George Flynn

For other people named George Flynn, see George Flynn (disambiguation).

George Flynn is a distinguished American composer and pianist. Born in Miles City, Montana on January 21, 1937,[1] he grew up in Montana and Washington. He received his B.A. and Ph.D. from, and taught at Columbia University, New York City,[2] 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.

Selected compositions

Orchestral
  • Mrs. Brown for chamber orchestra and tape (1965)
  • First Symphony "Music For Orchestra" (1966)
  • Tirades and Dreams for chamber orchestra, narrator and soprano (1972)
  • Second Symphony (1981)
  • Meditations, Praises for chamber orchestra (1981)
  • Focus for chamber orchestra (1983)
  • Coloration for chamber orchestra (1983)
  • Quietude for small orchestra (1983)
  • Lost and Found for youth orchestra (1984)
  • A Reign of Love for narrator and orchestra (1992)
  • Surfaces for chamber orchestra (1997)
  • Winter Dusk for string orchestra (1999)
  • Rita's Dance (2000)
Concertante
  • The Density of Memory for clarinet trio and orchestra (1997)
  • American City for piano and wind ensemble (1998)
Chamber music
  • Piano Quartet (1963)
  • Solos and Duos for violin and piano (1964)
  • Four Pieces for violin and piano (1965)
  • Duo for clarinet and piano (1966)
  • Duo for trumpet and piano (1974)
  • American Festivals and Dreams for string quartet (1976)
  • Duo for cello and piano (1977)
  • Duo for violin and piano (1979)
  • Celebration for violin and piano (1980)
  • Fantasy Etudes for violin solo (1981)
  • Saxophone Quartet (1982)
  • Woodwind Quintet (1983)
  • American Rest for clarinet, viola, cello and piano (1982, 1984)
  • Diversion for flute, clarinet, violin, cello and piano (1984)
  • American Summer for violin, cello and piano (1986)
  • Turmoil and Lullabies for clarinet, viola, cello and piano (1986)
  • Disquietude and Lullaby for clarinet, viola, cello and piano (1986)
  • Diversions for Five Woodwinds (1988)
  • Til Death for violin and piano (1988)
  • Who Shall Inherit the Earth? for clarinet, viola and 2 pianos (1989)
  • Forms of Flight for clarinet solo (1991)
  • The Streets are Empty for saxophone quartet (1992)
  • Duo for viola and piano (1974, 1985, 1995)
  • Winter Landscape Duo for cello and piano (1998)
  • Together for violin and piano (2003)
  • American Enchantment for string quartet (2003)
  • Seeking Serenity for violin and piano (2005)
Harpsichord
  • Drive (1973)
Piano
  • Fuguing (1962)
  • Fantasy (1966)
  • Music for Piano Four Hands (1966)
  • Wound (1968)
  • Kanal (1976)
  • American Icon (1988)
  • Pieces of Night (American Nocturnes) (1989)
  • Toward the Light (1991)
  • Salvage (1993)
  • Preludes (1994)
  • Derus Simples (1995)
  • Glimpses of Our Inner Lives (2001)
  • Remembering (2003)
Vocal
  • Benedictus for mixed voices (1962)
  • Christmas Fanfare for mixed chorus (1972)
  • Lady of Silences for female chorus (1973)
  • Ave Maria for mixed voices unaccompanied, or with piano (1973
  • Ave Maria for female chorus (1973)
  • Songs of Destruction for soprano and piano (1974)
  • Dies Sanctificatus for soprano, alto and piano (1976)
  • Dawn for mixed chorus (1977)
  • Dusk for mixed chorus (1977)
  • Kyrie for female chorus (1977)
  • Agnus Dei for female chorus (1977)
  • American Voices for mixed chorus, horn and piano (1983)

References

  1. ^ "What Happened on January 21, 1937", OnThisDay.com
  2. ^ "Blending Tradition & Innovation". Columbia College Today. 2016-06-23. Retrieved 2022-05-03.
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