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A virtuosic show-piece commissioned by pianist Ursula Oppens. ... Read more

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This digital document, covering the life and work of William E(lden) Bolcom, is an entry from Contemporary Authors, a reference volume published by Thompson Gale. The length of the entry is 1398 words. The page length listed above is based on a typical 300-word page. Although the exact content of each entry from this volume can vary, typical entries include the following information:

• Place and date of birth and death (if deceased)
• Family members
• Education
• Professional associations and honors
• Employment
• Writings, including books and periodicals
• A description of the author's work
• References to further readings about the author

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William Bolcom: Complete Rags for Piano is acollection of twenty-two of Bolcom?s piano ragswritten between 1967 and 1993. In this nook, therags are examined year by year; the stylisticanalysis focuses on the use of form, rhythm,harmony,melody, and musical texture in each rag. In theserags, Bolcom perfectly blended a variety of musicalstyles and elements, including American traditionalragtime styles such as classic rag and stridestyles, the nineteenth-century romanticism of Chopinand Schumann, and modern compositional techniques,such as tone clusters and atonal passages. ... Read more

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Recuerdos ... Read more

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William Bolcom's oratorio, premiered in 1984, is based on writings of William Blake. The piece is enormous in its scale, requiring hundreds of performers, and was recorded for a Naxos release, conducted by Leonard Slatkin. ... Read more

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Tyger Tyger!
This fascinating book accompanies the poetry/songs of William Blake.See how Bolcom set lines like 'Little lamb who made thee?' to music.Gain a new appreciation for and interpretation of Blake's classics. ... Read more

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12 short cabaret songs inspired by Carrie Jacobs Bond's Half-Minute Songs. Lyrics by Arnold Weinstein. Also Available: 00220273 Cabaret Songs Complete (Vol. 1-4).....$24.99 ... Read more

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Lilith was a female demon, dating from ancient times, a child-stealing witch of worldwide folklore. This five-movement virtuoso show piece is among the most ambitious music ever written for alto saxophone. Now in print some years after composition, it has already become a near legendary challenge in university classical saxophone circles. The five movements are: The Female Demon, Succuba, Will-O'-the-Wisp, Child-Stealer, The Night Dance. ... Read more

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Great piece
I played this piece with a copy of a handwritten manuscript of this piece, and enjoyed playing it so much that I just had to jump at the opportunity to buy an actual printed score.

I'm a pianist, and this is one of the most difficult pieces I've ever played.Expect many hours of practicing, rehearsal time, and frustration when learning this.I actually almost cancelled it three weeks before the show.Thankfully, I didn't, and the performance was well worth the time put into it.It's actually a really cool example of contemporary chamber music.

There are some mistakes in the score (when compared to the the manuscript that I have).Also, the original manuscript requires both performers to read off the score, but this printing supplies the score and sax part.I think it should be two scores, because there are enough parts where the saxophonist needs to see what the pianist is doing.

Overall, a great piece, but ridiculously hard. ... Read more

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The world premiere of this Bolcom suite was in Brussels, Belgium in 1997, performed by Sergiu Luca and Roel Dieltiens. Its five movements are marked as follows: Prelude - Very free and fast; With Energy; Stately, slow; Very fast and skittish; and Street dances. Score with insert parts for Violin and Violoncello. ... Read more

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Presented in five movements, Bolcom's Suite No. 1 in C Minor for solo violoncello is adapted from the score for the Arthur Miller play Broken Glass, used in part in the Long Wharf (New Haven, CT) and Booth (New York City) Theaters, in the Spring of 1994. Duration ca: 17 minutes. ... Read more

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Another important concert work by one of America's leading composers, now published for the first time. ... Read more

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This piece (1998), originally for alto saxophone and concert band, was written specifically for the University of Michigan Symphony Band and the famed professor of saxophone Donald J. Sinta. It was commissioned by the University of Michigan Band Alumni Association and is one is a series of four original works for the band's centennial celebration in 1997. ... Read more

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William Bolcom - Concerto for Clarinet & Orchestra ... Read more

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William Bolcom - Lyric Concerto for Flute and Orchestra ... Read more

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Based on the motion picture A Wedding by Robert Altman and John Considine, premiered at Lyric Opera of Chicago. Libretto by Arnold Weinstein and Robert Altman. ... Read more

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Advanced piano solo ... Read more

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19 pages. No publisher, publication date stated. ... Read more