Ruth Crawford Seeger
About Ruth Crawford Seeger
Ruth Crawford Seeger (1901 - 1953), born Ruth Porter Crawford, was a modernist composer. In the twenties and early thirties, Crawford Seeger wrote atonal works influenced by Alexander Scriabin. These works favored dissonance and post-tonal harmonies; they also utilized irregular rhythms and meters. Her technique may have been influenced by the music of Schoenberg, although they met only briefly during her studies in Germany. She was encouraged and guided by her teacher-then-husband Charles Seeger's dissonant counterpoint
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Rissolty Rossolty
Theme and Variations (1923)
Andante for Strings
String Quartet, "1931": III. Andante
Theme and Variations
String Quartet, "1931": IV. Allegro Possibile
String Quartet 1931: 3. Andante
String Quartet 1931: 4. Allegro possibile
String Quartet, "1931": I. Rubato Assai
String Quartet 1931: 1. Rubato assai
String Quartet, "1931": II. Leggiero
Music for Small Orchestra (1926): 1. Slow, pensive
String Quartet 1931: 2. Leggiero
Three Chants: 1. To An Unkind God
Three Chants: 2. To An Angel
Piano Study In Mixed Accents (1930)
Music for Small Orchestra (1926): 2. In roguish humor. Not fast
Three Chants: 3. To A Kind God
Whirligig
Caprice
Three Songs: 1. Rat Riddles
Little Lullaby
Three Songs: 3. In Tall Grass
Suite for Wind Quintet: I. Allegretto
Three Songs: 2. Prayers of Steel
Diaphonic Suite No. 1 for Oboe: I. Scherzando
Suite (1952): 1. Allegretto
3 Songs: Rat Riddles
Suite for Wind Quintet: II. Lento Rubato
Diaphonic Suite No. 2 for Bassoon and Cello: III. Con brio
2 Ricercare: 1. Sacco, Vanzetti
Diaphonic Suite No. 2 for Bassoon and Cello: II. Andante cantando
Diaphonic Suite No. 2 For Bassoon And Cello: I. Freely
Rodeo - 4 Dance Episodes: IV. Hoe Down (arr. R. Crawford)
Suite (1952): 2. Lento rubato
Suite (1952): 3. Allegro possibile
2 Ricercari: Chinaman, Laundryman
Diaphonic Suite No. 1 for Oboe: III. Allegro
2 Ricercare: 2. Chinaman, Laundryman
Suite for Wind Quintet and Piano: III. Allegro con brio
Suite for Wind Quintet: II. Allegro possibile
Diaphonic Suite No. 1 for Oboe: II. Andante
Old Grey Mare
Diaphonic Suite No. 1 for Oboe: IV. Moderato, ritmico
Little Waltz
Suite No. 2: I. Lento
Suite for Wind Quintet and Piano: I. Adagio religioso / Giocoso - Allegro non troppo
Little Waltz (1922)
Suite No. 2: II. Leggiero
Study In Mixed Accents
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