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This volume examines the life and work of the composer Joan Tower, offering a detailed biography, musical analysis, a complete bibliography of musical works, a discography, and reflections from peers such as Zubin Mehta and Leonard Slatkin about one of the world's most admired and celebrated composers. ... Read more

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Title: Un tapiz de Miró estaba en el "lobby" de una de las torres.(Joan Miró, artista)(TT: A carpet by Miro was in the "lobby" of one of the towers.)(TA: Joan Miro, artist)(Artículo Breve)(Entrevista)
Author: Sanjuana Martínez
Publication: Proceso (Magazine/Journal)
Date: September 16, 2001
Publisher: CISA Comunicacion e Informacion, S.A. de C.V.
Page: 79

Article Type: Artículo Breve, Entrevista

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Reduction for clarinet (or basset clarinet) and piano. The basset clarinet (with an extended range to low "C") has been enjoying a resurgence in popularity. Many modern composers have been answering this trend by writing new music for the instrument. Joan TowerÕs Clarinet Concerto, while performable on the standard A clarinet, takes advantage of the basset clarinetÕs extended range with a few melodic excursions to notes beneath "E." This 19-minute work was recorded on Summit Records pianist Eckhart Selheim. ... Read more

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For flute, clarinet, violin, cello, percussion and piano. ... Read more

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This piece was inspired by the composer's childhood memory of riding her horse through a deep valley in the Andes range in Bolivia. First performed by Chee-Yun, violin, David Finckel, cello, and Wu Han, piano on August 6, 2000, Big Sky was commissioned for the La Jolla Chamber Music Society "Summerfest 2000." 7 minutes. ... Read more

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For flute, clarinet, violin, cello and piano. ... Read more

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The titles of the pieces in this four-movement suite were taken from lines of a poem by John Ashbery, "No Longer Very Clear." Holding a Daisy was commissioned and premiered by Sarah Rothenberg. Or Like a...an Engine was premiered by Ursula Oppens. Vast Antique Cubes and Throbbing Still were premiered by John Browning. The four pieces may be played individually, as well as in the suite. Advanced. 17 minutes. ... Read more

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For unaccompanied clarinet or bass clarinet. ... Read more

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Joan Tower - Wings for solo clarinet or bass clarinet
What and extraordinary work! An excellent choice for recitals and competitions, Joan Tower's 'Wings' is a carefully constructed work suited to advanced players: exhilirating to perform! ... Read more

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For Clarinet and String Quartet. This fascinating one-movement work was premiered and recorded by the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center. Duration ca. 16 minutes. ... Read more

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First performed by The Kalichstein-Laredo-Robinson Trio on March 2, 2004 at the Tucson Winter Festival, For Daniel was commissioned by the Arizona Friends of Chamber Music. The work was written in memory of Daniel MacArthur, nephew of the composer, who passed away in 2003 after a long illness. 17 minutes. ... Read more

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This dramatic new work from one of our most important contemporary composers was premiered at the 1996 annual conference of the American Guild of Organists. The title is a description of the upward-moving scales in this piece, which form the central thematic action. Duration ca. 10 minutes. ... Read more

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For flute, clarinet, violin, cello and piano. ... Read more

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Two Pianos, Four Hands. 2 Copies needed to perform. ... Read more

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Originally written for unaccompanied clarinet, here composer Joan Tower has transcribed Wings for unaccompanied alto saxophone. ... Read more

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For Oboe and Wind Quartet (Flute, Clarinet, French Horn and Bassoon). ... Read more

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For violin and orchestra (piano reduction). ... Read more

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The Tokyo String Quartet commissioned this string quartet composition in 2001. This one-movement piece about death and loss was written in memory of one of Tower's friends, and later, of those who died in the September 11th terrorist attacks. ... Read more