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Chou Wen-chung

*1923 CN
Composer of Classical
A.k.a. 周文中

Chinese-American composer and educator, born 29. June 1923 in Chefoo. In 1949 Chou met the late Edgard Varèse, became his pupil and friend, and later served as his literary executor.

     
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Three Folk Songs(Arr. Kenneth Kwan & Xuefei Yang) on Sketches of China by Xuefei Yang
Tuning Up (completed by Chou Wen-chung) on Varese: Orchestral Works, Vol. 2 - Ameriques / Equatorial / Nocturnal / Ionisation by Edgard Varèse & Christopher Lyndon-Gee
Yü Ko on Music of Chou Wen-Chung by Chou Wen-chung & Group for Contemporary Music
Landscapes on Music of Chou Wen-Chung by Chou Wen-chung & Group for Contemporary Music
The Willows Are New on Music of Chou Wen-Chung by Chou Wen-chung & Group for Contemporary Music
Twilight Colors: II. Colors of Dawn (Contrapunctus Variabilis VI) on Chou Wen-chung: Clouds by Chou Wen-chung, Brentano String Quartet, Boston Musica Viva & Richard Pittman
String Quartet No. 1 "Clouds": I. Andante con moto on Chou Wen-chung: Clouds by Chou Wen-chung, Brentano String Quartet, Boston Musica Viva & Richard Pittman
String Quartet No. 2 "Streams": II. Zhaohun (Contrapunctus Variabilis II) on Chou Wen-chung: Clouds by Chou Wen-chung, Brentano String Quartet, Boston Musica Viva & Richard Pittman
String Quartet No. 1 "Clouds": II. Leggierezza on Chou Wen-chung: Clouds by Chou Wen-chung, Brentano String Quartet, Boston Musica Viva & Richard Pittman
String Quartet No. 1 "Clouds": III. Larghetto nostalgico on Chou Wen-chung: Clouds by Chou Wen-chung, Brentano String Quartet, Boston Musica Viva & Richard Pittman

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Discography
Title Artist Year Type
Clouds — String Quartets 1 & 2; Twilight ColorsChou Wen-chung — Brentano String Quartet • The Boston Musica Viva / Richard Pittman2011Album
Tribute to Chou Wen-chungChou Wen-chung2009Album
Echoes from the Gorge: Music by Chou Wen-ChungChou Wen-chung1995Album
Soliloquy Of A Bhiksuni - Due Pezzi / PartitaThe Louisville Orchestra, Robert Whitney, Chou Wen-chung, Luigi Dallapiccola, Jose Serebrier1964Album
Hungarian Set / Trumpet Concerto / Landscapes / Concerto For Flute, Clarinet, Bassoon And StringsThor Martin Johnson, The Peninsula Festival Orchestra - Irwin Fischer / Robert Nagel / Chou Wen-chung / John Lessard1958Album
Magnificat For Four Solo Voices, Chorus And Orchestra, Opus 157 / All In The Spring WindThe Louisville Orchestra, Alan Hovhaness, Chou Wen-chung, Robert WhitneyAlbum
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