Seymour Shifrin
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Seymour Shifrin (28 February 1926 – 26 September 1979) was an American composer. He was described by Time Magazine as "one of the most significant composers of his generation."
Shifrin's Satires of Circumstance (1964, text by Thomas Hardy) received the Koussevitzky International Recording Award for 1970. He received the Naumburg Award, Columbia University's Bearns Prize (1949), the Copley Award, the Horblit Prize (1963), and two Guggenheim Fellowships, in 1956 and 1959. A graduate of Columbia University (M.A., 1947), he was a member of the faculty at the University of California at Berkeley (1952–66) and at Brandeis University from 1966 until his death in 1979.
Shifrin studied with William Schuman, Otto Luening, and Darius Milhaud. A number of notable composers studied with Shifrin, including David Del Tredici, Pauline Oliveros, Terry Riley, and La Monte Young.
Orchestral Music:
Music for Orchestra (1948)
Chamber Symphony (1953)
Three Pieces for Orchestra (1958)
Chronicles for chorus, orchestra and soloists (1970)
Vocal and Choral Music
Two Poems of Rainer Maria Rilke for voice and piano (1947)
No Second Troy for voice and piano (Yeats) (1953
A Medieval Latin Lyric for chorus SATB (1954)
Odes of Shang for chorus, piano and percussion (1962)
Satires of Circumstance for soprano, flute, clarinet, violin, cello and double bass (Thomas Hardy) 1964
A Renaissance Garland for soprano, tenor, recorders, lute, viola da gambas, tuned percussion (1978)
Five Last Songs for soprano and piano (1979)
Chamber Music:
String quartets I-V (1949, 1962, 1965–66, 1966–67, 1971–72)
Violin Sonata (1948)
Sonata for Cello and Piano (1948)
Serenade for Five Instruments (1954), commissioned by the Juilliard School of Music
The Modern Temper for piano duet (1959)
In Eius Memoriam for mixed quintet (1967–68)
Duo for violin and piano (1968–69)
Duettino for violin and piano (1972)
Piano Trio (1974)
The Nick of Time seven instruments (1977)
Solo Music:
Four Cantos for Piano (1949)
Composition for Piano (1950)
Trauermusik for piano (1956)
Concert Piece for Solo Violin (1959)
Responses for Piano Solo (1973)
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- Cello Sonata: I. Moderato - Carter, Barber & Shifrin: Cello Sonatas - Seymour Shifrin
- Cello Sonata: II. Vivace, molto leggiero - Carter, Barber & Shifrin: Cello Sonatas - Seymour Shifrin
- Cello Sonata: III. Adagio - Carter, Barber & Shifrin: Cello Sonatas - Seymour Shifrin
- Cello Sonata: IV. Allegro - Carter, Barber & Shifrin: Cello Sonatas - Seymour Shifrin
- Cello Sonata in C Minor, Op. 6: I. Allegro ma non troppo - Carter, Barber & Shifrin: Cello Sonatas - Seymour Shifrin
- Cello Sonata in C Minor, Op. 6: II. Adagio - Carter, Barber & Shifrin: Cello Sonatas - Seymour Shifrin
- Cello Sonata in C Minor, Op. 6: III. Allegro appassionato - Carter, Barber & Shifrin: Cello Sonatas - Seymour Shifrin
- Cello Sonata: I. Allegro agitato - Carter, Barber & Shifrin: Cello Sonatas - Seymour Shifrin
- Cello Sonata: II. Largo - Carter, Barber & Shifrin: Cello Sonatas - Seymour Shifrin
- Cello Sonata: III. Scherzo. Allegro - Carter, Barber & Shifrin: Cello Sonatas - Seymour Shifrin
- Sonata: I. Lento-Doppio movimento-Quasi adagio; II. Adagio - Kirchner, Shifrin, Babbitt & Bartok: Piano Works - Seymour Shifrin
- Sonata: III. Allegro risoluto - Kirchner, Shifrin, Babbitt & Bartok: Piano Works - Seymour Shifrin
- Responses - Kirchner, Shifrin, Babbitt & Bartok: Piano Works - Seymour Shifrin
- Three Compositions For Piano: I. Quarter-note = 108 - Kirchner, Shifrin, Babbitt & Bartok: Piano Works - Seymour Shifrin
- Three Compositions For Piano: II. Quarter-note = 54 - Kirchner, Shifrin, Babbitt & Bartok: Piano Works - Seymour Shifrin
- Three Compositions For Piano: III. Quarter-note = 126 - Kirchner, Shifrin, Babbitt & Bartok: Piano Works - Seymour Shifrin
- Piano Sonata, Sz.80: I. Allegro moderato - Kirchner, Shifrin, Babbitt & Bartok: Piano Works - Seymour Shifrin
- Piano Sonata, Sz.80: II. Sostenuto e pesante - Kirchner, Shifrin, Babbitt & Bartok: Piano Works - Seymour Shifrin
- Piano Sonata, Sz.80: III. Allegro molto - Kirchner, Shifrin, Babbitt & Bartok: Piano Works - Seymour Shifrin
- Cello Sonata, Op. 11, No. 3: I. Massig schnelle Viertel (Mit Kraft) - Hindemith: Cello Sonata / Armer: Recollections and Revel / Shifrin: Cello Sonata / Turok: Cello Sonata / Milhaud: Cello Sonata - Seymour Shifrin
- Cello Sonata, Op. 11, No. 3: II. Langsam-sehr Lebhaft - Hindemith: Cello Sonata / Armer: Recollections and Revel / Shifrin: Cello Sonata / Turok: Cello Sonata / Milhaud: Cello Sonata - Seymour Shifrin
- Cello Sonata, Op. 11, No. 3: II. Sehr lebhaft - Hindemith: Cello Sonata / Armer: Recollections and Revel / Shifrin: Cello Sonata / Turok: Cello Sonata / Milhaud: Cello Sonata - Seymour Shifrin
- Recollections - Hindemith: Cello Sonata / Armer: Recollections and Revel / Shifrin: Cello Sonata / Turok: Cello Sonata / Milhaud: Cello Sonata - Seymour Shifrin
- Recollections and Revel: Revel - Hindemith: Cello Sonata / Armer: Recollections and Revel / Shifrin: Cello Sonata / Turok: Cello Sonata / Milhaud: Cello Sonata - Seymour Shifrin
- Cello Sonata: I. Allegro agitato - Hindemith: Cello Sonata / Armer: Recollections and Revel / Shifrin: Cello Sonata / Turok: Cello Sonata / Milhaud: Cello Sonata - Seymour Shifrin
- Cello Sonata: II. Largo - Hindemith: Cello Sonata / Armer: Recollections and Revel / Shifrin: Cello Sonata / Turok: Cello Sonata / Milhaud: Cello Sonata - Seymour Shifrin
- Cello Sonata: III. Scherzo: Allegro - Hindemith: Cello Sonata / Armer: Recollections and Revel / Shifrin: Cello Sonata / Turok: Cello Sonata / Milhaud: Cello Sonata - Seymour Shifrin
- Cello Sonata, Op. 50: I. quarter note = 72 - Hindemith: Cello Sonata / Armer: Recollections and Revel / Shifrin: Cello Sonata / Turok: Cello Sonata / Milhaud: Cello Sonata - Seymour Shifrin
- Cello Sonata, Op. 50: II. quarter note = 80 - Hindemith: Cello Sonata / Armer: Recollections and Revel / Shifrin: Cello Sonata / Turok: Cello Sonata / Milhaud: Cello Sonata - Seymour Shifrin
- Cello Sonata, Op. 50: III. quarter note = 46 and 184 - Hindemith: Cello Sonata / Armer: Recollections and Revel / Shifrin: Cello Sonata / Turok: Cello Sonata / Milhaud: Cello Sonata - Seymour Shifrin
- Cello Sonata, Op. 377: I. Anime - Gai - Hindemith: Cello Sonata / Armer: Recollections and Revel / Shifrin: Cello Sonata / Turok: Cello Sonata / Milhaud: Cello Sonata - Seymour Shifrin
- Cello Sonata, Op. 377: II. Lent - Grave - Hindemith: Cello Sonata / Armer: Recollections and Revel / Shifrin: Cello Sonata / Turok: Cello Sonata / Milhaud: Cello Sonata - Seymour Shifrin
- Cello Sonata, Op. 377: III. Vil et Joyeux - Hindemith: Cello Sonata / Armer: Recollections and Revel / Shifrin: Cello Sonata / Turok: Cello Sonata / Milhaud: Cello Sonata - Seymour Shifrin
- String Quartet No. 7 in F Major, Op. 59 No. 1: I. Allegro - Beethoven / Haydn / Mozart / Brahms / Husa / Shifrin / Bartok / Hindemith / Martinon: String Quartets (Fine Arts Quartet) (1967-1973) - Seymour Shifrin
- String Quartet No. 5 in E-Flat Major, Op. 1, No. 0, Hob. II:6: I. Presto - Beethoven / Haydn / Mozart / Brahms / Husa / Shifrin / Bartok / Hindemith / Martinon: String Quartets (Fine Arts Quartet) (1967-1973) - Seymour Shifrin
- String Quartet No. 52 in E-Flat Major, Op. 64, No. 6, Hob. III:64: I. Allegretto - Beethoven / Haydn / Mozart / Brahms / Husa / Shifrin / Bartok / Hindemith / Martinon: String Quartets (Fine Arts Quartet) (1967-1973) - Seymour Shifrin
- String Quartet No. 17 in B-Flat Major, K. 458 "Hunt": I. Allegro vivace assai - Beethoven / Haydn / Mozart / Brahms / Husa / Shifrin / Bartok / Hindemith / Martinon: String Quartets (Fine Arts Quartet) (1967-1973) - Seymour Shifrin
- String Quartet No. 9 in C Major, Op. 59 No. 3 "Razumovsky": I. Introduzione. Andante con moto - Allegro vivace - Beethoven / Haydn / Mozart / Brahms / Husa / Shifrin / Bartok / Hindemith / Martinon: String Quartets (Fine Arts Quartet) (1967-1973) - Seymour Shifrin
- String Quartet No. 17 in B-Flat Major, K. 458 "Hunt": II. Minuetto. Moderato - Beethoven / Haydn / Mozart / Brahms / Husa / Shifrin / Bartok / Hindemith / Martinon: String Quartets (Fine Arts Quartet) (1967-1973) - Seymour Shifrin
- String Quartet No. 52 in E-Flat Major, Op. 64, No. 6, Hob. III:64: II. Andante - Beethoven / Haydn / Mozart / Brahms / Husa / Shifrin / Bartok / Hindemith / Martinon: String Quartets (Fine Arts Quartet) (1967-1973) - Seymour Shifrin
- String Quartet No. 7 in F Major, Op. 59 No. 1: II. Allegretto vivace e sempre scherzando - Beethoven / Haydn / Mozart / Brahms / Husa / Shifrin / Bartok / Hindemith / Martinon: String Quartets (Fine Arts Quartet) (1967-1973) - Seymour Shifrin
- String Quartet No. 5 in E-Flat Major, Op. 1, No. 0, Hob. II:6: II. Menuet - Beethoven / Haydn / Mozart / Brahms / Husa / Shifrin / Bartok / Hindemith / Martinon: String Quartets (Fine Arts Quartet) (1967-1973) - Seymour Shifrin
- String Quartet No. 9 in C Major, Op. 59 No. 3 "Razumovsky": II. Andante con moto quasi allegretto - Beethoven / Haydn / Mozart / Brahms / Husa / Shifrin / Bartok / Hindemith / Martinon: String Quartets (Fine Arts Quartet) (1967-1973) - Seymour Shifrin
- String Quartet No. 52 in E-Flat Major, Op. 64, No. 6, Hob. III:64: III. Menuetto. Allegretto - Beethoven / Haydn / Mozart / Brahms / Husa / Shifrin / Bartok / Hindemith / Martinon: String Quartets (Fine Arts Quartet) (1967-1973) - Seymour Shifrin
- String Quartet No. 9 in C Major, Op. 59 No. 3 "Razumovsky": III. Menuetto. Grazioso - Beethoven / Haydn / Mozart / Brahms / Husa / Shifrin / Bartok / Hindemith / Martinon: String Quartets (Fine Arts Quartet) (1967-1973) - Seymour Shifrin
- String Quartet No. 7 in F Major, Op. 59 No. 1: III. Adagio molto e mesto - Beethoven / Haydn / Mozart / Brahms / Husa / Shifrin / Bartok / Hindemith / Martinon: String Quartets (Fine Arts Quartet) (1967-1973) - Seymour Shifrin
- String Quartet No. 5 in E-Flat Major, Op. 1, No. 0, Hob. II:6: III. Adagio - Beethoven / Haydn / Mozart / Brahms / Husa / Shifrin / Bartok / Hindemith / Martinon: String Quartets (Fine Arts Quartet) (1967-1973) - Seymour Shifrin
- String Quartet No. 7 in F Major, Op. 59 No. 1: IV. Theme russe: Allegro - Beethoven / Haydn / Mozart / Brahms / Husa / Shifrin / Bartok / Hindemith / Martinon: String Quartets (Fine Arts Quartet) (1967-1973) - Seymour Shifrin
- String Quartet No. 5 in E-Flat Major, Op. 1, No. 0, Hob. II:6: IV. Menuet - Beethoven / Haydn / Mozart / Brahms / Husa / Shifrin / Bartok / Hindemith / Martinon: String Quartets (Fine Arts Quartet) (1967-1973) - Seymour Shifrin
- String Quartet No. 9 in C Major, Op. 59 No. 3 "Razumovsky": IV. Allegro molto - Beethoven / Haydn / Mozart / Brahms / Husa / Shifrin / Bartok / Hindemith / Martinon: String Quartets (Fine Arts Quartet) (1967-1973) - Seymour Shifrin
- String Quartet No. 52 in E-Flat Major, Op. 64, No. 6, Hob. III:64: IV. Finale. Presto - Beethoven / Haydn / Mozart / Brahms / Husa / Shifrin / Bartok / Hindemith / Martinon: String Quartets (Fine Arts Quartet) (1967-1973) - Seymour Shifrin
- String Quartet No. 15 in A Minor, Op. 132: I. Assai sostenuto - Allegro - Beethoven / Haydn / Mozart / Brahms / Husa / Shifrin / Bartok / Hindemith / Martinon: String Quartets (Fine Arts Quartet) (1967-1973) - Seymour Shifrin
- String Quartet No. 5 in E-Flat Major, Op. 1, No. 0, Hob. II:6: V. Finale. Presto - Beethoven / Haydn / Mozart / Brahms / Husa / Shifrin / Bartok / Hindemith / Martinon: String Quartets (Fine Arts Quartet) (1967-1973) - Seymour Shifrin
- String Quartet No. 63 in B-Flat Major, Op. 76 No. 4, Hob. III:78 "Sunrise": I. Allegro con spirito - Beethoven / Haydn / Mozart / Brahms / Husa / Shifrin / Bartok / Hindemith / Martinon: String Quartets (Fine Arts Quartet) (1967-1973) - Seymour Shifrin
- String Quartet No. 8 in E Minor, Op. 59 No. 2: I. Allegro - Beethoven / Haydn / Mozart / Brahms / Husa / Shifrin / Bartok / Hindemith / Martinon: String Quartets (Fine Arts Quartet) (1967-1973) - Seymour Shifrin
- String Quartet No. 63 in B-Flat Major, Op. 76 No. 4, Hob. III:78 "Sunrise": II. Adagio - Beethoven / Haydn / Mozart / Brahms / Husa / Shifrin / Bartok / Hindemith / Martinon: String Quartets (Fine Arts Quartet) (1967-1973) - Seymour Shifrin
- String Quartet in D Major, Op. 2, No. 5, Hob. III:11: I. Presto - Beethoven / Haydn / Mozart / Brahms / Husa / Shifrin / Bartok / Hindemith / Martinon: String Quartets (Fine Arts Quartet) (1967-1973) - Seymour Shifrin
- String Quartet No. 15 in A Minor, Op. 132: II. Allegro ma non tanto - Beethoven / Haydn / Mozart / Brahms / Husa / Shifrin / Bartok / Hindemith / Martinon: String Quartets (Fine Arts Quartet) (1967-1973) - Seymour Shifrin
- String Quartet No. 8 in E Minor, Op. 59 No. 2: II. Molto adagio: Si tratta questo pezzo con molto di sentimento - Beethoven / Haydn / Mozart / Brahms / Husa / Shifrin / Bartok / Hindemith / Martinon: String Quartets (Fine Arts Quartet) (1967-1973) - Seymour Shifrin
- String Quartet No. 63 in B-Flat Major, Op. 76 No. 4, Hob. III:78 "Sunrise": III. Menuet. Allegro - Beethoven / Haydn / Mozart / Brahms / Husa / Shifrin / Bartok / Hindemith / Martinon: String Quartets (Fine Arts Quartet) (1967-1973) - Seymour Shifrin
- String Quartet No. 8 in E Minor, Op. 59 No. 2: III. Allegretto - Beethoven / Haydn / Mozart / Brahms / Husa / Shifrin / Bartok / Hindemith / Martinon: String Quartets (Fine Arts Quartet) (1967-1973) - Seymour Shifrin
- String Quartet No. 15 in A Minor, Op. 132: III. Heiliger Dankgesang eines Genesenden an die Gottheit, in der lydischen Tonart: Molto adagio - Andante - Beethoven / Haydn / Mozart / Brahms / Husa / Shifrin / Bartok / Hindemith / Martinon: String Quartets (Fine Arts Quartet) (1967-1973) - Seymour Shifrin
- String Quartet in D Major, Op. 2, No. 5, Hob. III:11: II. Menuet - Beethoven / Haydn / Mozart / Brahms / Husa / Shifrin / Bartok / Hindemith / Martinon: String Quartets (Fine Arts Quartet) (1967-1973) - Seymour Shifrin
- String Quartet No. 8 in E Minor, Op. 59 No. 2: IV. Presto - Beethoven / Haydn / Mozart / Brahms / Husa / Shifrin / Bartok / Hindemith / Martinon: String Quartets (Fine Arts Quartet) (1967-1973) - Seymour Shifrin
- String Quartet in D Major, Op. 2, No. 5, Hob. III:11: III. Largo - Beethoven / Haydn / Mozart / Brahms / Husa / Shifrin / Bartok / Hindemith / Martinon: String Quartets (Fine Arts Quartet) (1967-1973) - Seymour Shifrin
- String Quartet No. 15 in A Minor, Op. 132: IV. Alla marcia, assai vivace - Più allegro - Beethoven / Haydn / Mozart / Brahms / Husa / Shifrin / Bartok / Hindemith / Martinon: String Quartets (Fine Arts Quartet) (1967-1973) - Seymour Shifrin
- String Quartet No. 63 in B-Flat Major, Op. 76 No. 4, Hob. III:78 "Sunrise": IV. Finale. Allegro ma non troppo - Beethoven / Haydn / Mozart / Brahms / Husa / Shifrin / Bartok / Hindemith / Martinon: String Quartets (Fine Arts Quartet) (1967-1973) - Seymour Shifrin
- String Quartet in D Major, Op. 2, No. 5, Hob. III:11: IV. Menuet - Beethoven / Haydn / Mozart / Brahms / Husa / Shifrin / Bartok / Hindemith / Martinon: String Quartets (Fine Arts Quartet) (1967-1973) - Seymour Shifrin
- String Quartet No. 15 in A Minor, Op. 132: V. Allegro appassionato - Beethoven / Haydn / Mozart / Brahms / Husa / Shifrin / Bartok / Hindemith / Martinon: String Quartets (Fine Arts Quartet) (1967-1973) - Seymour Shifrin
- String Quartet No. 65 in E-Flat Major, Op. 76, No. 6, Hob. III:80, "Fantasia": I. Allegretto - Beethoven / Haydn / Mozart / Brahms / Husa / Shifrin / Bartok / Hindemith / Martinon: String Quartets (Fine Arts Quartet) (1967-1973) - Seymour Shifrin
- String Quartet in D Major, Op. 2, No. 5, Hob. III:11: V. Finale - Beethoven / Haydn / Mozart / Brahms / Husa / Shifrin / Bartok / Hindemith / Martinon: String Quartets (Fine Arts Quartet) (1967-1973) - Seymour Shifrin
- String Quartet No. 65 in E-Flat Major, Op. 76, No. 6, Hob. III:80, "Fantasia": II. Fantasia. Adagio - Beethoven / Haydn / Mozart / Brahms / Husa / Shifrin / Bartok / Hindemith / Martinon: String Quartets (Fine Arts Quartet) (1967-1973) - Seymour Shifrin
- String Quartet No. 65 in E-Flat Major, Op. 76, No. 6, Hob. III:80, "Fantasia": III. Menuetto. Presto - Beethoven / Haydn / Mozart / Brahms / Husa / Shifrin / Bartok / Hindemith / Martinon: String Quartets (Fine Arts Quartet) (1967-1973) - Seymour Shifrin
- String Quartet No. 10 in B-Flat Major, Op. 2, No. 6, Hob. III:12: I. Adagio - Beethoven / Haydn / Mozart / Brahms / Husa / Shifrin / Bartok / Hindemith / Martinon: String Quartets (Fine Arts Quartet) (1967-1973) - Seymour Shifrin
- String Quartet No. 10 in B-Flat Major, Op. 2, No. 6, Hob. III:12: II. Menuetto - Beethoven / Haydn / Mozart / Brahms / Husa / Shifrin / Bartok / Hindemith / Martinon: String Quartets (Fine Arts Quartet) (1967-1973) - Seymour Shifrin
- String Quartet No. 65 in E-Flat Major, Op. 76, No. 6, Hob. III:80, "Fantasia": IV. Finale. Allegro spirituoso - Beethoven / Haydn / Mozart / Brahms / Husa / Shifrin / Bartok / Hindemith / Martinon: String Quartets (Fine Arts Quartet) (1967-1973) - Seymour Shifrin
- String Quartet No. 10 in B-Flat Major, Op. 2, No. 6, Hob. III:12: III. Scherzo. Presto - Beethoven / Haydn / Mozart / Brahms / Husa / Shifrin / Bartok / Hindemith / Martinon: String Quartets (Fine Arts Quartet) (1967-1973) - Seymour Shifrin
- String Quartet No. 10 in B-Flat Major, Op. 2, No. 6, Hob. III:12: IV. Menuet - Beethoven / Haydn / Mozart / Brahms / Husa / Shifrin / Bartok / Hindemith / Martinon: String Quartets (Fine Arts Quartet) (1967-1973) - Seymour Shifrin
- String Quartet No. 10 in B-Flat Major, Op. 2, No. 6, Hob. III:12: V. Finale. Presto - Beethoven / Haydn / Mozart / Brahms / Husa / Shifrin / Bartok / Hindemith / Martinon: String Quartets (Fine Arts Quartet) (1967-1973) - Seymour Shifrin
- String Quartet No. 23 in F Minor, Op. 20, No. 5, Hob. III:35: I. Moderato - Beethoven / Haydn / Mozart / Brahms / Husa / Shifrin / Bartok / Hindemith / Martinon: String Quartets (Fine Arts Quartet) (1967-1973) - Seymour Shifrin
- String Quartet No. 23 in F Minor, Op. 20, No. 5, Hob. III:35: II. Menuetto - Beethoven / Haydn / Mozart / Brahms / Husa / Shifrin / Bartok / Hindemith / Martinon: String Quartets (Fine Arts Quartet) (1967-1973) - Seymour Shifrin
- String Quartet No. 23 in F Minor, Op. 20, No. 5, Hob. III:35: III. Adagio - Beethoven / Haydn / Mozart / Brahms / Husa / Shifrin / Bartok / Hindemith / Martinon: String Quartets (Fine Arts Quartet) (1967-1973) - Seymour Shifrin
- String Quartet No. 23 in F Minor, Op. 20, No. 5, Hob. III:35: IV. Finale. Fuga a due soggetti - Beethoven / Haydn / Mozart / Brahms / Husa / Shifrin / Bartok / Hindemith / Martinon: String Quartets (Fine Arts Quartet) (1967-1973) - Seymour Shifrin
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