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Allen Brings

p, *1934 US
Musician / Composer of Classical

Allen Brings - American composer and pianist Born 1934 in New York City. Studied with Otto Luening, Gardner Read, and Roger Sessions. A native of New York City, Allen Brings received a bachelor of arts degree magna cum laude from Queens College and a master of arts degree from Columbia University, where he was a Mosenthal Fellow and a student of Otto Luening, and a doctorate in theory and composition from Boston University, where he was a teaching fellow and a student of Gardner Read. In 1962 he was a Naumburg Fellow at Princeton University, where he studied with Roger Sessions. He has twice served as chairman of the eastern region of the American Society of University Composers and is currently vice-president of Connecticut Composers. His published compositions, which include works for orchestra, band, chorus, a wide variety of chamber ensembles, piano, organ, harpsichord, guitar, and voice, have been recorded for Navona Records, Capstone, Centaur, Grenadilla,

     
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Time Pieces: I. Times Squared on Spectra by Various Artists
Slavonic Dance No. 10 in E Minor, Op. 72, No. 2, B. 145 on Dvorak, A.: Slavonic Dances / Brahms, J.: 21 Hungarian Dances / 16 Waltzes by Johannes Brahms & Genevieve Chinn
Duo for Piano 4 Hands in C Major, Op. 6, No. 1: II. Larghetto con moto on Clementi: Sonatas for Piano, 4 hands by Muzio Clementi & Genevieve Chinn
Duet for Piano 4 Hands in C Major, Op. 14, No. 1: I. Allegretto on Clementi: Sonatas for Piano, 4 hands by Muzio Clementi & Genevieve Chinn
Sonata for Piano 4 Hands No. 1 in E Minor, Op. 7: I. Allegro espressivo on Onslow, G.: Sonatas for Piano 4 Hands Nos. 1 and 2 by George Onslow & Various Artists
Concerto da camera No. 4: II. — on Allen Brings: Music for Keyboard Instruments by Allen Brings & Various Artists
16 Waltzes, Op. 39 (version for piano duet): No. 3 in G-Sharp Minor on Dvorak, A.: Slavonic Dances / Brahms, J.: 21 Hungarian Dances / 16 Waltzes by Johannes Brahms & Genevieve Chinn
21 Hungarian Dances, WoO 1 (version for piano 4 hands): No. 1 in G Minor on Dvorak, A.: Slavonic Dances / Brahms, J.: 21 Hungarian Dances / 16 Waltzes by Johannes Brahms & Genevieve Chinn
Sonata for Piano 4 Hands No. 2 in F Minor, Op. 22: II. Minuetto: Moderato on Onslow, G.: Sonatas for Piano 4 Hands Nos. 1 and 2 by George Onslow & Various Artists
Duet for Piano 4 Hands in E-Flat Major, Op. 3, No. 2: I. Allegro maestoso on Clementi: Sonatas for Piano, 4 hands by Muzio Clementi & Genevieve Chinn

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Discography
Title Artist Year Type
Songs Of Peace And Praise: Choral Music From Queens CollegeHugo Weisgall • Allen Brings • Joel Mandelbaum • Edward Smaldone • Bright Sheng • David Schober • Bruce Saylor • Leo Kraft, The New York Virtuoso Singers, Harold Rosenbaum, Queens College Choir And Vocal Ensemble, James John2017Album
Music From Six Continents: 2001 SeriesAllen Brings, Maximilian Kreuz, Betty Beath, Tsippi Fleischer, Sonja Grossner2001Album
Trio For Piano, Violin And Cello / Sonata For PianoKarl Korte / Allen Brings1984Album
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