Ulysses Kay

Ulysses Kays Fugitive Songs, geschrieben für Mezzosopran und Klavier, wurde im Mai 1956 an der Illinois Wesleyan University uraufgeführt. Der Liederzyklus umfasst acht kurze Lieder, die alle seiner Fr...

Diese Vertonung von drei biblischen Psalmen für SATB-Stimmen und Bariton-Solo mit Klavier wurde 1984 in Auftrag gegeben und uraufgeführt. Die Fragmente der feierlichen und jubelnden Texte sind den Psa...

Mentored by the likes of William Grant Still, Paul Hindemith, and Howard Hanson, Kay was an impressive composer by any metric, winning a Fulbright Scholarship, the prestigious Rome Prize, a Guggenheim...

Commissioned by flutist John Solum and written in 1967, Aulos was premiered in 1971 by the Indiana University Chamber Orchestra, with John Solum acting as the soloist and Wolfgang Vaccano conducting....

Mentored by the likes of William Grant Still, Paul Hindemith, and Howard Hanson, Kay was an impressive composer by any metric, winning a Fulbright Scholarship, the prestigious Rome Prize, a Guggenheim...

Ulysses Kay favored neoclassical tendencies in his works, featuring lyricism, contrapuntal textures, clear formal designs and a tonal, yet chromatic harmonic vocabulary, all of which are evident in hi...

Mentored by such greats as William Grant Still, Paul Hindemith, and Howard Hanson, Ulysses Kay was a prolific and respected African American composer who won many accolades during his lifetime, includ...

Neben seinen vielen anderen Ehrungen und Stipendien erhielt der bahnbrechende Komponist Ulysses Kay als erster Afroamerikaner den "Prix de Rome", der vielversprechenden Komponisten die Möglichkeit bot...

Dieser Satz von fünf Stücken für Violine und Klavier des amerikanischen Komponisten Ulysses Kay wurde vom McKimi Fund der Library of Congress in Auftrag gegeben. Das 1972 fertiggestellte Werk wurde am...

A brief, ultradynamic solo for the flute, beginning slowly, reflectively, then scaling the heights. An excellent substitute for the standard Debussy Syrinx or Hoover Kokopelli. For advanced flutists....

Prolific composer Ulysses Kay composed Heralds for eight brass instruments in 1968 during his tenure at Lehman College in New York City. This work introduced new tendencies that would become prominent...

This carol is a lilting and uplifting setting of a traditional text about the prophecy of Christ's birth, as received by Joseph from an angel. The accessible musical language, with interesting harmoni...