Augusta Read Thomas
American composer
Augusta Read Thomas (born April 24, 1964) is an American composer and University Professor of Composition in the Department of Music at the University of Chicago, where she is also director of the Chicago Center for Contemporary Composition.
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Works
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- Aurora
- Bells Ring Summer
- Dance Foldings
- EOS (Goddess of the Dawn)
- EOS (Goddess of the Dawn): I. Dawn
- EOS (Goddess of the Dawn): II. Daybright & Firebright
- EOS (Goddess of the Dawn): III. Shimmering
- EOS (Goddess of the Dawn): IV. Dreams & Memories
- EOS (Goddess of the Dawn): V. Spring Rain
- EOS (Goddess of the Dawn): VI. Golden Chariot
- EOS (Goddess of the Dawn): VII. Sunlight
- Eurythmy Etude “Still Life”
- FUSION
- Final Soliloquy of the Interior Paramour
- Incantation
- Love Twitters
- Magic Box
- Meditation for Trombone and Orchestra
- Moon Jig
- Passion Prayers
- Plea for Peace
- Pulsar
- Radiant Circles
- Resounding Earth
- Resounding Earth: I. Invocation. Pulse Radiance
- Resounding Earth: II. Prayer. Star Dust Orbits
- Resounding Earth: III. Mantra. Ceremonial Time Shapes
- Resounding Earth: IV. Rêverie Carillon. Crystal Lattice
- Roses
- Sun Threads
- The Rewaking
- Traces
- Traces: I. Reverie. Like Robert Schumann (The Poet Speaks) crossed with George Crumb
- Traces: II. Caprice. Like Scarlatti's Baroque Ornamentation crossed with Art Tatum
- Traces: III. Tango. Like Astor Piazzolla crossed with John Coltrane
- Traces: IV. Impromptu. Like Stravinski crossed with Chopin and Thelonius Monk
- Traces: V. Toccata. Like J.S. Bach crossed with BeBop
- Violin Concerto no. 3 "Juggler in Paradise"
- …a circle around the sun…
- …a circle around the sun…: I. Elegant and spacious
- …a circle around the sun…: II. Dance-like, playful, and lyrical