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 Charles Wuorinen 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 Piano Sonata: A Performer’s Perspective ALAN FEINBERG
67 A Series of Openings: Brown, Martino, and Wuorinen RICHARD HERMANN
99 A Jersey Reverie on New York Notes LOUIS KARCHIN
103 Charles Wuorinen’s Twelve Drummers Drumming JEFFREY KRESKY
113 Structure in Charles Wuorinen’s String Trio 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 HAROLD MELTZER
195 Nanovariations ROBERT MORRIS
199 CHARLES TOBIAS PICKER
203 Skewing, Centricity, and Form in Wuorinen’s Reliquary for Igor Stravinsky and Rhapsody for Violin and Orchestra 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 HARVEY SOLLBERGER
313 C.W. 6-9/1938 EDWARD J. F. TAYLOR
317 On Wuorinen’s String Trio: Two Analytic Sketches ANTON VISHIO
349 encomia JOHN ZORN
353 A Phrase Bouquet for C. W. PETER LIEBERSON
355 C H A R L E S DONALD MARTINO
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)