Rochberg, George
(1918 - 2005)Born in New Jersey, George Rochberg studied composition at the Mannes School of Music in New York from 1939 to 1942 and, after military service, at the Curtis Institute and University of Pennsylvania. With a scholarship that took him to Italy, he met Luigi Dallapiccola, a leading exponent of serialism. He later turned from serialism to tonal and atonal composition, forging his own individual style.
Orchestral and Chamber Music
Rochberg’s earlier period of composition is represented by his First Symphony,
Cheltenham Concerto,
and chamber music (including a Chamber Symphony). Later works represent the synthesis he established between elements of serialism,
notably atonality,
and a more traditional musical style.
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Work Name | Category | Year Composed |
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Behold, my Servant | Choral - Sacred | 1973 |
Between Two Worlds, "Ukiyo-e III" | Chamber Music | 1982 |
Black Sounds | Orchestral | 1965 |
Cantio sacra | Orchestral | 1953 |
Caprice Variations | Instrumental | 1970 |
Caprice Variations (excerpts) (transcribed by C. Jennings) | Instrumental | 1970 |
Carnival Music | Instrumental | 1969 |
Circles of Fire | Instrumental | 1998 |
Duo concertante | Chamber Music | 1953 |
Duo for Oboe and Bassoon | Chamber Music | 1979 |
Electrikaleidoscope | Chamber Music | 1972 |
Imago mundi | Orchestral | 1973 |
Muse of Fire | Chamber Music | 1990 |
Nach Bach | Instrumental | 1966 |
Ora pro nobis | Chamber Music | 1989 |
Partita-Variations | Instrumental | 1976 |
Phaedra | Orchestral | 1973 |
Piano Trio No. 1 | Chamber Music | 1963 |
Rhapsody and Prayer | Chamber Music | 1989 |
Ricordanza | Chamber Music | 1972 |
Serenata d'estate | Chamber Music | 1955 |
Slow Fires of Autumn, "Ukiyo-e II" | Chamber Music | 1978 |
Sonata-Fantasia | Instrumental | 1956 |
Sonata Seria | Instrumental | 1998 |
String Quartet No. 2 | Chamber Music | 1961 |
String Quartet No. 3 | Chamber Music | 1972 |
String Quartet No. 6: Variations on Canon in D Major, P. 37 | Chamber Music | |
Summer 1990, "Piano Trio No. 3" | Chamber Music |