CHARLES WUORINEN
Works for Orchestra, Chamber Orchestra (& Stage)
SYNAXIS (2007) for Four Soli, Strings and
Timpani [20]
Soli: oboe, clarinet, horn,
contrabass
Commissioned by the Orpheus Chamber Orchestra
SPIN 5 (2006) for Violin & 18 Players
[14:00]
picc-3-eh3-3-bcl-3-cbsn;4-3-3-1; Perc (3), Timp, Hp, Pno, Strings
Commissioned Miller Theater for Jennifer Koh, violin
EIGHTH SYMPHONY (Theologoumena)(2006)
[30:00]
1-1-1-1; 2-1-1-1,P(2),
Hp,Pf,Vla(2),Vc(2),Cb(1), Violin solo
Commissioned by Miller Theater, Columbia University for
Jennifer Koh
THEOLOGOUMENON (2005) [21:00]
picc-33-3-bcl-3-cbsn;4-3-3-1;
Perc (3), Timp, Hp, Strings
Commissioned Ronald Wilford for James Levine's 60th birthday
FLYING TO KAHANI (2005) [11:00]
1(picc)-2-1-bcl-2; 2-2-0-0,Strings, Solo Piano
Concert piece for piano & Mozart sized orchestra. Commissioned by Carnegie Hall
for Peter Serkin and the Orchestra of St. Luke's
FOURTH PIANO CONCERTO (2003) [24:00]
3(picc)-2-3(bcl)-3(cbsn); 4-2-3-1, Timpani, Percussion
(3),Strings, Solo Piano
Commissioned by the Boston Symphony Orchestra for Peter Serkin and James Levine
CYCLOPS (2000) [24:00]
for Twenty Players
Commissioned by Peter Field for the London Sinfonietta and Oliver Knussen
SYMPHONY SEVEN (1997) [30:00]
3(picc)-3-3(bcl)-3; 4-3-3-1, Timpani, Strings
Commissioned by the Orchestras of Milwaukee, Berkeley, New Hampshire and Toledo
THE RIVER OF LIGHT (1996) for string orchestra and
percussion, 17 minutes
(the third part of Wuorinen’s Dante trilogy which includes THE
MISSION OF VIRGIL and THE GREAT PROCESSION)
THE GREAT PROCESSION (1995) 25 minutes, seven movements
3(picc)-2-3(bcl)-2; 4-2-3-1; perc (3), Timp, Harp, Piano & Strings
WINDFALL (1994) 8 minutes, for winds, brass
and percussion (BAND)
3(picc)-2-3(bcl)-3(cbsn); 4-3-3-1-euphonium; 5 percussion (xylophone,
marimba/crotales, vibraphone, timpani, & bass drum),
Commissioned by Rutgers University
THE MISSION OF VIRGIL (1993) [25:00]
3(picc)-2-3(bcl)-2; 4-3-3-1; Timp, Perc(3), Hp, Pf, Strings
Commissioned by the New York City Ballet
Program Note
CONCERTO FOR SAXOPHONE QUARTET AND ORCHESTRA (1992) [25:00]
3(picc)-3-3(bcl)-3(cbsn); 4-3-3-1; Timp, Perc(3), Hp, Pf, Strings;
Saxophone Quartet solo
Commissioned by the Beethovenhalle Orchestra of Bonn, for the Raschèr Quartet
REVIEW
MICROSYMPHONY (1992) [11:00]
3(picc)-3-3(bcl)-3(cbsn); 4-3-3-1; Timp, Perc, Hp, Pf, Strings
Commissioned by the Philadelphia Orchestra
MISSA RENOVATA (1992) for chorus and chamber orchestra [ca. 25
minutes]
mixed chamber chorus (SATB); solo flute, three trombones, timpani and
strings
DELIGHT OF THE MUSES (1991) [25:00]
based on Two Early Mozart Sonatas and the Stage Music from Don Giovanni
2-2-2-2; 4-2-3-1, Timp, Perc(1), Hp, Pf, Strings
Commissioned by the New York City Ballet
ASTRA (1990) [11:00]
3(picc)-3-3-3(cbsn); 4-3-3-1; Timp, Perc (4), Hp, Pf, Strings
Commissioned by the American-Soviet Youth Orchestra
GENESIS for Chorus and Orchestra (1989)
[35:00]
Chorus SATB; 3(picc)-3-3(bcl)-3(cbsn);4-3-3-1; Timp, Perc(3), Hp, Pf,
Strings
Jointly commissioned by the Minnesota Orchestra and the San Francisco Symphony
MACHAULT MON CHOU based on the Messe de Nostre Dame (1988) [11:00]
2-2(eh)-3(bcl)-3(cbsn); 4-2-3-1; Timp, Perc(1), Hp, Strings
Commissioned by the San Francisco Symphony
ANOTHER HAPPY BIRTHDAY (1988) [1:30]
3(picc)-2-3(bcl)-3(cbsn); 4-2-3-1; Timp, Perc(1) Pf, Strings
Commissioned by the San Francisco Symphony
BAMBOULA BEACH (1987), an overture [6:00]
3(picc)-3-3(bcl)-3(cbsn); 4-3-3-1; Timp, Perc(4), Pf, Strings
Commissioned for the inaugural concert of the New World Symphony, Miami
FIVE: Concerto for Amplified Cello and Orchestra (1987)
[22:00]
2(picc)-2-2(bcl)-2(cbsn); 4-2-3-1; Timp, Perc(2), Hp, Strings, Cello solo
Commissioned by the New York City Ballet
Program Note
GALLIARD, for Chamber Orchestra (1987) [14:00]
2(picc)-2-2-2; 2-2-1-0; Pf, Strings (7-6-4-4-2)
Commissioned by the Cleveland Chamber Symphony
THE GOLDEN DANCE (1986) [21:00]
3(picc)-3(eh)-3(bcl)-3(cbsn);4-3-3-1; Timp, Perc(4), Hp, Pf/Cel, Strings
Commissioned by the San Francisco Symphony
FANFARE for the Houston Symphony (1985) [1:00]
3(picc)-3-3-3; 4-3-3-1; Timp, Perc(2), Strings
PRELUDE TO KULLERVO for Tuba and Orchestra (1985) [6:00]
3(picc)-2-2-2; 4-3-3-0; Timp, Perc, Pf, Strings
Commissioned by Howard Shanet for the Columbia University Orchestra
CROSSFIRE (1984) [11:00]
3(picc)-2-3(E-flat, A, bcl)-2; 4-3-3-1; Timp, Perc(2), Pf , Strings
Commissioned by the Baltimore Symphony
MOVERS AND SHAKERS (1984) [28:00]
3(picc)-3(eh)-3(E-flat, A, bcl)-3(cbsn); 4-3-3-1; Timp, Perc(3), Hp, Pf,
Strings
Commissioned by the Cleveland Orchestra
BAMBOULA SQUARED for Orchestra and Computer Generated Sound
(1984)[16:30]
3(picc)-2-3(E-flat,A,bcl)-2; 4-2-3-1; Timp, Perc(2), Pf, Strings and Tape
Commissioned for the American Composers Orchestra
RHAPSODY FOR VIOLIN AND ORCHESTRA (1983) [19:00]
3(picc)3-3(bcl)-2; 4-3-3-1; Timp, Perc (2), Hp, Pf, Strings, Violin solo
Commissioned by the San Francisco Symphony
THIRD PIANO CONCERTO (1983) [27:00]
3-2-3(bcl)-2; 4-2-3-1; Timp, Perc(2), Hp, Strings, Piano solo
Commissioned by five Northeastern regional orchestras
SHORT SUITE (1981) [15:00]
2(picc)-2-2-2; 4-2-2-1; Timp, Xylo, Strings
Commissioned by the Milwaukee Symphony, American Composers Orchestra and the Quad Cities
Symphony
ECCLESIASTICAL SYMPHONIES (1981) [13:00]
3(picc)3-3-3; 4-3-3-1; Timp, Perc(4), Hp, Pf, Strings
These are the four orchestral movements from The Celestial Sphere which may be
performed as a separate work
THE CELESTIAL SPHERE, an Oratorio for Chorus and Orchestra (1980) [57:00]
Chorus SATB; 3(picc)-3-3(bcl)-3; 4-3-3-1; Timp, Perc(4), Hp, Pf ,
Strings, Tape (ca. 1 min in Part II)
Commissioned by Augustana College to commemorate the Handel Oratorio Society's 100th
Anniversary
THE MAGIC ART An Instrumental Masque Drawn from
the Work of Henry Purcell (1979)
[80 minutes, excerpts may be selected for a shorter performance]
1(picc)-2(eh)-1(bcl)-2; 2-2-1-0; Timp, Hp, Pf , Strings (e.g. 6-5-4-4-2)
Commissioned by the St. Paul Chamber Orchestra
TWO-PART SYMPHONY (1978) [21:00]
3-2-2-2; 4-2-2-1; Timp, Perc(4), Hp, Pf, Strings
Commissioned for the American Composers Orchestra
TASHI for Four Soloists and Orchestra (1976) [30:00]
3-2-3(bcl)-3; 4-3-3-1; Timp, Perc(5), Hp, Strings, Soli: Clarinet, Violin,
Cello, Piano
Commissioned by the Cleveland Orchestra
PERCUSSION SYMPHONY (1976) [40:00]
For 24 players
A RELIQUARY FOR IGOR STRAVINSKY (1975)
[16:30]
Incorporates Stravinsky's last sketches
4(picc)-2-2(bcl)-2; 2-4-3-1; Timp, Perc(3), Hp, Pf, Strings
Jointly commissioned by the Buffalo Philharmonic and the Ojai Festival
THE W. OF BABYLON (or the Triumph of Love over Moral
Depravity) [1975] OPERA
A Baroque Burlesque in Two Acts (Opera Buffa), 120 minutes
8 soloists, narrator and chamber orchestra of ca. 45 players
SECOND PIANO CONCERTO for Amplified Piano and Orchestra (1974)
[26:00]
3-3-3-3; 4-3-3-1; Timp, Perc(6), Pf, Strings, Piano solo
Commissioned for the New York Philharmonic
CONCERTO FOR AMPLIFIED VIOLIN AND ORCHESTRA
(1972) [20:00]
3-3-3-3; 3-4-3-1; Perc(6), Hp, Pf, Strings, Violin solo
Commissioned for the Boston Symphony in honor of the Fromm Foundation's 25th Anniversary
GRAND BAMBOULA for String Orchestra (1971)
[6:00]
[Min. 6-5-4-4-2]
CONTRAFACTUM (1969) [20:00]
3-3(eh)-3(bcl)-3(cbsn); 4-3-3-2; Timp(2), Perc(4), 2 Pf, Strings
PIANO CONCERTO (1966) [18:00]
3(picc/alto)-3-3-3; 4-3-3-1; Timp, Perc(3), Hp, Strings, Piano solo
ORCHESTRAL AND ELECTRONIC EXCHANGES (1965) [15:00]
3(picc)-3(eh)-3(bcl)-3(cbsn); 4-3-3-1; Timp, Perc(3), Hp, Pf, Strings and
Tape
Written for Lukas Foss and the New York Philharmonic
EVOLUTIO TRANSCRIPTA for Chamber Orchestra (1961) [9:00]
1-1-1-1; 1-1-1-0; Pf, 4Vn, 2Va, 2Vc, Cb
MUSIC FOR ORCHESTRA (1956) [6:30]
2-2-2-2; 4-2-2-0; Timp, Perc, Strings
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