Vincent Persichetti
Born: 6th June 1915, Philidelphia, Pensylvania, U.S.A
Died: 14th August 1987, Philidelphia, Pensylvania, U.S.A
Nationality: American
Vincent Ludwig Persichetti was an American composer, teacher, and pianist. An important musical educator and writer, he was known for his integration of various new ideas in musical composition into his own work and teaching, as well as for training many noted composers in composition at the Juilliard School.
His students at Juilliard included Philip Glass, Steve Reich, Larry Thomas Bell, Bruce Adolphe, Louis Calabro, Moshe Cotel, Michael Jeffrey Shapiro, Laurie Spiegel, Kenneth Fuchs, Richard Danielpour, Lawrence Dillon, Peter Schickele, Lowell Liebermann, Robert Witt, Elena Ruehr, William Schimmel, Leonardo Balada, Gitta Steiner, Hank Beebe, Roland Wiggins, Thomas Pasatieri, Randell Croley and Leo Brouwer. He also taught composition to Joseph Willcox Jenkins and conductor James DePreist at the Philadelphia Conservatory.
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Popular Genres: Persichetti
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Popular Works: Persichetti
- A Lincoln Address (2)
- Auden Variations, Op. 136 (2)
- Divertimento for Band, Op. 42 (11)
- Drop, Drop Slow Tears (2)
- Dryden Liturgical Suite, Op. 144 (4)
- Flower Songs (2)
- Harpsichord Sonata No. 1, Op. 52 (3)
- Harpsichord Sonata No. 3, Op. 149 (2)
- Harpsichord Sonata No. 5, Op. 152 (2)
- Harpsichord Sonata No. 8, Op. 158 (2)
- Harpsichord Sonata No. 9, Op. 163 (2)
- Infanta Marina Op. 83 (2)
- Masquerade for Band, Op. 102 (7)
- Mass, Op. 84 (2)
- O Cool is the Valley, Op. 118 (2)
- Pageant, Op. 59 (3)
- Parable for Solo Bassoon (2)
- Parable II for Brass Quintet Op. 108 (2)
- Parable XVI, Op. 130 (2)
- Parable XXIII, Op. 150 (1)
- Piano Sonata No. 3, Op. 22 (2)
- Piano Sonatina No. 1, Op. 38 (2)
- Piano Sonatina No. 2, Op. 45 (3)
- Piano Sonatina No. 3, Op. 47 (2)
- Piano Sonatina No. 4, Op. 63 (2)
- Piano Sonatina No. 5, Op. 64 (2)
- Piano Sonatina No. 6, Op. 65 (2)
- Psalm for Band, Op. 53 (13)
- Serenade No. 1, Op. 1 (3)
- Serenade No. 10, Op. 79 (4)
- Serenade No. 11, Op. 85 (4)
- Serenade No. 5 for Orchestra, Op. 43 (2)
- Serenade No. 7, Op. 55 (2)
- Sonata for Organ (2)
- Sonata for Two Pianos, Op. 13 (2)
- Sonata No. 9, Op. 58 (2)
- Symphony for Band, Op. 69 (12)
- Symphony No. 4, Op. 51 (3)
- Symphony No. 8 (2)
- The Hollow Men (3)
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