List of compositions by Charles Wuorinen

Charles Wuorinen, 1990s

The following is a reverse-chronological list of works by the American composer Charles Wuorinen.

Eros and Nemesis (symphonic poem after Brokeback Mountain) for orchestra, for James Levine – 2016
Exsultet (Praeconium Paschale) For Francisco Núñez and the Young People's Chorus of New York City – 2015
Brokeback Mountain (chamber version) – 2015
Megalith – 2014, piano and 15 players, for Peter Serkin
Doubletake – 2014, for Steven Beck
Jan's Dowland – 2014, two Dowland works for solo harp
Alphabetical Ashbery – texts of John Ashbery – 2013, for loadbang
Electric Quartet – 2013, 4 electric guitars
Zoe – 2013, string sextet
Intrada – 2012, for Peter Serkin
Cygnus – 2012, commissioned by the Cygnus Ensemble
Brokeback Mountain – 2008–2012, an opera on the short story of Annie Proulx, with libretto by Proulx, commissioned by the Teatro Real, Madrid
Intrada – 2012 for Peter Serkin
Adagio – 2011, for Peter Serkin
Etude (for Chords and Dynamic Balance) – 2011, commissioned by the Ferruccio Busoni International Piano Competition
Big Spinoff – 2011, for 16 players
Marian Tropes – 2010, for the Brentano String Quartet (on music of Dufay and Josquin)
It Happens Like This, a dramatic cantata on poems of James Tate (writer) - 2010
Oros – 2009, for Ursula Oppens
The Haroun Piano Book – 2003/2009, premiered by Lynn Raley
Marimba Variations – 2009 – commissioned by 22 percussionists
Moon Clock - text of Donald Hall - 2009, premiered by Thomas Meglioranza, baritone and Peter Kolkay, bassoon
Viola Variations – 2008, premiered by violist Lois Martin
Trio for Flute, Bass Clarinet and Piano – 2008, premiered by the New York New Music Ensemble
Metagong – 2008 – for two pianos and two percussionists - premiered by the New York New Music Ensemble
Time Regained, a fantasy for piano and orchestra – 2008, premiered by the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, James Levine conductor, Peter Serkin soloist
Second Piano Quintet - 2008, premiered by the Brentano String Quartet and pianist Peter Serkin
Ave Maria: Josquin - 2007, premiered by Tashi Quartet
Christes Crosse: Morley - 2008, premiered by Tashi Quartet
Scherzo - 2007, premiered by Peter Serkin
Synaxis - 2007, premiered on the inaugural concert of the League ISCM Orchestra, Louis Karchin conducting, soloists: Timothy Cobb (contrabass), Patrick Pridemore (horn), Robert Ingliss (oboe), Alan R. Kay (clarinet)
Fourth Piano Sonata - 2007, written for and premiered by Anne-Marie McDermott
Eighth Symphony (Theologoumena) - 2006, premiered by the Boston Symphony Orchestra, James Levine conductor
Spin 5 - 2006, for violin solo and 18 players, premiered by Jennifer Koh
Iridule - 2006, for oboe and six players, premiered by Jacqueline Leclair, oboe and the New Millennium Ensemble
Never Again the Same - text by James Tate (writer) - 2006, premiered by Wilbur Pauley, bass and Christopher Hall, tuba
Eleven Short Pieces – 2006, premiered by Erik Carlson, violin and Michael Caterisano, vibraphone
Flying to Kahani – 2005, premiered by Orchestra of St. Luke's, Roberto Abbado conductor, Peter Serkin soloist
Heart Shadow – 2005, premiered by Bruce Levingston
Theologoumenon - 2005, premiered by the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, James Levine conductor
Duo Sonata for Flute and Piano - 2004, premiered by Robert Aitken, flute and James Avery, piano
Visible - text by Paul Auster - 2004, premiered by Mary S. Nessinger, mezzo-soprano and Mark Steinberg, violin
Ashberyana - poems by John Ashbery - 2004, premiered by Leon Williams, baritone
The Long Boat – poem by Stanley Kunitz – 2003, premiered by Mary S. Nessinger, mezzo-soprano and Jacqueline Leclair, English horn
Dodecadactyl – 2003, premiered by William Anderson and Oren Fader, guitars
Fourth Piano Concerto – 2003, premiered by the Boston Symphony Orchestra, James Levine conductor, Peter Serkin soloist
The Haroun Songbook - 2002, premiered by Elizabeth Farnum, soprano; Emily Golden, mezzo-soprano; James Schaffner, tenor; Michael Chioldi, baritone; and Phillip Bush, piano
Hexadactyl - 2002, premiered by William Anderson, guitar
Josquiniana - 2002, premiered by the Brentano String Quartet
Fifty Fifty - 2002, premiered by pianists Rolf Hind and Nicholas Hodges
Pentecost poem by Derek Walcott - 2002, premiered by William Ferguson, tenor and June Han, harp
Fenton Songs II - 2002, text by James Fenton, premiered by Lucy Shelton
September 11, 2001 - text by W. H. Auden - 2001, premiered by William Ferguson, tenor and Phillip Bush, piano
Two Machine Portraits - poem by Les Murray, premiered by Ryan MacPherson, tenor and Marilyn Nonken, piano
Haroun and the Sea of Stories - an opera with libretto by James Fenton, based on the novel by Salman Rushdie 1997–2001^[1]
Andante Espressivo - 2001, premiered by cellist Fred Sherry and Charles Wuorinen, piano
Alap, a Prelude to Contrapunctus IX of the Art of Fugue – 2001, premiered by the Brentano String Quartet
Stanzas Before Time – poem by John Ashbery – 2001, premiered by Neil Farrell, tenor and June Han, harp
Buttons and Bows (or, Superparticular Variations) – 2001, premiered by Madeleine Shapiro, cello and Mikko Luoma, accordion
Cyclops (2000) – 2001, premiered by the London Sinfonietta, Oliver Knussen conductor
Fourth String Quartet – 1999, premiered by the Brentano String Quartet
Brass Quintet – 1999, premiered at the June-in-Buffalo Festival
An Orbicle of Jasp – 1999, premiered by cellist Fred Sherry and Charles Wuorinen, piano
Lepton - 1999, premiered by SurPlus, Freiburg
Symphony Seven – 1997, premiered by the Toledo Symphony, Andrew Massey conductor
Cello Variations III – 1997, premiered by cellist Fred Sherry
Big Epithalamium – 1997, premiered by students at the Juilliard School
Epithalamium – 1997, premiered by Christopher Gekker and Raymond Mase
Fenton Songs (Version 1) – 1997, premiered by Elizabeth Farnum, Curtis Macomber, Fred Sherry and Charles Wuorinen
Fenton Songs (Version 2) – 1997, premiered by the Cygnus Ensemble, Phyllis Bryn-Julson soprano
Variations for Orchestra, Op. 31 of Arnold Schoenberg: recast for two pianos for the New York City Ballet by Charles Wuorinen - 1996, premiered by the New York City Ballet, Cameron Grant and Richard Moredock pianos.
The River of Light – the third part of the Dante trilogy for the New York City Ballet – 1996 – two versions: orchestral and chamber, premiered by the Buffalo Philharmonic, Charles Wuorinen conducting
Katz Fugue - 1996, premiered by James Winn, piano
The Great Procession – the second part of the Dante trilogy for the New York City Ballet – 1995 – two versions: chamber (premiered by the New York New Music Ensemble, Charles Wuorinen conducting) and orchestral (premiered by Deutsches-Sinfonie-Orchester, Berlin, Bradley Lubman conducting)
Sonata for Guitar and Piano – 1995, premiered by William Anderson, guitar and Joan Forsyth, piano
In Heated Sylvan Glades & With Elegiac Sackbuts – aria from The W.of Bablylon arranged for 2 sopranos and piano - 1995, premiered by Phyllis Bryn-Julson, Patricia Green, Mark Markham
Lightenings VIII – poem by Seamus Heaney – 1994, premiered by Phyllis Bryn-Julson, soprano and Mark Markham, piano
Piano Quintet - 1994, premiered by the Arditti String Quartet, Ursula Oppens pianist
Christes Crosse (after Thomas Morley) - 1994, premiered by Phyllis Bryn-Julson, soprano and Mark Markham, piano
Percussion Quartet – 1994, premiered by the Pulse Ensemble of the New Music Consort
Guitar Variations – 1994, premiered by Todd Seelye
Windfall – 1994, premieres by the Rutgers Wind Ensemble, William Berz, conducting
The Mission of Virgil – the first part of the Dante trilogy for the New York City Ballet – 1993 – two versions: orchestral (premiered by the Toledo Symphony Orchestra, Andrew Massey conducting) and 2-pianos;
Concerto for Saxophone Quartet and Orchestra – 1993, premiered by the Rascher Saxophone Quartet
Missa Renovata – 1992
Saxophone Quartet – 1992, premiered by the Rascher Saxophone Quartet
Microsymphony – 1992, premiered by the Philadelphia Orchestra, Zdeněk Mácal conductor
A Winter's Tale – text by Dylan Thomas - 1991, premiered by the Southwest Chamber Music Society, Phyllis Bryn-Julson, soloist
Delight of the Muses – 1991, premiered by the New York City Ballet, Charles Wuorinen conductor
Missa Brevis – 1991, premiered by the St. Ignatius of Antioch Church choir, Dr. Harold Chaney, conducting
Astra – 1990, premiered by the orchestra of the Oberlin Conservatory Robert Spano conductor
Twang – text of Wallace Stevens – 1989, premiered by Phyllis Bryn-Julson and James Winn
String Sextet – 1989, premiered by the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center
A solis ortu – 1989, premiered by the Choir of St. Ignatius of Antioch Episcopal Church, Dr. Harold Chaney conducting
Genesis – 1989, premiered by the San Francisco Symphony and chorus, Herbert Blomstedt conductor
Agnus Dei (from the Mass for the Restoration of St. Luke in the Fields) - 1989
Sonata for Violin and Piano - 1988, commissioned by the Library of Congress, premiered by Benjamin Hudson and Garrick Ohlsson
Machault Mon Chou - 1988, premiered by the San Francisco Symphony, Herbert Blomstedt conductor
Josquin: Ave Christe (Josquin motet recast for solo piano) - 1988
Bagatelle - 1988, premiered by Elissa Stutz, piano
Another Happy Birthday - 1988, premiered by the San Francisco Symphony, Herbert Blomstedt conductor
Five: Concerto for Amplified Cello and Orchestra - 1987, premiered by New York City Ballet, Charles Wuorinen conductor, Fred Sherry, soloist
Third String Quartet - 1987, premiered by the Franciscan String Quartet, in honor of the 25th anniversary of the Hopkins Center, Dartmouth College
Galliard - 1987, premiered by the Cleveland Chamber Orchestra, Edwin London conductor
Third Piano Sonata - 1986, premiered by Alan Feinberg
The Golden Dance - 1986, premiered by the San Francisco Symphony, Herbert Blomstedt conductor
A Doleful Dompe on Deborah Departure as well as Borda's Bawdy Badinage - 1986
Fanfare (for Rutgers University) - 1986, premiered by members of Rutgers Band, Charles Wuorinen conducting
Fanfare (for the Houston Symphony) - 1986, premiered by the Houston Symphony, Charles Wuorinen conducting
Bamboula Beach - 1986, for the inaugural concert of the New World Symphony Orchestra, Michael Tilson Thomas conductor
Horn Trio Continued - 1985
Double Solo for Horn Trio - 1985, premiered by Speculum Musicae
Natural Fantasy - 1985, premiered by David Schuler, organ
Trombone Trio - 1985, premiered by Parnassus Ensemble
Prelude to Kullervo - 1985, premiered by the Columbia University Orchestra, Howard Shanet conductor, David Braynard tuba soloist
Movers and Shakers - 1984, premiered by the Cleveland Orchestra, Christoph von Dohnányi conductor
Bamboula Squared - 1984, premiered by the American Composers Orchestra, Charles Wuorinen conducting
Concertino (for 15 Solo Instruments) - 1984, premiered by the Parnassus ensemble, Anthony Korf, conductor
Crossfire - 1984, premiered by the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, David Zinman conductor
Album Leaf (for Howard Klein) - 1984, premiered by Charles Wuorinen, piano
Concertino - 1984
Third Piano Concerto - 1983, premiered by the Albany Symphony Orchestra, Julius Hegyi conductor, Garrick Ohlsson soloist
Spinoff - 1983, premiered by Speculum Musicae
Trio for Violin, Cello & Piano - 1983, premiered by the Arden Trio
Rhapsody for Violin and Orchestra - 1983, premiered by San Francisco Symphony, Edo de Waart conductor, Daniel Kobialka violin soloist
Divertimento for String Quartet - 1982, premiered by the Atlantic String Quartet
New York Notes - 1982, premiered by the New York New Music Ensemble
Divertimento for Alto Saxophone and Piano - 1982, premiered by Christopher Ford and Charles Wuorinen
Mass for the Restoration of St. Luke in the Fields - 1982
Horn Trio - 1981, premiered by Julie Landsman, horn, Benjamin Hudson, violin and Charles Wuorinen, piano
Capriccio - 1981, premiered by Alan Feinberg
Short Suite - 1981, premiered by the American Composers Orchestra, Charles Wuorinen conducting
Trio for Bass Instruments - 1981, premiered by David Braynard
The Blue Bamboula - 1980, premiered by Ursula Oppens
The Celestial Sphere (An Oratorio for Mixed Chorus and Orchestra) - 1980, premiered by the Augustana College Handel Oratorio Society Orchestra, Donald Morrison conductor
Ecclesiastical Symphonies (4 Movements from "The Celestial Sphere") - 1980, premiered by the Augustana Symphony Orchestra, Daniel Culver conductor
Beast 708 - 1980, premiered by students at the University of Southern California, Charles Wuorinen conducting
Percussion Duo - 1979, premiered by Steven Schick and James Avery
Second String Quartet - 1979, premiered by the Columbia String Quartet
The Magic Art: An Instrumental Masque drawn from the works of Henry Purcell - 1979, premiered by the Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra, Charles Wuorinen conductor
Fortune - 1979, premiered by Tashi Quartet
Psalm 39 - 1979, premiered by Richard Frisch, baritone and David Starobin, guitar
Joan's Instrumentation - 1979, premiered by the Da Capo Chamber Players
Three Songs for Tenor and Piano - text by Coburn Britton - 1979, premiered by Paul Sperry and Charles Wuorinen
Archaeopteryx for Bass Trombone and 10 Players - 1978, premiered by Dave Taylor
Two-Part Symphony - 1978, premiered by the American Composers Orchestra, Dennis Russell Davies conducting
Ancestors - 1978, premiered by Chamber Music Northwest, Charles Wuorinen conducting
Fast Fantasy - 1977, premiered by cellist Fred Sherry and Charles Wuorinen, piano
The Winds - 1977, premiered by Parnassus, Anthony Korf, conductor
Self-Similar Waltz - 1977
Six Pieces for Violin and Piano - 1977, premiered by Max Pollikoff and Charles Wuorinen
Archangel for Bass Trombone and String Quartet - 1977, premiered by Dave Taylor
Wind Quintet - 1977, premiered by the Boehm Quintet
Album Leaf for Ayda and Fred - 1977
Six Songs For Two Voices - Text by Coburn Britton - 1977, premiered at Somerset County College, New Jersey, Charles Wuorinen conducting
Percussion Symphony - 1976, premiered by the New Jersey Percussion Ensemble, Charles Wuorinen conducting
Second Piano Sonata - 1976, premiered by Jeffrey Swann
Tashi - 1975/6 - two versions: 4 soloists with orchestra (premiered by the Clevaland Orchestra, Charles Wuorinen conducting Tashi Quartet soloists) and 4 soli (premiered by the Tashi Quartet)
Cello Variations II - 1975, premiered by cellist Fred Sherry
Hyperion - 1975, premiered by the Contemporary Chamber Ensemble, Arthur Weisberg conductor
A Reliquary for Igor Stravinsky - 1975, Premiere at the Ojai Festival, Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor
The W. of Babylon, (or The Triumph of Love over Moral Depravity) - 1975, premiered by the San Francisco Symphony, Charles Wuorinen conducting
Fantasia - 1974, premiered by Paul Zukofsky and Charles Wuorinen
Second Piano Concerto (for Amplified Piano and Orchestra) - 1974, premiered by the New York Philharmonic, Erich Leinsdorf conductor, Charles Wuorinen soloist
Anthem for Epiphany - 1974
Third Trio for Flute, Cello and Piano - 1973, Premiered by Harvey Sollberger, Fred Sherry and Charles Wuorinen
Twelve Short Pieces - 1973
Grand Union - 1973, premiered by Fred Sherry
Mannheim 87.87.87 - 1973, premiered at the Cathedral of St. John the Divine, New York
Arabia Felix - 1973, premiered by The Composer's Ensemble, Peter Lieberson, conductor
Bassoon Variations - 1972, premiered by the Boston Symphony Orchestra Chamber Players
Concerto for Amplified Violin and Orchestra - 1972, premiered by the Boston Symphony Orchestra, Michael Tilson Thomas conductor, Paul Zukofsky soloist
Speculum Speculi - 1972, premiered by Speculum Musicae
Violin Variations - 1972, premiered by Max Pollikoff
Harp Variations - 1972, premiered by Gloria Agostini and members of the Composers String Quartet
On Alligators - 1972, premiered by University Of South Florida players
First String Quartet - 1971, premiered by the Fine Arts Quartet
Grand Bamboula - 1971, premiered by University of Iowa Orchestra, James Dixon conducting
Canzona - 1971, premiered by Speculum Musicae, Charles Wuorinen conductor
Chamber Concerto for Tuba with 12 Winds and 12 Drums - 1970, premiered by Donald Butterfield and Music in Our Time series
Message to Denmark Hill - text of Richard Howard - 1970, premiered by Richard Frisch, Harvey Sollberger, Fred Sherry, Charles Wuorinen
Ringing Changes - 1970, premiered by the New Jersey Percussion Ensemble
A Song to the Lute in Musicke - 1970, premiered by Valarie Lamoree and Charles Wuorinen
Cello Variations - 1970, premiered by Fred Sherry
Nature's Concord - 1969, premiered by Ronald Anderson
Time's Encomium - 1969 - electronic work - awarded the 1970 Pulitzer Prize in Music
Adapting to the Times - 1969, premiered by Joel Krosnick, cello and Charles Wuorinen, piano
First Piano Sonata - 1969, premiered by Alan Mandel, written for and dedicated to Robert Miller
The Long and the Short - 1969, premiered by Paul Zukofsky
Contrafactum - 1969, premiered by the University of Iowa Orchestra, James Dixon, conductor
Flute Variations II - 1968, premiered by Harvey Sollberger
String Trio - 1968, premiered by the Potomac Trio
The Politics of Harmony (A Masque) - 1967, text by Richard Monaco, premiered by The Group for Contemporary Music, Charles Wuorinen conductor
Duo - 1967, premiered by Paul Zukofsky, violin and Charles Wuorinen, piano
Salve Regina: John Bull - 1966, premiered by The Group for Contemporary Music, Charles Wuorinen conductor
Making Ends Meet - 1966, premiered by Jean and Kenneth Wentworth
Harpsichord Divisions - 1966, written for Paul Jacobs
Janissary Music - 1966, premiered by Raymond DesRoches, percussion
Bicinium - 1966, premiered by Josef Marx and Judith Martin
The Bells - 1966 - for carillon
First Piano Concerto - 1966, premiered by University of Iowa Orchestra, James Dixon conductor, Charles Wuorinen soloist
Three Cadenzas for the Mozart Concerto in C Major - 1965? (date is approximated)
Chamber Concerto for Oboe and 10 Players - 1965, premiered by the Group for Contemporary Music, Charles Wuorinen conductor, Josef Marx, soloist
Composition for Oboe and Piano - 1965, premiered by Josef Marx and Charles Wuorinen
Orchestral and Electronic Exchanges - 1965, premiered by the New York Philharmonic, Lukas Foss conductor
Super Salutem - 1964
Chamber Concerto for Flute and 10 Players - 1964, premiered at the Festival of Contemporary Music, Tanglewood, Melvin Strauss conductor, Harvey Sollberger, soloist
Composition for Violin and 10 Instruments - 1964, premiered by Music in Our Time, Arthur Bloom conductor, Max Pollikoff soloist
Flute Variations I - 1963, premiered by Harvey Sollberger
Piano Variations - 1963, premiered by Charles Wuorinen
Chamber Concerto for Cello and 10 Players - 1963, premiered by the Group for Contemporary Music, Arthur Bloom conducting, Robert Martin soloist
Second Trio: Piece for Stafan Wolpe - 1962, premiered by Harvey Sollberger, Joel Krosnick, Charles Wuorinen
The Prayer of Jonah - 1962, premiered by the Contemporary Music Society, Daniel Pinkham conducting
Bearbeitungen ueber das Glogauer Liederbuch - 1962, premiered by Stanley Aronson, Henry Larsen, B. Lurie, Betram Turetzky
Duuiensela - 1962, premiered by Joel Krosnick, cello and Jens Nygaard, piano
Octet - 1962, premiered by the New York Chamber Society, Alvin Brehm conductor
Invention for Percussion Quintet - 1962, Manhattan School of Music Percussion Ensemble, Paul Price conductor
Trio for Flute, Cello and Piano - 1961, premiered by Harrvey Sollberger, Joel Krosnick, Charles Wuorinen
Concert for Double Bass Alone - 1961, premiered by Bertram Turetzky
An Educator's 'Wachet Auf' - 1961, portions of J.S. Bach's Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme, BWV 140 for mixed instruments
Tiento Sobre Cabezon - 1961, premiered at the School of Sacred Music, Unionion Theological Seminary, New York, Thomas Dunn conductor
Evolutio: Organ - 1961, premiered by Leonard Raver
Symphonia Sacra - 1961, premiered at St. Thomas Church, New York, Charles Wuorinen conductor
Consort from Instruments and Voices - 1961 - magnetic tape, premiered at Music of Our Time Series, 92nd Street YMHA New York
Eight Variations for Violin and Harpsichord - 1960, premiered by Max Pollikoff and Leonard Raver
Madrigale Spirituale sopra salmo secondo - 1960, premiered at the Bennington Composers Conference
Concertone for Brass Quintet & Orchestra - 1960, premiered by the University of Iowa Orchestra, James Dixon conductor
Turetzky Pieces - 1960, premiered by Stanley Aronson, flute; Henry Larsen, clarinet; Bertram Turettzky, bass
On The Raft - 1960
Consort of Four Trombones - 1960, premiered by the New Music Chamber Goroup, Jerome L. Keller director
The Door In The Wall - 1960, premieerd by Susan Thieman, Janet Baxter, Charles Wuorinen
Sonata for Flute and Piano - 1960, premiered by Jean Kershaw and Douglas Nordli
Symphony III - 1959, premiered by the Orchestra of America, Richard Korn conductor
Concertante IV - 1959, premiered at Music in Out Time series 92nd Street YHHA, Howard Shanet conductor, Max Pollikoff and Douglas Nordi soloists
Concertante III - 1959, premiered at Union Theological Seminary School, Leonard Raver, Josef Marx, Paul Wolfe, George Grossman, Joan Brockway
Musica Duarum Partium Ecclesastica - 1959
Symphony II - 1959, premiered on the Music in the Making Series, Cooper Union, Howard Shanet conductor
Three Prepositions for Piano - 1958, Written for Vladimir Ussachevsky for publication in New Music Edition
Trio Concertante - 1958, premiered by Max Pollikoff, Bob Bloom, Douglas Nordli
Three Pieces for String Quartet - 1958, premiered at the Bennington Composers Conference
Concerto for Violin and Orchestra - 1958
Concertante II for Violin and Chamber Orchestra - 1958, premiered by Vermont Chamber Orchestra, Alan Carter conducting, Max Pollikoff soloist
Sonata for Piano - 1958, premiered by Douglas Nordli
Spectrum - 1958, for solo violin, brass quintet, piano, premiered by Max Pollikoff, Douglas Nordli, University Brass Ensemble, Philadelphia Music in Our Time series
Movement for Wind Quintet - 1958
Symphony in One Movement - 1958, Music in the Making series, Cooper Union, Howard Shanet conducting
Be Mery All That Be Present - 1957, premiered at the Church of the Transfiguration, NYC, Stuart Gardner director
Triptych - 1957, for violin, viola and percussion, Premiered at Music of Our Time series, 92nd Street Y, New York, Max Pollikoff violin, Walter Trampler viola, Mo Goldenberg percussion, William Goldenberg piano
Alternating Currents - 1957, antiphonal piecefor chamber orchestra, premiered at the Bennington Composers Conference, Henry Brant, conducting
3 Mass Movements - 1957, for unaccompanied violin, premiered by Max Pollikoff
Concertante I for Violin Solo and Strings - 1957, premiered by Vermont Chamber Orchestra, Alan Carter conducting, Max Pollikoff soloist
String Quartet - 1957, premiered at the Bennington Composer's Conference, Henry Brant, conducting
Wantering in this Place - 1957, for unaccompanied mezzo-soprano, for Betty Tiedemann
Dr. Faustus Lights The Lights - 1957, music for Paul Sanasardo's dance adaptation of Gertrude Stein's opera libretto, premiere at Rooftop Theatre, NYC, Leon Hyman conductor
Be Mery All That Be Present - 1957, premiered at the Church of the Transformation, New York, Stuart Gardner conductor
Music for Orchestra - 1956, premiered by the Columbia University Orchestra, Howard Shanet conductor
Wind Quintet #1 - 1956, premiered at the Bennington Composers Conference
Subversion - 1956, string septet or orchestra, premiered at the Bennington Composers Conference, Henry Brant, conducting
The Descent with Music - 1956, antiphonal pieces, premiered at the Bennington Composers Conference, Henry Brant, conducting
Two Tranquil Pieces for Piano - 1956
Sonatina for Woodwind Quartet - 1956, premiered at the Bennington Composer's Conference
Concert Piece for Piano andString Orchestra - 1956, premiered at the Bennington Composers Conference, Henry Brant, conducting
Two Lute Songs of Thomas Campion - 1956, premiered at Town Hall, New York by the Trinity School School Glee Club
Homage a Bach - 1955, premiered by Theodore Pierce, organ
Prelude and Fugue for Four Percussionists - 1955, premiered the University of Illinois Percussion, Urbana, Paul Price director
Song and Dance - 1953, premiered by Charles Wuorinen
Te Decet Hymnus - 1954, premiered in Town Hall, New York by Trinity School Glee Club
Scherzo - 1953, premiered by Charles Wuorinen

Footnotes

↑ Peter G. Davis, "Good Time Charlie". New York, 15 November 2004.

References

Charles Wuorinen – Compositions Official complete composition list, searchable and sortable by date, category, instrument, length, or title

External links

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