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Roger Sessions
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Roger Sessions

Born 28 Dec 1896Died 16 Mar 1985United States15 albums

American composer, critic, and teacher of music (1896-1985)

Biography

Roger Huntington Sessions (December 28, 1896 – March 16, 1985) was an American composer, teacher, and writer on music. He had started his career writing in a neoclassical style, but gradually moved towards complex harmonies and postromanticism, and finally the twelve-tone serialism of the Second Viennese School. Sessions's friendship with Arnold Schoenberg influenced him, but he modified his technique to a unique style involving rows to supply melodic themes, while composing subsidiary parts freely.

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People

Teachers

Edward Burlingame HillErnest BlochHoratio Parker

Students

Ross Lee Finney1935–1935David Lewin1954–1958Peter Huse1963–1965Ana Maria Trenchi de BottazziAndrew Imbrie?–1947Benjamin BoretzBill SmithcompositionClaire PolinClare ShoreDavid Del TrediciDavid DiamondDika NewlinDonald MartinoEarl KimEdward T. Cone?–1939Einojuhani RautavaaraEllen Taaffe ZwilichcompositionElmer BernsteinFrederic RzewskiGeorge TsontakisIrwin HeilnerJohn HarbisonJonathan D. KramerLeon KirchnerLeonard RosenmanLionel NowakcompositionMalcolm PeytoncompositionMilton BabbittMiriam GideonPaul CooperPeter WestergaardPhilip BatstonecompositionRamiro CortésRichard MaxfieldRobert HelpsRoger NixonTod MachoverUrsula MamlokVivian Finecomposition

Songs written

  1. Six Pieces for Violoncello: No. 4. Berceusecomposer1993 · 6 releases
  2. Six Pieces for Violoncello: No. 6. Epiloguecomposer1993 · 6 releases
  3. Concerto for Orchestracomposer1982 · 4 releases
  4. Six Pieces for Violoncello: No. 1. Preludecomposer1993 · 4 releases
  5. Six Pieces for Violoncello: No. 2. Dialoguecomposer1993 · 4 releases
  6. Six Pieces for Violoncello: No. 3. Scherzocomposer1993 · 4 releases
  7. Six Pieces for Violoncello: No. 5. Capricciocomposer1993 · 4 releases
  8. From My Diary: I. Poco adagiocomposer2013 · 3 releases
  9. Piano Sonata no. 2: III. Misurato e pesantecomposer2001 · 3 releases
  10. Symphony no. 2: I. Molto agitatocomposer1990 · 3 releases
  11. Symphony no. 2: II. Allegretto capricciosocomposer1990 · 3 releases
  12. Symphony no. 2: III. Adagio, tranquillo ed espressivocomposer1990 · 3 releases
  13. Symphony no. 2: IV. Allegramentecomposer1990 · 3 releases
  14. From My Diary: II. Allegro con brio – Tranquillo ed espressivocomposer2013 · 2 releases
  15. From My Diary: III. Larghissimo e misteriosocomposer2013 · 2 releases
  16. From My Diary: IV. Allegro pesantecomposer2013 · 2 releases
  17. Sonata for Solo Violin: 1. Tempo moderato, con ampiezza, e liberamentecomposer2014 · 2 releases
  18. Sonata for Solo Violin: 2. Molto vivocomposer2014 · 2 releases
  19. Sonata for Solo Violin: 3. Adagio e dolcementecomposer2014 · 2 releases
  20. Sonata for Solo Violin: 4. Alla marcia vivacecomposer2014 · 2 releases
  21. String Quartet no. 2: I. Lentocomposer1990 · 2 releases
  22. String Quartet no. 2: II. Allegro appassionato, Alla brevecomposer1990 · 2 releases
  23. String Quartet no. 2: III. Andante tranquillocomposer1990 · 2 releases
  24. String Quartet no. 2: IV. Prestocomposer1990 · 2 releases
  25. String Quartet no. 2: V. Adagiocomposer1990 · 2 releases
  26. The Black Maskers (Orchestral Suite): I. Dance: Stridente-sarcasticocomposer1992 · 2 releases
  27. The Black Maskers (Orchestral Suite): II. Scene: Agitato moltocomposer1992 · 2 releases
  28. The Black Maskers (Orchestral Suite): III. Dirge: Larghissimocomposer1992 · 2 releases
  29. The Black Maskers (Orchestral Suite): IV. Finale: Andante moderato un poco agitatocomposer1992 · 2 releases
  30. 4 Dádivas: I. A Between-Birthdays Bagatelle for Roger Sessions 80th-81stdedication1996 · 1 releases
  31. Canons (to the Memory of Stravinsky)composer2006 · 1 releases
  32. Duo for Violin and Cellocomposer2021 · 1 releases
  33. Mass for Unison Chorus and Organcomposer2022 · 1 releases
  34. On the Beach at Fontanacomposer1996 · 1 releases
  35. Piano Sonata no. 1composer1990 · 1 releases
  36. Piano Sonata no. 2: I. Allegro con fuococomposer2001 · 1 releases
  37. Piano Sonata no. 2: II. Lentocomposer2001 · 1 releases
  38. Quintet for 2 Violins, 2 Violas and Cello: I. Movimento tranquillocomposer2006 · 1 releases
  39. Quintet for 2 Violins, 2 Violas and Cello: II. Adagio ed espressivocomposer2006 · 1 releases
  40. Quintet for 2 Violins, 2 Violas and Cello: III. Allegro appassionatocomposer2006 · 1 releases
  41. String Quartet no. 1 in E minor: I. Tempo moderatocomposer2006 · 1 releases
  42. String Quartet no. 1 in E minor: II. Adagio moltocomposer2006 · 1 releases
  43. String Quartet no. 1 in E minor: III. Vivace moltocomposer2006 · 1 releases
  44. Symphony no. 1: I. Giustocomposer1990 · 1 releases
  45. Symphony no. 1: II. Largocomposer1990 · 1 releases
  46. Symphony no. 1: III. Allegro vivacecomposer1990 · 1 releases
  47. Symphony no. 3: I. Allegro grazioso e con fuococomposer1990 · 1 releases
  48. Symphony no. 3: II. Allegro, un poco ruvidocomposer1990 · 1 releases
  49. Symphony no. 3: III. Andante sostenuto e con affettocomposer1990 · 1 releases
  50. Symphony no. 3: IV. Allegro con fuococomposer1990 · 1 releases
  51. Symphony no. 6: I. Allegrocomposer1995 · 1 releases
  52. Symphony no. 6: II. Adagio e tranquilocomposer1995 · 1 releases
  53. Symphony no. 6: III. Allegro moderatocomposer1995 · 1 releases
  54. Symphony no. 7: I. Allegro con fuococomposer1995 · 1 releases
  55. Symphony no. 7: II. Lento e dolcecomposer1995 · 1 releases
  56. Symphony no. 7: III. Allegro misuratocomposer1995 · 1 releases
  57. Symphony no. 8: I. Adagio e mestocomposer2005 · 1 releases
  58. Symphony no. 8: II. Allegro con briocomposer2005 · 1 releases
  59. Symphony no. 9: I. Allegro: Impetuoso - Tranquilocomposer1995 · 1 releases
  60. Symphony no. 9: II. Con movimento adagio - Doppio movimento quasi allegretto -composer1995 · 1 releases
  61. Symphony no. 9: III. Allegro vivacecomposer1995 · 1 releases
  62. The Black Maskers (Orchestral Suite)composer1965 · 1 releases
  63. Violin Concerto: I. Largo e tranquillocomposer1994 · 1 releases
  64. Violin Concerto: II. Scherzo: Allegrocomposer1994 · 1 releases
  65. Violin Concerto: III. Romanza: Andantecomposer1994 · 1 releases
  66. Violin Concerto: IV. Molto vivace e sempre con fuococomposer1994 · 1 releases
  67. When Lilacs Last in the Dooryard Bloom'dcomposer1992 · 1 releases
  68. A Mirror of Whitening Light, op. 75dedication
  69. Concerto for Violin and Cellocomposer
  70. From My Diarycomposer
  71. Piano Sonata no. 2composer
  72. Quintet for 2 Violins, 2 Violas and Cellocomposer
  73. Rhapsody for Orchestracomposer
  74. Six Pieces for Violoncellocomposer
  75. Sonata for Solo Violincomposer
  76. String Quartet no. 1 in E minorcomposer
  77. String Quartet no. 2composer
  78. Symphony no. 1composer
  79. Symphony no. 2composer
  80. Symphony no. 3composer
  81. Symphony no. 4composer
  82. Symphony no. 6composer
  83. Symphony no. 7composer
  84. Symphony no. 8composer
  85. Symphony no. 9composer
  86. The Black Maskerscomposer
  87. Violin Concertocomposer

Songs recorded

  1. Suite From "The Black Maskers"
  2. The Wedding: Part I Scene I. The Bride's Chamber
  3. The Wedding: Part I Scene II. At the Bridegroom's
  4. The Wedding: Part I Scene III. The Bride's Departure
  5. The Wedding: Part I Scene IV. The Wedding Feast

Albums

The Incredible Flutist / Suite From "The Black Maskers" / Merry Mount Suite / Prelude & Quadruple Fugue
The Incredible Flutist / Suite From "The Black Maskers" / Merry Mount Suite / Prelude & Quadruple FugueWalter Piston, Roger Sessions, Howard Hanson, Alan Hovhaness; Eastman-Rochester Orchestra, Howard Hanson · 1965
Sessions: Concerto for Orchestra / Panufnik: Sinfonia Votiva (Symphony no. 8)
Sessions: Concerto for Orchestra / Panufnik: Sinfonia Votiva (Symphony no. 8)Sessions, Panufnik; Boston Symphony Orchestra, Seiji Ozawa · 1982
Sessions: String Quartet no. 2 / Wolpe: String Quartet / Babbitt: String Quartet no. 4
Sessions: String Quartet no. 2 / Wolpe: String Quartet / Babbitt: String Quartet no. 4Sessions, Wolpe, Babbitt; The Juilliard String Quartet · 1990
Symphonies nos. 1, 2 & 3
Symphonies nos. 1, 2 & 3Roger Sessions · 1990
McPhee: Tabuh-Tabuhan / Sessions: The Black Maskers / Thomson: Symphony on a Hymn Tune / The Feast of Love
McPhee: Tabuh-Tabuhan / Sessions: The Black Maskers / Thomson: Symphony on a Hymn Tune / The Feast of LoveMcPhee, Sessions, Thomson; Eastman-Rochester Orchestra, Howard Hanson · 1992
When Lilacs Last in the Dooryard Bloom'd
When Lilacs Last in the Dooryard Bloom'dRoger Sessions; Boston Symphony Orchestra, Seiji Ozawa · 1992
Hindemith / Sessions / Ligeti
Hindemith / Sessions / LigetiHindemith, Sessions, Ligeti; Pieter Wispelwey · 1993
Harbison: Oboe Concerto / Symphony no. 2 / Sessions: Symphony no. 2
Harbison: Oboe Concerto / Symphony no. 2 / Sessions: Symphony no. 2John Harbison, Roger Sessions; San Francisco Symphony, Herbert Blomstedt, William Bennett · 1994
Sessions: Violin Concerto / Wolpe: Symphony
Sessions: Violin Concerto / Wolpe: SymphonyRoger Sessions, Stefan Wolpe · 1994
Symphonies 6, 7 & 9
Symphonies 6, 7 & 9Roger Sessions; American Composers Orchestra, Dennis Russell Davies · 1995
Copland: Inscape / Sessions: Symphony no. 8 / Perle: Trancendental Modulations / Rands: ...where the murmurs die...
Copland: Inscape / Sessions: Symphony no. 8 / Perle: Trancendental Modulations / Rands: ...where the murmurs die...Aaron Copland, Roger Sessions, George Perle, Bernard Rands; American Symphony Orchestra, Leon Botstein · 2005
String Quartet / String Quintet / Canons
String Quartet / String Quintet / CanonsRoger Sessions; The Group for Contemporary Music · 2006
Carter / Sessions / Eckardt
Carter / Sessions / EckardtCarter, Sessions, Eckardt; Miranda Cuckson, Blair McMillen · 2014
Transformations
TransformationsLeon Kirchner, Roger Sessions, Arnold Schönberg; Elizabeth Chang, Steven Beck, Alberto Parrini · 2021
Sacred Choral Music Russian & American
Sacred Choral Music Russian & AmericanAlexander Kastalsky, Roger Sessions; Russkaya Capella, McOpera Strings, Scottish Voices, Kevin Bowyer · 2022

Source: MusicBrainz artist 035548f4-5918-4214-9b22-cd2b9995a32e (CC0).