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Gunther Schuller

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The son of German immigrants, Gunther Schuller was born in New York on 22 November 1925. He studied flute, horn, and theory, advancing rapidly enough as a hornist to join the Cincinnati Symphony as principal horn at 17 and the orchestra of the Metropolitan Opera at 19. Schuller became actively involved in the New York bebop scene, performing and recording with such jazz greats as Dizzy Gillespie, Miles Davis, and John Lewis. At the age of 25, Schuller taught at the Manhattan School of Music, beginning a distinguished teaching career. Among Schuller's many awards are: the Pulitzer Prize (1994); the Gold Medal for Music from the American Academy of Arts and Letters (1997); the BMI Lifetime Achievement Award (1994); a MacArthur Foundation "genius" award (1991); the William Schuman Award (1988), given by Columbia University for "lifetime achievement in American music composition"; and ten honorary degrees. Additional information on Gunther Schuller can be found at http://www.schirmer.com/composers/schuller_bio.html

Title	Ensemble Type	Composed	Duration	Media
Studies for unaccompanied horn	Solo instrument, non-keyboard		00:00:00
Episodes	Solo instrument, non-keyboard		00:00:00
Piano Trio	Chamber or Jazz Ensemble, Without Voice		00:00:00
Symbiosis	Chamber or Jazz Ensemble, Without Voice		00:00:00
Sonata Serenata	Chamber or Jazz Ensemble, Without Voice		00:00:00
On winged flight : a divertimento	Band		00:13:00
Valse Triste	Keyboard		00:00:00
Black Warrior	Chorus, with or without Solo Voices		00:25:00
Grand Concerto for Percussion and Keyboards	Chamber or Jazz Ensemble, Without Voice	2005	00:25:00
String Quartet No. 4	Chamber or Jazz Ensemble, Without Voice	2002	00:20:00
Concerto da camera No. 2	Orchestra	2002	00:23:00
Quodlibet	Chamber or Jazz Ensemble, Without Voice	2001	00:00:00
Sonata	Chamber or Jazz Ensemble, Without Voice	1999	00:09:00
Bright and Sassy	Chamber or Jazz Ensemble, Without Voice	1997	00:06:00
Arc Ascending	Orchestra	1996	00:09:00
Concerto for Organ and Orchestra	Orchestra	1994	00:15:00
Sextet	Chamber or Jazz Ensemble, Without Voice	1994	00:14:00
Past is in the Present	Orchestra	1994	00:25:00
Magnificat and Nunc Dimittis	Chorus, with or without Solo Voices	1994	00:05:00
Mondrian’s Vision	Chorus, with or without Solo Voices	1994	00:15:00
Lament for M	Orchestra	1994	00:06:00
Fantasy	Solo instrument, non-keyboard	1994	00:14:00
Fantasy Suite	Solo instrument, non-keyboard	1994	00:14:00
Marimbology	Solo instrument, non-keyboard	1993	00:12:00
Ritmica-Melodica-Armonia	Orchestra	1993	00:15:00
Brass Quintet No. 2	Chamber or Jazz Ensemble, Without Voice	1993	00:14:00
Of Reminiscences and Reflections	Orchestra	1993	00:20:00
And They All Played Ragtime	Orchestra	1992	00:20:00
Sonata-Fantasia	Keyboard	1992	00:12:00
Festive Music	Orchestra	1992	00:04:00
Music for Young People	Chamber or Jazz Ensemble, Without Voice	1991	00:10:00
Paradigm Exchanges	Chamber or Jazz Ensemble, Without Voice	1991	00:22:00
Concerto for Violin No. 2	Orchestra	1991	00:26:00
Concerto for Piano Three Hands (Two Pianos and Chamber Orchestra)	Orchestra	1990	00:25:00
Song and Dance	Band	1990	00:16:00
Trio Setting	Chamber or Jazz Ensemble, Without Voice	1990	00:10:00
Hommage à Rayechka	Chamber or Jazz Ensemble, Without Voice	1990	00:08:00
Impromptus and Cadenzas	Chamber or Jazz Ensemble, Without Voice	1990	00:20:00
Five Impromptus	Chamber or Jazz Ensemble, Without Voice	1989	00:12:00
Chamber Symphony	Orchestra	1989	00:14:00
Chimeric Images	Chamber or Jazz Ensemble, Without Voice	1988	00:15:00
Concerto for Flute and Orchestra	Orchestra	1988	00:16:00
Concerto for String Quartet and Orchestra	Orchestra	1988	00:22:00
Sonata for horn and piano	Chamber or Jazz Ensemble, Without Voice	1988	00:12:00
Bouquet for Collage	Chamber or Jazz Ensemble, Without Voice	1988	00:16:00
Thou Art the Son of God	Chorus, with or without Solo Voices	1987	00:10:00
Orgelwalzer	Keyboard	1986	00:15:00
Sandpoint Rag	Chamber or Jazz Ensemble, Without Voice	1986	00:03:30
Nocturne for horn and piano	Orchestra	1985	00:06:00
Viola Concerto	Orchestra	1985	00:21:00	Viola Concerto
Concerto for Viola	Orchestra	1985	00:18:00
Concerto for Bassoon and Orchestra [Eine Kleine Fagottmusik]	Orchestra	1985	00:22:00
Farbenspiel [Concerto for Orchestra No. 3]	Orchestra	1985	00:25:00
On Light Wings	Chamber or Jazz Ensemble, Without Voice	1984	00:20:00
Jubilee Music	Orchestra	1984	00:24:00
Concerto quaternio	Orchestra	1984	00:20:00
Romantic Sonata	Chamber or Jazz Ensemble, Without Voice	1983	00:13:00
Concerto for Alto Saxophone	Orchestra	1983	00:19:00
Duologue	Chamber or Jazz Ensemble, Without Voice	1983	00:23:00
Concerto for Piano No. 2	Orchestra	1981	00:30:00
In Praise of Winds, Symphony for Large Wind Orchestra	Band	1981	00:25:00
Symphony	Keyboard	1981	00:25:00
Kleine Posaunenmusik	Band	1980	00:16:00
Music for a celebration : a fantasy on national themes	Orchestra	1980	00:06:00
Octet	Chamber or Jazz Ensemble, Without Voice	1979	00:40:00
Octet for clarinet, bassoon, horn, 2 violins, viola, ce	Chamber or Jazz Ensemble, Without Voice	1979	00:40:00
Concerto for Trumpet	Orchestra	1979	00:22:00
Deaï (Encounters)	Orchestra	1978	00:35:00
Concerto For Contrabassoon and Orchestra	Orchestra	1978	00:23:00	Concerto For Contrabassoon and Orchestra
Triptych	Keyboard	1976	00:00:00
Concerto for Orchestra No. 2	Orchestra	1976	00:22:00
Concerto for Violin	Orchestra	1976	00:22:00
Triptych	Keyboard	1976	00:32:00
Triplum II [Three Lyric Pieces for Instrumental Trios]	Orchestra	1975	00:20:00
Four Soundscapes [Hudson Valley Reminiscences]	Orchestra	1975	00:15:00
Concerto for Horn No. 2	Orchestra	1975	00:17:00
Five Moods	Chamber or Jazz Ensemble, Without Voice	1973	00:11:00
Three Nocturnes	Orchestra	1973	00:15:00
Tre Invenzioni for Chamber Ensembles	Chamber or Jazz Ensemble, Without Voice	1972	00:18:00
Poems of Time and Eternity	Chorus, with or without Solo Voices	1972	00:13:00
Capriccio Stravagante	Orchestra	1972	00:19:00
Concerto da camera	Orchestra	1971	00:16:00
Power Within Us, The: A Narrative Oratorio	Chorus, with or without Solo Voices	1971	00:25:00
Concerto for flute (piccolo) and orchestra	Orchestra	1970	00:00:00
Fisherman and his wife, The	Opera/Theater	1970	01:00:00
Museum Piece for Renaissance Instruments and Orchestra	Orchestra	1970	00:19:00
Fisherman and His Wife	Opera/Theater	1970	01:00:00
Visitation, Suite from the Opera	Orchestra	1970	00:41:00
Shapes and Designs	Orchestra	1969	00:14:00
Consequents	Orchestra	1969	00:17:00
Fanfare for St. Louis	Band	1968	00:06:00
Concerto for Doublebass and Chamber Orchestra	Orchestra	1968	00:16:00
Aphorisms	Chamber or Jazz Ensemble, Without Voice	1967	00:14:00
Tear Drop	Chamber or Jazz Ensemble, Without Voice	1967	00:12:00
Triplum I	Orchestra	1967	00:17:00
Sacred Cantata (Psalm 98)	Chorus, with or without Solo Voices	1966	00:19:00
Five Etudes	Orchestra	1966	00:14:00
Concerto for Orchestra No. 1 [Gala Music]	Orchestra	1966	00:25:00
American Triptych	Orchestra	1965	00:14:00
String Quartet No. 2	Chamber or Jazz Ensemble, Without Voice	1965	00:19:00
Symphony	Orchestra	1965	00:22:00
Five Shakespearean Songs	Orchestra	1964	00:15:00
Five Bagatelles	Orchestra	1964	00:14:00
Meditation for Concert Band	Band	1963	00:06:00
Threnos	Orchestra	1963	00:18:00
Composition in Three Parts	Orchestra	1963	00:16:00
Concerto for Piano No. 1	Orchestra	1962	00:22:00
Automation (music for a real or imagined film score)	Chamber or Jazz Ensemble, Without Voice	1962	00:07:00
Six Renaissance Lyrics	Unknown	1962	00:00:00
Journey into jazz	Orchestra	1962	00:15:00
Six Renaissance Lyrics	Voice, Solo or With Chamber or Jazz Ensemble	1962	00:15:00
Music	Keyboard	1962	00:05:00
Movements	Orchestra	1962	00:14:00
Journey into Jazz	Orchestra	1962	00:15:00
Journey to the Stars	Orchestra	1962	00:15:00
Music for Brass Quintet	Chamber or Jazz Ensemble, Without Voice	1961	00:12:00
Contrasts for Wind Quintet and Orchestra	Orchestra	1961	00:15:00
Double Quintet for Wind and Brass Quintets	Chamber or Jazz Ensemble, Without Voice	1961	00:12:00
Meditation	Voice, Solo or With Chamber or Jazz Ensemble	1960	00:00:00
Variants on a theme of Thelonious Monk	Unknown	1960	00:15:00
Variants: for jazz quartet and orchestra	Orchestra	1960	00:18:00
Lifelines	Chamber or Jazz Ensemble, Without Voice	1960	00:07:00
Lines and Contrasts	Chamber or Jazz Ensemble, Without Voice	1960	00:10:00
Spectra	Orchestra	1958	00:23:00
Woodwind Quintet	Chamber or Jazz Ensemble, Without Voice	1958	00:15:00
Little Fantasy	Orchestra	1957	00:04:00
Music for violin, piano, and percussion	Chamber or Jazz Ensemble, Without Voice	1957	00:18:00
Transformation	Chamber or Jazz Ensemble, Without Voice	1956	00:06:00
Recitative and Rondo	Orchestra	1954	00:11:00
Dramatic Overture	Orchestra	1951	00:09:00
Symphony for Brass and Percussion	Chamber or Jazz Ensemble, Without Voice	1950	00:10:00
Duo Sonata	Chamber or Jazz Ensemble, Without Voice	1949	00:11:00
Trio	Chamber or Jazz Ensemble, Without Voice	1948	00:11:00
Jumpin’ in the Future	Chamber or Jazz Ensemble, Without Voice	1948	00:05:00
Symphonic Study	Orchestra	1947	00:09:00
Seven Songs	Voice, Solo or With Chamber or Jazz Ensemble	1946	00:10:00
Vertige d’Eros	Orchestra	1945	00:14:00
Concerto for Cello and Orchestra	Orchestra	1945	00:18:00
Six Early Songs	Voice, Solo or With Chamber or Jazz Ensemble	1945	00:18:00
Six Early Songs	Orchestra	1944	00:18:00
Concerto No. 1 for Horn and Orchestra	Orchestra	1943	00:22:00
Trois Hommages	Chamber or Jazz Ensemble, Without Voice	1942	00:09:00
Blumenstrauss = The Bouquet	Voice, Solo or With Chamber or Jazz Ensemble	1941	00:00:00

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