Vincent Ludwig Persichetti was an American composer, teacher, and pianist. An important musical educator and writer, he was known for his integration of various new ideas in musical composition into his own work and teaching, as well as for... Wikipedia
Born: June 6, 1915, Philadelphia, PA
Died: August 14, 1987 (age 72 years), Philadelphia, PA
Education: The University of the Arts (1945), Combs College of Music, Curtis Institute of Music, and more
Songs
Divertimento For Band – March
Pageant
Song of Peace
Concerto for English Horn and String Orchestra, op. 137: Con fantasia
IV. Allegretto
Parable XXII, Op. 147
Serenade for flute and harp, Op. 79: 4. Andante cantabile
Flower Songs : A Yellow Flower
Serenade for flute and harp, Op. 79: 5. Allegretto
First String Quartet, Op. 7 : Vivace
Gubbinal
I. Prologue
Second String Quartet, Op. 24 : Moderately fast
O Cool Is The Valley, OP. 118
Serenade for flute and harp, Op. 79: 7. Adagietto
First String Quartet, Op. 7 : Adantino
Flower Songs : Spouting Violets
II. Song
Serenade for flute and harp, Op. 79: 2. Allegro comodo
III. Dance
Fourth String Quartet, Op. 122 "Parable X" : Lento; allegro; sostenuto; vivo; tranquillo
First String Quartet, Op. 7 : Largo
Third String Quartet, Op. 81 : Adagio; allegro molto; adagio; furioso; a piacere; molto espressivo; vivo; vivace; lento
IV. Burlesque
V. Vivace
VI. March
V. Soliloquy
Flower Songs : Flowers of Stone
Serenade for flute and harp, Op. 79: 8. Vivo
Flower Songs : Lily Has a Rose
First String Quartet, Op. 7 : Allegro molto energico
Second String Quartet, Op. 24 : Slow