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Born in New York on 16 February 1938, Corigliano comes from a musical family. His father was concertmaster of the New York Philharmonic from 1943 to 1966 and his mother is an accomplished pianist. The American John Corigliano continues to add to one of the richest, most unusual, and most widely celebrated bodies of work any composer has created over the last forty years. Corigliano's numerous scores—including three symphonies and eight concerti among over one hundred chamber, vocal, choral, and orchestral works—have been performed and recorded by many of the most prominent orchestras, soloists, and chamber musicians in the world. Recent scores include Conjurer (2008), for percussion and string orchestra, commissioned for and introduced by Dame Evelyn Glennie; Concerto for Violin and Orchestra: The Red Violin (2005), developed from the themes of the score to the François Girard’s film of the same name, which won Corigliano the Oscar in 1999; Mr. Tambourine Man: Seven Poems of Bob Dylan (2000) for orchestra and amplified soprano, the recording of which was nominated for the Grammy for Best Contemporary Composition in 2008; Symphony No. 3: Circus Maximus (2004), scored simultaneously for wind orchestra and a multitude of wind ensembles; and Symphony No. 2 (2001: Pulitzer Prize in Music.) Other important scores include String Quartet (1995: Grammy Award, Best Contemporary Composition); Symphony No. 1 (1991: Grawemeyer Award); the opera The Ghosts of Versailles (Metropolitan Opera commission, 1991); and the Clarinet Concerto (1977.) One of the few living composers to have a string quartet named for him, Corigliano serves on the composition faculty at the Juilliard School of Music and holds the position of Distinguished Professor of Music at Lehman College, City University of New York, which has established a scholarship in his name; for the past fourteen years he and his partner, the composer-librettist Mark Adamo, have divided their time between Manhattan and Kent Cliffs, New York. More information is available at www.johncorigliano.com. Additional information on John Corigliano can be found at http://www.schirmer.com/composers/corigliano_bio.html

Title	Ensemble Type	Composed	Duration	Media
Three Irish Folksong Settings	Voice, Solo or With Chamber or Jazz Ensemble		00:10:00
They All Sang Yankee Doodle	Keyboard		00:00:00
As Summer Brings a Wistful Breeze (from “The Ghosts of Versailles”)	Voice, Solo or With Chamber or Jazz Ensemble		00:04:00
Figaro was Supposed to Return the Necklace: Beaumarchais’ Aria (from “The Ghosts of Versailles”)	Voice, Solo or With Chamber or Jazz Ensemble		00:05:00
Gazebo Dances (for band)	Band		00:16:00
Jack and Jill	Voice, Solo or With Chamber or Jazz Ensemble		00:04:00
Samira’s Aria: Cavatina (from “The Ghosts of Versailles”)	Voice, Solo or With Chamber or Jazz Ensemble		00:05:00
Two Works for Antiphonal Brass	Chamber or Jazz Ensemble, Without Voice		00:10:00
Winging It	Keyboard	2008	00:14:00
End of the Line	Voice, Solo or With Chamber or Jazz Ensemble	2008	00:03:30
Conjurer	Solo instrument, non-keyboard	2007	00:35:00
Jamestown Hymn	Chamber or Jazz Ensemble, Without Voice	2007	00:03:00
A Birthday Cakewalk	Keyboard	2007	00:02:00
Etude No. 1 (for the left hand)	Keyboard	2007	00:04:00
Salute	Chorus, with or without Solo Voices	2005	00:01:15
One Sweet Morning	Chorus, with or without Solo Voices	2005	00:05:00
One Sweet Morning (for voice and piano)	Voice, Solo or With Chamber or Jazz Ensemble	2005	00:05:00
Midsummer Fanfare	Orchestra	2004	00:05:00
Circus Maximus (Symphony No. 3 for Large Wind Ensemble)	Band	2004	00:35:00
Concerto for Violin and Orchestra (“The Red Violin”)	Orchestra	2003	00:38:00
Shatter Me, Music	Voice, Solo or With Chamber or Jazz Ensemble	2003	00:01:30
Snapshot: Circa 1909	Chamber or Jazz Ensemble, Without Voice	2003	00:06:00
Irreverant Heart	Voice, Solo or With Chamber or Jazz Ensemble	2001	00:06:00
Marvelous Invention (Songbook for a New Century)	Voice, Solo or With Chamber or Jazz Ensemble	2001	00:03:00
Phantasmagoria — Suite from “The Ghosts of Versailles”	Orchestra	2000	00:23:00
Mr. Tambourine Man: Seven Poems of Bob Dylan	Voice, Solo or With Chamber or Jazz Ensemble	2000	00:37:00
Mr. Tambourine Man: Seven Poems of Bob Dylan	Orchestra	2000	00:37:00
Mannheim Rocket	Orchestra	2000	00:11:00
Forever Young, from “Mr. Tambourine Man: Seven Poems of Bob Dylan”	Chorus, with or without Solo Voices	2000	00:00:00
Symphony No. 2	Orchestra	2000	00:40:00	Symphony No. 2
Symphony No. 2 for String Orchestra	Orchestra	2000	00:40:00
Utah Fanfare	Chamber or Jazz Ensemble, Without Voice	2000	00:01:30
Vocalise	Orchestra	1999	00:20:00
Red Violin Caprices	Solo instrument, non-keyboard	1999	00:10:00
Red Violin: Suite for Violin and Orchestra	Orchestra	1999	00:24:00
Dylan Thomas Trilogy (revised version)	Chorus, with or without Solo Voices	1999	01:17:00
DC Fanfare	Orchestra	1997	00:03:00
DC Fanfare for Wind Ensemble	Band	1997	00:03:00
Dodecaphonia	Voice, Solo or With Chamber or Jazz Ensemble	1997	00:07:00
Chiaroscuro	Keyboard	1997	00:12:00
Red Violin: Chaconne for Violin and Orchestra	Orchestra	1997	00:15:00
Liebeslied	Voice, Solo or With Chamber or Jazz Ensemble	1996	00:04:00
Fancy on a Bach Air	Solo instrument, non-keyboard	1996	00:05:00
String Quartet	Chamber or Jazz Ensemble, Without Voice	1995	00:35:00
Soliloquy (for clarinet and orchestra)	Orchestra	1995	00:09:00
Soliloquy (for clarinet and string quartet)	Chamber or Jazz Ensemble, Without Voice	1995	00:09:00
To Music	Orchestra	1994	00:05:00
How Like Pellucid Statues, Daddy. Or Like a--an Engine	Chamber or Jazz Ensemble, Without Voice	1994	00:00:00
Amen	Chorus, with or without Solo Voices	1994	00:00:00
Antiphon	Chamber or Jazz Ensemble, Without Voice	1994	00:04:00
Phantasmagoria	Chamber or Jazz Ensemble, Without Voice	1993	00:12:00
Fanfares to Music	Chamber or Jazz Ensemble, Without Voice	1993	00:06:00
Troubadours (Variations for Guitar and Chamber Orchestra)	Orchestra	1993	00:23:00
They Are Always With Me: Marie Antoinette’s Aria (from “The Ghosts of Versailles”)	Voice, Solo or With Chamber or Jazz Ensemble	1992	00:06:00
They Wish They Could Kill Me: Figaro’s Aria (from “The Ghosts of Versailles”)	Voice, Solo or With Chamber or Jazz Ensemble	1992	00:05:00
Come Now My Darling (from “The Ghosts of Versailles”)	Voice, Solo or With Chamber or Jazz Ensemble	1992	00:04:00
Aria of the Worm (from “The Ghosts of Versailles”)	Voice, Solo or With Chamber or Jazz Ensemble	1992	00:05:00
Ghosts of Versailles	Opera/Theater	1991	02:00:00	Ghosts of Versailles
O God of Love (from “The Ghosts of Versailles”)	Keyboard	1991	00:07:00
O God of Love: Sextet (from “The Ghosts of Versailles”)	Voice, Solo or With Chamber or Jazz Ensemble	1991	00:07:00
Of Rage and Remembrance	Chorus, with or without Solo Voices	1991	00:17:00
Symphony No. 1	Orchestra	1990	00:40:00
Tarantella from Symphony No. 1	Band	1988	00:09:00
Voyage (for flute and string quintet)	Chamber or Jazz Ensemble, Without Voice	1988	00:08:00
Voyage (for flute and harp)	Chamber or Jazz Ensemble, Without Voice	1988	00:08:00
Voyage (for flute and piano)	Chamber or Jazz Ensemble, Without Voice	1988	00:08:00
Campane di Ravello (A Celebration Piece for Sir Georg Solti)	Orchestra	1987	00:03:00
Fantasia on an Ostinato	Orchestra	1986	00:14:00
Fantasia on an Ostinato (for piano)	Keyboard	1985	00:12:00
Adagio: from Gazebo dances / arr. by Dolores Fredricks	Keyboard	1983	00:04:00
Voyage (for flute and string orchestra)	Orchestra	1983	00:08:00
Three Hallucinations (based on the film score to “Altered States”)	Orchestra	1981	00:13:00
Ritual Dance, from the film “Altered States”	Orchestra	1981	00:03:00
Promenade Overture	Orchestra	1981	00:08:00
Promenade Overture	Orchestra	1981	00:08:00
Pied Piper fantasy	Orchestra	1981	00:35:00
Concerto for clarinet and orchestra	Orchestra	1977	00:22:00
Concerto for Clarinet and Orchestra	Orchestra	1977	00:30:00
Voyage	Orchestra	1976	00:07:00
Poem on His Birthday	Chorus, with or without Solo Voices	1976	00:28:00	Poem on His Birthday
Etude Fantasy (for piano)	Keyboard	1976	00:18:00
Dylan Thomas Trilogy	Chorus, with or without Solo Voices	1976	01:05:00
Psalm No 8 for Four-part Chorus of Mixed Voices and Organ	Chorus, with or without Solo Voices	1976	00:08:00
Scherzo for Oboe and Percussion	Chamber or Jazz Ensemble, Without Voice	1975	00:06:00
Concerto for Oboe and Orchestra	Orchestra	1975	00:26:00
Aria for Oboe and Strings	Orchestra	1975	00:06:00
Gazebo Dances (for orchestra)	Orchestra	1974	00:16:00
Overture to the Imaginary Invalid (from “Gazebo Dances”)	Orchestra	1974	00:04:00
Creations: Two Scenes from Genesis	Orchestra	1972	00:23:00
Gazebo Dances	Keyboard	1972	00:15:30
Adagio (from “Gazebo Dances”)	Keyboard	1972	00:04:00
Black November Turkey	Chorus, with or without Solo Voices	1972	00:05:00
Wedding Song	Voice, Solo or With Chamber or Jazz Ensemble	1971	00:05:00
Invitation au Voyage	Chorus, with or without Solo Voices	1971	00:07:00
Poem in October	Orchestra	1970	00:17:00
Concerto for Piano and Orchestra	Orchestra	1968	00:32:00
Christmas at the Cloisters (for chorus and piano)	Chorus, with or without Solo Voices	1966	00:04:00
Christmas at the Cloisters (for voice and piano)	Voice, Solo or With Chamber or Jazz Ensemble	1966	00:04:00
Cloisters	Orchestra	1965	00:13:00
Cloisters (Piano version)	Voice, Solo or With Chamber or Jazz Ensemble	1965	00:13:00
Elegy	Orchestra	1965	00:07:00
Tournaments	Orchestra	1965	00:12:00
Sonata for Violin and Piano	Chamber or Jazz Ensemble, Without Voice	1964	00:22:00
What I Expected Was...	Chorus, with or without Solo Voices	1962	00:00:00
Journey	Orchestra	1961	00:00:00
Fern Hill	Chorus, with or without Solo Voices	1961	00:16:00
Fern Hill (reduced orchestration)	Chorus, with or without Solo Voices	1961	00:16:00
Petit Fours (for voice and piano)	Voice, Solo or With Chamber or Jazz Ensemble	1959	00:05:00
Kaleidoscope	Keyboard	1959	00:05:30

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