En suspens ("outstanding")
		2:56	XII. Entrelacs ("interlacing")
		1:41	XIV. Coloana infinita ("the infinite column")

John Cage (1912-1992) (List of Works)

QC Library Catalog Number	QC Library Recording	Duration	Title/Movement
M23.C131 S6	Circ CD 4612	10:18	Third Construction (1941)
M485.C24 C63	Circ CD 4095		Sonatas and Interludes for Prepared Piano (1946-48)
		2:55	Sonata I
		2:01	Sonata II
		2:23	Sonata III
		2:16	Sonata IV
		3:44	Interlude I

Spectral Music

Jean-Claude Risset (1938-)

QC Library Catalog Number	QC Library Recording	Duration	Title/Movement
	LP 5329	10:25	Mutations (1969)
		9:25	Songes (1979)

John Chowning (1934-)

QC Library Catalog Number	QC Library Recording	Duration	Title/Movement
		17:03	Stria (1977)

Composers Presented by Students

Tristan Murail (b. 1947) (List of Works)

QC Library Catalog Number	QC Library Recording	Duration	Title/Movement
		13:36	Les Nuages de Magellan ("The Magellanic Clouds") (1973)
		22:11	Désintégrations (1982)

Gérard Grisey (1946-1998) (List of Works)

QC Library Catalog Number	QC Library Recording	Duration	Title/Movement
		12:42	Dérives (1973-4)
		22:05	Partiels (1975)

Augusta Read Thomas (b. 1964) (List of Works)

QC Library Catalog Number	QC Library Recording	Duration	Title/Movement
			Piano Etudes (1996)
		3:07	Orbital Beacons (Homage to Berio)
		2:00	Fire Waltz (Homage to Bartók) (cue to 3:07)
		4:28	Mansueto Tribute: double helix (2011)
		4:55	Of Paradise and Light (2010)
		16:55	Astral Canticle (2005)