John Corigliano

Twenty-four pieces from classic films including including Amelie Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon Murder on the Orient Express and Titanic. These versions for Piano are well within the grasp of those of Grade 5-6standard.

Three movements based on MIDI-realized improvisations by the composer. The first performance by Ursula Oppens was in 2009.

A note from the composer: What to include in a competition piece in 2011? One could write a virtuoso étude or a lyrical essay: but the judges will have dozens of pieces that demonstrate these virtues. I thought amore interesting piece would test a performer’s imagination intelligence and musicality by offering interesting new problems to solve. Hence this unaccompanied six-minute study I call Stomp. Stomp poses its player three problems; of ear style and coördination. First the violin’s outer two strings are tuned to non-standard pitches. This mis-tuning (scordatura) deepens theinstrument’s range and replaces the usual perfect fifths between strings with grating dissonances high and low. Second the piece is modeled not on classical precedents but on American fiddle music — bluegrass andjazz. And third as in fiddle playing the violinist must periodically stomp with his or her foot along with the music. So Stomp demands a theatrical mind an unerring ear and a delight in makingmusic with the entire body. It is supposed to be fun for the audience and a workout for the soloists. I can’t wait to hear them play it.

Originally composed for Anne Akiko Meyers and then orchestrated for Marin Alsop's 20th season at the Cabrillo Festival of Contemporary Music this lovely lyric work was transcribed for Band under the composer's supervision.Accessible to musicians and audiences yet extremely sensitive with its dramatic sonorities the music is both soothing and subtle even as the tonality is stretched. Dur: 4:30.

Chaconne for Violin and Orchestra-This work draws upon the music the composer wrote for the film 'Red Violin'. This version is for Violin and Piano.

From the popular opera The Ghosts of Versailles. The plot revolves around the playwright Beaumarchais who attempts to seduce Marie Antoinette's ghost with the help of characters from his plays Barber ofSeville and Marriage of Figaro. Hysterical chaos ensues as the story unfolds. For 2 Sopranos Mezzo-Soprano Baritone and Piano.

Set of Parts-This string quartet was commissioned by the Lincoln Centre for the Performing Arts for the Cleveland Quartet.

Score-This 35-minute work is in five movements which bears a resemblance to the arch-form principales of Bartok’s fourth quartet. The quartet is based upon a motto composed of even repetitions of a single tone and a sequenceof disjunct minor thirds. There are also four pitch centers recurring throughout the work: C C-sharp G and G-sharp.The String Quartet was commissioned by the Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts for the Cleveland Quartet. Thefirst performance was on Oct 26 1995 by the Cleveland Quartet.