Allen Shawn
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About Allen Shawn
Allen Shawn (born 1948) is an American composer, pianist, educator, and author who lives in Vermont. Shawn is the son of The New Yorker editor William Shawn and the brother of the actor and playwright Wallace Shawn. He received a bachelor's degree from Harvard University and studied in France with Nadia Boulanger. He teaches composition and music history at Bennington College and was formerly married to novelist Jamaica Kincaid, with whom he has a son, Harold, and a daughter, Annie.
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Piano Sonata No. 2: Largo
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Piano Sonata No. 2: Allegro
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Piano Sonata No. 2: Adagio
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Four Jazz Preludes: Andante
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3 Dance Portraits: No. 1. Lilting
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Preludes No. 3, 4, & 5 from Five Preludes: No. 5
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3 Dance Portraits: No. 2. Grazioso
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Tango
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Growl
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Piano Sonata No. 4: I
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Three Elegies: Elegy No. 3
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Valentine
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Reverie No. 2
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Nostalgic Pieces: Boogie-Woogie
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Three Elegies: Elegy No. 1
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3 Dance Portraits: No. 3. Hard edged
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Nostalgic Pieces: Waltz
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Three Elegies: Elegy No. 2
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Letter to a Friend
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Preludes No. 3, 4, & 5 from Five Preludes: No. 3
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Three Dance Portraits for piano four-hands: Lilting
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Four Jazz Preludes: Spiritual
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Four Jazz Preludes: Largo; Allegro
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Etudes: No. 2
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Reverie No. 3
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Three Dance Portraits for piano four-hands: Grazioso
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Preludes No. 3, 4, & 5 from Five Preludes: No. 4
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Piano Sonata No. 3: Agitato-Meno Mosso-Agitato
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Three Dance Portraits: Grazioso - Arr for Piano , Harp, Bass and Vibraphone
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Messages: Ominous, Brutal
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Winter Sketchbook for violin and piano (1989) 1. Allegro collerico
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Piano Sonata No. 3: Arioso
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The Music Teacher: Mirrors Are Shattered
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Four Jazz Preludes: Moderately
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Three Dance Portraits for piano four-hands: Hard Edged
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Piano Sonata No. 4: III
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The Music Teacher: VII. Rock Song
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Three Dance Portraits: Lilting - Arr for Piano , Harp, Bass and Vibraphone
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Three Dance Portraits: Hard Edged - Arr for Piano , Harp, Bass and Vibraphone
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Etudes: No. 1
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Etudes: No. 3
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Etudes: No. 4
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Etudes: No. 5
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Etudes: No. 6
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Etudes: No. 7
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Etudes: No. 8
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Etudes: No. 9
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The Music Teacher: Overture
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Hard edged
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Valentine (1984)
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