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Allen Shawn

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Allen Shawn

b. 1948

Allen Shawn is a composer, pianist, educator, and author who lives in Vermont and teaches composition and music history at Bennington College. His previous books include Arnold Schoenberg's Journey and Twin: A Memoir.

Shawn began composing at the age of ten, but dates his mature work from 1977. He has written a dozen orchestral works, including a Symphony, and Piano Concerto, and a Violin Concerto; three chamber operas; four piano sonatas and many additional works for piano; a large catalogue of chamber music, songs and choral music. Among Shawn's available recordings are several of chamber music, three CDs of piano music, a Piano Concerto performed by Ursula Oppens with the Albany Symphony Orchestra under the direction of David Alan Miller, and a chamber opera "The Music Teacher", with a libretto by his brother, Wallace Shawn.


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  1. In Memory Of
    SKU: 8978*
    Clarinet in B-flat and A, Violin, Violoncello, and Piano
    Shawn, Allen
  2. Fantasia for Solo Cello
    SKU: 8990*
    Violoncello Solo
    Shawn, Allen
  3. Violin Concerto
    SKU: 1.3393*
    Violin and Orchestra
    Shawn, Allen
  4. Elegy: Largo from Violin Concerto
    SKU: 1.3396*
    Violin and Piano
    Shawn, Allen
  5. Vermont Fanfare
    SKU: 1.3386*
    Full Orchestra
    Shawn, Allen
  6. Improvisation No.3
    SKU: 1.3032
    Piano
    Shawn, Allen
  7. Four Jazz Preludes
    SKU: 1.2957
    Piano
    Shawn, Allen
  8. Concertino for Flute and Strings (Additional Full Score)
    SKU: 9044
    String Orchestra: Strings, Solo Flute
    Shawn, Allen
  9. Cabaret Music
    SKU: 1.2956
    Chamber Ensemble (Clarinet, Violin, Cello and Piano)
    Shawn, Allen
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