Augusta Read Thomas
About Augusta Read Thomas
Augusta Read Thomas (born April 24, 1964) is an American composer. Augusta Read Thomas was born in Glen Cove, New York. She attended St. Paul's School in Concord, New Hampshire, and then studied composition with Jacob Druckman at Yale University and at the Royal Academy of Music with Paul Patterson, as well as with Alan Stout and M. William Karlins at Northwestern University. She taught at the Eastman School of Music and received tenure there at the age of only 33, but left to teach at the Northwestern University School of Music.
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Pulsar
Radiant Circles
Incantation
Silhouettes: Like Toru Takemitsu crossed with Bill Evans
Love Twitters
Silhouettes: Like Igor Stravinsky crossed with Thelonious Monk
Final Soliloquy of the Interior Paramour
CHI: II. Atmospheres, Colors, Vibrations "AURA"
Violin Concerto No. 3 "Juggler in Paradise": III. Playful, Spry, Jazzy
Traces for Solo Piano: II. Caprice
Resounding Earth: I. Invocation: Pulse Radiance
Words of the Sea for Orchestra: IV. …Mountainous Atmospheres of Sky and Sea - Homage to Debussy
The Rewaking
Thomas : Love Songs : "Love is a beautiful dream"
Helix Spirals for String Quartet: III. Spirals, life force
Ritual Incantations: II. Second Movement
Silhouettes: Like Pierre Boulez crossed with Oscar Peterson
Incantation for Solo Viola
Silhouettes: Like Béla Bartok crossed with Art Tatum
Variation
Astral Canticle
Capricious Toccata
Violin Concerto No. 3 "Juggler in Paradise": I. Spacious and elegant
Moon Jig
Magneticfireflies
Resounding Earth: II. Prayer: Star Dust Orbits
The Rub of Love
Squeeze
Sonorous Earth: III. Mantra
Bebop Riddle II for cello and piano
Meditation for Trombone and Orchestra
Solstice Ritual, Homage to Varèse and Ravel for 14 virtuosi: II. Two Drumming Rituals
Traces: Reverie
Solstice Ritual, Homage to Varèse and Ravel for 14 virtuosi: III. Bell Prayers
Two E.E. Cummings Songs: No. 1, Sky Candy Spouting Violets
Traces: Caprice
Rush
Jeu d'Esprit
Traces: Tango
Helix Spirals for String Quartet: I. Loci, memory palace
Thomas : Love Songs : "Look out upon the stars, my love"
Traces: Toccata
Spring Song
2 Etudes: No. 1. Orbital Beacons (homage to Berio)
Sun Threads: I. Eagle at Sunrise
QI for Percussion Quartet
Violin Concerto No. 3 '"Juggler in Paradise": VI. Dreamy and Floating
Carillon Sky
Eurythmy Etudes: II. Still Life
Dance Foldings
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