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Frederic Rzewski

American pianist and composer

Frederic Anthony Rzewski ( ZHEF-skee; April 13, 1938 – June 26, 2021) was an American composer and pianist, considered to be one of the most important American composer-pianists of his time. From 1977 on, he lived primarily in Belgium. His major compositions, which often incorporate social and political themes, include the minimalist Coming Together and the variation set The People United Will Never Be Defeated!, which has been called "a modern classic".

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Works

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  • 10 War Songs for Piano
  • 4 Hands: I. quarter note = 96-104
  • 4 Hands: II. senza misura (ca. 30 seconds per line)
  • 4 Hands: III. quarter note = 72
  • 4 Hands: IV. quarter note = 96
  • 4 Pieces: IV. —
  • 4 hands
  • A Life
  • A Long Time Man
  • Amoramaro
  • Andante con moto (14 Variations Without a Theme by Beethoven)
  • Antigone-Legend
  • Attica
  • Ballad no. 5 "It Makes a Long Time Man Feel Bad"
  • Bring Them Home!
  • Bumps
  • Cadenza (con o senza Beethoven)
  • Coming Together
  • De Profundis
  • Dreams
  • Dreams: Part I
  • Dreams: Part I: No. 1. Dream
  • Dreams: Part I: No. 2. Cabrioles
  • Dreams: Part I: No. 3. A Mensch
  • Dreams: Part I: No. 4. Illusions perdues
  • Dreams: Part II
  • Dreams: Part II: No. 5. Bells
  • Dreams: Part II: No. 6. Fireflies
  • Dreams: Part II: No. 7. Ruins
  • Dreams: Part II: No. 8. Wake Up
  • Fantasia
  • Fougues
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  • Four North American Ballads
  • Four North American Ballads: No. 1. Dreadful Memories
  • Four North American Ballads: No. 2. Which Side Are You On?
  • Four North American Ballads: No. 3. Down by the Riverside
  • Four North American Ballads: No. 4. Winnsboro Cotton Mill Blues
  • Four Piano Pieces: No. 1
  • Four Piano Pieces: No. 2
  • Four Piano Pieces: No. 3
  • Four Piano Pieces: No. 4
  • Four Pieces
  • Jefferson
  • Last Judgement
  • Les Moutons de Panurge
  • Main Drag
  • Mayn Yingele
  • Moonrise With Memories
  • Peace Dances
  • Peace Dances: I
  • Peace Dances: II
  • Peace Dances: III
  • Peace Dances: IV
  • Peace Dances: V
  • Peace Dances: VI
  • Peace Dances: VII
  • Piano Concerto
  • Piano Piece no. 4
  • Piano Sonata: I. Allegro moderato
  • Scratch Symphony
  • Scratch Symphony: I. Ohne Dirigent
  • Scratch Symphony: II. Mit Dirigent
  • Scratch Symphony: IV. Der Pianist führt
  • Second Hand, or Alone at Last (Six Novelettes for piano, left hand): no. 4
  • Second Hand, or Alone at Last (Six Novelettes for piano, left hand): no. 5
  • Second Hand, or Alone at Last (Six Novelettes for piano, left hand): no. 6
  • Sometimes: I. Prolog
  • Sometimes: II. Sometimes
  • Sometimes: III. Lullaby (God to Hungry Child)
  • Squares: IV. Sideshow
  • Steptangle
  • The People United Will Never Be Defeated!: Cadenza (optional improvisation)
  • The People United Will Never Be Defeated!: Thema. Tempo I
  • The People United Will Never Be Defeated!: Thema. With determination
  • The People United Will Never Be Defeated!: Variation 1
  • The People United Will Never Be Defeated!: Variation 1. Weaving - delicate but firm
  • The People United Will Never Be Defeated!: Variation 10. Comodo, recklessly
  • The People United Will Never Be Defeated!: Variation 11. Tempo I. Like fragments of an absent melody - in strict time
  • The People United Will Never Be Defeated!: Variation 12
  • The People United Will Never Be Defeated!: Variation 13
  • The People United Will Never Be Defeated!: Variation 13. ♩ = 72
  • The People United Will Never Be Defeated!: Variation 14
  • The People United Will Never Be Defeated!: Variation 14. A bit faster, optimistically
  • The People United Will Never Be Defeated!: Variation 15. Flexible, like an improvisation
  • The People United Will Never Be Defeated!: Variation 16
  • The People United Will Never Be Defeated!: Variation 16. Same tempo as preceding, with fluctuations; much pedal
  • The People United Will Never Be Defeated!: Variation 17
  • The People United Will Never Be Defeated!: Variation 17. LH strictly ♩ = 36, RH freely, roughly as in space
  • The People United Will Never Be Defeated!: Variation 18
  • The People United Will Never Be Defeated!: Variation 18. ♩ = 72
  • The People United Will Never Be Defeated!: Variation 19
  • The People United Will Never Be Defeated!: Variation 2
  • The People United Will Never Be Defeated!: Variation 2. With firmness
  • The People United Will Never Be Defeated!: Variation 20
  • The People United Will Never Be Defeated!: Variation 20. Crisp, precise
  • The People United Will Never Be Defeated!: Variation 21
  • The People United Will Never Be Defeated!: Variation 21. Relentless, uncompromising
  • The People United Will Never Be Defeated!: Variation 22
  • The People United Will Never Be Defeated!: Variation 22. ♩ = 132
  • The People United Will Never Be Defeated!: Variation 23
  • The People United Will Never Be Defeated!: Variation 23. As fast as possible, with some rubato
  • The People United Will Never Be Defeated!: Variation 24
  • The People United Will Never Be Defeated!: Variation 24. ♩ = 72
  • The People United Will Never Be Defeated!: Variation 25. ♩ = ca. 84
  • The People United Will Never Be Defeated!: Variation 26. In a militant manner
  • The People United Will Never Be Defeated!: Variation 27. Tenderly, and with a hopeful expression
  • The People United Will Never Be Defeated!: Variation 28. ♩ = 160
  • The People United Will Never Be Defeated!: Variation 29. ♩ = 144-152
  • The People United Will Never Be Defeated!: Variation 3
  • The People United Will Never Be Defeated!: Variation 3. Slightly slower, with expressive nuances
  • The People United Will Never Be Defeated!: Variation 30. ♩ = 84
  • The People United Will Never Be Defeated!: Variation 31
  • The People United Will Never Be Defeated!: Variation 32
  • The People United Will Never Be Defeated!: Variation 34
  • The People United Will Never Be Defeated!: Variation 35
  • The People United Will Never Be Defeated!: Variation 36
  • The People United Will Never Be Defeated!: Variation 4. Marcato
  • The People United Will Never Be Defeated!: Variation 5
  • The People United Will Never Be Defeated!: Variation 5. Dreamlike, frozen
  • The People United Will Never Be Defeated!: Variation 6. Same tempo as beginning
  • The People United Will Never Be Defeated!: Variation 7. Tempo (Lightly, impatiently)
  • The People United Will Never Be Defeated!: Variation 8. With agility; not too much pedal; crisp
  • The People United Will Never Be Defeated!: Variation 9. Evenly
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