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Augusta Read Thomas

Augusta Read Thomas

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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

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Radiant Circles

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Incantation

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Silhouettes: Like Toru Takemitsu crossed with Bill Evans

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Love Twitters

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Silhouettes: Like Igor Stravinsky crossed with Thelonious Monk

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Final Soliloquy of the Interior Paramour

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CHI: II. Atmospheres, Colors, Vibrations "AURA"

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Violin Concerto No. 3 "Juggler in Paradise": III. Playful, Spry, Jazzy

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Traces for Solo Piano: II. Caprice

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Resounding Earth: I. Invocation: Pulse Radiance

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Words of the Sea for Orchestra: IV. …Mountainous Atmospheres of Sky and Sea - Homage to Debussy

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The Rewaking

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Thomas : Love Songs : "Love is a beautiful dream"

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Helix Spirals for String Quartet: III. Spirals, life force

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Ritual Incantations: II. Second Movement

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Silhouettes: Like Pierre Boulez crossed with Oscar Peterson

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Incantation for Solo Viola

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Silhouettes: Like Béla Bartok crossed with Art Tatum

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Variation

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Astral Canticle

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Capricious Toccata

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Violin Concerto No. 3 "Juggler in Paradise": I. Spacious and elegant

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Moon Jig

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Magneticfireflies

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Resounding Earth: II. Prayer: Star Dust Orbits

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The Rub of Love

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Squeeze

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Sonorous Earth: III. Mantra

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30

Bebop Riddle II for cello and piano

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31

Meditation for Trombone and Orchestra

59 plays
32

Solstice Ritual, Homage to Varèse and Ravel for 14 virtuosi: II. Two Drumming Rituals

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Traces: Reverie

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Solstice Ritual, Homage to Varèse and Ravel for 14 virtuosi: III. Bell Prayers

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Two E.E. Cummings Songs: No. 1, Sky Candy Spouting Violets

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Traces: Caprice

49 plays
37

Rush

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Jeu d'Esprit

47 plays
39

Traces: Tango

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40

Helix Spirals for String Quartet: I. Loci, memory palace

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Thomas : Love Songs : "Look out upon the stars, my love"

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42

Traces: Toccata

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Spring Song

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44

2 Etudes: No. 1. Orbital Beacons (homage to Berio)

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Sun Threads: I. Eagle at Sunrise

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QI for Percussion Quartet

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Violin Concerto No. 3 '"Juggler in Paradise": VI. Dreamy and Floating

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48

Carillon Sky

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Eurythmy Etudes: II. Still Life

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Dance Foldings

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