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Wayne Peterson

Wayne Peterson

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About Wayne Peterson

Wayne Peterson (born September 3, 1927) is an American Pulitzer Prize–winning composer, pianist and educator. Peterson was born in Albert Lea, MN. He earned B.A., M.A., and Ph.D. degrees at the University of Minnesota. He did advanced study on a Fulbright Scholarship at the Royal Academy of Music, London, England. In 1960, he joined the faculty of San Francisco State University, reaching the rank of Professor of Music, from which he is now retired.

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Colloquy

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The Face of the Night, the Heart of the Dark: I. Adagio

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The Face of the Night, the Heart of the Dark: II. Allegro ma non troppo

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Windup

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Transformations

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And the Winds Shall Blow

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String Quartet No. 2: II. Jazz Play

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Free Variations for Orchestra

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Valse Subliminale

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String Quartet No. 2: I. Apparitions

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String Quartet No. 3 "Pop Sweet": I. Samba these Days

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String Quartet No. 1

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Janus

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String Quartet no.1

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String Quartet No. 3 "Pop Sweet": II. Lament

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Capriccio

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Duodecaphony

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String Quartet No. 3 "Pop Sweet": III. Can this Grass Be Blue?

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2 Poems of Delmore Schwartz: No. 1. She Lives with the Furies of Hope and Despair

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String Quartet No. 1 (1983)

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Four Preludes: III. Valse Subliminale

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Vicissitudes

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Diptych

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

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String Quartet No. 3 "Pop Sweet" (1998) I. Samba these Days: Allegro non troppo

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String Quartet No. 3 "Pop Sweet" (1998) II. Lament: Adagio liberamente

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String Quartet No. 3 "Pop Sweet" (1998) III. Can this Grass be Blue: Presto

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Vicissitudes, for Ensemble (1995) II.

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Janus, for 9 Players (1993)

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String Quartet No. 2 (1991) I. Apparitions: Adagio, ansioso

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String Quartet No. 2 (1991) II. Jazz Play: Lightly, with a jazz feel

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Vicissitudes, for Ensemble (1995) I.

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Dark Reflections

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Windup (1996)

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Lesson For Leaders 20110919

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Inscape, for Flute, Clarinet & Percussion (2000)

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Duodecaphony, for Viola & Cello (1998)

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38

Labyrinth, for Mixed Quartet (1986)

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39

Capriccio, for Flute & Piano (1972)

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Diptych, for Ensemble (1992) I. Aubade

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Diptych, for Ensemble (1992) II. Odyssey

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Exaltation, Dithyramb and Caprice (Symphony in Three Movements) (1961)

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Tangents, for violin and winds

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the face of the night, the heart of the dark i. adagio

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the face of the night, the heart of the dark ii. allegro ma non troppo

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Diptych: Aubade - Odyssey

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I Vicissitudes - Ii Vicissitudes

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Labyrinth

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String Quartet 1

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I. Apparitions

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