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Vivian Fine
12+ albums
pianoinstrumentalcontemporary classicalexperimentalcomposer
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Vivian Fine (28 September 1913 - 20 March 2000) was an American composer. Over her 70-year career, Vivian Fine became one of America’s most important composers. She wrote virtually without a break for 68 years, producing over 140 works. Although perhaps best known for her chamber music, she wrote in every genre, including large-scale symphonic and choral works. In addition to numerous articles and several dissertations, two books have been published on Fine’s life and music: The Music of Vivian Fine, by the noted musicologist Heidi Von Gunden (Scarecrow Press, 1999), which won the ASCAP-Deems Taylor award in 2000, and Vivian Fine, A Bio-Bibliography, by the poet and composer Judith Cody (Greenwood Press, 2002). Her complete musical archives may be found on her website at vivianfine.org. Vivian Fine was born in Chicago. A piano prodigy, she became at age five the youngest student ever to be awarded a scholarship at the Chicago Musical College. At age eleven she became a student of Scriabin disciple Djane Lavoie-Herz. Fine composed her first piece at thirteen while studying harmony with Ruth Crawford, who considered Fine her protegée. Through Madame Herz and Crawford, Fine met Henry Cowell, Imre Weisshaus, and Dane Rudhyar, who became strong supporters of her talent. Fine made her professional debut as a composer at age sixteen with performances in Chicago, New York (Solo for Oboe, at a Pan-American Association of Composers’ concert) and Dessau (Four Pieces for Two Flutes, a
top songs
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Momenti for Piano Solo: IV. Con tenerezza
292Alcestis: I. Alcestis and Thanatos
203Concertante for Piano and Orchestra: I. Andante con moto
194Alcestis: II. The Revelling Hercules
155Canticles from the Other Side of the River: I. Lento
156Canticles from the Other Side of the River: II. Joyous
147Sinfonia and Fugato: II. Fugato
128Missa Brevis for Four Cellos and Taped Voice
129Concertante for Piano and Orchestra: Concertante for Piano and Orchestra: I. Andante con moto
1110Concertante for Piano and Orchestra: II. Allegro risoluto
11albums
Music Of Vivian Fine
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Dreamscape: Chamber Music for Flute by Vivian Fine
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toccatas and arias for piano
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Milken Archive Digital Volume 8, Digital Album 2
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Vivian Fine
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New Historical Anthology of Music by Women
Music of Talma, Fine, Perry, Daniels & Howe
Louise Talma / Vivian Fine / Julia Perry / Mabel Daniels / Mary Howe
Concertante For Piano And Orchestra / Symphony No. 5 "Cosmos"
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Fine, Vivian Concertante For Piano & Orch/Missa Brevis/Momenti/etc
Bennington Composers
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Milken Archive Digital Volume 8, Digital Album 4