
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
The Face of the Night, the Heart of the Dark: I. Adagio
The Face of the Night, the Heart of the Dark: II. Allegro ma non troppo
Windup
Transformations
And the Winds Shall Blow
String Quartet No. 2: II. Jazz Play
Free Variations for Orchestra
Valse Subliminale
String Quartet No. 2: I. Apparitions
String Quartet No. 3 "Pop Sweet": I. Samba these Days
String Quartet No. 1
Janus
String Quartet no.1
String Quartet No. 3 "Pop Sweet": II. Lament
Capriccio
Duodecaphony
String Quartet No. 3 "Pop Sweet": III. Can this Grass Be Blue?
2 Poems of Delmore Schwartz: No. 1. She Lives with the Furies of Hope and Despair
String Quartet No. 1 (1983)
Four Preludes: III. Valse Subliminale
Vicissitudes
Diptych
String Quartet No. 3 "Pop Sweet" (1998) I. Samba these Days: Allegro non troppo
String Quartet No. 3 "Pop Sweet" (1998) II. Lament: Adagio liberamente
String Quartet No. 3 "Pop Sweet" (1998) III. Can this Grass be Blue: Presto
Vicissitudes, for Ensemble (1995) II.
Janus, for 9 Players (1993)
String Quartet No. 2 (1991) I. Apparitions: Adagio, ansioso
String Quartet No. 2 (1991) II. Jazz Play: Lightly, with a jazz feel
Vicissitudes, for Ensemble (1995) I.
Dark Reflections
Windup (1996)
Lesson For Leaders 20110919
Inscape, for Flute, Clarinet & Percussion (2000)
Duodecaphony, for Viola & Cello (1998)
Labyrinth, for Mixed Quartet (1986)
Capriccio, for Flute & Piano (1972)
Diptych, for Ensemble (1992) I. Aubade
Diptych, for Ensemble (1992) II. Odyssey
Exaltation, Dithyramb and Caprice (Symphony in Three Movements) (1961)
Tangents, for violin and winds
the face of the night, the heart of the dark i. adagio
the face of the night, the heart of the dark ii. allegro ma non troppo
Diptych: Aubade - Odyssey
I Vicissitudes - Ii Vicissitudes
Labyrinth
String Quartet 1
I. Apparitions
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