Paul Creston composer / arranger

date of birth: 10.10.1906
date of death: 24.08.1985

Paul Creston was born 10 October 1906 in New York of Italian parentage. Entirely self-taught with the exception of piano and organ lessons in his youth, Creston pursued studies in theory, composition, literature, and philosophy while working to support himself and his poor immigrant family. Fiercely independent by nature, the composer developed his style free of any particular school of thought or teacher's influence and made rhythm a cornerstone of his work, often emphasizing shifting subdivisions of regular meters. He created works in many genres including five symphonies, concertos for violin, piano, saxophone, and marimba, several dance works, songs, and choral,
chamber, and instrumental pieces.

Creston considered his greatest "teachers" to be Bach, Scarlatti, Chopin, Debussy, and Ravel. He wrote in an accessible, conservative style that incorporated song and dance idioms and often featured unusual instruments like the trombone, marimba, or saxophone. Lush harmonies and expansive orchestrations characterize an often brash and spontaneous body of work, organized around a remarkable mastery of thematic development evident in works such as the Symphony No. 2 and Chant of 1942.

Creston was the recipient of many awards and honors including a Guggenheim Fellowship and the New York Music Critics' Circle Award for his Symphony No. 1. He is the author of Principles of Rhythm and Rational Metric Notation as well as numerous articles analyzing four centuries of rhythmic practice.

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Night in Mexico Paul Creston

Titel / Title: Night in Mexico Herausgeber / Publisher: Shawnee Press Instrumentation: Orchestra Produkttyp / Product: Partitur + Stimmen Serie / Series: Shawnee Press Produkttyp / Product: Partitur + Stimmen Erscheinungsdatum / Date of Production: 1997 UPC: 747510020165 Partitur + Stimmen Herausgeber: Shawnee Press Instrumentation: Orchestra Serie/Series: Shawnee Press Ers ...

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Celebration Overture Paul Creston

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Celebration Overture (Revised edition) Paul Creston

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Rapsodie Paul Creston

Titel / Title: Rapsodie - for E-Flat Alto Saxophone and Piano Herausgeber / Publisher: Shawnee Press Instrumentation: Altsaxophon Produkttyp / Product: Einzelstimme Serie / Series: Shawnee Press Produkttyp / Product: Einzelstimme Erscheinungsdatum / Date of Production: 1978 UPC: 747510003915 for E-Flat Alto Saxophone and Piano Shawnee Press Alto Saxophone Part Shawnee Press ...

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Rapsodie op.108b : for alto saxophone Paul Creston

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Suite op.6 : for alto saxophone (clarinet) Paul Creston

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Rapsodie Paul Creston

Titel / Title: Rapsodie : for alto saxophpone

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Celebration Overture (Revised edition) Paul Creston

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Five Little Dances Paul Creston / Arr. Robert Longfield

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Kalevala Op95 Bd Set Paul Creston

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Night in Mexico Paul Creston

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Celebration Overture, op. 61 Paul Creston

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Square Dance `76 Paul Creston

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Night in Mexico Paul Creston / Arr. Charles D. Yates

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Festive Overture Paul Creston

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Liberty song Paul Creston

Titel / Title: Liberty Song - Score and Parts Herausgeber / Publisher: G. Schirmer Instrumentation: Concert Band Produkttyp / Product: Partitur + Stimmen Serie / Series: G. Schirmer Band-Orchestra Produkttyp / Product: Partitur + Stimmen UPC: 884088396916

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