Paul Moravec (1957- )
Paul
Moravec, recipient of the 2004 Pulitzer Prize for Music, has composed
more than a hundred works in the orchestral, chamber, choral, lyric,
film, and operatic genres. His music has earned numerous other
distinctions, including the Rome Prize Fellowship from the American
Academy in Rome, as well as many prestigious commissions. In many ways,
Moravec's work builds upon ‘The Great Tradition’ of Western Europe,
reconfiguring some of its bedrock gestures into an aesthetic that is
thoroughly of our day. Dubbed a ‘New Tonalist’ by critic Terry
Teachout, Moravec writes with depth but does so with a light touch. He
draws on craftsmanship so virtuosic it seems easy. All this adds up to
a composer who is simultaneously learned and accessible,
tradition-based and imaginative, profound and a heck of a lot of fun.
In an era when pundits worry over the fate of the concert world as a
whole, Moravec's music-and its deep-down integrity-speak of confidence
and hope.- Naxos Records
COMPOSITIONS Moravec Links ~ ~ ~ Works by Genre ~ ~ ~ Moravec on Moravec
Pater Noster, chorus (1979)
Missa Miserere, chorus and orchestra (1979)
Ave Verum Corpus, chorus (1980)
Four Transcendent Love Songs, chorus (1981)
The American Sublime, high voice and piano (1981) [3 songs]
Lyric Dances, flute and piano (1981) [2005?]
Songs for Violin and Piano (1982)
i thank you, God, female chorus (1982)
Sacred Songs, baritone, violin and 2 cello (1982)
Music for Chamber Ensemble, flute, oboe, clarinet, horn, trumpet, piano, violin, viola, cello and double bass (1983)
Timepiece, violin and piano (1983)
Trio in Three Parts, clarinet, violin and cello (1983)
Three Anthems, chorus (1983)
Wings, voice, flute, clarinet, cello and piano (1983)
The Open Secret, violin, cello and piano (1985)
Music Reminders, piano (1985)
Innocent Dreamers, soprano and piano (1985) [4 songs]
String Quartet No. 1, "Prayers and Praise" (1986)
Whispers, voice, flute/picc, bass clarinet, horn, trumpet and string orchestra (1986)
Davida's Dreams, flute, bassoon and piano (1987)
The Kingdom Within, flute, clarinet, violin, cello, piano [and percussion?] (1987)
Woodwind Quartet, flute, oboe, clarinet and bassoon (1987)
Streamline, orchestra (1988)
Everyone Suddenly Burst Out Singing, voice and piano (1988) [4 songs]
Hampshire Harmony, brass ensemble (1989) [2 horns, 3 trumpets, 2 trombones, tuba]
Spiritdance, orchestra (1989)
Perpetual Tango, piano (1989)
Walk Away Slowly, cello and piano (1989)
Zu-Zu's Petals, violin and piano (1989; arr. for marimba and piano, 2001)
Aubade, string orchestra (1990)
Angels Dancing (String Quartet No. 2) (1990)
Sonata for Violin and Piano (1991)
Sempre Diritto! (Straight Ahead!), chamber orchestra (1991)
Piano Triptych, piano (1991)
Circular Dreams, clarinet, violin, cello and piano (1991) [1999?]
Lullaby, soprano and piano (1991)
Evensong, high voice and piano (1991) [5 songs]
Epithalamion, trumpet and piano (1992)
Concerto for Piano and Orchestra (1992)
String Quartet No. 3, "Claritas" (1992; rev. 1994)
Northern Lights Electric, flute, clarinet, piano, string quartet and double bass (1994; arr. for orchestra, 2000)
Summer Sextet, flute, clarinet, bassoon, piano, viola and cello (1994)
Ancient Lights, orchestra (1994)
Lyric Concerto for Violin and Orchestra (1994)
Characteristics, piano (1995)
Inscape, flute, clarinet, violin, cello, piano and percussion (1996)
A Spirit of Power, chorus and orchestra (1996)
Felix In Hollywood, film score for piano solo (1996)
Wild Rose Caprice, flute, clarinet, piano, violin, viola, cello and double bass (1996)
Songs of Love and War, baritone, chorus, trumpet and string orchestra (1997)
Adelphony, orchestra (1997)
Naked Simplicities, tenor, baritone and piano (1997)
The Living, chorus and organ (1998)
Fire.Ice.Air, tenor, dramatic cantata, tenor, baritone, flute, clarinet, piano, percussion and string quintet (1998)
Quintessence, 5 trumpets (1998)
B.A.S.S. Variations, violin, cello and piano (1999) [also for flute and piano?]
Mood Swings, vliolin, cello and piano (1999)
Montserrat: Concerto for Cello and Orchestra (1999)
Impromptus, piano (1999)
Personals, chorus and orchestra (1999)
Brass Quintet (1999)
Quattrocelli, cello quartet (2000)
Octocelli, cello octet (2000)
The Time Gallery, flute, clarinet, violin, cello, piano and percussion (2000) [2001?]
Ariel Fantasy, violin and piano (2001)
Autumn Song, flute and piano (2001)
Cool Fire, flute, string quartet and piano (2001)
Thanksgiving Song, chorus (2001)
Vita Brevis, tenor and piano (2001)
Concerto for Flute, with String Quartet and Piano (2001)
Tempest Fantasy, clarinet, violin, cello and piano (2002) [Winner of Pulitzer Prize]
Vince & Jan: Snapshot, 1945, string quartet (2002)
Spirit, dramatic cantata, tenor, chorus and orchestra (2002)
Riddle Me A Dream, soprano and piano (2002)
No Words, male chorus and piano (2002)
Vai! (GO!), piano (2002)
The Rose and the Nightingale, soprano and piano (2002)
A Crowd of Stars, tenor and piano (2002)
Chamber Symphony, flute, clarinet, horn, violin, cello, piano and percussion (2003)
Scherzo, violin, cello and piano (2003)
Everyone Sang, baritone and piano (2003)
Salute, high voice and piano (2003)
Concerto for Oboe and String Orchestra (2003)
American Activities, brass quintet (2004)
Capital Unknowns, orchestra (2004) [fl, ob, cl, bsn, hn, marimba, vibe, harp, 2 vlns, va , vc and db]
Morph, string orchestra (2004)
New York Dances, orchestra (2004)
Divine Energy, soprano and piano (2004)
Our Praise, [????] (2004)
Then, [????] (2004)
Nancye’s Song, flute and piano (2004) [in "Eight Visions - A New Anthology for Flute and Piano, Theodore Presser]
Andy Warhol Sez, basson and piano (2005; for cello and piano, 2006)
Atmosfera a Villa Aurelia, 2 violins and viola (2005; version for string quartet, 2006)
Cornopean Airs, brass quintet (2005)
Passacaglia, violin, cello and piano (2005) [2003?]
Fanfare, [????] (2005)
Isle of the Manhattoes, piano (2005) [2004?]
Double Action, violin and piano (2006) [2005?]
Mark Twain Sez, cello (and speaker) (2006)
Credo, chorus (2006)
Albany Rhythms, chamber ensemble (2006)
Parables, voice and piano (2006) [3 songs]
Useful Knowledge: A Franklin Fantasy, a cantata, baritone, oboe, glass harmonica and piano quartet (2006)
Indialantic Impromptu, wind quintet (2007)
The Blizzard Voices, oratorio, solists, chorus and orchestra (2007; fp. 2008)
Concerto for Clarinet and Orchestra (2007; fp. 2009)
Anniversary Dances, string quartet (2007)
Evermore, violin and piano (2007) [2004?]
Brandenburg Gate, violin and chamber orchestra (2008)
Mortal Flesh, recorder quartet (2008)
Raritan Triptych, 2 guitars (2008)
Nassau Waltz, piano (2008)
Princeton Preludes, piano (2008)
Two Hands Singing, piano (2008)
The Letter, opera noir (2008-09)
Westminster Duet, flute and piano (2009)
Palisades Amusement, flute, clarinet and piano (2010)
Piano Quintet (2010)
Violin Concerto (2010)
WORKS BY GENRE Moravec Links ~ ~ ~ Moravec on Moravec ~ top of page ~
Dramatic/Theater
The Letter, opera noir (2008-09)
Orchestra
Streamline, orchestra (1988)
Spiritdance, orchestra (1989)
Aubade, string orchestra (1990)
Sempre Diritto! (Straight Ahead!), chamber orchestra (1991)
Ancient Lights, orchestra (1994)
Adelphony, orchestra (1997)
Northern Lights Electric, orchestra (2000) [arrangement of chamber ensemble work, 1994]
Capital Unknowns, orchestra (2004) [fl, ob, cl, bsn, hn, marimba, vibe, harp, 2 vlns, va , vc and db]
Morph, string orchestra (2004)
New York Dances, orchestra (2004)
Soloist(s) w/Orchestra
Concerto for Piano and Orchestra (1992)
Lyric Concerto for Violin and Orchestra (1994)
Montserrat: Concerto for Cello and Orchestra (1999)
Concerto for Flute, with String Quartet and Piano (2001)
Concerto for Oboe and String Orchestra (2003)
Concerto for Clarinet and Orchestra (2007; fp. 2009)
Brandenburg Gate, violin and chamber orchestra (2008)
Violin Concerto (2010)
Chorus w/Orchestra
Missa Miserere, chorus and orchestra (1979)
A Spirit of Power, chorus and orchestra (1996)
Songs of Love and War, baritone, chorus, trumpet and string orchestra (1997)
Personals, chorus and orchestra (1999)
Spirit, dramatic cantata, tenor, chorus and orchestra (2002)
The Blizzard Voices, oratorio, solists, chorus and orchestra (2007; fp. 2008)
Choral
Pater Noster, chorus (1979)
Ave Verum Corpus, chorus (1980)
Four Transcendent Love Songs, chorus (1981)
i thank you, God, female chorus (1982)
Three Anthems, chorus (1983)
The Living, chorus and organ (1998)
Thanksgiving Song, chorus (2001)
No Words, male chorus and piano (2002)
Credo, chorus (2006)
Chamber
Music for Chamber Ensemble, flute, oboe, clarinet, horn, trumpet, piano, violin, viola, cello and double bass (1983)
Trio in Three Parts, clarinet, violin and cello (1983)
The Open Secret, violin, cello and piano (1985)
String Quartet No. 1, "Prayers and Praise" (1986)
Davida's Dream, flute, bassoon and piano (1987)
The Kingdom Within, flute, clarinet, violin, cello, piano [and percussion?] (1987)
Woodwind Quartet, flute, oboe, clarinet and bassoon (1987)
Hampshire Harmony, brass ensemble (1989) [2 horns, 3 trumpets, 2 trombones, tuba]
Angels Dancing (String Quartet No. 2) (1990)
Circular Dreams, clarinet, violin, cello and piano (1991)
Northern Lights Electric, flute, clarinet, piano, string quartet and double bass (1994)
Summer Sextet, flute, clarinet, bassoon, piano, viola and cello (1994)
String Quartet No. 3, "Claritas" (1992; rev. 1994)
Inscape, flute, clarinet, violin, cello, piano and percussion (1996)
Wild Rose Caprice, flute, clarinet, piano, violin, viola, cello and double bass (1996)
Quintessence, 5 trumpets (1998)
B.A.S.S. Variations, violin, cello and piano (1999)
Mood Swings, vliolin, cello and piano (1999)
Brass Quintet (1999)
Quattrocelli, cello quartet (2000)
Octocelli, cello octet (2000) [1994?]
The Time Gallery, flute, clarinet, violin, cello, piano and percussion (2000) [2001?]
Cool Fire, flute, string quartet and piano (2001)
Concerto for Flute, with String Quartet and Piano (2001)
Tempest Fantasy, clarinet, violin, cello and piano (2002) [Winner of Pulitzer Prize]
Vince & Jan: Snapshot, 1945, string quartet (2002)
Chamber Symphony, flute, clarinet, horn, violin, cello, piano and percussion (2003)
Scherzo, violin, cello and piano (2003)
American Activities, brass quintet (2004)
Capital Unknowns, orchestra (2004) [fl, ob, cl, bsn, hn, marimba, vibe, harp, 2 vlns, va , vc and db]
Atmosfera a Villa Aurelia, 2 violins and viola (2005; version for string quartet, 2006)
Cornopean Airs, brass quintet (2005)
Passacaglia, violin, cello and piano (2005) [2003?]
Albany Rhythms, chamber ensemble (2006)
Indialantic Impromptu, wind quintet (2007)
Anniversary Dances, string quartet (2007)
Mortal Flesh, recorder quartet (2008)
Raritan Triptych, 2 guitars (2008)
Palisades Amusement, flute, clarinet and piano (2010)
Piano Quintet (2010)
Solo Instrument
Lyric Dances, flute and piano (1981) [2005?]
Songs for Violin and Piano (1982)
Timepiece, violin and piano (1983)
Walk Away Slowly, cello and piano (1989)
Zu-Zu's Petals, violin and piano (1989; arr. for marimba and piano, 2001)
Sonata for Violin and Piano (1991)
Epithalamion, trumpet and piano (1992)
Protean Fantasy, violin and piano (1997)
B.A.S.S. Variations, flute and piano (1999)
Ariel Fantasy, violin and piano (2001)
Autumn Song, flute and piano (2001)
Nancye’s Song, flute and piano (2004) [in "Eight Visions - A New Anthology for Flute and Piano, Theodore Presser]
Andy Warhol Sez, basson and piano (2005; for cello and piano, 2006)
Double Action, violin and piano (2006) [2005?]
Mark Twain Sez, cello (and speaker) (2006)
Evermore, violin and piano (2007) [2004?]
Westminster Duet, flute and piano (2009)
Piano
Music Reminders, piano (1985)
Perpetual Tango, piano (1989)
Piano Triptych, piano (1991)
Characteristics, piano (1995)
Felix In Hollywood, film score for piano solo (1996)
Impromptus, piano (1999)
Vai! (GO!), piano (2002)
Isle of the Manhattoes, piano (2005) [2004?]
Nassau Waltz, piano (2008)
Princeton Preludes, piano (2008)
Two Hands Singing, piano (2008)
Vocal
The American Sublime, high voice and piano (1981) [3 songs]
Sacred Songs, baritone, violin and 2 cello (1982)
Wings, voice, flute, clarinet, cello and piano (1983)
Innocent Dreamers, soprano and piano (1985) [4 songs]
Whispers, voice, flute/picc, bass clarinet, horn, trumpet and string orchestra (1986)
Everyone Suddenly Burst Out Singing, voice and piano (1988) [4 songs]
Lullaby, soprano and piano (1991)
Evensong, high voice and piano (1991) [5 songs]
Naked Simplicities, tenor, baritone and piano (1997)
Fire.Ice.Air, tenor, dramatic cantata, tenor, baritone, flute, clarinet, piano, percussion and string quintet (1998)
Vita Brevis, song cycle, tenor and piano (2001; arr. for soprano, violin, cello and piano, 2009?)
Riddle Me A Dream, soprano and piano (2002)
The Rose and the Nightingale, soprano and piano (2002)
A Crowd of Stars, tenor and piano (2002)
Everyone Sang, baritone and piano (2003)
Salute, high voice and piano (2003)
Divine Energy, soprano and piano (2004)
Parables, voice and piano (2006) [3 songs]
Useful Knowledge: A Franklin Fantasy, a cantata, baritone, oboe, glass harmonica and piano quartet (2006)
Incidental/Film
Felix In Hollywood, film score for piano solo (1996)
MORAVEC LINKS Works by Genre ~ ~ ~ Moravec on Moravec ~ top of page ~
2004 Pulitzer Prize for Music Goes to Paul Moravec for Tempest Fantasy (Matthew Westphal, Andante.com)
Friends of the Library Present Pulitzer Prize Winner Paul Moravec (Dolores Kazanjian O'Brien, Port Washington News)
Her WWII Love Letter Inspires a Cantata (Channing Gray, The Providence Journal)
An Interview with Paul Moravec: Winning the Pulitzer (Bruce Rosenbloom, FCPEnews)
The Letter (Sante Fe Opera)
Like Melancholy Prince of His Musical 'Fantasy' ... (Carolyne Zinko, sfgate.com)
Movavec Wins Pulitzer Prize (Lisa Simeone, NPR)
Paul Moravec: The Conventional Unconventionally (Jim Lowe, Times Argus)
Paul Moravec, Tempest Fantasy et al., Trio Solisti (Jens F. Laurson, WETA)
TT: The First Time (About Last Night, Terry Teachout)
Composer's website . . . contact Paul Moravec: MORAVEC@adelphi.edu
Moravec @ Wikipedia
Moravec @ Adelphi University
Moravec @ Biographicon
Moravec @ Classical Archives
Moravec @ Classical Net
Moravec @ ClassicsToday
Moravec @ composition:today
Moravec @ Croation World Calendar
Moravec @ GMVFEEL: Contemporary Music & Design
Moravec @ Moab Music Festival
Moravec @ MusicWeb International
Moravec @ Naxos
Moravec @ New Jersey Music Teachers Association
Moravec @ New Moodswings
Moravec @ New World Records/Circular Dreams
Moravec @ The New York Times
Moravec @ Oxingale
Moravec @ Theodore Presser
Moravec @ The Pulitzer Prizes
Moravec @ Sequenza21
Moravec @ Tokafi
Moravec @ Trio Solisti
Moravec @ Walter-Simmons.com
Publisher
Moravec @ Subito Music
Moravec @ Theodore Presser
Streaming Audio
Moravec @ BEHINDtheBEAT
Moravec @ Classical Archives
Moravec @ last.fm
Moravec @ NPR
Moravec @ NPRmusic
Moravec @ Yaddo
Recordings
Moravec @ ArkivMusic
Moravec @ ClassicsOnline
Video
Moravec @ YouTube
Moravec @ Google Video
Moravec @ Institute for Advanced Studies (IAS) - "A Composer's World Today"
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CMoravec on Moravec: A Conversation with Paul Moravec/Pendulum New Music Series
Moravec on Moravec: A Composer's World Today/Institute for Advanced Studies (VIDEO)
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