James Cohn

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James Cohn (born February 12, 1928 in Newark , New Jersey ) is an American composer .

Cohn had violin and piano lessons in his hometown, was a student of Roy Harris , Wayne Barlow and Bernard Wagenaar and graduated in 1950 with a degree in composition from the Juilliard School . He composed solo and orchestral works, choral works and chamber music, including the opera The Fall of the City , eight symphonies, five piano sonatas and three string quartets, as well as commissioned works for film and television.

In 1953 he received a prize at the Concours Musical Reine Elisabeth for his Second Symphony, which was premiered in Brussels . The Detroit Symphony Orchestra under Paul Paray premiered its Third Symphony and the Variations on The Wayfaring Stranger . He received composition commissions a. a. by the clarinetists Jon Manasse and Christopher Jepperson, the trumpeter Jeffrey Silberschlag, the Belgian clarinet ensemble Claribel and The McKim Fund of the Library of Congress . More recently, Cohn has composed a piano concerto for the Argentine pianist Mirian Conti, 3 Dances for clarinet and guitar for Raphael Sanders and David Galvez, and a Duo for Clarinet & Violin for Julianne Kirk and Adda Kridler.

Works

  • Quintet No.2 for winds, 1947, 1992
  • Symphony No.1 in Eb , 1947
  • Symphony No. 2 , 1949
  • The Fall of the City , opera (libretto by Archibald MacLeish ), 1952
  • Sonata Romantica for double bass and piano, 1952
  • 4 Psalms for female choir and piano, 1953
  • Miniatures for orchestra, 1954, 1975
  • Symphony No. 5 in Bb , 1954
  • Symphony No. 3 in G Major , 1955
  • Symphony No. 4 in A Major , 1956
  • Piano Sonata , 1956
  • Homage , tone poem, 1959
  • Statues in the Park , eight songs based on poems by Felicia Lamport , 1964
  • Symphony No. 6 in B Minor , 1965
  • Baroque Suite Suite for fute or oboe, 1966
  • Concerto for concertina and strings, 1966
  • Symphony No. 7 in D Minor , 1967
  • Three Phases of Love , three songs for a cappella choir (texts by WH Auden ), 1969
  • 4 songs for voice and guitar or piano (based on texts by Georg Wither , William Blake , Lord Byron and John Dryden ), 1970
  • 5 Psalm Dances , cantata for soprano, baritone, mixed choir and jazz ensemble, 1971
  • The Little Circus , 1974
  • Sonata for flute and piano, 1974
  • A Song of the Waters, variations on Shenandoah , tone poem, 1976
  • Symphony No. 8 in C Major , 1978
  • Sonata Robusta for bassoon and piano, 1980,
  • Quintet for Woodwinds , 1981
  • Sonata for clarinet and piano, 1981
  • Concerto da Camera , 1982
  • Little Overture for wind quintet, 1982
  • Goldfinch Variations for wind trio, 1984
  • Concerto No. 1 for clarinet and string orchestra, 1986
  • Piano Sonata No. 5 ( A slightly 'Blue' Sonata ), 1986
  • Sonata for violin and piano, 1987
  • Piano Trio No. 1 , 1988
  • Sonata for oboe and piano, 1988
  • Serenade for flute, violin and cello, 1990
  • Strutting Butterflies for piano, 1974, for wind quintet, 1990
  • Mount Gretna Suite for Chamber Orchestra, 1991
  • Arkansas Reel for wind quintet, 1994
  • Concerto No. 3 for clarinet and strings ( Evocations ), 1996
  • Concerto for trumpet and strings, 1996
  • Pieces for solo clarinet, 1999
  • Concerto for piano and orchestra, 2000
  • Piano Trio No. 2 , 2003
  • Americana for piano, 2004
  • Caprice for clarinet choir, 2005
  • Sonata for violin and piano, 2005
  • A Grecian Festival , 2007
  • 3-Bon-Bons for Women's Voices for women's choir a cappella, 2008
  • FOOD! (The Clean Platter) (text by Ogden Nash ) for mixed choir and piano, 2009
  • Texas Suite for Clarinet Choir, 2010
  • The Tailor Variations for clarinet choir, 2012

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Individual evidence

  1. ^ Winner of the 1953 Concours Musical Reine Elisabeth
personal data
SURNAME Cohn, James
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American composer
DATE OF BIRTH February 12, 1928
PLACE OF BIRTH Newark (New Jersey)