List Of Compositions By Michael Daugherty
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Michael Daugherty Michael Kevin Daugherty (born April 28, 1954) is an American composer, pianist, and teacher. He is influenced by popular culture, Romanticism, and Postmodernism. Daugherty's notable works include his Superman comic book-inspired ''Metropolis Sym ...
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Compositions


Orchestra

*''To the New World'' (2019) *''Night Owl'' (2018) *''Rio Grande'' (2015) *''
American Gothic ''American Gothic'' is a 1930 painting by Grant Wood in the collection of the Art Institute of Chicago. Wood was inspired to paint what is now known as the ''American Gothic'' House in Eldon, Iowa, along with "the kind of people efancied shoul ...
'' (2013) *''Lost Vegas'' (2012) *''Radio City: Symphonic Fantasy on
Arturo Toscanini Arturo Toscanini (; ; March 25, 1867January 16, 1957) was an Italian conductor. He was one of the most acclaimed and influential musicians of the late 19th and early 20th century, renowned for his intensity, his perfectionism, his ear for orch ...
and the NBC Symphony Orchestra'' (2011) *''Mount Rushmore'' for chorus and orchestra (2010) *''Letters from Lincoln'' for baritone and orchestra (2009) *''Achilles Heel'' from ''Troyjam'' (2009) *''Troyjam'' for Narrator and Orchestra (2008) *''March of the Metro'' (2008) *'' Ghost Ranch'' (2005) *''Above Clouds'' from '' Ghost Ranch'' (2005) *''Tell My Fortune'' (2004) *''
Time Machine Time travel is the concept of movement between certain points in time, analogous to movement between different points in space by an object or a person, typically with the use of a hypothetical device known as a time machine. Time travel is a w ...
'' for three conductors and orchestra (2003) *''Pachelbel's Key'' for youth orchestra (2002) *''Philadelphia Stories'' (2001) *''Motor City Triptych'' (2000) *''
Sunset Strip The Sunset Strip is the stretch of Sunset Boulevard that passes through the city of West Hollywood, California. It extends from West Hollywood's eastern border with the city of Los Angeles near Marmont Lane to its western border with Beverly H ...
'' (1999) *''
Route 66 U.S. Route 66 or U.S. Highway 66 (US 66 or Route 66) was one of the original highways in the United States Numbered Highway System. It was established on November 11, 1926, with road signs erected the following year. The h ...
'' (1998) *''Leap Day'' for youth orchestra (1996) *''
Metropolis Symphony ''Metropolis Symphony'' for Orchestra (1988–93) by American composer Michael Daugherty is a five-movement symphony inspired by Superman comics. The entire piece was created over the span of five years with separate commissions for each moveme ...
'' (1988–1993) *''Flamingo'' (1991)


String orchestra

*''Octet: Mendelssohn-Daugherty'' (2002) *''Strut'' (1989)


Concerti with orchestra

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Tales of Hemingway ''Tales of Hemingway'' is a concerto for cello and orchestra composed in 2015 by the American composer Michael Daugherty. The music is inspired by the writings of the famous American writer Ernest Hemingway. Origin The concerto was originally co ...
'' for cello and orchestra (2015) *''Dreamachine'' for solo percussion and orchestra (2014) *''
Fallingwater Fallingwater is a house designed by the architect Frank Lloyd Wright in 1935 in the Laurel Highlands of southwest Pennsylvania, about southeast of Pittsburgh in the United States. It is built partly over a waterfall on Bear Run in the Mill R ...
'' for violin and string orchestra (2013) *''Reflections on the Mississippi'' for tuba and orchestra (2013) *''Passage to Petra'' for bassoon, strings and percussion (2011) *''Trail of Tears'' for flute and orchestra (2010) *''Gee's Bend'' for electric guitar and orchestra (2009) *'' Deus Ex Machina'' for piano and orchestra (2007) *''Bay of Pigs'' for classical guitar and string orchestra (2006) *''Above Clouds'' for four horns and orchestra (2005) *''Crystal'' for flute, alto flute, and chamber orchestra, from ''Tell My Fortune'' (2004) *'' Once Upon a Castle: Symphonie Concertante'' for organ and orchestra (2003/rev.2015) *'' Fire and Blood'' for violin and orchestra (2003) *'' Raise the Roof'' for timpani and orchestra (2003) *''Tell-Tale Harp'' for two harps and orchestra, from ''Philadelphia Stories'' (2001) *''
UFO An unidentified flying object (UFO), more recently renamed by US officials as a UAP (unidentified aerial phenomenon), is any perceived aerial phenomenon that cannot be immediately identified or explained. On investigation, most UFOs are id ...
'' for solo percussion and orchestra (1999) *''Hell's Angels'' for bassoon quartet and orchestra (1998–99) *''Spaghetti Western'' for English horn and orchestra (1998) *''Le Tombeau de Liberace'' for piano and orchestra (1996) *''Mxyzptlk'' for 2 flutes and chamber orchestra, from ''Metropolis Symphony'' (1988)


Symphonic band, concert band, or wind ensemble

*''Made for You and Me: Inspired by Woody Guthrie'' for adaptable band (2020) *''Of War and Peace'' (2017) *''Rio Grande'' (2015) *''Winter Dreams'' (2015) *''Vulcan'' (2014) *''On the Air'' (2012) *''Lost Vegas'' (2011) *'' Bells for Stokowski'' (2002) *''Alligator Alley'' (2002) *''Red Cape Tango'' (1999) *''
Niagara Falls Niagara Falls () is a group of three waterfalls at the southern end of Niagara Gorge, spanning the border between the province of Ontario in Canada and the state of New York in the United States. The largest of the three is Horseshoe Falls, ...
'' (1997) *''Bizarro'' (1993) *''Desi'' (1991)


Concerti with symphonic band or symphonic winds

*''Reflections on the Mississippi'' for tuba and symphonic band (2015) *''The Gospel According to Sister Aimee'' for organ, brass and percussion (2012) *''Raise the Roof'' for timpani and symphonic band (2007) *''Ladder to the Moon'' for solo violin, wind octet, double bass and percussion (2006) *''Brooklyn Bridge'' for clarinet and symphonic band (2005) *''Rosa Parks Boulevard'' for three trombones and symphonic band (2001) *''
UFO An unidentified flying object (UFO), more recently renamed by US officials as a UAP (unidentified aerial phenomenon), is any perceived aerial phenomenon that cannot be immediately identified or explained. On investigation, most UFOs are id ...
'' for solo percussion and symphony band (2000) *''
Dead Elvis ''Dead Elvis'' is the debut album by British band Death in Vegas. It was released on 10 March 1997 in the United Kingdom and on 16 September 1997 in the United States. This was the only Death in Vegas album to feature original member Steve Hel ...
'' for solo bassoon and chamber ensemble (1993)


Chorus

*''Writ in Water'' for chorus (2018) *''Mount Rushmore'' for chorus and orchestra (2010)


Voice and orchestra or chamber ensemble

*'' This Land Sings: Inspired by the Life and Times of Woody Guthrie'' for soprano, baritone and chamber ensemble (2016) *''Letters from Lincoln'' for baritone and orchestra (2009) *''TROYJAM'' for narrator and orchestra (2008) *''What's That Spell?'' for two sopranos and chamber ensemble (1995)


Voice and wind ensemble or symphonic winds

*''Songs from a Silent Land'' for soprano and symphonic winds (2019) *''Labyrinth of Love'' for soprano and chamber winds, piano, double bass and percussion (2013)


Opera

*''
Jackie O Jacqueline Lee Kennedy Onassis ( ; July 28, 1929 – May 19, 1994) was an American socialite, writer, photographer, and book editor who served as first lady of the United States from 1961 to 1963, as the wife of President John F. Kennedy. A pop ...
'' (1997)


Large chamber ensemble

*''Steamboat'' for Trombone Choir (2014) *''The Gospel According to Sister Aimee'' for organ, brass and percussion (2012) *''Passage to Petra'' for solo bassoon, strings and percussion (2011) *''Asclepius Fanfare'' for brass and percussion (2007) *''Ladder to the Moon'' for solo violin, wind octet, double bass and percussion (2006) *''Timbuktuba'' for euphonium/tubas ensemble and percussion (1996) *''What's That Spell?'' for two sopranos and chamber ensemble (1995) *''Motown Metal'' for brass and percussion (1994) *''Snap!'' (1987) *''Blue Like an Orange'' (1987)


Small chamber ensemble

*''The Water is Wide'' for 5 trumpets and organ (2018) *''The Old Man and the Sea'' for Cello, Violin and Piano (2016) *''The Diaries of Adam and Eve'' for violin, double bass and optional narrators (2016) *''The Lightning Fields'' for trumpet and piano (2015) *''Prayer'' for two horns and piano (2014) *''Steamboat'' for saxophone quartet (2014) *''Bay of Pigs'' for acoustic guitar and string quartet (2006) *''Diamond in the Rough'' for violin, viola and percussion (2006) *''Elvis Everywhere'' for saxophone quartet and pre-recorded sound or three Elvis Impersonators (2006) *''Regrets Only'' for violin, cello and piano (2006) *''Walk the Walk'' for baritone saxophone (or bass clarinet or contrabassoon) and percussion (2005) *''Crystal'', from ''Tell My Fortune'' for flute, alto flute and piano (2004) *''The High and the Mighty'' for piccolo and piano (2000) *''Used Car Salesman'' for percussion quartet (2000) *''Sinatra Shag'' for solo violin, bass clarinet, cello, piano and percussion (1997) *''Yo amaba a Lucy'' (I Loved Lucy) for flute and classical guitar (1996) *''Lounge Lizards'' for two pianos and two percussion (1994) *''
Dead Elvis ''Dead Elvis'' is the debut album by British band Death in Vegas. It was released on 10 March 1997 in the United Kingdom and on 16 September 1997 in the United States. This was the only Death in Vegas album to feature original member Steve Hel ...
'' for solo bassoon and chamber ensemble (1993) *''Lex'' for electric violin, four percussion, timpani, synthesizers and electric bass (1991) *''Firecracker'' for solo oboe, flute (piccolo), bass clarinet, violin, cello, percussion and piano (1991) *''Viola Zombie'' for two violas (1991) *''Bounce'' for two bassoons (1988)


Percussion ensemble

*''Used Car Salesman'' for percussion quartet (2000) *''Shaken Not Stirred'' for three percussion and electric bass (1994)


String quartet and pre-recorded sound

*''Paul Robeson Told Me'' for string quartet and pre-recorded sound (1994) *''Elvis Everywhere'' for string quartet and pre-recorded sound or three Elvis Impersonators and Baritone Saxophone (1993) *''Sing Sing: J. Edgar Hoover'' for string quartet and pre-recorded sound (1992)


Solo instrument

*''Viva'' for violin (2014) *''Buffalo Dance'' for piano (2012) *''Everybody's Got the Right'' for piano (2012) *''An Evangelist Drowns'' for organ (from ''The Gospel According to Sister Aimee'' for organ, brass and percussion) (2012) *''Venetian Blinds'' for piano (2002) *''Monk in the Kitchen'' for piano (2001) *''Jackie's Song'' for cello (1996) *''Piano Plus'' for piano (1985)


References

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