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Bibliography and Resources
Books
Hines, Robert Stephan, ed. The Composer's Point
of View: Essays on Twentieth-Century Choral Music by Those Who Wrote It. Norman, Oklahoma: University of Oklahoma Press, 1963.
Hines, Robert Stephan, ed. The Orchestral Composer's Point of View: Essays on Twentieth-Century Music by Those
Who Wrote It. Norman, Oklahoma: University of Oklahoma Press, 1970.
Kahn, Emil. Conducting Guide to Selected
Scores, 2d ed. New York: Schirmer Books, 1976. (Features a discussion of the Divertimento for band)
Patterson,
Donald and Janet Patterson. Vincent Persichetti; A Bio-Bibliography. New York: Greenwood Press, 1988.
Persichetti,
Vincent. Twentieth Century Harmony; Creative Aspects and Practice. New York: W.W. Norton and Co., 1961.
Articles
Barham, Terry. �A Macroanalytic View of Vincent Persichetti's The Creation, Op. 111. Choral
Journal 24, no. 7 (March 1984): 5-9.
Casey, Patrick. Vincent Persichetti: Masquerade, Op. 102 (1965). BD Guide
10, no. 1 (Sept./Oct. 1995): 2-
Evett, Robert. The Music of Vincent Persichetti. Juilliard Review 2 (Spring
1955): 15-30.
Fennell, Frederick. Vincent Persichetti: Divertimento for Band. Band 1, no. 2 (1984): 12-21.
_____. Vincent Persichetti: Symphony for Band. BD Guide 2 (September-October 1987): 4-10.
Fraschillo,
Thomas. Conducting Persichetti's Divertimento: An Interpretive Analysis. The Instrumentalist 48 (July 1994): 16-20.
Hinson, Maurice. The Solo Piano Works of Vincent Persichetti. American Music Teacher 15:5 (1966), 38-39.
Jacob,
Irving G. The Use of Percussion in Symphony No. 6 (Symphony for Band) by Vincent Persichetti: A Functional Analysis. Percussionist
15 (Fall 1977): 17-20.
Kopetz, Barry. Vincent Persichetti�s Psalm for Band. The Instrumentalist
45 (February 1991): 25-34, 77-79.
Morris, Donald. Persichetti Rediscovered; The Manuscripts of Vincent Persichetti's
Band Works, Part One. Journal of Band Research 28 (Fall 1992): 21-30.
Morris, Donald and Jean Oelrich. Vincent
Persichetti Remembered; Music from Gracious to Gritty. The Instrumentalist 41 (November 1992): 30-36, 74-76.
Persichetti,
Vincent. In Quest of Answers; An Interview with Vincent Persichetti. Choral Journal 15 (November 1973): 5-8.
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Symphony No. 6 for Band. Journal of Band Research 1 (Fall 1964): 17-20.
_____. Vincent Persichetti; an interview.
Journal of Church Music 13, no. 5: 2-4.
Renshaw, Jeffrey. The Conducting Challenges of Persichetti's Symphony.
The Instrumentalist 49 (June 1995): 18-30, 61.
Rubin, David. Vincent Persichetti. ASCAP in Action (Spring 1980):
8-12.
Shackelford, Rudy . Vincent Persichettis Hymn and Chorale Prelude Drop, Drop Slow Tears An Analysis, The
Diapason (September 1973): 3-6.
_____ . Vincent Persichettis Sonata for Organ and Sonatine for Pedals Alone An
Analysis. The Diapason (May 1974): 4-7.
_____. Vincent Persichettis SHIMAH B'KOLI (Psalm 130) for Organ An Analysis.
The Diapason (September 1975): 3-8, 12-13.
_____. Notes on the Recent Organ Music of Vincent Persichetti. The
Diapason (November 1976): 5-9.
_____. Vincent Persichetti's Auden Variations. The Diapason (October 1979): 12-19.
_____ . Conversation with Vincent Persichetti. Perspectives of New Music 20 (Fall/Winter 1981 and Spring/Summer
1982): 104-133.
Schuman, William. The Compleat Musician: Vincent Persichetti and Twentieth-Century Harmony.
The Musical Quarterly (July 1961): 379-385.
Workinger, William. The Band Sound of Vincent Persichetti. The Instrumentalist
27 (April 1973): 44-46.
Dissertations
Ashizawa, Theodore Fumio. The Choral Music of Vincent Persichetti.
D.M.A. diss., University of Washington, 1977.
Barham, Terry Joe. A Macroanalytic View of the Choral Music
of Vincent Persichetti. Ph.D. diss., University of Oklhoma, 1981.
Barnard, Jack Richard. The Choral Music of Vincent
Persichetti: A Descriptive Analysis. Ph.D. diss., Florida State University, 1974.
Bass-Smith, Janet. The Golden
Proportion in the Published Solo Piano Music of Vincent Persichetti. D.M.A. thesis, University of Missouri-Kansas City, 1987.
Bruning, Earl. A Survey and Handbook of Analysis for the Conducting and Interpretation of Seven Selected Works
in the Standard Repertoire for Wind Band. D.A. Diss., Ball State University, 1980.
Carter, Richard Scott. A Study
of the Chorale Preludes for Winds by Vincent Persichetti (1915-1987). DMA thesis, University of Cincinnati, 1991.
Cossaboom, Sterling Page. Compositional and Scoring Practices for Percussion in Symphonies Written for Concert Band:
1950-1970. Ph.D. diss., University of Connecticut, 1981.
Farrell, Laurence. Vincent Persichetti's Piano Sonatas
from 1943 to 1966. Ph.D. diss., University of Rochester, 1975.
Hilfiger, John Jay. A Comparison of Some Aspects
of Style in the Band and Orchestra Music of Vincent Persichetti. Ph.D. diss., University of Iowa, 1985.
Morris,
Donald Alan Morris. The Life of Vincent Persichetti, with emphasis on his works for band. PhD diss., Florida State University,
1991.
Mullins, Joe Barry. Three Symphonies for Band by American Composers. Ed.D. thesis, University of Illinois,
1967.
Nelson, Mark. The Brass Parables of Vincent Persichetti. DMA diss., Arizona State University, 1985.
Pringle, Margaret Ann. An Analysis of the Organ and Harpsichord Music of Vincent Persichetti. M.A. thesis, University of
Rochester, 1968.
Ramsey, Mark. Vincent Persichetti's final three organ works: analyses and pedagogical suggestions.
D.M.A. thesis, Arizona State University, 1990.
Tarwater, William Harmon. Analyses of Seven Major Band Compositions
of the Twentieth Century. Ph.D. diss., George Peabody College for Teachers, 1958.
Tryggestad, Curt L. Vincent
Persichetti: On His Music; The University of Minnesota-Duluth Residency May 5-9, 1986.
Workinger, William.
Some Aspects of Scoring in the Band Works of Vincent Persichetti. Ed.D. diss., New York University, 1970.
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Recordings
Persichetti, Vincent.
20th Century Etudes. Frances Renzi. Centaur 2301, 2001. Compact Disc. (Mirror Etudes)
_____. Third, Fourth and
Seventh Symphonies. Albany Symphony Orchestra. Albany Troy 771/2, 2005. Compact disc.
_____ . 20th Century American
Piano Trios. Oberlin Trio. Sne Records, 1999. Compact Disc. (Serenade No.3 for violin, cello & piano, Op.17 )
_____ . 20th Century Harpsichord Muisc Vol. 1. Barbara Harbach. Gasparo Records 251, 2000. Compact Disc. (Sonata for Harpsichord
no 7, Op. 156)
_____. 20th Century Music for Trumpet and Organ. Anthony Plog, Hans-Ola Ericsson. Bis 565, 1994.
Compact Disc. (Hollow Men)
_____. A Bird Came Down the Walk. Nobuko Imai, Roland Pontinen. Bis 829, 1997. Compact
Disc. (Infanta Marina, Op. 83)
_____. American Archives. Louisville Orchestra. Albany 24, 1993. Compact Disc.
(Symphony No. 8)
. American Classics.
University of Texas Chamber Singers and Chamber Orchestra, James Morrow, conductor. Naxos 8559299, 2006. Compact Disc. (Flower
Songs (Canticle no. 6) for Chorus and Strings, Op. 157)
_____. American Contrasts. Oregon Symphony Orchestra.
Delos 3291, 2003. Compact Disc. (Symphony No. 4)
_____. American Souvenir. Jeannine Dennis, Dawn Henry, Philip
Amalong. Albany 718, 2005. Compact Disc. (Parable XII for Piccolo, Op. 125)
_____. American Tango. Svetlana Rodionova,
Mark Motycka, Dwight Thomas. Cala 77007, 1997. Compact Disc. (Vocalise for Cello and Piano)
_____. American Winds. Boehm Quintette.
Premiere PRCD 1006, 1990. Compact Disc. (Pastoral for Woodwind Quintet)
_____. American Works for Piano Duo. Georgia Mangos, Louise Mangos. Cedille Records
69, 2003. Compact Disc. (Sonata for 2 Pianos. Op. 13 and Concerto for Piano 4 hands, Op. 56)
. Bacchanale. Guy Few, Nadina Mackie Jackson, Kevin Mallon and the Toronto Chamber Orchestra.
Msr 1201, 2007. Compact Disc. (Hollow Men)
_____. Bassoon Power. David Breidenthal. Crystal 842, 2002. Compact
Disc. (Parable IV for Bassoon Solo, Op. 110)
. Blasts
from The Century Past. David Heller and Kevin Walsh, organ. Pro Organo 7197, 2006. Compact Disc. (Drop, Drop slow tears, Op.
104)
_____. Brothers Sing On!. Washington Men's Camerata. Gothic 49250, 2006. Compact Disc. (Song of Peace)
_____. Carolyn Hove. Carolyn Hove, Gloria Cheng-Cochran. Crystal 328, 1996. Compact Disc. (Parable XV for English
Horn solo, Op. 128)
_____. Carter, Del Tredici, Helps, Persichetti. Ruth Maayani, Samuel Baron. Phoenix USA 141,
1999. Compact Disc. (Serenade for Flute and Harp no 10, Op. 79)
_____. Chajes: Isralie Melody. Israel Philharmonic
Orchestra. Crystal 508, 1993. Compact Disc. (Introit for Strings, Op. 96)
_____. Complete Piano Sonatas. Geoffrey Burleson. New World Records
806772-2, 2008. Compact Disc.
_____. Composer's Collection. Cincinnati College-Conservatory Wind Symphony, North Texas University Wind Ensemble. GIA
627, 2005. Compact Disc. (Divertimento for Band, Op. 42, Psalm for Band, Op. 53, Pageant for Band, Op. 59, Symphony no 6,
Op. 69, Masquerade, Op. 102)
_____. Contemporary Harpsichord Vol 4. Barbara Harbach. Gasparo 290, 2000. Compact
Disc. (Serenade for Harpsichord no 15, Op. 161)
_____. Contrasts � American Music for Flute
and Harp. Anne Hobson Pilot, Leone Buyse. Boston 1011, 2001. Compact Disc. (Serenade for Flute and Harp no. 10, Op. 79)
_____. Cowell: Fiddler�s Jig, etc. Manhattan Chamber Orchestra. Koch International Classics
7282, 1994. Compact Disc. (Hollow Men)
. Dallas Trumpets. Crystal
230. Compact Disc. (Parable XIV for Trumpet Solo, Op. 127 and Parable XXV for 2 Trumpets, Op. 164)
_____. Diamond,
Babbitt, Persichetti. Juilliard Orchestra. New World Records 80396, 1992. Compact Disc. (Night Dances, Op. 114)
_____. Drama in Music. Hungarian Symphony Orchestra. Contemporary Record Society 9971, 2000. Compact Disc. (Parable XIII for
Clarinet solo, Op. 126)
_____. Emily Dickinson Songs. Beverly Hassel, et al. Capstone Records 8720, 2003. Compact
Disc. (Emily Dickinson Songs (4), Op. 77: no 4, The Grass)
. Excursions. Jürgen Weber. Musicaphon 55718, 2008. Compact Disc. (Parable XVI for Viola solo, Op. 130)
_____. Gale Force. Prairie Winds. Albany Records 401, 2000. Compact Disc. (Pastorale for Wind Quintet)
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Gershwin: Rhapsody in Blue. Cincinnati College-Conservatory Wind Symphony. Klavier Records 1047, 1994. Compact Disc. (Symphony
no 6, Op. 69)
_____. Ginastera: Duo, Parable, etc. Crystal Chamber Series. Crystal Records 321, 1993. Compact
Disc. (Parable III for Oboe solo, Op. 109)
_____. Grainger, Persichetti, etc. Eastman Wind Ensemble. Mercury Living
Presence 432754, 1991. Compact Disc. (Symphony no 6, Op. 69)
_____. Holst, Vaughan Williams, etc. Eastman Wind
Ensemble. Mercury Living Presence 462960, 1999. Compact Disc. (Psalm for Band, Op. 53)
. John Brock in Recital. Raven Recordings 904. Compact Disc. (Sonata for Organ, Op. 86)
. Just Me and My Horn. Eric Ruske. Albany Records 903, 2007. Compact Disc. (Parable
VIII, Op. 120)
_____. Kent Tritle. Kent Tritle. Gothic Records 49068, 1995. Compact Disc. (Shimah B�Koli,
Op. 89)
. Kentucky Organ Tour, A. Schuyler Robinson.
Raven Recordings 960, 2008. Compact Disc. (Drop, drop slow tears, Op. 104 nos. 1 and 2)
_____. Maslanka: Symphony
No. 5 etc. Illinois State University Wind Symphony. Albany Records 500, 2002. Compact Disc. (Parable IX for Band, Op. 121)
_____. Masterpieces from the Church of St. Mary the Virgin. Kyler Brown. Gothic Records 49085, 1997. Compact Disc.
(Sonatine for Organ pedals alone, Op. 11)
_____. Meditations for All Seasons. Various artists. Nimbus 1737, 2001.
Compact Disc. (Serenade for Flute and Harp no 10, Op. 79)
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Midwest Clinic 2007 - Capital City Community Band. Mark Records 7315, 2008. Compact Disc. (Masquerade, Op. 102)
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New England Reveries. Mark Nelson. Crystal 691, 1993. Compact Disc. (Parable XXII for Tuba solo, Op. 147)
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Nocturne. Lausanne Chamber Orchestra. Cascavelle 6161, .2003. Compact Disc. (Hollow Men)
_____. Parable; Original
Works for Brass Quintet. Munich Brass Ensemble. Audite 92525, 2005. Compact Disc. (Parable II for Brass Quintet, Op. 108)
_____. Paul Cortese Viola. Paul Cortese. Crystal 636, 1993. Compact Disc. (Parable XVI for Viola solo, Op. 130)
_____. Persichetti: Divertimento, etc. London Symphony Orchestra Winds. Naxos 8570123, 2006. Compact Disc. (Divertimento
for Band, Op. 42, Psalm for Band, Op. 53, O God Unseen, Op. 160, Pageant for Band, Op. 59, Masquerade, Op. 102, O Cool is
the Valley, Op. 118, Parable IX for Band, Op. 121)
_____. Persichetti: Love, Mass, Winter Cantata. Mendelssohn
Club Chorus Philadelphia. New World Records 80316, 1995. Compact Disc. (Love, Mass, Op. 84, Winter Cantata, Op. 97)
. Persichetti: String Quartets. Lydian String Quartet.
Centaur Records 2833, 2007. (String Quartets No. 1, Op. 7; No. 2, Op. 24; No. 3, Op. 81 and No. 4, Op. 122)
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Persichetti: Symphonies No 3,4 & 7. Albany Symphony Orchestra. Albany Records 771/72, 2005. Compact Disc. (Symphony No.
4, Op. 51, Symphony No. 3, Op. 30, Symphony No. 7, Op. 80 'Liturgical')
_____. Persichetti: Symphony for Strings,
Piano Concerto. Philadelphia Orchestra. New World Records 80370, 1992. Compact Disc. (Symphony No. 5, Op. 61 'Symphony for
Strings', Concerto for Piano and Orchestra, Op. 90)
_____. Pistons and Pipes. Richard Giangiulio, Paul Riedo.
Crystal Records 666, 1993. Compact Disc. (Hollow Men)
_____. Poems for Piano. Mirian Conti. Albany Records 229,
1998. Compact Disc. (Poems for Piano Vol 1, Op. 4; Poems for Piano Vol 2, Op. 5; Poems for Piano Vol 3, Op 14)
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Recollections. North Texas University Wind Ensemble. Klavier 11124, 2002. Compact Disc. (Divertimento for Band, Op. 42)
_____. Ride. Indiana University of Pennsylvania Wind Ensemble. Klavier Records 11141, 2004. Compact Disc. (Symphony
no 6, Op. 69)
_____. Rorem, Persichetti, Hodkinson: Three Concerti. Eastman Musica Nova, et al. New World Records
80489, 1995. Compact Disc. (Concerto for English Horn and String Orchestra, Op. 137)
_____. Saxophone Alone. Tom
Bergeron. North Pacific Music NPM MCD-2004, 1996. Compact Disc. (Parable XI for Saxophone solo, Op. 123)
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Serious Songs, Sad Faces. Mark Hetzler, Lisa Leonard. Summit Records 347, 2003. Compact Disc. (Hymns and Responses for the
Church Year Op. 68: With Breath and Tenderly)
_____. Short Works for Winds. Borealis Wind Quintet. MSR 1128, 2005.
Compact Disc. (Pastorale for Wind Quintet)
_____. Songs and Dances. Cincinnati College-Conservatory Wind Symphony.
Klavier 11066, 1995. (Masquerade, Op. 102)
_____. Songs of Abelard. Keystone Wind Ensemble. Citadel Records 88128, 1998. Compact Disc. (Celebrations)
_____. Sounds, Shapes and
Symbols. University of Michigan Symphony Band. Equilibrium, 59, 2003. Compact Disc. (Divertimento for Band, Op. 42)
_____. Soundscapes. North Texas University Wind Ensemble. Klavier Records, 11098, 1999. Compact Disc. (Parable IX for Band,
Op. 121)
. Trio America. Mirecourt Trio.
Music and Arts Programs of America, 4686, 2006. Compact disc. (Parable XXIII for Violin, Cello and Piano, Op. 150)
. Wind Band Classics. United States Marine Band. Naxos 8570243,
2006. Compact Disc. (Symphony no 6, Op. 69)
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