George Flynn is a distinguished American composer and

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. Born in

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on January 21, 1937, he grew up in Montana and Washington. He received his B.A. and Ph.D. from, and taught at

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, and from 1977 to 2001 headed the Department of Composition at

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. His works cover a wide range of genres, from symphonies to electronic compositions. His 114-minute piano cycle ''Trinity'' was described in ''

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'' in 2005 as a ‘masterpiece’. It consists of three very large piano pieces, ''Kanal'', ''Wound'' and ''Salvage'', each performable on its own. The work has been recorded by the pianist Fredrik Ullén.

Selected compositions

;Orchestral * ''Mrs. Brown'' for chamber orchestra and tape (1965) * ''First Symphony "Music For Orchestra"'' (1966) * ''Tirades and Dreams'' for chamber orchestra, narrator and soprano (1972) * ''Second Symphony'' (1981) * ''Meditations, Praises'' for chamber orchestra (1981) * ''Focus'' for chamber orchestra (1983) * ''Coloration'' for chamber orchestra (1983) * ''Quietude'' for small orchestra (1983) * ''Lost and Found'' for youth orchestra (1984) * ''A Reign of Love'' for narrator and orchestra (1992) * ''Surfaces'' for chamber orchestra (1997) * ''Winter Dusk'' for string orchestra (1999) * ''Rita's Dance'' (2000) ;Concertante * ''The Density of Memory'' for clarinet trio and orchestra (1997) * ''American City'' for piano and wind ensemble (1998) ;Chamber music * Piano Quartet (1963) * ''Solos and Duos'' for violin and piano (1964) * ''Four Pieces'' for violin and piano (1965) * Duo for clarinet and piano (1966) * Duo for trumpet and piano (1974) * ''American Festivals and Dreams'' for string quartet (1976) * Duo for cello and piano (1977) * Duo for violin and piano (1979) * ''Celebration'' for violin and piano (1980) * ''Fantasy Etudes'' for violin solo (1981) * ''Saxophone Quartet'' (1982) * ''Woodwind Quintet'' (1983) * ''American Rest'' for clarinet, viola, cello and piano (1982, 1984) * ''Diversion'' for flute, clarinet, violin, cello and piano (1984) * ''American Summer'' for violin, cello and piano (1986) * ''Turmoil and Lullabies'' for clarinet, viola, cello and piano (1986) * ''Disquietude and Lullaby'' for clarinet, viola, cello and piano (1986) * ''Diversions for Five Woodwinds'' (1988) * ''Til Death'' for violin and piano (1988) * ''Who Shall Inherit the Earth?'' for clarinet, viola and 2 pianos (1989) * ''Forms of Flight'' for clarinet solo (1991) * ''The Streets are Empty'' for saxophone quartet (1992) * Duo for viola and piano (1974, 1985, 1995) * ''Winter Landscape ''Duo for cello and piano (1998) * ''Together'' for violin and piano (2003) * ''American Enchantment'' for string quartet (2003) * ''Seeking Serenity'' for violin and piano (2005) ;Harpsichord * ''Drive'' (1973) ;Piano * ''Fuguing'' (1962) * ''Fantasy'' (1966) * ''Music for Piano Four Hands'' (1966) * ''Wound'' (1968) * ''Kanal'' (1976) * ''American Icon'' (1988) * ''Pieces of Night (American Nocturnes)'' (1989) * ''Toward the Light'' (1991) * ''Salvage'' (1993) * ''Preludes'' (1994) * ''Derus Simples'' (1995) * ''Glimpses of Our Inner Lives'' (2001) * ''Remembering'' (2003) ;Vocal * ''Benedictus'' for mixed voices (1962) * ''Christmas Fanfare'' for mixed chorus (1972) * ''Lady of Silences'' for female chorus (1973) * ''Ave Maria'' for mixed voices unaccompanied, or with piano (1973 * ''Ave Maria'' for female chorus (1973) * ''Songs of Destruction'' for soprano and piano (1974) * ''Dies Sanctificatus'' for soprano, alto and piano (1976) * ''Dawn'' for mixed chorus (1977) * ''Dusk'' for mixed chorus (1977) * ''Kyrie'' for female chorus (1977) * ''Agnus Dei'' for female chorus (1977) * ''American Voices'' for mixed chorus, horn and piano (1983)

References

Classical Connect biography

External links

Official web site

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