Ulysses Kay

Fugitive Songs di Ulysses Kay, scritto per mezzosoprano e pianoforte, è stato eseguito per la prima volta alla Illinois Wesleyan University nel maggio del 1956. Il ciclo comprende otto brevi canzoni,...

Questa composizione di tre salmi scritturali per voci bianche e baritono solo con pianoforte è stata commissionata ed eseguita per la prima volta nel 1984. Frammenti di testo celebrativo e giubilante...

Mentored by the likes of William Grant Still, Paul Hindemith, and Howard Hanson, Kay was an impressive composer by any metric, winning a Fulbright Scholarship, the prestigious Rome Prize, a Guggenheim...

Commissioned by flutist John Solum and written in 1967, Aulos was premiered in 1971 by the Indiana University Chamber Orchestra, with John Solum acting as the soloist and Wolfgang Vaccano conducting....

Mentored by the likes of William Grant Still, Paul Hindemith, and Howard Hanson, Kay was an impressive composer by any metric, winning a Fulbright Scholarship, the prestigious Rome Prize, a Guggenheim...

Ulysses Kay favored neoclassical tendencies in his works, featuring lyricism, contrapuntal textures, clear formal designs and a tonal, yet chromatic harmonic vocabulary, all of which are evident in hi...

Mentored by such greats as William Grant Still, Paul Hindemith, and Howard Hanson, Ulysses Kay was a prolific and respected African American composer who won many accolades during his lifetime, includ...

Tra i suoi numerosi altri riconoscimenti e borse di studio, il compositore rivoluzionario Ulysses Kay è stato il primo afroamericano a ricevere il premio "Prix de Rome" che ha offerto ai compositori p...

Questa serie di cinque pezzi per violino e pianoforte del compositore americano Ulysses Kay è stata commissionata dal McKimi Fund della Biblioteca del Congresso. Completato nel 1972, il lavoro è stato...

A brief, ultradynamic solo for the flute, beginning slowly, reflectively, then scaling the heights. An excellent substitute for the standard Debussy Syrinx or Hoover Kokopelli. For advanced flutists....

Prolific composer Ulysses Kay composed Heralds for eight brass instruments in 1968 during his tenure at Lehman College in New York City. This work introduced new tendencies that would become prominent...

This carol is a lilting and uplifting setting of a traditional text about the prophecy of Christ's birth, as received by Joseph from an angel. The accessible musical language, with interesting harmoni...