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Charles Tomlinson Griffes

American composer

Charles Tomlinson Griffes (US: GRIFF-fiss; September 17, 1884 – April 8, 1920) was an American composer for piano, chamber ensembles and voice. His initial works are influenced by German Romanticism, but after he relinquished the German style, his later works make him the most famous American representative of musical Impressionism, along with Charles Martin Loeffler. He was fascinated by the exotic, mysterious sound of the French Impressionists, and was compositionally much influenced by them while he was in Europe. He also studied the work of contemporary Russian composers such as Scriabin, whose influence is also apparent in his use of synthetic scales.

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Works

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  • 3 Tone-Pictures, op. 5
  • 3 Tone-Pictures, op. 5: No. 1. The Lake at Evening
  • 3 Tone-Pictures, op. 5: No. 2. The Vale of Dreams
  • 3 Tone-Pictures, op. 5: No. 3. The Night Winds
  • A Winter Landscape
  • An Old Song Resung
  • Bacchanale
  • Cleopatra to the Asp
  • Clouds
  • Das ist ein Brausen und Heulen
  • De profundis
  • Des Müden Abendlied
  • Evening Song
  • Fantasy Pieces, op. 6
  • Fantasy Pieces, op. 6: I. Barcarolle
  • Fantasy Pieces, op. 6: II. Notturno
  • Fantasy Pieces, op. 6: III. Scherzo
  • In a Myrtle Shade, op. 9 no. 1
  • La Fuite de la lune, op. 3 no. 1
  • Meeres Stille
  • Phantoms, op. 9 no. 3
  • Piano Sonata, A. 85
  • Piano Sonata, A. 85: I. Feroce - Allegretto con moto
  • Piano Sonata, A. 85: II. Molto tranquillo
  • Piano Sonata, A. 85: III. Allegro vivace
  • Pierrot
  • Poem
  • Poem for Flute and Orchestra
  • Rhapsody in B minor
  • Roman Sketches, op. 7
  • Roman Sketches, op. 7: No. 1. The White Peacock
  • Roman Sketches, op. 7: No. 2. Nightfall - Al Far della Note
  • Roman Sketches, op. 7: No. 3. The Fountains of the Acqua Paola
  • Roman Sketches, op. 7: No. 4. Clouds
  • Song of the Dagger
  • Symphony in Yellow, op. 3 no. 2
  • The First Snowfall
  • The Half-Ring Moon
  • The Pleasure Dome of Kubla Khan, op. 8
  • The Water-Lily
  • The White Peacock
  • Three Poems of Fiona Macleod, op. 11
  • Three Poems of Fiona Macleod: I. The Lament of Ian the Proud
  • Three Poems of Fiona Macleod: II. The Dark Eyes to Mine
  • Three Poems of Fiona Macleod: III. The Rose of the Night
  • Three Poems, op. 9
  • Three Preludes
  • Three Preludes: I
  • Three Preludes: II
  • Three Preludes: III
  • Tone Images, op. 3
  • Two Sketches Based on Indian Themes
  • Two Sketches Based on Indian Themes: I. Lento e mesto
  • Two Sketches Based on Indian Themes: II. Allegro giocoso
  • Waikiki, op. 9 no. 2
  • We'll to the Woods, and Gather May, op. 3 no. 3
  • Wo ich bin, mich rings umdunkelt
  • Zwei Könige saßen auf Orkadal