Short bio Paul Creston
Birthday:
1906 in New York, NY
Died:
1985 in San Diego, CA
Active:
1930s - 1970s
Genre:
Classical,Avant-Garde
Period:
20th Century, Modern
Full biography Paul Creston
Paul Creston was an Italian-American composer and pianist known for his contributions to classical music. He was born on October 10, 1906, in New York City, and passed away on August 24, 1985, in San Diego. Creston's parents were immigrants from Sicily, and he grew up in Staten Island where he was largely self-taught in music, although he did receive some piano and violin lessons.
Creston composed in a wide range of styles, from neo-classical to serialism, but was best known for his rhythmic vitality and full harmonies. His works include six symphonies, numerous concertos for various instruments, chamber music, and vocal and choral music. One of his most well-known works is the Concertino for Marimba and Orchestra.
Throughout his career, Creston was recognized for his contributions to the field of classical music. He won multiple awards, including a Guggenheim Fellowship and the New York Music Critics' Circle Award. He also published a book titled "Principles of Rhythm," which is still widely used in music education.
In summary, Paul Creston was a highly regarded composer known for his rhythmic vitality and full harmonies. He contributed greatly to the field of classical music and was recognized throughout his career for his achievements.
Compositions featuring Paul Creston
| # | Name | Duration | Genre | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Suite for string orchestra, Op. 109 | 15:50 min | Orchestral | 1978 |
| 2 | Anatolia (Turkish Rhapsody), for band, Op. 93 | 9:51 min | Band Music | 1967 |
| 3 | Metamorphoses, variations (20) for piano, Op. 84 | 18:31 min | Keyboard | 1964 |
| 4 | Nocturne for soprano or tenor & chamber orchestra, Op. 83 | 7:58 min | Vocal Music | 1964 |
| 5 | Rumba-Tarantella, for piano, 4 hands (or 2 pianos or orchestra) | 2:53 min | Keyboard | 1964 |
| 6 | Pony Rondo, for piano ("Rondino") | 2:07 min | Keyboard | 1964 |
| 7 | Corinthians: XIII for orchestra, Op. 82 | 14:15 min | Orchestral | 1963 |
| 8 | Narrative, for piano No. 2, Op. 79/2 | 7:42 min | Keyboard | 1962 |
| 9 | Violin Concerto No. 2, Op. 78 | 25:24 min | Concerto | 1960 |
| 10 | Suite for Organ, Op. 70 | 13:29 min | Keyboard | 1960 |
| 11 | Prelude and Dance, for band, Op. 76 | 7:39 min | Band Music | 1959 |
| 12 | Janus, Op. 77 | 12:21 min | Orchestral | 1959 |
| 13 | Prelude and Dance for orchestra, Op. 69 | 5:38 min | Orchestral | 1959 |
| 14 | Toccata for orchestra, Op. 68 | 13:20 min | Orchestral | 1957 |
| 15 | Symphony No. 5, Op. 64 | 19:42 min | Symphony | 1956 |
| 16 | Celebration Overture, for band, Op. 61 | 7:31 min | Band Music | 1955 |
| 17 | A Song of Joys, for voice & piano, Op. 63 | 2:24 min | Vocal Music | 1955 |
| 18 | Dance Overture for orchestra, Op. 62 | 12:18 min | Orchestral | 1954 |
| 19 | La Lettre, for voice & piano, Op. 59 | 2:14 min | Vocal Music | 1954 |
| 20 | Ave Maria, for voice & piano, Op. 57 | 2:33 min | Vocal Music | 1953 |
| 21 | Invocation and Dance for orchestra, Op. 58 | 13:09 min | Orchestral | 1953 |
| 22 | Walt Whitman for orchestra, Op. 53 | Orchestral | 1952 | |
| 23 | Symphony No. 4, Op. 52 | 25:55 min | Symphony | 1951 |
| 24 | Fountain Song, for voice & piano, Op. 46/3 | 2:04 min | Vocal Music | 1950 |
| 25 | A Serenade, for voice & piano, Op. 46/1 | 2:12 min | Vocal Music | 1950 |
| 26 | The Lambs to the lamb, for voice & piano, Op. 47 | 2:18 min | Vocal Music | 1950 |
| 27 | Symphony No. 3 ("Three Mysteries"), Op. 48 | 26:14 min | Symphony | 1950 |
| 28 | Lullaby, for voice & piano, Op. 46/2 | 2:31 min | Vocal Music | 1950 |
| 29 | Songs (3) for voice & piano, Op. 46 | 6:04 min | Vocal Music | 1950 |
| 30 | Preludes (6) for piano, Op. 38 | 8:59 min | Keyboard | 1945 |
| 31 | Symphony No. 2, Op. 35 | 22:09 min | Symphony | 1944 |
| 32 | Concerto for alto saxophone & orchestra (or band), Op. 26 | 20:30 min | Concerto | 1944 |
| 33 | Fantasy for piano & orchestra, Op. 32 | 8:56 min | Keyboard | 1942 |
| 34 | Fanfare for Paratroopers, for brass ensemble | 0:46 min | Chamber Music | 1942 |
| 35 | Chant of 1942, for orchestra, Op. 33 | 11:11 min | Orchestral | 1942 |
| 36 | A Rumor, for orchestra, Op. 27 | 5:52 min | Orchestral | 1941 |
| 37 | Dance Variations, for soprano & orchestra, Op. 30 | 5:04 min | Vocal Music | 1941 |
| 38 | Concertino for marimba & orchestra (or concert band), Op. 21 | 16:51 min | Concerto | 1940 |
| 39 | Symphony No. 1, Op. 20 | 23:33 min | Symphony | 1940 |
| 40 | Sonata for Saxophone & Piano, Op. 19 | 11:52 min | Chamber Music | 1939 |
| 41 | Partita for flute, violin & string orchestra, Op. 12 | 16:40 min | Concerto | 1937 |
| 42 | Piano Sonata, Op. 9 | 18:52 min | Keyboard | 1936 |
| 43 | Gregorian Chant, for string orchestra, Op. 8 | 11:14 min | Orchestral | 1936 |
| 44 | Thanatopses, 4 Songs to Death, for voice & piano (or voice, piano & string quartet), Op. 7 | 10:51 min | Vocal Music | 1935 |
| 45 | Suite for saxophone & piano, Op. 6 | Chamber Music | 1935 | |
| 46 | Out of the Cradle, for orchestra, Op. 5 | 10:35 min | Orchestral | 1934 |
| 47 | Out of the Cradle, for orchestra | 10:45 min | Orchestral | 1934 |
| 48 | Seven Theses for piano, Op. 3 | 10:01 min | Keyboard | 1933 |
| 49 | Suite for viola & piano, Op. 13 | 14:07 min | Chamber Music | 1928 |
| 50 | It's So Fantastic, for soprano & piano | 1:58 min | Vocal Music | - |
| 51 | Fantasy for trombone & orchestra, Op. 42 | 12:32 min | Concerto | - |
| 52 | Choric Dances (2) for orchestra, Op. 17 | 12:47 min | Orchestral | - |
| 53 | V'la bon vent, for voice & piano | 1:02 min | Vocal Music | - |
| 54 | Trio, Op. 112 | 18:51 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 55 | Ah! si mon moine, for voice & piano | 1:17 min | Vocal Music | - |
| 56 | Threnody, Op. 16 | 10:33 min | Orchestral | - |
| 57 | Isabeau s'y promène, for voice & piano | 1:22 min | Vocal Music | - |
| 58 | The Bird in the Wilderness, for voice & piano, Op. 2 | 2:02 min | Vocal Music | - |
| 59 | Choreografic Suite, Op. 86a | 29:03 min | Orchestral | - |
| 60 | Aupres de ma blonde, for voice & piano | 1:12 min | Vocal Music | - |
| 61 | String Quartet, Op. 8 | 18:55 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 62 | J'ai cuielli, for voice & piano | 0:49 min | Vocal Music | - |
| 63 | Concerto for Two Pianos & Orchestra, Op. 50 | 23:42 min | Concerto | - |
| 64 | Psalm XXIII for soprano, chorus & piano, Op. 37 | 4:31 min | Choral | - |
| 65 | Suite, for cello & piano, Op. 66 | 18:29 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 66 | Suite for violin & piano, Op. 18 | 9:16 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 67 | My Love for You, for voice & piano | 3:02 min | Vocal Music | - |
| 68 | C'est la belle Françoise, for voice & piano | 0:48 min | Vocal Music | - |
| 69 | D'ou vient tu Bergère, for voice & piano | 1:36 min | Vocal Music | - |
| 70 | Cantilena, Op. 117a | 3:16 min | Chamber Music | - |
Albums featuring Paul Creston
| # | Сover | Name album | Year | Music label |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  |
Paul Creston - Myron Silberstein – Piano Music(CD, Album) | 2023 | Toccata Classics |
| 2 |  |
George Antheil, Darius Milhaud, Paul Creston, Gail Kubik, Harold Shapero – The Twentieth Century(CD, Limited Edition) | 2021 | Kritzerland |
| 3 |  |
Pierce & Jonas, Berezovsky, Creston, Lopatnikoff, Malipiero, Poulenc, Starer, Tansman – 20th Century Masterpieces For 2 Pianos And Orchestra (Volume I)(2×CD, Compilation) | 2017 | MSR Classics |
| 4 |  |
Paul Creston - Rebecca Sherburn With Patricia Higdon, Joan Sommers, Karen Kushner, UMKC Conservatory Chamber Orchestra, Robert Olson – Songs(CD, Album) | 2014 | Albany Records |
| 5 |  |
David DeBoor Canfield, John Cheetham, Paul Creston, Ingolf Dahl - Kenneth Tse (2), University Of Iowa Symphony Band, Mark Heidel, Ray Cramer – Martyrs For The Faith (American Saxophone Concertos)(CD, Album, Stereo) | 2012 | MSR Classics |
| 6 |  |
Quate • Creston • Rorem • Hartley • Hovhaness • Muczynski • Wiedoeft - Alex Mitchell (11), Neil Hornsby, Jeremy Limb – American Saxophone Music(CD, Album) | 2006 | Naxos |
| 7 |  |
Dmitri Shostakovich, Claude Debussy, Vladimir Horowitz, Frédéric Chopin, Paul Creston, Mario Herrerias – Ganadores Del VIIº Concurso Bienal Juvenil 2003/2004(CD, Compilation, Promo) | 2004 | Festivales Musicales de Buenos Aires |
| 8 |  |
Paul Creston, Scott Goff, Ilkka Talvi, Seattle Symphony, Gerard Schwarz – Symphony No. 5(CD, Album) | 2004 | Naxos |
| 9 |  |
Stokowski, Vaughan Williams, Hovhaness, Riegger, Creston – Symphony No. 9 In E Minor / Mysterious Mountain / New Dance / Toccata(CD, ) | 2004 | Cala |
| 10 |  |
Siegmeister, Walker, Creston, Staar - Levy, Czech National Symphony Orchestra, Paul Freeman (3), JoAnn Falletta, Robert Alemany, Melissa White (2), Joan Yarbrough, Louise Toppin, Robert Russell (17) – Paul Freeman Introduces... Siegmeister, Walker, Cresto | 2003 | Albany Records |
| 11 |  |
Arturo Toscanini - Gershwin, Loeffler, Creston, Gould, Mignone - NBC Symphony Orchestra – All-American - The Complete Concerts 1 November 1942 & 2 April 1944(2×CD, ) | 2003 | Guild |
| 12 |  |
Hanson, Diamond, Creston, Piston, Gerard Schwarz, New York Chamber Symphony – Great American Composers Collection(2×CD, Compilation) | 2002 | Delos |
| 13 |  |
Benjamin Lees • Allen Shawn • Andrew Bishop • Paul Creston – Ian Hobson , Ursula Oppens, Albany Symphony Orchestra, David Alan Miller – Piano Concerto No. 2 • Piano Concerto • Crooning • Dance Overture(CD, ) | 2001 | Albany Records |
| 14 |  |
Tatjana Rankovich, Nicolas Flagello, Paul Creston, Vittorio Giannini – American Piano Works(CD, ) | 2000 | Phoenix USA |
| 15 |  |
Paul Creston -- National Symphony Orchestra Of Ukraine / Theodore Kuchar – Symphonies Nos 1-3(CD, Album) | 2000 | Naxos |
| 16 |  |
Arno Bornkamp, Ivo Janssen (3) - Creston, Schmitt, Hindemith, Desenclos, Charpentier, Denisov – Saxophone Sonatas(CD, Album, Reissue) | 1999 | Globe (3) |
| 17 |  |
Dello Joio / Camphouse / Creston / Persichetti / Mahr, The Keystone Wind Ensemble Conducted By Jack Stamp – Songs Of Abelard And Other World Premieres(CD, ) | 1998 | Citadel (3) |
| 18 |  |
Dello Joio, Creston, Bloch, Lithuanian National Philharmonic Orchestra, David Amos – Dello Joio / Creston / Bloch(CD, ) | 1997 | Centaur Records |
| 19 |  |
Henry Cowell, The Mirecourt Trio, Otto Luening, Paul Chihara, Paul Creston – Trio America Vol. III(CD, Album) | 1996 | Music & Arts |
| 20 |  |
Copland, Creston, Crumb, Carter, Cage, Eva Knardahl, Pekka Savijoki, Ingrid Lindgren, Gert Mortensen, Kroumata Percussion Ensemble – The Contemporary American 'C'(CD, Compilation, Stereo) | 1995 | BIS |
| 21 |  |
Ives, Creston, Detroit Symphony Orchestra, Neeme Järvi – Symphony No. 2 / Symphony No. 2(CD, Album, Stereo) | 1995 | Chandos |
| 22 |  |
Aaron Copland, Paul Creston, George Crumb, Elliott Carter, John Cage – The Contemporary American "C"(CD, ) | 1995 | BIS |
| 23 |  |
George Rochberg, Paul Creston, Bernard Heiden, Elliott Carter - Lawrence Wheeler, Ruth Tomfohrde – American Music For Viola & Piano(CD, Album) | 1994 | Albany Records |
| 24 |  |
Paul Creston - Seattle Symphony / New York Chamber Symphony, Gerard Schwarz – Orchestral Works Vol. II: Toccata / Choreografic Suite / Symphony No. 5 | 1994 | Delos |
| 25 |  |
Francis Poulenc, Nicolai Tikhonovich Berezowsky, Paul Creston – Joshua Pierce & Dorothy Jonas, National Symphony Orchestra Of Polish Radio & Television, David Amos – Concerto In D Minor / Fantasie / Concerto | 1994 | Albany Records |
| 26 |  |
Roy Harris – American Festival Chorus And Orchestra · Vladimir Golschmann – Folksong Symphony 1940 | 1993 | Vanguard |
| 27 |  |
The Louisville Orchestra / Paul Creston, Otto Luening and William Bolcom – Invocation And Dance / Kentucky Concerto / Seattle Slew(LP, Album) | 1992 | First Edition Records |
| 28 |  |
Paul Creston - Seattle Symphony, Gerard Schwarz – Symphony No. 3 (Three Mysteries) / Out Of The Cradle / Partita For Flute And Violin / Invocation And Dance(CD, ) | 1992 | Delos |
| 29 |  |
The Louisville Orchestra, Lawrence Leighton Smith - Witold Lutoslawski / Karel Husa / Paul Creston – Fanfare For Louisville / Apotheosis Of This Earth / Monodrama / Invocation And Dance(CD, ) | 1991 | First Edition Records |
| 30 |  |
Paul Creston, The Krakow Philharmonic Orchestra, David Amos – Symphony No. 2 / Corinthians XIII / Walt Whitman(CD, ) | 1991 | Koch International Classics |
| 31 |  |
Ward-Steinman / Turok / Dello Joio / Cowell / Creston - City Of London Sinfonia, David Amos – Modern Masters II | 1990 | Harmonia Mundi |
| 32 |  |
The Mirecourt Trio - Reale, Barber, Harris, Thomson, Creston, Riegger – 20th Century American Chamber Music(LP) | 1986 | Audax |
| 33 |  |
Paul Creston, Alan Hovhaness, Norman Dello Joio, Julius Chajes, Vincent Persichetti, Members Of The Israel Philharmonic Orchestra, David Amos – Members Israel Philharmonic Orchestra(CD, Compilation) | 1986 | Crystal Records (5) |
| 34 |  |
Paul Creston / Norman Dello Joio / Alan Hovhaness - David Amos, Members Of The Israel Philharmonic – Chant Of 1942, Op. 33 / Air For Strings / Suite For String Orchestra, Op. 109 / Celestial Fantasy, Op. 44(LP, Album) | 1983 | Crystal Records (5) |
| 35 |  |
Creston / Hindemith / Jolivet / Maurice / Von Koch - Pekka Savijoki, Jussi Siirala – The Virtuoso Saxophone(LP, Album, Stereo) | 1980 | BIS |
| 36 |  |
Barber / Ives / Copland / Cowell / Creston - The Academy Of St. Martin-in-the-Fields, Neville Marriner – Adagio For Strings / Symphony No. 3 / Quiet City / Hymn And Fuguing Tune No. 10 / A Rumor | 1976 | Argo (2) |
| 37 |  |
Roy Harris / Paul Creston - The Louisville Orchestra, Jorge Mester, Robert Whitney – Symphony No. 5 / Corinthians XIII | 1965 | First Edition Records |
| 38 |  |
Gail Kubik , Paul Creston, Orchestre de la Radiodiffusion Française, Academy Symphony Orchestra Of Rome – Symphony Concertante / Lydian Ode, Op. 67 / Walt Whitman Suite, Op. 53(LP, Album, Mono) | 1960 | RCA Victor Red Seal |
| 39 |  |
Paul Creston / Heitor Villa-Lobos / Halsey Stevens – The Louisville Orchestra, Robert Whitney – Invocation And Dance, Op. 58 / Alvorada Na Floresta Tropical / Triskelion(LP, Mono) | 1955 | First Edition Records |
| 40 |  |
Vincent Persichetti / Paul Creston – Concerto For Piano / Sonata For Saxophone And Piano | 1955 | Columbia |
| 41 |  |
Joaquín Turina, Hugo Wolf, Paul Creston, Hollywood String Quartet – La Oracion Del Torero / Italian Serenade / String Quartet Op. 8(LP, Mono) | 1954 | Capitol Records |
| 42 |  |
Paul Creston, Howard Mitchell, National Symphony Orchestra – Symphony No.2 Op.35, Symphony No.3 Op.48 | 1954 | Westminster |
| 43 |  |
Barber, Diamond, Copland, Creston, Vladimir Golschmann Conducting The Concert Arts Orchestra – Contemporary American Music | 1954 | Capitol Records |
| 44 |  |
Deems Taylor – Paul Creston – American Recording Society Orchestra, Walter Hendl – The Portrait Of A Lady – Partita(LP, 10", Mono) | 1952 | American Recording Society |
| 45 |  |
Wilhelm Backhaus, Ludwig van Beethoven, Paul Creston, Guido Cantelli – Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 4 In G, Opus 58 / Creston: Dance Overture(LP, Album) | - | Penzance Records |
| 46 |  |
Paul Creston, Minas Borboudakis, Ernst Ludwig Leitner, Bläserphilharmonie Mozarteum Salzburg, Hansjörg Angerer, Peter Sadlo – Klangexplosionen = Sound Explosions(CD, Repress) | - | Uni Mozarteum Records |
| 47 |  |
Untitled(CD, Stereo) | - | Albany Records |
| 48 |  |
Phil Woods, Paul Hindemith, Paul Creston, Takashi Yoshimatsu, Alina Mleczko, Agnieszka Kopacka – Alina Mleczko(CD, ) | - | DUX |
| 49 |  |
Paul Creston, Candida Labrecque – Metamorphoses And Rhythmicon Music For Piano Solo By Paul Creston(LP) | - | Not On Label |
| 50 |  |
Charles Griffes, Paul Creston, Walter Hendl, Bernard Rogers (2), Max Schönherr, Camillo Wanausek – Poem For Flute And Orchestra By Charles Griffes/ Partita For Flute, Violin And Strings By Paul Creston / Leaves From Pinocchio By Bernard Rogers(LP, Album, | - | Desto |
| 51 |  |
Wiener Symphoniker, Walter Hendl, Max Schönherr, Charles Griffes, Paul Creston, Bernard Rogers (2) – Music Of Charles Griffe / Paul Creston / Bernard Rogers/ Vienna Symphony Orchestra(LP, Album, Stereo) | - | Desto |
| 52 |  |
Wolfgang Pachla, Darius Milhaud, Paul Creston – Wolfgang Pachla - Marimba Und Vibraphon(LP) | - | aulos (2) |
| 53 |  |
Michel Reydellet, Alain Jacquon - Paule Maurice / Paul Creston / Darius Milhaud – Tableau de Provence, Sonate Opus 19, Scaramouche(LP) | - | Vérité Musicale |
Videos featuring Paul Creston
Samuel Barber - Adagio for Strings
Adagio for Strings by Samuel Barber.
Quiet City, Aaron Copland
In 1939 Aaron Copland wrote incidental music for the Irwin Shaw play Quiet City. Commissioned for the Group Theater by Harold Clurman and directed by Elia Kazan, the play closed after only two try-out performances. Copland later used some of the music for
Copland: Quiet City
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Copland: Quiet City · Celia Nicklin · Michael Laird · Academy of St Martin in the Fields · Sir Neville Marriner · Aaron Copland
Barber: Adagio For Strings / Copland: Quiet City / Ives: Symphony No.3, etc.
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Cowell: Hymn And Fuguing Tune No. 10
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Cowell: Hymn And Fuguing Tune No. 10 · Celia Nicklin · Academy of St Martin in the Fields · Sir Neville Marriner · Henry Cowell
Barber: Adagio For Strings / Copland: Quiet City / Ives: Symphony No.3, etc.
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Copland: Quiet City
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Copland: Quiet City · Philip Smith · Thomas Stacy · New York Philharmonic Orchestra · Leonard Bernstein
Copland: Symphony No. 3; Quiet City
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Released on: 1986-01
Creston: A Rumor
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Creston: A Rumor · Academy of St Martin in the Fields · Sir Neville Marriner · Paul Creston · Paul Creston · Paul Creston
Barber: Adagio For Strings / Copland: Quiet City / Ives: Symphony No.3, etc.
℗ 1976 D
Barber: Adagio For Strings / Copland: Quiet Cit
">Ives: Symphony No. 3 - "The Camp Meeting" - 1. Old Folks Gatherin' (Andante maestoso)
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Ives: Symphony No. 3 - "The Camp Meeting" - 1. Old Folks Gatherin' (Andante maestoso) · Academy of St Martin in the Fields · Sir Neville Marriner · Charles Ives
Barber: Adagio For Strings / Copland: Quiet Cit
Barber: Adagio For Strings / Copland: Quiet City / Ives: Symphony No
">Ives: Symphony No. 3 - "The Camp Meeting" - 3. Communion (Largo)
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Ives: Symphony No. 3 - "The Camp Meeting" - 3. Communion (Largo) · Academy of St Martin in the Fields · Sir Neville Marriner · Charles Ives
Barber: Adagio For Strings / Copland: Quiet City / Ives: Symphony No
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