Allen Shawn
Composer News
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.
Archive Editions
- Cello Concerto No. 1SKU: 1.3383*
Cello Solo and Orchestra
Shawn, Allen - Three Pieces in Memory of Louis CalabroSKU: 1.3653*
Viola Solo
Shawn, Allen - Violin ConcertoSKU: 1.3393*
Violin and Orchestra
Shawn, Allen - Elegy: Largo from Violin ConcertoSKU: 1.3396*
Violin and Piano
Shawn, Allen - Five Miniatures for Two CellosSKU: 1.3567*
Cello Duet
Shawn, Allen - Three Dance PortraitsSKU: 1.3447*
Piano Four-Hands
Shawn, Allen - Cabaret MusicSKU: 1.2956
Chamber Ensemble (Clarinet, Violin, Cello and Piano)
Shawn, Allen - Vermont FanfareSKU: 1.3386*
Full Orchestra
Shawn, Allen - Improvisation No.3SKU: 1.3032
Piano
Shawn, Allen - Four Jazz PreludesSKU: 1.2957
Piano
Shawn, Allen - These Holy Lights (Haneirot Halalu)SKU: 1.3411*
SA and Keyboard
Shawn, Allen - ElixirSKU: 1.3446*
String Orchestra
Shawn, Allen