James Crowley

Composer


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MUSIC [mp3]

»Music Sample (click): Prestidigitation (I.) - Eun-Joo Kwak - piano, Parkside Symphony, Alvaro Garcia-conductor

........................................................... (II. and III.)

»Music Sample: Sweet Calcutta Rain - UT-Austin New Music Ensemble, Dan Welcher-conductor

»Music Sample: Quellen-Lexikon - UW-Madison Contemporary Chamber Ensemble, David E. Becker-conductor

»Music Sample: Aspen Changes - Arizona State University New Music Ensemble, Eric Schultz-conductor

»Music Sample: Danse Lunaire - Christian Zamora, violin and Avedis Manoogian, piano

»Music Sample: Danse Mondiale - Laura-Jean Deming, cello and Eun-Joo Kwak, piano


Dr. Crowley is Associate Professor of Music at the University of Wisconsin-Parkside. He teaches a wide range of music theory, history, composition, and technology courses. He is a classical and jazz guitarist, and lives in Kenosha with his wife Dr. Eun-Joo Kwak, a concert pianist and educator, and their daughter Annabelle.

(262)595-2528

e-mail: james.crowley@uwp.edu



««« Catalogue of Works »»»


Scores, recordings and instrumental parts are available for perusal, rental and purchase from the composer. All titles are ©1983-2001 by James F. Crowley (BMI). All rights reserved.



ORCHESTRA


Prestidigitation [piano and orchestra] (2006) 23 minutes

Memory and Desire (2003) 11 minutes

The Piezoelectric Effect (1997) 14 minutes

Sweet Calcutta Rain (1994) 13 minutes

Testimony (1992) 30 minutes

220 South Michigan Avenue (1990) 10 minutes

Music of Fiction (1985) 13 minutes



WIND ENSEMBLE


Tombeau (2000) 11 minutes

Fantasy Suite (1995) 15 minutes

Serpentine (1990) 6 minutes

Expedition(1988) 18 minutes



VOCAL


Three Silences of Han Yong-Un (1999) 13 minutes

soprano and piano

Songs from the Mermaid Tavern (1999) 12 minutes

SATB Chorus

Cold Pastoral (1996) 20 minutes

baritone and chamber ensemble

The Definition of Nihilism (1993) 10 minutes

SATB Chorus

Four Frost Songs (1990) 14 minutes

mezzo-soprano and piano

All The Best Cowboys Have Chinese Eyes (1985) 8 minutes

soprano and piano



CHAMBER


Non Sequitur (1986) 15 minutes

chamber ensemble

Quellen-Lexikon (2001) 11 minutes

chamber ensemble

Chamber Concerto (1987) 18 minutes

flute and 7 brass instruments

Aspen Changes (1991) 12 minutes

flute, clarinet, violin, cello, piano, percussion

Skeleton Crew (1999) 12 minutes

percussion ensemble (6)

Driven Means (1990) 13 minutes

alto saxophone, trumpet, trombone, vibraphone, marimba

Sinfonietta (2004) 13 minutes

saxophone quartet

Galleria (2002) 16 minutes

string quartet

The Knotted Chord's Untying (1995) 14 minutes

clarinet, violin, cello, piano

Big Hands In Sunshine (1993) 6 minutes

violoncello ensemble

Achilles Music (1984) 14 minutes

viola, vibraphone, guitar, harp

Divinity (1996) 5 minutes

english horn, violin, piano

Gravity Chamber (1999) 12 minutes

clarinet, horn, piano

Canon (1992) 5 minutes

flute, bass clarinet, piano

Miniatures (1987) 17 minutes

2 guitars, contrabass

Winged Music (1985) 12 minutes

violin, cello, piano

Tone Trio (1983) 11 minutes

flute, oboe, trumpet

Danse Lunaire (1997) 10 minutes

violin and piano

Danse Mondiale (2000) 10 minutes

violoncello and piano

Exploitable Ground (1991) 9 minutes

alto saxophone and piano

Exploitable Ground II (1992) 6 minutes

trumpet and piano

Exploitable Ground III (1993) 13 minutes

trombone and piano

Four Clarinet Duets (1986) 12 minutes

Impromptu (1998) 10 minutes

piano

Impromptu II (2001) 10 minutes

piano

Chromatic Étude (1995) 6 minutes

solo woodwind [fl., ob., cl., or sax.]

Solo Music for Viola (1984) 9 minutes

Augury (1991) 12 minutes

violoncello

Sympathy Train (1991) 17 minutes

guitar

Lingua Franca (1985) 8 minutes

guitar



COMPUTER


Luft von anderem Planeten (1991) 11 minutes

computer synthesis

Objet Trouvé (1992) 5 minutes

computer synthesis

Sorcery (1997) 7 minutes

MIDI sequencing

Octometry (1996) 6 minutes

MIDI sequencing

Wildflower (1995) 13 minutes

MIDI sequencing

Number 9 (1986) 9 minutes

music video


e-mail: james.crowley@uwp.edu



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