James Cohn

James Cohn

p, vn, *1928 US, Newark, New Jersey
Musician / Composer of Classical

James Cohn is an American composer born in 1928 in Newark, New Jersey. After taking violin and piano lessons in his native town, he studied composition with Roy Harris, Wayne Barlow and Bernard Wagenaar, and majored in Composition at Juilliard, graduating in 1950.He has written solo, chamber, choral and orchestral works, among them 3 string quartets, 5 piano sonatas and 8 symphonies. He was awarded a Queen Elisabeth of Belgium Prize for his Symphony No. 2 (premiered at Brussels) and an A.I.D.E.M. prize for his Symphony No. 4 (premiered in Florence at the Maggio Musicale).

Instruments

Piano
Violin

Popular Tracks

The Little Circus, Op. 51 (arr. G. Six for wind ensemble) on 2012 Midwest Clinic: Claribel Clarinet Choir by ClaribelClarinetChoir, Guido Six, Richard C. Crain, Stacey Larson Dolan, Charles T. Menghini & Wayne Bailey

Symphony No. 3 in G Minor (1955): I. Allegretto cantabile on James Cohn: Symphonies Nos. 3, 4 and 8 by James Cohn, Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra & Kirk Trevor

Concerto for Concertina and Strings, Op. 44: I. Capriccio on James Cohn: Concertos and Tone Poems by James Cohn, Latvian National Symphony Orchestra & Vakhtang Jordania

Symphony No. 4 in A Major (1956): II. Andante tranquillo - più mosso, turbato - andante tranquillo on James Cohn: Symphonies Nos. 3, 4 and 8 by James Cohn, Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra & Kirk Trevor

Variations on The Wayfaring Stranger, Op. 34 on Cohn: Symphonies Nos. 2 and 7 / Variations On The Wayfaring Stranger by James Cohn, Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra, Vakhtang Jordania & Kirk Trevor

Homage - Tone Poem, Op. 31 on James Cohn: Concertos and Tone Poems by James Cohn, Latvian National Symphony Orchestra & Vakhtang Jordania

Miniatures for Orchestra (1954; 1975): 2. Boogie on James Cohn: Symphonies Nos. 3, 4 and 8 by James Cohn, Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra & Kirk Trevor

Little Overture for Wind Quartet, Op. 59 on James Cohn - Sonatas and Chamber Music by James Cohn & Various Artists

Symphony No. 8 in C Major (1978): IV. Allegro con fuoco on James Cohn: Symphonies Nos. 3, 4 and 8 by James Cohn, Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra & Kirk Trevor

Concerto da Camera for Violin, Wind Quintet and Piano, Op. 60: III. Allegretto marcato (Fantasia on Two Dutch Tunes) on James Cohn: Mount Gretna Suite and Other Delights by James Cohn, Quintet Of The Americas, Leonardo Trio & XLNT Sinfonietta

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Discography

Title	Artist	Year	Type
Symphonies Nos. 2 And 7	James Cohn, Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra, Vakhtang Jordania, Kirk Trevor	2008	Album

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