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WILLIAM PRESSER was born in Saginaw, MI in 1916. He received music degrees from Alma College, University of Michigan (M.M. in violin), and the Eastman School of Music (Ph.D. in theory). His teachers included Roy Harris, Gardner Read, Bernard Rogers, Burrill Phillips, and Pierre Monteux. Dr. Presser has performed as violinist and violist in the San Francisco Symphony, Rochester Philharmonic, and other orchestras, and taught at colleges in six states, primarily the University of Mississippi in Hattiesburg where he served on the faculty from 1953 until his retirement in 1981. He has also taught at the National Music Camp at Interlochen. Presser began composing at age 25 and has won many awards, with music in the catalogs of over twenty publishers. His chamber music for winds and brass are staples of the repertoire, appearing on many contest lists and college recitals. William Presser founded Tritone Press & Tenuto Publications in 1961 and over his 41-year tenure built a catalog of over 350 works by over 50 American composers Bio courtesy of Tritone Press & Tenuto Publications, used by permission.

Title	Ensemble Type	Composed	Duration	Media
Eight brevities	Solo instrument, non-keyboard		00:09:27
Magnolia tree. The	Chorus, with or without Solo Voices		00:01:20
Sonatina for trumpet and piano	Chamber or Jazz Ensemble, Without Voice		00:08:05
Sixty-second sketches	Orchestra		00:00:00
Song and march	Chamber or Jazz Ensemble, Without Voice		00:06:00
Sonatina for flute and piano	Chamber or Jazz Ensemble, Without Voice		00:06:30
Four Herrick songs	Voice, Solo or With Chamber or Jazz Ensemble		00:08:55
Six songs of autumn	Voice, Solo or With Chamber or Jazz Ensemble		00:08:00
Two postludes	Chamber or Jazz Ensemble, Without Voice		00:04:53
Sonatina for clarinet and piano	Chamber or Jazz Ensemble, Without Voice		00:09:30
Arietta	Chamber or Jazz Ensemble, Without Voice		00:03:15
Five rural songs	Voice, Solo or With Chamber or Jazz Ensemble		00:07:00
Nocturne for clarinet quartet	Chamber or Jazz Ensemble, Without Voice		00:00:00
Fourth brass quintet	Chamber or Jazz Ensemble, Without Voice		00:09:45
Canzona and capriccio for three trombones	Chamber or Jazz Ensemble, Without Voice		00:06:40
Arioso	Chamber or Jazz Ensemble, Without Voice		00:03:30
Romance and scherzo for cl, vla, pno	Chamber or Jazz Ensemble, Without Voice		00:00:00
Song of sweet sorrow	Chamber or Jazz Ensemble, Without Voice		00:03:30
Second sonatina for tbn, bar hn or bn, pno	Unknown		00:07:15
Fantasy on Kedron	Chamber or Jazz Ensemble, Without Voice		00:03:45
Seven duets for oboes or saxophones	Unknown		00:09:00
Five duets for tuba and timpani	Chamber or Jazz Ensemble, Without Voice		00:06:30
Minute sketches	Chamber or Jazz Ensemble, Without Voice		00:00:00
Wind quintet	Chamber or Jazz Ensemble, Without Voice		00:11:05
Chaconne and march for trombone quartet	Chamber or Jazz Ensemble, Without Voice		00:00:00
Folk song fantasy	Chamber or Jazz Ensemble, Without Voice		00:05:00
Eight episodes	Solo instrument, non-keyboard	1999	00:09:08
Saxophone quartet	Chamber or Jazz Ensemble, Without Voice	1998	01:13:05
Three songs of love and woe	Voice, Solo or With Chamber or Jazz Ensemble	1995	00:09:20
Tarantella for alto saxophone and piano	Chamber or Jazz Ensemble, Without Voice	1994	00:04:00
Five inventions for flute and tuba	Chamber or Jazz Ensemble, Without Voice	1993	00:04:18
Five inventions for clarinet and tuba	Unknown	1992	00:06:09
Five inventions for clarinet and alto or tenor saxophon	Unknown	1992	00:05:38
Four fanfares for brass quintet and timpani	Chamber or Jazz Ensemble, Without Voice	1991	00:03:16
Sonatina for baritone saxophone and piano	Chamber or Jazz Ensemble, Without Voice	1990	00:06:00
Three canons of love	Voice, Solo or With Chamber or Jazz Ensemble	1989	00:06:29
Quintet for horns and tuba	Chamber or Jazz Ensemble, Without Voice	1988	00:05:15
Four grounds for oboe or soprano saxophone, horn, and t	Chamber or Jazz Ensemble, Without Voice	1987	00:06:20
Five duets for flute and clarinet	Chamber or Jazz Ensemble, Without Voice	1987	00:06:30
Five hag pieces	Chamber or Jazz Ensemble, Without Voice	1986	00:04:17
Green Lake sketches	Chamber or Jazz Ensemble, Without Voice	1985	00:05:20
Five duets for trumpet and tuba	Chamber or Jazz Ensemble, Without Voice	1985	00:06:19
Five duets for trumpet and horn	Chamber or Jazz Ensemble, Without Voice	1984	00:07:19
Five duets for trumpet and trombone	Chamber or Jazz Ensemble, Without Voice	1984	00:06:25
Flute octet	Chamber or Jazz Ensemble, Without Voice	1982	00:05:44
Sonatina for tenor saxophone and piano	Chamber or Jazz Ensemble, Without Voice	1980	00:08:11
Passacaglia for alto flute and piano	Chamber or Jazz Ensemble, Without Voice	1980	00:03:00
Five duets for flute and horn	Chamber or Jazz Ensemble, Without Voice	1979	00:04:49
Sonatina for alto saxophone and piano	Chamber or Jazz Ensemble, Without Voice	1979	00:07:43
Sonatina for horn and piano	Chamber or Jazz Ensemble, Without Voice	1978	00:06:18
Five duets for oboe and trombone	Chamber or Jazz Ensemble, Without Voice	1978	00:00:00
Seven trumpet duets	Chamber or Jazz Ensemble, Without Voice	1976	00:08:30
Ten canons for two clarinets	Chamber or Jazz Ensemble, Without Voice	1976	00:10:12
Trumpet quartet	Chamber or Jazz Ensemble, Without Voice	1976	00:05:40
Nocturne	Chamber or Jazz Ensemble, Without Voice	1975	00:04:00
Songs and march for four flutes	Chamber or Jazz Ensemble, Without Voice	1975	00:06:00
Second Sonatina	Chamber or Jazz Ensemble, Without Voice	1973	00:08:30
Sonatina for tuba and piano	Chamber or Jazz Ensemble, Without Voice	1972	00:11:00
Seven tuba duets	Chamber or Jazz Ensemble, Without Voice	1970	00:09:08
twelve duets	Chamber or Jazz Ensemble, Without Voice	1970	00:00:00
Concerto for tuba and strings	Orchestra	1970	00:00:00
Serenade for four tubas	Chamber or Jazz Ensemble, Without Voice	1969	00:06:00
Second suite for brass quartet	Chamber or Jazz Ensemble, Without Voice	1968	00:05:25
Partita for oboe	Solo instrument, non-keyboard	1967	00:05:00
Partita for flute	Solo instrument, non-keyboard	1967	00:06:24
Rhapsody for tenor saxophone and piano	Chamber or Jazz Ensemble, Without Voice	1967	00:02:47
Jorepi	Chamber or Jazz Ensemble, Without Voice	1967	00:02:42
Second brass quintet	Chamber or Jazz Ensemble, Without Voice	1966	00:06:40
Symphony no. one	Orchestra	1966	00:12:00
Violin duet	Chamber or Jazz Ensemble, Without Voice	1959	00:04:41
Three rounds for three clarinets	Chamber or Jazz Ensemble, Without Voice	1959	00:05:00

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