John Corigliano

John Corigliano (b. 1938) is an American composer. One of his most enjoyable compositions is The Mannheim Rocket commissioned by the Mannheim orchestra in the year 2000. It takes inspiration from theRocket of the title – a famous compositional device invented by the orchestra in the 1700s. From there it swiftly traverses 200 years of German music cleverly hiding quotes from some of the most famous orchestralworks of the era rising to its zenith before falling back to earth – exactly as a real rocket would. Described by the composer as a “marvellous journey” this orchestral piece is one of the mostentertaining in the repertoire – both to play and to listen to.

Score-For String Orchestra and presented as a study score. Winner of the 2001 Pulitzer Prize in music! This landmark five-movement string symphony was commissioned by the Boston Symphony Orchestra in honor of the 100th anniversary ofsymphony hall in that city and premiered there on November 30 2000 with Seiji Ozawa conducting. The composer's comments about the music appear in an introduction to the score.

Set of Parts-John Corigliano winner of the 2001 Pulitzer Prize in Music for his Symphony No.2 is internationally celebrated as one of the leading composers of his generation. In orchestral chamber opera and film work he has won globalacclaim for his highly expressive and compelling compositions as well as his kaleidoscopic ever-expanding technique.

Score-While Promenade Overture can be performed with the orchestra seated throughout in traditional fashion it is engineered to allow the players to enter playing building the orchestra from an almost empty stage. Thepremise of Promenade Overture took root years ago when the composer was caught off guard by Haydn's delightful Farewell Symphony. This Haydn work is often used to end a concert because during the last movement theplayers gradually exit leaving two violins to finish the symphony on a bare stage. Since overtures usually begin concerts a reverse of this procedure - the entrance of the orchestra while playing - became both an interestingidea and a compositional challenge.

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 ScorePlay - click to view score with recording