Short bio Gene Pritsker
Birthday:
1971
Genre:
Classical,Pop/Rock
Period:
20th Century, 21st Century, Contemporary
Full biography Gene Pritsker
Gene Pritsker is a composer, guitarist, rapper, DJ, and producer who has written over 700 compositions, including chamber operas, orchestral and chamber works, film scores, and songs. He is known for his eclectic style that combines elements of rock, hip hop, jazz, and classical music.
Pritsker has worked with many notable musicians, including jazz fusion legend Joe Zawinul. He has also collaborated with filmmakers, writing and orchestrating music for major Hollywood movies like "Cloud Atlas" and "6 Miranda Drive". His work has been performed in venues around the world, including Carnegie Hall, the Moscow Conservatory, and the United Nations.
Pritsker is also the co-director of Composers Concordance, a nonprofit organization dedicated to promoting contemporary music. Through this organization, he has produced concerts and festivals featuring new and experimental music from a wide range of composers.
One of Pritsker's most recent projects is his "Cloud Atlas Symphony", which he wrote as a tribute to the book and film "Cloud Atlas". The symphony features lush orchestration and incorporates elements of the film's memorable score.
Overall, Gene Pritsker is a celebrated and versatile composer who has made significant contributions to the contemporary music scene. His innovative compositions and diverse collaborations make him a unique voice in the world of music.
Compositions featuring Gene Pritsker
| # | Name | Duration | Genre | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Revisited Residue, for accordion & string quartet | 8:30 min | Chamber Music | 2017 |
| 2 | Seem to Bemoan Their Imprisonmeent, for trumpet, saxophone, double bass & piano | 5:59 min | Chamber Music | 2015 |
| 3 | Healing Paradox, for electronics (work #355) | 1:00 min | Electronic/Computer Music | 2009 |
| 4 | Clubbin', for violin & cello | 4:50 min | Chamber Music | 2008 |
| 5 | A CaSampella, for electronics (work #333) | 1:01 min | Electronic/Computer Music | 2008 |
| 6 | In Memory of Giampaolo Bracali, for cello (work #307) | 3:56 min | Chamber Music | 2007 |
| 7 | A Tribal Second, for electronics (work #315) | 1:03 min | Electronic/Computer Music | 2007 |
| 8 | Inside, for electronics (work #295) | 1:01 min | Electronic/Computer Music | 2006 |
| 9 | Sip, for electronics (work #273) | 1:01 min | Electronic/Computer Music | 2005 |
| 10 | Poem #1: Reflections in sound on the poem: "Elegy for Jane" by Theodore Roethke, for electric guitar, cello & bass clarinet (work #255) | 6:11 min | Chamber Music | 2004 |
| 11 | Credit System of Truth, for 4 cellos (work #211) | 18:50 min | Chamber Music | 2002 |
| 12 | C17H21NO4, for violin & cello (work #190) | 5:03 min | Chamber Music | 2001 |
| 13 | What Occurred in the Light, Goes on in the Dark, for cello (work #155) | 6:44 min | Chamber Music | 2000 |
| 14 | We Call Upon the Earth, for baritone & string quartet (work #50) | 9:14 min | Vocal Music | 1995 |
| 15 | Empty Bottles, for 2 violins | 5:49 min | Chamber Music | 1992 |
| 16 | Prelude 21st Century, for ensemble (based on Chopin's Prelude in E minor, Op. 28/4) | 5:20 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 17 | Priest, for piano (Heavy Metal in the 80s, Book 1, No. 2) | 4:46 min | Keyboard | - |
| 18 | Opposite Extreme of Compassion, for violin (work #354) | 4:21 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 19 | Plié, for 4 saxophones, double bass, piano & drums | 3:07 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 20 | Perirrhanterium (Truth), for voice & piano | 3:09 min | Vocal Music | - |
| 21 | Sabbath, for piano (Heavy Metal in the 80s, Book 1, No. 3) | 5:41 min | Keyboard | - |
| 22 | Oh Come to the Window, song (based on "Deh vieni alla finestra" from Mozart's "Don Giovanni") | 3:49 min | Vocal Music | - |
| 23 | Nothing in Life but You, for violin & samples | 4:55 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 24 | No Truth, song (based on Bach's Cantata No. 106) | 4:32 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 25 | Nerve Crashes, song | 5:10 min | Vocal Music | - |
| 26 | Quotes From People Born on July 18th, for 2 narrators, DJ, trumpet, double bass, piano, 4 hands & drums | 4:45 min | Miscellaneous (Classical) | - |
| 27 | Reinventions, for voice, soprano saxophone, piano & chamber orchestra | 25:56 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 28 | Russian Evening Suite, for violin & piano | 5:10 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 29 | Misfortune Has Its Uses, for violin & samples | 5:51 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 30 | She's So Chaconne, for violin (work #32) | 8:23 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 31 | Sorrow, like Pleasure, Creates Its Own Atmosphere, for flute & samples | 5:32 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 32 | Suite No. 1 for violin & piano | 13:08 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 33 | Unutterable, song | 8:44 min | Vocal Music | - |
| 34 | Variations on Sakura Sakura, for violin, harp & piano | 4:44 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 35 | What Shall I Do, for violin & string quartet (after Bach) | 4:41 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 36 | Which of the Days, song | 3:53 min | Vocal Music | - |
| 37 | William James's Varieties of Religious Experience, chamber opera | 42:19 min | Opera | - |
| 38 | Zero, song | 4:05 min | Vocal Music | - |
| 39 | Human Condition, song | 6:14 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 40 | A Certain Degree of Neurosis, for bass clarinet & percussion (work #365) | 14:35 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 41 | Ashes, song | 5:31 min | Vocal Music | - |
| 42 | Blues from an Airport Bar, for voice & piano | 11:33 min | Vocal Music | - |
| 43 | Circus Dreaming Rag, for piano (Three Rags, No. 2) | 2:01 min | Keyboard | - |
| 44 | Destined to Shed, for percussion & samples | 9:33 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 45 | Digital Debussy: La Mer, for piano & samples | 10:23 min | Keyboard | - |
| 46 | Electrically Tragic, for bassoon & samples | 10:38 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 47 | Elegant Piles of Refuse, for 4 saxophones | 4:44 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 48 | Essence, for drums & piano (work #232) | 9:00 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 49 | Free Will Problem, for violin, oboe, bassoon & samples | 6:55 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 50 | Galileo Starry Messanger, for flute, clarinet & piano (work #355) | 9:56 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 51 | Gas Choral II, for beat box, tenor saxophone, melodica, electric guitar, electric bass & percussion | 6:01 min | Vocal Music | - |
| 52 | Grip III, for clarinet ensemble | 4:51 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 53 | Haiku Shout Song Cycle, for voice, percussion & piano | 10:20 min | Vocal Music | - |
| 54 | Mysterious Restlessness, for clarinet & samples | 6:25 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 55 | im afraid you might ask for a fragment of my soul, for piano | 1:04 min | Keyboard | - |
| 56 | In Memory of Dave Gotay, for cello (work #528) | 8:09 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 57 | Ineffably Still, for bass clarinet & electric guitar (work #325) | 6:47 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 58 | Infinity, for ensemble (based on Brahms's Symphony No. 4) | 4:19 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 59 | Let Go of My Soul, song | 4:04 min | Vocal Music | - |
| 60 | Manhattan in Charcoal, chamber opera | 60:32 min | Opera | - |
| 61 | Melodies Alone Can Proudly Carry Their Own Death, for violin & cello (work #364) | 5:48 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 62 | Middle Ages Rag, for piano (Three Rags for Piano, No. 3) | 2:28 min | Keyboard | - |
| 63 | Migration Song, for beat box, saxophone quartet, piano, double bass & drums | 7:06 min | Vocal Music | - |
| 64 | Modified No. 1, for horn & samples | 5:52 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 65 | Modified No. 2, for guitar & samples | 5:57 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 66 | Modified No. 3, for flute, bassoon, bass clarinet & double bass | 7:06 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 67 | Mozart and 21st Century Klezmer, for ensemble (based on Mozart's Quintet for Clarinet and String Quartet, K. 581) | 7:16 min | Chamber Music | - |
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