William Ortiz-Alvarado (1947- )
William
Ortiz-Alvarado was born in Puerto Rico and raised in New York City. A
member of that fascinating hybrid culture known as "Newyorican", Ortiz
composes music that often reflects the realities of urban life. After
studying composition with Hector Campos Parsi at the Puerto Rico
Conservatory of Music, he received his M.A. from SUNY at Stony Brook
where his teachers were Billy Jim Layton and Bulent Arel. He later was
granted the Ph.D. in Composition from SUNY at Buffalo, where he studied
with Lejaren Hiller and Morton Feldman. Ortiz is currently
Full-Professor of Music and Humanities at the University of Puerto Rico
at Bayamon, where he is also director of the University Concert Band.
He also teaches at the Conservatory of Music of Puerto Rico and is
Music Director of the Ateneo Puertorriqueno.COMPOSITIONS Ortiz-Alvarado Links ~ ~ ~ Works by Genre
Rapsodia, guitar (1970-79)
Sonatina, piano (1971)
Tamboleo, percussion (1972)
Un Jardín Chino de Serenidad, flute, violin, viola, cello, harp and percussion (1973)
3 Fragmentos para Guitarra, guitar (1973)
4 Piezas para Piano (1974)
9 Poemas Zen, soprano, tenor, flute and guitar (1975)
Transformaciones, piano (1975)
Canto: 28 de Septiembre, soprano and piano (1975)
Pero Aún Más Te Quiero, tenor or soprano and piano (1975)
Marcos, tape (1975)
Del Caserío, sax, trumpet, electric guitar, double bass and percussion (1976-85)
Kantuta (Ritual para Orquesta), orchestra (1976)
Ciclo de Canciones Llorens Torres, tenor and piano (1976)
Cuarteto de Arcos (String Quartet) No. 1 (1976)
3 Songs from el Barrio, baritone and piano (1977)
Pavana, guitar (or piano) (1977)
lluminación, any solo instrument (1977)
Suite: Tercer Mundo, flute, recorder, 2 guitars and percussion (1977)
Música Para 2 Violonchelos, Flauta y Clarinete (1978)
La Mano de Hielo, contralto and guitar (1978)
Composición Electrónica, tape (1978)
Diferencias, bassoon and harpsichord (1978-79)
Elegía a Los Inocentes Caídos, chorus and orchestra (1978)
Síntesis, guitar and tape (1979)
3 estudios para Computadora, tape (1979)
Dualidad, 2 guitars (1979)
124 E.107th St., percussion, tape and narrator (1979)
Amor, Cristal y Piedra, guitar, harp and hapsichord (1980)
Rumbo, cello and piano (1980)
Street Music, flute, trombone and percussion (1980)
Quinteto Para Metales, brass quintet (1981)
Bembé, 4 percussionists (1981)
Antillas, chamber orchestra (1981)
Piezas Típicas Puertorriqueñas, 2 guitars (1981)
Toque, 4 guitars (1981)
Montuno, piano (1981)
Composición para Violín, Violonchelo y Piano (1982)
Cool Breeze, flute, clarinet and bassoon (1982)
Resonancia Esférica, orchestra (1982)
A Cappella, 4 voices (1983)
Graffiti Nuyorican, piano and percussion (1983)
Cantares: La Tierra Prometida, soprano, baritone, oboe, horn, viola, cuatro (or guitar), piano and percussion (1983)
Music for University of Buffalo Promotional Film, clarinet, piano, bass and drums (1983)
Del Tingo al Tango, piano (1984)
Soneo de la 22, cello (1984)
Abrazo, 4 guitars (1984)
Árboles, 4 sopranos and piano; or baritone voice, flute, oboe, horn, violin, cello, piano and percussion (1984)
Nocturno en Una Noche Perdida, clarinet (1984)
Llegó la Banda, band (1984)
Madrigal, counter-tenor, tenor and bass (1984)
Una Visión Humilde, organ (1985)
Housing Project, saxophone quartet (1985)
Canción nacida de Lucha, folk song, chorus and guitar; or voice and guitar (1985)
Subway, trombone (1985)
Plena-Merengue, sax, electric guitar and percussion (1985)
Urbanización, 1 percussionist (1985)
A Delicate Fire, contralto and guitar (1986)
Danza para Rhonda, piano (1986)
Rican, opera (1986)
Dos Gritos y Una Canción, tenor and piano (1986)
De Barrio Obrero a la Quince, piano 4-hands (1986)
Bolero and Hip-Hop en Myrtle Avenue, oboe and piano (1986)
Mulata Fantasía, piano (1987)
Ghetto, singer/narrator, flute, amplified guitar and percussion (1987)
Cuarteto de Arcos (String Quartet) No. 2 (1987)
HY-1-4175, guitar and piano (1987)
Palm Tree in Spanglish Figurines, 4 timpani (1987)
Joceo, string orchestra (1987)
Latino, flute, clarinet, bassoon and piano (1988)
Romance, boy soprano (or soprano) and guitar (1988)
Violation, viola and piano (1988)
Rapeo, snare drum (1988)
Pasacalle, band (1988)
Concierto de Metal para un Recuerdo, orchestra (1989)
Bella Aleyda, piano (1989)
Página en Blanco y Staccato, piano (1989)
Quodlibet, harpsichord (1989)
Caribe Urbano, flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon and piano (1990)
Suspensión de Soledad en 3 Tiempos, orchestra (1990)
Nueva York Tropical, flute, oboe, clarinet, violin, cello, piano and percussion (1990)
Tríptico, mezzo-soprano, flute, oboe, clarinet, horn and bassoon (1990)
A Sensitive Mambo in Transformation, electric guitar, synthesizer, percussion and electric bass (1991)
Canción de Cuna, piano (1991)
Obra Pública, flute, oboe, clarinet, horn and bassoon (1992)
Garabato, electric guitar (1992)
Unknown Poets frorn the Full-Time Jungle, soprano and piano (1992)
Música de Fiesta, cuatro and guitar (1992)
4000 Violines, violins (1993)
Loaisai, bass clarinet and marimba, with percussion (1993)
Opiyelgoabiran, double bass and piano (1993)
Guakia Baba, mezzo-soprano and flute (1993)
Tema para Amaya, piano (1994)
Eco para un grito gris, marimba (1994)
Trío Concertante en Tres Realidades, violin, viola and cello (1995)
Polifonía Salvaje, alto sax and percussion (1995)
Sal Soul 96.2 FM, 4 guitars (1996)
Cantilena, guitar (1996)
Dios se mudó de North Philadelphia, oboe, clarinet, sax, bassoon, viola, piano, percussion and bass (1996)
Música de Ciudad, chorus and orchestra (1996)
Fotografía de Héctor, guitar (1997)
Variaciones Mapeyé, double bass and string orchestra (1998)
Ricanstructions, flute and guitar (1999)
Piano al Tiempo de 3 Voces (piano concerto), piano and orchestra (1999)
Tropicalización (guitar concerto), guitar and chamber orchestra (1999)
Tropical Love Song, violin and piano (2000)
Songs from the Bilingual, baritone and guitar (2000)
Cantos Juveniles, children's choir (2000)
Esta es la tierra de los que aguantan callados y pacientes por un nuevo despertar (guitar concerto), guitar & chamber orch(2001)
Montage para un Sueño en Mi, orchestra (2001)
Elogio a la Plena, band or orchestra (2002)
121st Street Rap, guitar (2002)
Canción del hijo no nacido, 3 child sopranos, flute and piano (2003)
Baby we're dancing some serious mambo, band (2003)
Solamente en silencio puedes escuchar a Dios cantar, handbell choir (2003)
Acordes Cotidianos, 4 clarinets (2003)
The Well-Tempered Clave, 4 claves (2003)
Bambulaé aya e, band or wind ensemble (2003)
Cantos de la Calle, mezzo-soprano and piano (2003)
Rito Ceremonial of the Church of the Spanglish Nación, 3 sopranos, flute, oboe, cello and piano (2004)
3 Canciones para Soprano y Piano (2004)
Ciudad en tropical jubilation, piano and band or orchestra (2004)
Esencia de la Danza, band (or piano) (2004)
Cántico, chorus and band (or piano) (2004)
Trova, band (2005)
Soirée at La Playa Hotel, double bass and piano (2005)
Himno de la Hermandad, voice and piano (2006)
Música con Calle, concerto for percussion and orchestra (2006)
Fanfarria, band (2007)
Bodega Beats, drum set (2008)
Reminiscencias: Tapia 1882, string quartet and piano (2008)
Songs of Coconut, chorus (2009)
Araguaco Coabey, Eb clarinet and percussion (2009)
Tránsito, chamber orchestra (2010)
Mamerto, zarzuela, soloists (SATB), chorus and chamber orchestra (2011)
WORKS BY GENRE Ortiz-Alvarado Links ~ top of page ~
Dramatic/Theater
124 E.107th St., percussion, tape and narrator (1979)
Rican, opera (1986)
Ghetto, singer/narrator, flute, amplified guitar and percussion (1987)
Mamerto, zarzuela, soloists (SATB), chorus and chamber orchestra (2011)
Orchestra
Kantuta (Ritual para Orquesta), orchestra (1976)
Antillas, chamber orchestra (1981)
Resonancia Esférica, orchestra (1982)
Joceo, string orchestra (1987)
Concierto de Metal para un Recuerdo, orchestra (1989)
Suspensión de Soledad en 3 Tiempos, orchestra (1990)
Montage para un Sueño en Mi, orchestra (2001)
Elogio a la Plena, band or orchestra (2002)
Tránsito, chamber orchestra (2010)
Band
Llegó la Banda, band (1984)
Pasacalle, band (1988)
Elogio a la Plena, band or orchestra (2002)
Baby we're dancing some serious mambo, band (2003)
Bambulaé aya e, band or wind ensemble (2003)
Ciudad en tropical jubilation, piano and band or orchestra (2004)
Esencia de la Danza, band (or piano) (2004)
Cántico, chorus and band (or piano) (2004)
Trova, band (2005)
Fanfarria, band (2007)
Soloist(s) w/Orchestra or Band
Variaciones Mapeyé, double bass and string orchestra (1998)
Piano al Tiempo de 3 Voces (piano concerto), piano and orchestra (1999)
Tropicalización (guitar concerto), guitar and chamber orchestra (1999)
Esta es la tierra de los que aguantan callados y pacientes por un nuevo despertar (guitar concerto), guitar & chamber orch(2001)
Ciudad en tropical jubilation, piano and band or orchestra (2004)
Música con Calle, concerto for percussion and orchestra (2006)
Chorus w/Orchestra or Band
Elegía a Los Inocentes Caídos, chorus and orchestra (1978)
Música de Ciudad, chorus and orchestra (1996)
Cántico, chorus and band (or piano) (2004)
Mamerto, zarzuela, soloists (SATB), chorus and chamber orchestra (2011)
Choral
A Cappella, 4 voices (1983)
Canción nacida de Lucha, folk song, chorus and guitar; or voice and guitar (1985)
Cantos Juveniles, children's choir (2000)
Cántico, chorus and band (or piano) (2004)
Songs of Coconut, chorus (2009)
Chamber
Un Jardín Chino de Serenidad, flute, violin, viola, cello, harp and percussion (1973)
Del Caserío, sax, trumpet, electric guitar, double bass and percussion (1976-85)
Cuarteto de Arcos (String Quartet) No. 1 (1976)
Suite: Tercer Mundo, flute, recorder, 2 guitars and percussion (1977)
Música Para 2 Violonchelos, Flauta y Clarinete (1978)
Amor, Cristal y Piedra, guitar, harp and hapsichord (1980)
Street Music, flute, trombone and percussion (1980)
Quinteto Para Metales, brass quintet (1981)
Composición para Violín, Violonchelo y Piano (1982)
Cool Breeze, flute, clarinet and bassoon (1982)
Music for University of Buffalo Promotional Film, clarinet, piano, bass and drums (1983)
Housing Project, saxophone quartet (1985)
Cuarteto de Arcos (String Quartet) No. 2 (1987)
Latino, flute, clarinet, bassoon and piano (1988)
Caribe Urbano, flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon and piano (1990)
Nueva York Tropical, flute, oboe, clarinet, violin, cello, piano and percussion (1990)
A Sensitive Mambo in Transformation, electric guitar, synthesizer, percussion and electric bass (1991)
Obra Pública, flute, oboe, clarinet, horn and bassoon (1992)
Música de Fiesta, cuatro and guitar (1992)
4000 Violines, violins (1993)
Loaisai, bass clarinet and marimba, with percussion (1993)
Trío Concertante en Tres Realidades, violin, viola and cello (1995)
Polifonía Salvaje, alto sax and percussion (1995)
Dios se mudó de North Philadelphia, oboe, clarinet, sax, bassoon, viola, piano, percussion and bass (1996)
Ricanstructions, flute and guitar (1999)
Solamente en silencio puedes escuchar a Dios cantar, handbell choir (2003)
Acordes Cotidianos, 4 clarinets (2003)
Reminiscencias: Tapia 1882, string quartet and piano (2008)
Araguaco Coabey, Eb clarinet and percussion (2009)
Percussion
Tamboleo, percussion (1972)
124 E.107th St., percussion, tape and narrator (1979)
Street Music, flute, trombone and percussion (1980)
Bembé, 4 percussionists (1981)
Graffiti Nuyorican, piano and percussion (1983)
Plena-Merengue, sax, electric guitar and percussion (1985)
Urbanización, 1 percussionist (1985)
Palm Tree in Spanglish Figurines, 4 timpani (1987)
Rapeo, snare drum (1988)
Loaisai, bass clarinet and marimba, with percussion (1993)
Eco para un grito gris, marimba (1994)
Polifonía Salvaje, alto sax and percussion (1995)
The Well-Tempered Clave (La Clave Bien Temperada), 4 claves (2003)
Música con Calle, concerto for percussion and orchestra (2006)
Bodega Beats, drum set (2008)
Araguaco Coabey, Eb clarinet and percussion (2009)
Instrument and Piano or Harpsichord or Guitar
Diferencias, bassoon and harpsichord (1978-79)
Rumbo, cello and piano (1980)
Bolero and Hip-Hop en Myrtle Avenue, oboe and piano (1986)
HY-1-4175, guitar and piano (1987)
Violation, viola and piano (1988)
Opiyelgoabiran, double bass and piano (1993)
Ricanstructions, flute and guitar (1999)
Tropical Love Song, violin and piano (2000)
Soirée at La Playa Hotel, double bass and piano (2005)
Solo Instrument
lluminación, any solo instrument (1977)
Soneo de la 22, cello (1984)
Nocturno en Una Noche Perdida, clarinet (1984)
Subway, trombone (1985)
Guitar
Rapsodia, guitar (1970-79)
3 Fragmentos para Guitarra, guitar (1973)
Pavana, guitar (or piano) (1977)
Síntesis, guitar and tape (1979)
Dualidad, 2 guitars (1979)
Amor, Cristal y Piedra, guitar, harp and hapsichord (1980)
Piezas Típicas Puertorriqueñas, 2 guitars (1981)
Toque, 4 guitars (1981)
Abrazo, 4 guitars (1984)
A Delicate Fire, contralto and guitar (1986)
HY-1-4175, guitar and piano (1987)
Romance, boy soprano (or soprano) and guitar (1988)
A Sensitive Mambo in Transformation, electric guitar, synthesizer, percussion and electric bass (1991)
Garabato, electric guitar (1992)
Música de Fiesta, cuatro and guitar (1992)
Sal Soul 96.2 FM, 4 guitars (1996)
Cantilena, guitar (1996)
Fotografía de Héctor, guitar (1997)
Ricanstructions, flute and guitar (1999)
Songs from the Bilingual, baritone and guitar (2000)
121st Street Rap, guitar (2002)
Piano or Organ or Harpsichord
Sonatina, piano (1971)
4 Piezas para Piano (1974)
Transformaciones, piano (1975)
Pavana, guitar (or piano) (1977)
Montuno, piano (1981)
Graffiti Nuyorican, piano and percussion (1983)
Del Tingo al Tango, piano (1984)
Una Visión Humilde, organ (1985)
Danza para Rhonda, piano (1986)
De Barrio Obrero a la Quince, piano 4-hands (1986)
Mulata Fantasía, piano (1987)
Bella Aleyda, piano (1989)
Página en Blanco y Staccato, piano (1989)
Quodlibet, harpsichord (1989)
Canción de Cuna, piano (1991)
Tema para Amaya, piano (1994)
Esencia de la Danza, band (or piano) (2004)
Vocal
9 Poemas Zen, soprano, tenor, flute and guitar (1975)
Canto: 28 de Septiembre, soprano and piano (1975)
Pero Aún Más Te Quiero, tenor or soprano and piano (1975)
Ciclo de Canciones Llorens Torres, tenor and piano (1976)
3 Songs from el Barrio, baritone and piano (1977)
La Mano de Hielo, contralto and guitar (1978)
A Cappella, 4 voices (1983)
Cantares: La Tierra Prometida, soprano, baritone, oboe, horn, viola, cuatro (or guitar), piano and percussion (1983)
Árboles, 4 sopranos and piano; or baritone voice, flute, oboe, horn, violin, cello, piano and percussion (1984)
Madrigal, counter-tenor, tenor and bass (1984)
Canción nacida de Lucha, folk song, chorus and guitar; or voice and guitar (1985)
A Delicate Fire, contralto and guitar (1986)
Dos Gritos y Una Canción, tenor and piano (1986)
Ghetto, singer/narrator, flute, amplified guitar and percussion (1987)
Romance, boy soprano (or soprano) and guitar (1988)
Tríptico, mezzo-soprano, flute, oboe, clarinet, horn and bassoon (1990)
Unknown Poets frorn the Full-Time Jungle, soprano and piano (1992)
Guakia Baba, mezzo-soprano and flute (1993)
Songs from the Bilingual, baritone and guitar (2000)
Canción del hijo no nacido, 3 child sopranos, flute and piano (2003)
Cantos de la Calle, mezzo-soprano and piano (2003)
Rito Ceremonial of the Church of the Spanglish Nación, 3 sopranos, flute, oboe, cello and piano (2004)
3 Canciones para Soprano y Piano (2004)
Himno de la Hermandad, voice and piano (2006)
Incidental/Film
Music for University of Buffalo Promotional Film, clarinet, piano, bass and drums (1983)
Electronic
Marcos, tape (1975)
Composición Electrónica, tape (1978)
Síntesis, guitar and tape (1979)
3 estudios para Computadora, tape (1979)
124 E.107th St., percussion, tape and narrator (1979)
ORTIZ-ALVARADO LINKS Works by Genre ~ top of page ~
Musical Snobism (William Ortiz, Latinoamérica Música)
A Panoramic View of Puerto Rican New Music (William Ortiz, Latinoamérica Música)
The Percussion Music of Puerto Rican Composer William Ortiz (Ricardo A. Coelho de Souza, Univ of Oklahoma)
Composer's website . . . contact William Ortiz-Alvarado: here or here
Composer's website (2)
Ortiz-Alvarado @ Wikipedia
Ortiz-Alvarado @ Wikipedia.nl (in Dutch)
Ortiz-Alvarado @ American Music Center
Ortiz-Alvarado @ Amherst Saxophone Quartet
Ortiz-Alvarado @ Boston Modern Orchestra Project
Ortiz-Alvarado @ Facebook (1)
Ortiz-Alvarado @ Facebook (2)
Ortiz-Alvarado @ InstantEncore
Ortiz-Alvarado @ Latinoamérica Música (in Spanish)
Ortiz-Alvarado @ Modern Classical
Ortiz-Alvarado @ MusicalAmerica
Ortiz-Alvarado @ Musicians Network
Ortiz-Alvarado @ Muzlink
Ortiz-Alvarado @ The New York Times
Ortiz-Alvarado @ Operas.com.ar
Ortiz_Alvarado @ ReverbNation
Ortiz-Alvarado @ Sheer Pluck
Publisher
Ortiz-Alvarado @ AM Percussion Publications
Ortiz-Alvarado @ American Composers Alliance
Ortiz-Alvarado @ Editorial Postdata
Ortiz-Alvarado @ La Música En El Caribe UPR
Ortiz-Alvarado @ G. Ricordi
Ortiz-Alvarado @ Smith Publications
Streaming Audio
Ortiz-Alvarado @ Composer's website
Ortiz-Alvarado @ last.fm
Ortiz_Alvarado @ ReverbNation
Recordings
Ortiz-Alvarado @ Composer's website
Ortiz-Alvarado @ Amazon.com
Ortiz-Alvarado @ ArkivMusic
Ortiz-Alvarado @ CD Universe
Ortiz-Alvarado @ CDeMusic
Video
Ortiz-Alvarado @ YouTube:
- The Well-Tempered Clave (La Clave Bien Temperada) (2003)
- Tropicalización (1999)
- Elogio a la plena en Si bemol Mayor (2002)
- Cantilena (1996)
- Housing Project (1985)
- 121st Street Rap (2002)
- Rapeo (1988)
Ortiz-Alvarado @ Google Video
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