Roger Sessions (composer)

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Relationships

students:Ramiro Cortés (American composer) (ended)
David Del Tredici (ended)
David Diamond (composer of classical music) (ended)
Vivian Fine (ended: composition)
Miriam Gideon (American composer) (ended)
Robert Helps (pianist and composer) (ended)
Leon Kirchner (composer) (ended)
Ursula Mamlok (ended)
Donald Martino (ended)
Einojuhani Rautavaara (composer) (ended)
Clare Shore (ended)
Milton Babbitt (composer)
Elmer Bernstein (American score composer)
Benjamin Boretz
Ross Lee Finney (American composer)
John Harbison
Jonathan D. Kramer (composer and music theorist)
Richard Maxfield
Dika Newlin
Roger Nixon
Claire Polin
Leonard Rosenman
Frederic Rzewski (US composer & pianist)
Ana Maria Trenchi de Bottazzi
George Tsontakis
Edward T. Cone (until 1939)
Andrew Imbrie (until 1947)
David Lewin (composer) (from 1954 until 1958)
Peter Huse (from 1963 until 1965)
teachers:Edward Burlingame Hill (ended)
Ernest Bloch (composer)
Horatio Parker
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VIAF ID:109492778 [info]
Wikidata:Q550632 [info]

Appearances

DateTitleAttributesArtistLength
instruments
1959-12-21The Wedding: Part I Scene I. The Bride's ChamberpianoMargaret Hillis, Milfred Allen, Regina Sarfaty, Robert Oliver, Loren Driscoll, The American Concert Choir, Samuel Barber, Roger Sessions, Lukas Foss, Aaron Copland, Columbia Percussion Ensemble, Igor Stravinsky5:12
1959-12-21The Wedding: Part I Scene II. At the Bridegroom'spianoMargaret Hillis, Milfred Allen, Regina Sarfaty, Robert Oliver, Loren Driscoll, The American Concert Choir, Samuel Barber, Roger Sessions, Lukas Foss, Aaron Copland, Columbia Percussion Ensemble, Igor Stravinsky6:06
1959-12-21The Wedding: Part I Scene III. The Bride's DeparturepianoMargaret Hillis, Milfred Allen, Regina Sarfaty, Robert Oliver, Loren Driscoll, The American Concert Choir, Samuel Barber, Roger Sessions, Lukas Foss, Aaron Copland, Columbia Percussion Ensemble, Igor Stravinsky3:11
1959-12-21The Wedding: Part I Scene IV. The Wedding FeastpianoMargaret Hillis, Milfred Allen, Regina Sarfaty, Robert Oliver, Loren Driscoll, The American Concert Choir, Samuel Barber, Roger Sessions, Lukas Foss, Aaron Copland, Columbia Percussion Ensemble, Igor Stravinsky10:24
liner notes
Panufnik: Sinfonia Votiva (Symphony no. 8) / Sessions: Concerto for OrchestraPanufnik, Sessions; Boston Symphony Orchestra, Seiji Ozawa
composed
1923The Black Maskers
1927 – 1935Violin Concerto
1927 – 1935Violin Concerto: I. Largo e tranquillo
1927 – 1935Violin Concerto: II. Scherzo: Allegro
1927 – 1935Violin Concerto: III. Romanza: Andante
1927 – 1935Violin Concerto: IV. Molto vivace e sempre con fuoco
1928The Black Maskers (Orchestral Suite)
1928The Black Maskers (Orchestral Suite): I. Dance: Stridente-sarcastico
1928The Black Maskers (Orchestral Suite): II. Scene: Agitato molto
1928The Black Maskers (Orchestral Suite): III. Dirge: Larghissimo
1928The Black Maskers (Orchestral Suite): IV. Finale: Andante moderato un poco agitato
1929On the Beach at Fontana
1930Piano Sonata no. 1
1937 – 1940From My Diary
1937 – 1940From My Diary: I. Poco adagio
1937 – 1940From My Diary: II. Allegro con brio – Tranquillo ed espressivo
1937 – 1940From My Diary: III. Larghissimo e misterioso
1937 – 1940From My Diary: IV. Allegro pesante
1944 – 1946Symphony no. 2
1944 – 1946Symphony no. 2: I. Molto agitato
1944 – 1946Symphony no. 2: II. Allegretto capriccioso
1944 – 1946Symphony no. 2: III. Adagio, tranquillo ed espressivo
1944 – 1946Symphony no. 2: IV. Allegramente
1946Piano Sonata no. 2
1946Piano Sonata no. 2: I. Allegro con fuoco
1946Piano Sonata no. 2: II. Lento
1946Piano Sonata no. 2: III. Misurato e pesante
1953Sonata for Solo Violin
1953Sonata for Solo Violin: 1. Tempo moderato, con ampiezza, e liberamente
1953Sonata for Solo Violin: 2. Molto vivo
1953Sonata for Solo Violin: 3. Adagio e dolcemente
1953Sonata for Solo Violin: 4. Alla marcia vivace
1955Mass for Unison Chorus and Organ
1957Symphony no. 3
1957Symphony no. 3: I. Allegro grazioso e con fuoco
1957Symphony no. 3: II. Allegro, un poco ruvido
1957Symphony no. 3: III. Andante sostenuto e con affetto
1957Symphony no. 3: IV. Allegro con fuoco
1958Symphony no. 4
1965 – 1966Symphony no. 6
1965 – 1966Symphony no. 6: I. Allegro
1965 – 1966Symphony no. 6: II. Adagio e tranquilo
1965 – 1966Symphony no. 6: III. Allegro moderato
1966Six Pieces for Violoncello
1966Six Pieces for Violoncello: No. 1. Prelude
1966Six Pieces for Violoncello: No. 2. Dialogue
1966Six Pieces for Violoncello: No. 3. Scherzo
1966Six Pieces for Violoncello: No. 4. Berceuse
1966Six Pieces for Violoncello: No. 5. Capriccio
1966Six Pieces for Violoncello: No. 6. Epilogue
1967Symphony no. 7
1967Symphony no. 7: I. Allegro con fuoco
1967Symphony no. 7: II. Lento e dolce
1967Symphony no. 7: III. Allegro misurato
1968Symphony no. 8
1970Rhapsody for Orchestra
1970 – 1971Concerto for Violin and Cello
1971When Lilacs Last in the Dooryard Bloom'd
1978Symphony no. 9
1978Symphony no. 9: I. Allegro: Impetuoso - Tranquilo
1978Symphony no. 9: II. Con movimento adagio - Doppio movimento quasi allegretto -
1978Symphony no. 9: III. Allegro vivace
1979 – 1981-08-16Concerto for Orchestra
– 1927-01Symphony no. 1
– 1927-01Symphony no. 1: I. Giusto
– 1927-01Symphony no. 1: II. Largo
– 1927-01Symphony no. 1: III. Allegro vivace
Duo for Violin and Cello
dedicated works
A Mirror of Whitening Light, op. 75