Perspectives of New Music

Volume 56, Number 2 (Summer 2018)

CONTENTS

CHARLES WUORINEN: A CELEBRATION AT 80

7 Editors’ Introduction THE EDITORS

11 A Conversation with JAMES ROMIG

23 Charles Wuorinen’s Bassoon Variations MATTHEW BARBER

47 “. . . a riveder le stelle.” ANTHONY CORNICELLO

51 Conversation ELEANOR CORY

55 Charles Wuorinen’s Third Sonata: A Performer’s Perspective

67 A Series of Openings: Brown, Martino, and Wuorinen RICHARD HERMANN

99 A Jersey Reverie on Notes

103 Charles Wuorinen’s Twelve Drummers Drumming JEFFREY KRESKY

113 Structure in Charles Wuorinen’s JOANN KUCHERA-MORIN

149 “What Makes It Go”: Motion in Wuorinen’s Grand Union DAPHNE LEONG

169 The Synthesis of Genesis: Reflection, Symmetry and Narrative Structures in “Invocation” BRENDAN MCCONVILLE 191 Little Sail

195 Nanovariations ROBERT MORRIS

199 CHARLES

203 Skewing, Centricity, and Form in Wuorinen’s Reliquary for and Rhapsody for and BRUCE QUAGLIA

239 A Toccata for Charles at Eighty BRUCE QUAGLIA

243 A Single Generous Totality JAMES ROMIG

247 Modern Illuminations in Poetry and Music: Charles Wuorinen’s Ashberyana SARAH ROTHENBERG

267 Reconciling Order and Content and Their Unification in Scherzo for Piano by Charles Wuorinen CIRO SCOTTO

305 Only Praise: 11 Linked Bagatelles for Piano

313 C.W. 6-9/1938 EDWARD J. F. TAYLOR

317 On Wuorinen’s String Trio: Two Analytic Sketches ANTON VISHIO

349 encomia

353 A Phrase Bouquet for C. W.

355 C H A R L E S

PHOTOGRAPHS 6, 21, 22, 98, 112, 168, 238, 246, 266, 304, 312, 348, 352 VARIOUS

357 Editorial Notes 361 Instructions for Contributors 362 Personae 367 Errata 368 Acknowledgements CHARLES WUORINEN AT 80: A CONCERT IN CELEBRATION

November 14, 2018 Hatch Recital Hall, Eastman School of Music www.youtube.com/perspectivesofnewmusic

Heather O’Donnell, pianist

[1] “. . . a riveder le stelle.” 2:31 Anthony Cornicello (2018) [2] A Toccata for Charles at 80 1:51 Bruce Quaglia (2018) [3] Nanovariations 2:01 Robert Morris (2018) [4] A Phrase Bouquet for C. W. 1:08 Peter Lieberson (1988) [5] Speculum (from encomia: five short pieces for piano) 2:25 John Zorn (2018) [6] Charles 1:50 Tobias Picker (2018) [7] Only Praise 4:28 Harvey Sollberger (2018) [8] C.W. 6-9/1938 4:13 Edward J. F. Taylor (2018) [9] Conversation 2:49 Eleanor Cory (n.d.) [10] Little Sail 1:18 Howard Meltzer (2018) [11] A Jersey Reverie on New York Notes 3:51 Louis Karchin (2018) [12] A Single Generous Totality 2:21 James Romig (2018)