John Corigliano Biography (1938-)

Full name, John Paul Corigliano, Jr.; born February 16, 1938, in New York, NY; son of John (a concertmaster) and Rose (a piano teacher; maiden name, Buzen) Corigliano. Addresses: Office: c/o G. Schirmer, Inc., 257 Park Ave.S, 20th Floor, New York, NY 10010-7304.; Agent: The Gorfaine/Schwartz Agency,13245 Riverside Dr., Suite 450, Sherman Oaks, CA 91423.; Home: 365 West EndAve., New York, NY 10024-7304.

Nationality
American
Gender
Male
Occupation
Composer, director
Birth Details
February 16, 1938
New York, New York, United States

Famous Works

  • CREDITS
  • Film Work
  • Music conductor, Revolution, Warner Bros., 1985
  • Music composer, The Red Violin (also known as Le violon rouge and Il violino rosso), Lions Gate Films, 1998
  • Television Assistant Director
  • Specials
  • Young People's Concerts: What Does Music Mean, 1958
  • Young People's Concerts: Aaron Copland Birthday Party, 1961
  • Young People's Concerts: What Is Impressionism?, 1961
  • Young People's Concerts: What Is Sonata Form?, 1964
  • Young People's Concerts: The Sound of an Orchestra, 1965
  • Young People's Concerts: Fantastic Variations (Don Quixote), 1968
  • Young People's Concerts: Two Ballet Birds, 1969
  • Leonard Bernstein's Young People Concerts: Collector's Edition, 1997
  • Television Appearances
  • Specials
  • Himself, Leonard Bernstein, Reaching for the Note, PBS, 1998
  • Copland's America, PBS, 2001
  • RECORDINGS
  • Albums
  • Altered States, RCA Victor Records, 1981
  • Pied Piper Fantasy: Concerto for Flute and Orchestra, RCA Victor,1987
  • Poem in October/Oboe Concerto/3 Irish Folk Song Settings, BMG-RCA,1990
  • Phantasmagoria: Music of John Corigliano, Sony Classics, 1990
  • Symphony No. 1, Erato, 1991
  • Corigliano: Concerto for Clarinet and Orchestra/Barber: Op. 47, New World, 1992
  • John Corigliano: Of Rage and Remembrance/Symphony No. 1, BMG-RCA,1996
  • Five American Clarinet Quintets, Delos, 1998
  • The Red Violin, Sony Classics, 1999
  • Other recorded works include Concerto for Piano and Orchestra, Phillips; The Cloisters for Voice and Orchestra, New World; Concerto for Clarinet and Orchestra, RCA-BMG New World; Concerto for Oboe and Orchestra, RCA-BMG; Fantasia on an Ostinato, Chandos; Violin andPiano Sonata, BMG-Catalyst; Poem in October, BMG.
  • Videos
  • The Ghosts of Versailles: A Grand Opera Buffa in Two Acts was released on video by Deutsche Grammophon.
  • WRITINGS
  • Film Scores
  • Altered States, Warner Bros., 1980
  • Revolution, Warner Bros., 1985
  • The Red Violin (also known as Le violon rouge and Il violino rosso), Lions Gate Films, 1998
  • Television Music
  • "Campana di Ravello," Solti at 75: A Celebration! (special), PBS,1987
  • Theme, Great Performances (series), PBS, 1987-1988
  • Theme music, Tales from the Hollywood Hills: A Table at Ciro's (special; also known as A Table at Ciro's), 1987
  • Theme music, Bacall on Bogart (special), 1988
  • (From the opera The Ghosts of Versailles), The Ghost of Versailles (special), 1992
  • The Chamber Music Society 25th Season Opening Gala, PBS, 1993
  • Also composer of the theme for Smithsonian World (series), PBS.
  • Stage Music
  • Helen, Bouwerie Lane Theatre, New York City, 1964-1965
  • The Pied Piper (ballet), American Ballet Theatre, 2001
  • Music
  • Kaleidoscope for 2 Pianos, 1959
  • Petit Fours for Voice and Piano, 1959
  • Fern Hill for Mezzo-soprano, Chorus and Orchestra, 1960-1961
  • What I Expected Was ... for Chorus, Brass, and Percussion, 1962
  • Violin and Piano Sonata, 1963
  • The Cloisters for Voice and Orchestra, 1965
  • Tournaments, 1965
  • Elegy, 1965
  • Tournaments, 1965
  • Christmas at the Cloisters for Chorus and Organ or Piano, 1966
  • Concerto for Piano and Orchestra, 1968
  • Gazebo Dances, 1970
  • Poem in October for Tenor and 8 Instruments, 1970
  • (With David Hess) The Naked Carmen, c. 1970
  • L'invitation au voyage for chorus, 1971
  • Wedding Song for Medium Voice, Melody Instrument, and Organ, 1971
  • Creations for Narrator and Orchestra, 1972
  • A Black November Turkey for Chorus, 1972
  • Gazebo Dances for Piano, 4-Hands, 1972
  • Gazebo Dances for Concert Band, 1973
  • Aria for Oboe and Strings, 1975
  • Oboe Concerto, 1975
  • Concerto for Oboe and Orchestra, 1975
  • Scherzo for Oboe and Percussion, 1975
  • Psalm No. 8 for Chorus and Organ, 1976
  • Etude Fantasy for Piano, 1976
  • Poem on His Birthday for Baritone, Chorus and Orchestra, 1976
  • A Dylan Thomas Trilogy, a choral symphony for Soloists, Chorus, and Orchestra, 1976
  • Voyage for Strings, 1976
  • Concerto for Clarinet and Orchestra, 1977
  • Promenade Overture, 1981
  • Three Hallucinations for Orchestra (suite; based on Altered States score), 1982
  • Pied Piper Fantasy: Concerto for Flute and Orchestra, 1982
  • Summer Fanfare: Echoes of Forgotten Rites, 1982
  • Fantasia on an Ostinato for Orchestra (based on a theme from the second movement of Ludwig van Beethoven's Seventh Symphony), 1985
  • Aria for Oboe and String Quartet, 1985
  • Fantasia on an Ostinato, 1986
  • Campagne di Ravello: A Celebration Piece for Sir Georg Solti, 1987
  • The Ghosts of Versailles: A Grand Opera Buffa in Two Acts (based on Pierre-Augustin Caron de Beaumarchais's play La mere coupable; televised as a Metropolitan Opera Presents special, PBS, 1992), 1987
  • 3 Irish Folksong Settings for Voice and Flute, 1988
  • Symphony No. 1, 1991
  • Of Rage and Remembrance for Mezzo-soprano, Men's Chorus with 12 Chimes, Timpani, 8 Cellos, and 4 Double Basses, 1991
  • Fanfare for Brass, 1993
  • Troubadours: Variations for Guitar and Chamber Orchestra, 1993
  • Phantasmagoria for Cello and Piano, 1993
  • Fanfare to Music for 11 Instruments, 1994
  • Amen for Double Brass Ensemble, 1994
  • String Quartet, 1995
  • Chiaroscuro, 1997
  • Nocturne, 1997
  • D.C. Fanfare, 1997
  • The Red Violin: Chaconne for Violin and Orchestra, 1997
  • A Dylan Thomas Trilogy, 1999
  • Vocalise for Soprano, Electronics, and Orchestra, c. 1999-2000
  • Symphony No. 2, 2000
  • Phantasmagoria for Orchestra, 2000
  • Mr. Tambourine Man: Seven Poems by Bob Dylan, 2000
  • The Mannheim Rocket, 2001-2002
  • Other
  • Contributor to Opera News.

Further Reference

OTHER SOURCES

    Books
    • Baker's Biographical Dictionary of Musicians, Schirmer, 2001
    • Contemporary Musicians, Volume 34, Gale Group, 2002
    Periodicals
    • Chicago, September, 1987, p. 114