This is a list of compositions by American composer William Bolcom.
By genre Operas McTeague (1991–92) A View from the Bridge (1997–98) A Wedding (2003) Dinner at Eight (2016)
Symphonies
Symphony No. 1 (1957) Symphony No. 2 Oracles (1964) Symphony No. 3 Symphony for Chamber Orchestra (1979) Symphony No. 4 (1986) Symphony No. 5 (1989) Symphony No. 6 (1996–1997) Symphony No. 7 (2002) Symphony No. 8 (2005) Symphony No. 9 (2012) Symphony No. 1 for band (2008)
Concertos
Piano Concerto (1976) Violin Concerto in D (1983) Fantasia Concertante (1984) Clarinet Concerto (1988) Flute Concerto Lyric Concerto (1992–1993) Concerto for Two Pianos Left Hand Gaea (1996) Concerto Grosso for Saxophone Quartet and Orchestra (2000) Romanza (2009) Trombone Concerto (2016) Concerto for Soprano Saxophone and Band (2016) 2nd Piano Concerto (2019)
Piano
Miscellaneous rags (24) Three Ghost Rags (1970) Graceful Ghost Rag Poltergeist Rag Dream Shadows Rag The Garden of Eden (1974) Twelve Etudes (1959–66) Twelve New Etudes for Piano (1977–1986) Nine Bagatelles (1996) Nine New Bagatelles (2005) Bird Spirits (1999) Dream Music No. 1 (1965) Fantasy-Sonata (1961) Ballade (2008) Organ Mysteries (1976), commissioned for the 1976 International Contemporary Organ Music Festival, premiered by William Albright.
Song cycles Songs of Innocence and of Experience Ancient Cabaret Briefly It Enters Cabaret Songs I Will Breathe a Mountain Let Evening Come Minicabs Old Addresses Open House Songs To Dance Three Donald Hall Songs A Whitman Triptych Morning and Evening Poems Medusa Laura Sonnets Chestnuts
Novelty songs "Lime Jello Marshmallow Cottage Cheese Surprise"
Guitar
Seasons
By year
1957: First Symphony 1964: Symphony No. 2 "Oracles" 1967: Black Host (Nonesuch H-71260) 1970: Graceful Ghost Rag 1971: Commedia (for "Almost" 18th Century Orchestra) 1974: The Garden of Eden 1979: Third Symphony (for Chamber Orchestra) 1956-82: Songs of Innocence and of Experience (William Blake) 1978-83: "Cabaret Songs" (Vol. 1 and 2) 1979-1984: Gospel Preludes (Books 1-4), for organ Book IV: Sometimes I Feel Like A Motherless Child (a reaction to Marvin Gaye's death), Sweet Hour of Prayer, and Fantasy on "O Zion Haste" and "The Church's One Foundation" 1984: Lilith for Alto Saxophone and Piano 1977-85: Cabaret Songs (Vol. 1 and 2) 1984: Songs of Innocence and of Experience 1985: Fantasia Concertante, for viola, cello and orchestra 1986: Fourth Symphony 1977-86: Twelve New Etudes for Piano [Winner of 1988 Pulitzer Prize in Music] 1989: Fifth Symphony 1991-92: McTeague (opera) 1996: Cabaret Songs (Vol. 3 and 4) 1996: Gaea, Concerto for Two Left-Handed Pianists, and Orchestra 1996-97: Sixth Symphony 1997-98: A View from the Bridge (opera) 1998: Concert Suite (for alto saxophone and band) 2000: (First) Piano Quintet 2002: Seventh Symphony: A Symphonic Concerto 2003: A Wedding (opera) 2005: La fantome du Clavecin (for harpsichord) 2006: Canciones de Lorca 2007: Eighth Symphony 2007: Lucrezia 2008: First Symphony for Band 2009: Prometheus 2009: Romanza (for solo violin and string orchestra) 2011: Ninth Symphony 2016: Dinner at Eight (opera) 2019: Three Miniatures, premiered by the 2020 Eastern Michigan University Honors Band.
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