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#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Aeolian Harp / The Banshee
piano:
Henry Cowell
recording of:
Aeolian Harp
composer:
Henry Cowell (until 1923)
part of:
Henry Cowell works catalog (number: HC 370)
recording of:
The Banshee
composer:
Henry Cowell (in 1925)
Henry Cowell3:23
2Letter
instruments:
Ben Johnston (composer) (in 1950), Betty Johnston (musician credited on works by Harry Partch) (in 1950), Harry Partch (American composer and inventor) (in 1950) and Donald Pippin (American pianist, founder of Pocket Opera) (in 1950)
vocals:
Harry Partch (American composer and inventor) (in 1950)
recording of:
The Letter (in 1950)
composer:
Harry Partch (American composer and inventor) (in 1943)
Harry Partch2:53
3Waltz-Gavotte
piano:
Irving Fine (American composer)
recording of:
Music for Piano: II. Waltz-Gavotte
composer:
Irving Fine (American composer) (in 1947)
part of:
Music for Piano
Irving Fine2:47
4Fantasy in Space
flute:
Otto Luening
recording of:
Fantasy in Space
composer:
Otto Luening (in 1952)
Otto Luening2:56
5Image
piano:
Robert Helps (pianist and composer)
recording of:
Image
composer:
Robert Helps (pianist and composer) (in 1957)
Robert Helps3:03
6Praises and Prayers
piano:
Virgil Thomson (composer)
mezzo-soprano vocals:
Betty Allen (mezzo soprano)
recording of:
Praises and Prayers: No. 2. My Master Hath a Garden
lyricist:
[anonymous] (special purpose artist)
composer:
Virgil Thomson (composer) (in 1935)
part of:
Praises and Prayers
recording of:
Praises and Prayers: No. 4. Before Sleeping
lyricist:
[anonymous] (special purpose artist)
composer:
Virgil Thomson (composer) (in 1935)
part of:
Praises and Prayers
Virgil Thomson3:46
7Organbook I: Fanfare
organ:
William Albright (American composer, pianist and organist)
recording of:
Organbook I: Fanfare
composer:
William Albright (American composer, pianist and organist) (in 1967)
part of:
Organbook I
William Albright2:43
8Spatials: Variations for Piano
piano:
George Walker (US composer)
recording of:
Spatials
composer:
George Walker (US composer) (in 1960)
George Walker3:27
9Divertimento for Flute, Cello, and Piano
cello:
Fred Sherry (cellist)
flute:
Harvey Sollberger (American composer, flutist and conductor)
piano:
Charles Wuorinen (American composer)
recording of:
Divertimento for Flute, Cello and Piano: I.
composer:
Harvey Sollberger (American composer, flutist and conductor) (in 1970)
part of:
Divertimento for Flute, Cello and Piano
recording of:
Divertimento for Flute, Cello and Piano: II.
composer:
Harvey Sollberger (American composer, flutist and conductor) (in 1970)
part of:
Divertimento for Flute, Cello and Piano
Harvey Sollberger3:35
10Five Sonorous Inventions
bowed piano:
C. Curtis-Smith (composer / pianist)
violin:
Gerald Fischbach
recording of:
Five Sonorous Inventions: No. 2
composer:
C. Curtis-Smith (composer / pianist) (in 1973)
part of:
Five Sonorous Inventions
Curtis Curtis-Smith3:43
11Nantucket Songs: The Dance / Nantucket / Go, Lovely Rose
piano:
Ned Rorem (American composer)
soprano vocals:
Phyllis Bryn‐Julson (soprano)
recording of:
The Nantucket Songs: II. The Dance
lyricist:
William Carlos Williams (poet)
composer:
Ned Rorem (American composer) (from 1978 until 1979)
part of:
The Nantucket Songs
recording of:
The Nantucket Songs: III. Nantucket
lyricist:
William Carlos Williams (poet)
composer:
Ned Rorem (American composer) (from 1978 until 1979)
part of:
The Nantucket Songs
recording of:
The Nantucket Songs: IV. Go, Lovely Rose
lyricist:
Edmund Waller
composer:
Ned Rorem (American composer) (from 1978 until 1979)
part of:
The Nantucket Songs
Ned Rorem4:18
12Petroushskates
instruments:
Da Capo Chamber Players
recording of:
Petroushskates
composer:
Joan Tower (American composer) (in 1980)
Joan Tower5:39
13Samba D Hiccup
accordion [free bass accordion]:
Guy Klucevsek
recording of:
Samba D Hiccup
composer:
Guy Klucevsek (in 1986)
Guy Klucevsek5:27
14Strange Quiet, Part I
performer:
Michael Gordon Philharmonic
partial recording of:
Strange Quiet
composer:
Michael Gordon (composer) (in 1985)
Michael Gordon5:27
15Requiem for Bosnia
harp and piano [broken piano]:
Victoria Jordanova
partial recording of:
Requiem for Bosnia
composer:
Victoria Jordanova (in 1992)
Victoria Jordanova5:03
16Nine Songs Ritual Opera: "Water Spirit"
producer:
Nine Songs Ensemble and Chorus
conductor:
谭盾 (Tan Dun, Chinese composer)
recording of:
Nine Songs: Water Spirit
lyricist and composer:
谭盾 (Tan Dun, Chinese composer)
part of:
Nine Songs
Tan Dun4:58
17Apocalypse: An Electronic Opera (excerpt)Alice Shields5:26