William Bolcom

Commissioned for the Tenth Van Cliburn International Piano Competition.

Composed in 1986-87. Based on the theme from George Rochberg's Violin Concerto, Movement IV.

Commissioned by the Friends of Today's Music program of the Music Teachers' Association of California, this publication is a great follow-up to Bolcom's previous work, Nine Bagatelles (00294028). Incl...

Pianist Guy Livingston commissioned 60 composers to each write a piece that would last 60 seconds. Bolcom's entry is whimsical, and a perfect piece for an encore.

Bolcom composed these easy piano pieces for his wife to play in her piano lessons. They are accessible to beginner and intermediate level pianists of all ages.

A virtuosic show-piece commissioned by pianist Ursula Oppens.

Nine piano pieces inspired by nine bird prints of crows by Frank Boyden. Includes music and bird prints in side-by-side format.

Bolcom's commission was originally to write a duet piece for Metropolitan Opera stars soprano Benita Valente and mezzo-soprano Tatiana Troyanos. However, while the composition was in development, Troy...

This baritone solo with string quartet accompaniment sets part of the text from Herman Melville's first novel, BILLY BUDD to music. It was written for Stephen Salters and the Lark Quartet.

Bolcom used the musical papers and sketches from the late William Albright as the basis for this composition, which serves as a memorial to Albright. It was commissioned by the American Guild of Organ...

Written for and premiered by the Delphi Trio, the piano trio hearkens towards William Bolcom's Brahmsian side in gesture, tone and form but only in three movements, not four as often found with that c...

Composer, pianist, and author William Bolcom (b. 1938) is one of the cutting-edge figures on the American musical scene. A student of Milhaud and Messiaen, he has been noted for the development of a s...

Erleben Sie die faszinierende Klangwelt und emotionale Tiefe von „The Eternal Feminine“ – einem bezaubernden Werk für Klavier zu 4 Händen. Diese Komposition fängt die Essenz von Anmut, Ausdrucksstärke...