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Gardner Read

Gardner Read
Gardner Read

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Birth
Thursday, 2 January 1913
Evanston, IL
United States
Groups
United States
Modern composers
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Death
Thursday, 10 November 2005
Manchester-by-the-Sea, Massachusetts
United States
Age: 
92

Composition list

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Opera and lyrical music

Villon • Op.122 • (1967) • Operas
Golden Journey to Samarkand (The): soloists-choir-orchestra • Op. 41 • (1939) • Autres œuvres : soli-chœur-orchestre
Prophet (The) • Op.110 • (1960) • Autres œuvres : soli-chœur-orchestre

Chamber music

Quintet: piano-strings • Op. 47 • (1945) • Chamber music piano-strings
Fantasmagorie: oboe-oboe d'amour-English horn-organ • (1987) • Chamber music piano-winds
Symphonie d'Eglise: organ-brass quintet • Op. 69b • (1969) • Chamber music piano-winds
Quartet 1: strings • Op.100 • (1957) • Chamber music strings
Suite: string quartet • (1936) • Chamber music strings
Neuf par Six: wind sextet • Op. 86 • (1950) • Chamber music winds
Sonoric Fantasia 1: celesta-harp-cembalo • Op.102 • (1958) • Trios instruments identiques
Sonata Brevis: violin-piano • Op. 80 • (1948) • Duos instruments différents
De Profundis: trombone-organ • Op. 71 • (1946) • Duos instruments différents
Invocation: trombone-organ • Op.135 • Duos instruments différents
Dieux Azteques (Les): 6 percussion • Op.107 • (1959) • Chamber music various instruments

Concertante music

Fantaisie: viola-orchestra • Op. 38 • (1935) • Autres pièces concertantes pour alto
Sonoric Fantasia 2: violin-chamber orchestra • Op.123 • (1965) • Autres pièces concertantes pour violon
Concerto: cello-orchestra • Op. 55 • (1945) • Cello concertos

Instrumental music

Sarcasmes Satiriques: piano • (1935) • Album à titre
Driftwood: piano • (1942) • Suites
Suite: organ • Op. 81 • (1949) • Dances
Passacaille et Fugue: organ • Op. 34 • (1936) • Old dances
Touch Piece: piano • Op. 85 • (1949) • Pièces à titre
And There Appeared unto Them Tongues AS of Fire: organ • (1977) • Pièces à titre
Preludes sur de Vieux Hymnes du Sud: organ • Op. 90 • (1950) • Pièces de caractère
Variations sur un Ground Chromatique: organ • (1964) • Variations
Sonate d'Eglise: piano • (1945) • “Sonates”

Symphonic music

Suite: strings • (1937) • Suites
Arioso Elegiaque: strings • Op. 91 • (1951) • Songs
Symphony 1 • Op. 30 • (1936) • Symphony
Symphony 2 • Op. 45 • (1942) • Symphony
Symphony 3 • Op. 75 • (1948) • Symphony
Symphony 4 • Op. 92 • (1958) • Symphony
Prelude et Toccata: orchestra • Op. 43 • (1937) • Pièces
Sonoric Fantasia 3: winds-percussion • (1968) • Pièces
Sound Piece: brass-percussion • Op. 82 • (1949) • Pièces
Toccata Giocosa: orchestra • Op. 94 • (1953) • Pièces

Vocal music

Golden Harp (The): choir • Op. 93 • (1952) • Choral pieces isolated
Jesous Ahatonhia: choir-organ • Op. 87 • (1950) • Choral pieces isolated
Reveille (The): choir-winds-percussion-organ • Op. 89b • (1962) • Choral pieces isolated with orchestra
From a Lute of Jade: Mezzo-orchestra • Op. 36 • (1936) • Mélodies isolées : voix-orchestre
Chants d'Auvergne: choir-instruments • (1962) • Recueil choeurs avec orchestre
Nocturnes • Op. 23 • (1934) • Recueil de mélodies : voix-orchestre

Compositions sorted on opus (if available)

135 numéros

Manque 98 numéros

Op. 23

Nocturnes • (1934) • Recueil de mélodies : voix-orchestre

Op. 26

Croquis de la Cite: orchestra • (1933)

Op. 30

Symphony 1 • (1936) • Symphony

Op. 34

Passacaille et Fugue: organ • (1936) • Old dances

Op. 36

From a Lute of Jade: Mezzo-orchestra • (1936) • Mélodies isolées : voix-orchestre

Op. 38

Fantaisie: viola-orchestra • (1935) • Autres pièces concertantes pour alto

Op. 41

Golden Journey to Samarkand (The): soloists-choir-orchestra • (1939) • Autres œuvres : soli-chœur-orchestre

Op. 43

Prelude et Toccata: orchestra • (1937) • Pièces

Op. 44

Vol de Nuit: orchestra • (1942)

Op. 45

Symphony 2 • (1942) • Symphony

Op. 47

Quintet: piano-strings • (1945) • Chamber music piano-strings

Op. 55

Concerto: cello-orchestra • (1945) • Cello concertos

Op. 56

Tentation de Saint Antoine (La): orchestra • (1947)

Op. 58

Ouverture Orchestre 1 • (1943)

Op. 67

Pennsylvaniana: orchestra • (1947)

Op. 69b

Symphonie d'Eglise: organ-brass quintet • (1969) • Chamber music piano-winds

Op. 71

De Profundis: trombone-organ • (1946) • Duos instruments différents

Op. 75

Symphony 3 • (1948) • Symphony

Op. 80

Sonata Brevis: violin-piano • (1948) • Duos instruments différents

Op. 81

Suite: organ • (1949) • Dances

Op. 82

Sound Piece: brass-percussion • (1949) • Pièces

Op. 85

Touch Piece: piano • (1949) • Pièces à titre

Op. 86

Neuf par Six: wind sextet • (1950) • Chamber music winds

Op. 87

Jesous Ahatonhia: choir-organ • (1950) • Choral pieces isolated

Op. 89b

Reveille (The): choir-winds-percussion-organ • (1962) • Choral pieces isolated with orchestra

Op. 90

Preludes sur de Vieux Hymnes du Sud: organ • (1950) • Pièces de caractère

Op. 91

Arioso Elegiaque: strings • (1951) • Songs

Op. 92

Symphony 4 • (1958) • Symphony

Op. 93

Golden Harp (The): choir • (1952) • Choral pieces isolated

Op. 94

Toccata Giocosa: orchestra • (1953) • Pièces

Op. 96

Equinoxe de Printemps: orchestra • (1955)

Op.100

Quartet 1: strings • (1957) • Chamber music strings

Op.102

Sonoric Fantasia 1: celesta-harp-cembalo • (1958) • Trios instruments identiques

Op.107

Dieux Azteques (Les): 6 percussion • (1959) • Chamber music various instruments

Op.110

Prophet (The) • (1960) • Autres œuvres : soli-chœur-orchestre

Op.122

Villon • (1967) • Operas

Op.123

Sonoric Fantasia 2: violin-chamber orchestra • (1965) • Autres pièces concertantes pour violon

Op.135

Invocation: trombone-organ • Duos instruments différents

Sheet music for Gardner Read

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In the Stream of Life - Songs by Sibelius — Gerald Finley; Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra; Edward Gardner; Edward Gardner

— hybrid super audio listening CD — Classical
By Gerald Finley; Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra; Edward Gardner; Edward Gardner. By Jean Sibelius (1865-1957). Classical. Hybrid super audio listening CD. Published by Chandos (NX.CHSA-5178).
Price: $19.00

Gustav Holst: The Planets - Richard Strauss: Also sprach Zarathustra — CBSO Youth Chorus; National Youth Orchestra of Great Britain; Edward Gardner; Edward Gardner

— hybrid super audio listening CD — Classical
By CBSO Youth Chorus; National Youth Orchestra of Great Britain; Edward Gardner; Edward Gardner. By Gustav Holst; Richard Strauss. Classical. Hybrid super audio listening CD. Published by Chandos (NX.CHSA-5179).
Price: $19.00

Threnody — Gardner Read

Flute & Piano — Score & Parts — Chamber Music
Composed by Gardner Read. Chamber Music. Score & Parts. Published by Seesaw Music Corp (SS.50025560).
Price: $7.00

Symphony #1 — Gardner Read

— full score (study) —
Composed by Gardner Read. Full score (study). With Standard notation. 137 pages. Theodore Presser Company #476-00185. Published by Theodore Presser Company (PR.476001850).
Price: $20.00

Sinfonia da chiesa — Gardner Read

horn, 2 trumpet, 2 trombone, organ — score and parts — Modern
Composed by Gardner Read. Contemporary Small Ensemble. Modern. Score and parts. Duration 00:11:00. Edition Peters #EP66359. Published by Edition Peters (PE.EP66359).
Price: $36.00

Night Flight (Tone Poem for Orchestra) — Gardner Read

timpani, percussion, harp, strings — Score — Modern
Composed by Gardner Read. Contemporary Large Ensemble/Orchestra. Modern. Score. Duration 00:07:00. Edition Peters #EP6247. Published by Edition Peters (PE.EP6247).
Price: $15.00

Christmas Pastorale — Gardner Read

Violin & Organ — Score & Parts — Chamber Music
Composed by Gardner Read. Chamber Music. Score & Parts. Published by Seesaw Music Corp (SS.50025430).
Price: $12.00

Lullaby for a Man-Child — Gardner Read

medium voice, piano — — Secular, 20th Century
Composed by Gardner Read. Vocal Solo. Secular, 20th Century. 4 pages. Duration 4 minutes, 30 seconds. Galaxy Music Corporation #1.2128. Published by Galaxy Music Corporation (EC.1.2128).
Price: $5.00

Fantasy-Toccata for Solo Harpsichord — Gardner Read

solo harpsichord — —
Composed by Gardner Read. Contemporary Harpsichord. 12 pages. Vivace Press #VIV 200. Published by Vivace Press (VV.VIV-200).
Price: $8.00

Little Pastorale — Gardner Read

organ — — General
Composed by Gardner Read. Non Hymn-Based, Recital Music, Offertories. General. Galaxy Music Corporation #1.2124. Published by Galaxy Music Corporation (EC.1.2124).
Price: $2.00

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Submitted by Jean-Paul Giraudet on 2007-11-27 14:20.
Last modified: 
2020-05-05 15:03

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