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Richard Wernick

voc, *1934 US
Singer / Composer / Conductor of Classical

Richard Wernick (born January 16, 1934) in Boston, Massachusetts is an American composer. He is best known for his chamber and vocal works. His composition Visions of Terror and Wonder won the 1977 Pulitzer Prize for Music.

     
Genres
  • Classical
  • Electronic
Popular Tracks   
Concerto for Cello & 10 Players: I. Entrada on Richard Wernick: Chamber Works by Richard Wernick, Barbara Haffner & Robert Trevino
String Quartet No. 4 (1990): 1. Introduction And Allegro on American Contemporaries by Emerson String Quartet
String Quartet No. 4 (1990): 2. Scherzo I (Homage To A.D.) - Arioso I - Scherzo II - Arioso II - Scherzo I - Epilogue on American Contemporaries by Emerson String Quartet
Sextet: I. Arioso on Richard Wernick: Chamber Works by Richard Wernick, Barbara Haffner & Robert Trevino
A Poison Tree on American Masters for the 21st Century by Various Artists, Calvin Custer, Mark Davis Scatterday, Grant Cooper, Edward Murray, Daniel Strong Godfrey, Christopher Hopkins & Steven Stucky
Cadenzas and Variations II (for Violin alone) on Cadenzas & Variations - Violin Music by Robert Shannon, Alan Feinberg & Gregory Fulkerson
Piano Trio No. 1: I. Mazurka on Richard Wernick: Chamber Works by Richard Wernick, Barbara Haffner & Robert Trevino
Cadenzas and Variations III on Lines for Solo Cello by Scott Kluksdahl
Piano Trio No. 1: II. Passamezzo on Richard Wernick: Chamber Works by Richard Wernick, Barbara Haffner & Robert Trevino
String Quartet No. 5: I. At the Crossroads on String Quartets with Soprano by Benita Valente & Juilliard String Quartet

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Discography


Title Artist Year Type
Piano Concerto • Violin ConcertoRichard Wernick, Lambert Orkis, Gregory Fulkerson, Symphony II1998Album
American ContemporariesJohn Harbison • Richard Wernick • Gunther Schuller – Emerson String Quartet1993Album
A Little Suite For Christmas / Sonata For Piano (Reflections Of A Dark Light)Lambert Orkis, George Crumb, Richard Wernick1986Album
The Twentieth Century Consort / Vol. IIThe Twentieth Century Consort, Christopher Kendall - Stephen Albert / George Crumb / Mario Davidovsky / Richard Wernick / Maurice Wright1982Album
Voices And InstrumentsRichard Wernick / David John Boros1977Album
Dark Angels / Songs Of RemembrancePeter Maxwell Davies / Richard Wernick1977Album
A Prayer For Jerusalem / Six Invocations To The Svara MandalaRichard Wernick / Walter Mays1976Album
Spectrum: New American Music, Volume VMilton Babbitt / T.J. Anderson / Richard Wernick – Contemporary Chamber Ensemble, Arthur Weisberg1974Album
Tableaux / "O, The Chimneys"George Rochberg, Jan DeGaetani, Penn Contemporary Players, Richard Wernick / Shulamit Ran, Gloria Davy, New York Philomusica Chamber Ensemble, A. Robert Johnson1973Album
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