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George Flynn

p, *1937 US
Musician / Composer of Classical

George Flynn is a distinguished American composer and pianist. Born in Montana in 1937, he grew up in Montana and Washington. He studied and taught at Columbia University, New York City, and from 1977 to 2001 headed the Department of Composition at DePaul University in Chicago. His works cover a wide range of genres, from symphonies to electronic compositions. His 114-minute piano cycle Trinity was described in Tempo in 2005 as a ‘masterpiece’. It consists of three very large piano pieces, Kanal, Wound and Salvage, each performable on its own. The work has been recorded by the pianist Fredrik Ullén.

     
Instruments
  • Piano
  • Trombone
Genres
  • Classical
  • Electronic
Popular Tracks   
Chicago Quartet, Section 1 on American Forms by George Flynn, Cory Tiffin & Doyle Armbrust
Songs of Destruction, Pt. 1. Let's Go Kill a Man: I. on George Flynn & Kurt Westerberg: Dual Visions by George Flynn
Glimpses of Sid Kleinman, Pt. 2 on Piano Alone by George Flynn
Glimpses of Sid Kleinman, Pt. 9 on Piano Alone by George Flynn
Glimpses of Sid Kleinman, Pt. 7 on Piano Alone by George Flynn
Glimpses of Sid Kleinman, Pt. 1 on Piano Alone by George Flynn
Glimpses of Sid Kleinman, Pt. 3 on Piano Alone by George Flynn
Northern Lights, Pt. 7 on Piano Alone by George Flynn
Northern Lights, Pt. 6 on Piano Alone by George Flynn
Northern Lights, Pt. 4 on Piano Alone by George Flynn

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Discography



Title Artist Year Type
Piano AloneGeorge Flynn2017Album
Pieces Of Night: Three American NocturnesGeorge Flynn2002Album
American RestGeorge Flynn2002Album
Derus SimplesGeorge Flynn, Geoffrey Douglas Madge2000Album
KanalGeorge Flynn1987Album
Play The Music Of Cage, Flynn, Ives & MessiaenEugene Gratovich & George Flynn1982Album
Wound / Winter MusicGeorge Flynn / John Cage1974Album
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