Vincent Persichetti

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Vincent Ludwig Persichetti (born June 6, 1915 in Philadelphia , † August 14, 1987 in Philadelphia) was an American composer , music teacher and conductor .

Life

He received piano lessons at the age of five . A little later he learned organ , double bass and tuba as well as music theory and composition . At the age of eleven, he took up opportunities to improve his own musical training and playing style. At the age of 16 he became the organist and choirmaster of the Arch Street Presbyterian Church in Philadelphia, and held that position for about 20 years. He attended Combs College of Music , where he studied composition with Russel King Miller . At the age of 20, he was head of the music theory and composition class at the Combs College of Music , studied conducting with Fritz Reiner at the Curtis Institute of Music and piano with Olga Samaroff-Stokowski at the Philadelphia Conservatory . He also completed his composition studies with Paul Nurdoff and Roy Harris .

From 1941 to 1947 was a professor at the Philadelphia Conservatory and headed the composition department. In 1947 he moved to the Juilliard School of Music in New York City , where he headed the composition department from 1963. He has also worked as a visiting professor at universities in Great Britain and Japan .

He is considered a great organ interpreter and improviser. He composed 9 organ works as well as 9 harpsichord works. His compositions as well as his music-writing works received worldwide attention. His compositions have received numerous national and international prizes and awards. In 1965 he was elected to the American Academy of Arts and Letters .

Works

Works for orchestra

  • 1941 Concertino for Piano and Orchestra opus 16
  • 1942 Symphony No. 1 opus 18
  • 1942 Symphony No. 2 opus 19
  • 1942 Dance Overture opus 20
  • 1943 Fables for Narrator and Orchestra opus 23
  • 1946 Symphony No. 3 opus 30
  • 1946 The Hollow Men opus 25, for trumpet and string orchestra
  • 1950 Serenade No. 5 opus 43
  • 1950 Fairy Tale opus 48
  • 1951 Symphony No. 4 opus 51
  • 1953 Symphony for Strings (Symphony No. 5) opus 61
  • 1958 Symphony No. 7 (Liturgical) opus 80
  • 1963 Stabat Mater opus 92, for choir and orchestra
  • 1963 Te Deum opus 93, for choir and orchestra
  • 1964 Concerto for Piano and Orchestra opus 90
  • 1964 Introit for Strings opue 96
  • 1967 Symphony No. 8 opus 106
  • 1970 The Creation opus 111 for soprano, alto, tenor, bass, mixed choir and orchestra
  • 1970 Night Dances opus 114
  • 1971 Sinfonia: Janiculum (Symphony No. 9) opus 113
  • 1977 Concerto for English Horn and String Orchestra opus 137
  • 1983 Flower Songs (Cantata No. 6) opus 157, for mixed choir and string orchestra

Works for wind orchestra

  • 1950 Divertimento for Band opus 42
    1. Prologue
    2. song
    3. Dance
    4. Burlesque
    5. Soliloquy
    6. March
  • 1952 Psalm for Band opus 53
  • 1953 Pageant for Band opus 59
  • 1956 Symphony for Band (Symphony No. 6) opus 69
    1. Introduction - Allegro
    2. Slowly (based on: Round me Falls the Night from Hymns and Responses for the Church Year )
    3. Dance
    4. final
  • 1960 Serenade No. 11 opus 85 for volume
  • 1961 Bagatelles for Band opus 87
    1. Vivace
    2. Allegretto
    3. Andante sustenuto
    4. Allegro con spirito
  • 1962 Chorale Prelude: So Pure the Star opus 91
  • 1965 Masquerade for Band opus 102, theme and ten variations
  • 1966 Celebrations opus 103, Cantata No. 3 , for choir and wind orchestra
    1. There is That in Me
    2. A clear midnight
    3. Sing Me the Universal
    4. I sing the body electric
    5. Stranger
    6. I Celebrate Myself
  • 1967 Chorale Prelude: Turn Not Thy Face opus 105
  • 1971 O Cool is the Valley opus 118, Poem for Band
  • 1972 Parable IX opus 121 for Band
  • 1973 A Lincoln Address opus 124A for speaker and wind orchestra
  • 1984 Chorale Prelude: O God Unseen opus 160

Choral music

  • 1940 Magnificat and Nunc Dimittis opus 8 for mixed choir and piano
  • 1957 Seek the Highest opus 78 for choir (SAB) and piano
  • 1959 Song of Peace opus 82 for male choir and piano
  • 1960 Mass opus 84 for mixed choir
  • 1963 Spring Cantata (Cantata No. 1) opus 94, for female choir and piano
  • 1964 Winter Cantata (Cantata No. 2) opus 97, for female choir, flute and marimbaphone
  • 1966 Celebrations opus 103, Cantata No. 3 for choir and wind orchestra
    1. There is That in Me
    2. A clear midnight
    3. Sing Me the Universal
    4. I sing the body electric
    5. Stranger
    6. I Celebrate Myself
  • 1967 The Pleiades opus 107, for trumpet, mixed choir (SATB) and string orchestra
  • 1971 Love opus 116 for female choir (SSAA)
  • Hymns and Responses for the Church Year
  • Proverb opus 34, for mixed choir

Works for keyboard instruments (organ, harpsichord, piano)

  • 1939 First Piano Sonata opus 3
  • 1940 Sonatine for Organ Pedals Alone, opus 11
  • 1949 Fourth Piano Sonata opus 36
  • 1949 Fifth Piano Sonata opus 37
  • 1950 Eighth Piano Sonata opus 41
  • 1951 First Harpsichord Sonata opus 52
  • 1952 Ninth Piano Sonata opus 58
  • 1960 Sonata for Organ opus 86, for organ
  • 1962 Shimah B'Koli (Psalm 130) opus 89, for organ
  • 1971 Parable VI opus 117, for organ
  • 1975 Parable XIX opus 134, for piano
  • 1977 Auden Variations opus 136, for organ
  • 1978 Little Mirror Book for piano, opus 139
  • 1978 Four Arabesques opus 141, for piano
  • 1980 Dryden Liturgical Suite opus 144, for organ
  • 1981 Second Harpsichord Sonata opus 146
  • 1981 Song of David opus 148, for organ
  • 1981 Third Harpsichord Sonata opus 149
  • 1982 Fourth Harpsichord Sonata opus 151
  • 1982 Fifth Harpsichord Sonata opus 152
  • 1982 Parable XXIV opus 153 for Harpsichord
  • 1982 Sixth Harpsichord Sonata opus 154
  • 1983 Seventh Harpsichord Sonata opus 156
  • 1984 Eighth Harpsichord Sonata opus 158
  • 1985 Ninth Harpsichord Sonata opus 163
  • Appalachian Christmas Carols (After John Jacob Niles ) for One Piano, Four Hands
  • Concerto for Piano Four Hands, opus 56
  • Chorale Prelude: Drop, Drop, Slow Tears opus 104, for organ
  • Chorale Prelude: Give Peace, O God opus 162, for organ
  • Do Not Go Gentle opus 132, exclusively for the pedal register of an organ
  • Little Harpsichord Book opus 155
  • Serenade No. 15 for Harpsichord opus 159
  • Tenth Harpsichord Sonata opus 167

Chamber music

  • 1929 Serenade No. 1 opus 1 for Ten Wind Instruments (flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon, 2 horns, 2 trumpets, trombone, tuba)
  • 1940 Concertato opus 12 for piano and string quartet
  • 1941 Serenade No. 3 opus 17 for violin, violoncello and piano
  • 1945 Serenade No. 4 opus 28 for violin and piano
  • 1948 King Lear opus 35, septet for woodwind quintet, timpani and piano
  • 1950 Serenade No. 6 opus 44 for trombone, viola and violoncello
  • 1957 Serenade No. 10 opus 79 for flute and harp
  • 1960 Infanta Marina opus 83 for viola and piano
  • 1961 Serenade No. 12 opus 88 for solo tuba
  • 1963 Serenade No. 13 opus 95 for two clarinets
  • 1965 Parable I opus 100 for solo flute
  • 1968 Parable II opus 108 for brass quintet
  • 1968 Parable III opus 109 for solo oboe
  • 1969 Parable IV opus 110 for solo bassoon
  • 1969 Parable V opus 112 for Carillon (tower carillon)
  • 1971 Parable VII opus 119 for solo harp
  • 1972 Parable VIII opus 120 for solo horn
  • 1972 Parable XI opus 123 for solo alto saxophone
  • 1973 Parable XII opus 125 for Solo Piccolo
  • 1973 Parable XIII opus 126 for solo clarinet
  • 1973 Parable XIV opus 127 for solo trumpet
  • 1973 Parable XV opus 128 for English horn solo
  • 1974 Parable XVI opus 130 for solo viola
  • 1974 Parable XVII opus 131 for solo double bass
  • 1975 Parable XVIII opus 133 for solo trombone
  • 1978 Parable XXI opus 140 for solo guitar
  • 1981 Parable XXII opus 147 for solo tuba
  • 1981 Parable XXIII opus 150 for violin, violoncello and piano
  • 1984 Serenade No. 14 opus 159 for solo oboe
  • 1986 Parable XXV opus 164 for two trumpets
  • Fanfare for Two Trumpets opus 164a
  • Serenade No. 9 for flute and alto flute

Stage works

  • 1976 The Sibyl: A Parable of Chicken Little (Parable XX) opus 135, opera in one act
    1. Realization
    2. Sky Spell
    3. Wishing

literature

  • Alfred Baumgartner: Propylaea World of Music - The Composers - A lexicon in five volumes . tape 4 . Propylaen Verlag, Berlin 1989, ISBN 3-549-07830-7 , pp. 304 .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Members: Vincent Persichetti. American Academy of Arts and Letters, accessed April 19, 2019 .
personal data
SURNAME Persichetti, Vincent
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Persichetti, Vincent Ludwig (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American composer, music teacher and conductor
DATE OF BIRTH June 6, 1915
PLACE OF BIRTH Philadelphia
DATE OF DEATH August 14, 1987
Place of death Philadelphia