Lukas Foss

American composer

Lukas Foss (August 15, 1922 – February 1, 2009) was a German-American composer, pianist, and conductor.

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Works

The Long LineThe Long Line
  • A Bernstein Birthday Bouquet: For Lenny
  • Adon Olam
  • American Landscapes
  • American Landscapes: I. Slow and Free
  • American Landscapes: II. Variations on the "Wayfaring Stranger"
  • American Landscapes: III. Allegro
  • Baroque Variations
  • Baroque Variations: I. On a Handel Larghetto
  • Baroque Variations: II. On a Scarlatti Sonata
  • Baroque Variations: III. On a Bach Prelude
  • Behold! I Build an House
  • Capriccio
  • Celebration
  • Celebration: I. Fanfare
  • Celebration: II. Choral
  • Celebration: III. March
  • Central Park Reel
  • Clarinet Concerto
  • Clarinet Concerto: I. Lento
  • Clarinet Concerto: II. Allegro
  • Clarinet Concerto: III. Free; Più Lento
  • Clarinet Concerto: IV. Allegro
  • Curriculum Vitae
  • Curriculum Vitae with Time-Bomb
  • Elegy for Anne Frank
  • Fantasy Rondo
  • For Cornelia
  • For Lenny: Variation on New York, New York
  • Introduction and Good-Byes
  • Lammdeni
  • Lammdeni: I. Barukh haggever
  • Lammdeni: II. Va’eda ma
  • Lammdeni: III. Mi al har horev
  • Music for Six
  • Ode
  • Paradigm
  • Paradigm (“for my friends”): 4. Lecture Part I
  • Paradigm (“for my friends”): 4. Lecture Part III
  • Paradigm: I. Session
  • Paradigm: II. Reading
  • Paradigm: III. Recital
  • Paradigm: IV. Lecture
  • Percussion Quartet
  • Phorion
  • Psalms
  • Psalms: I
  • Psalms: II
  • Psalms: III
  • Renaissance Concerto
  • Renaissance Concerto: I. Intrada
  • Renaissance Concerto: II. Baroque Interlude (after Rameau)
  • Renaissance Concerto: III. Recitative (after Monteverdi)
  • Renaissance Concerto: IV. Jouissance
  • Romance
  • Song of Anguish
  • Song of Songs
  • Song of Songs: I. "Awake, O North Wind". Allegro ma non troppo
  • Song of Songs: II. Aria "Come, My Beloved". Allegretto con moto
  • Song of Songs: III. "By Night on My Bed". Grave
  • Song of Songs: IV. "Set Me as a Seal Upon Thine Heart". Lento
  • String Quartet no. 3
  • String Quartet no. 4
  • Symphony No. 1 in G Major: I. Andantino – Un poco allegretto
  • Symphony No. 1 in G Major: II. Adagio
  • Symphony No. 1 in G Major: III. Scherzo. Vivace
  • Symphony No. 1 in G Major: IV. Andantino – Allegro
  • Symphony no. 1 in G major
  • Symphony no. 2 "Symphony Of Chorals"
  • Symphony no. 2 "Symphony Of Chorals": I. Toccata: Allegro (Chorale 90 "Hilf, Gott, Daß Mir's Gelinge")
  • Symphony no. 2 "Symphony Of Chorals": II. Contrapunctus: B-A-C-H. Andante Sostenuto (Chorale 77, 78 "Herr, Ich Habe Mißgehandelt")
  • Symphony no. 2 "Symphony Of Chorals": III. Allegretto Tranquillo (Chorale 139 "Nun Ruhen Alle Wälder")
  • Symphony no. 2 "Symphony Of Chorals": IV. Introduzione - Vivace (Chorale 133 "Nun Danket Alle Gott")
  • Symphony no. 3 "Symphony of Sorrows"
  • Symphony no. 3 "Symphony of Sorrows": I. Fugue: Of Strife And Struggle
  • Symphony no. 3 "Symphony of Sorrows": II. Elegy For Anne Frank. Andante Sostenuto - Allegretto
  • Symphony no. 3 "Symphony of Sorrows": III. Wasteland: "Bursts In The Violet Air" (Agitato) - "Withered Stumps Of Time" (Lento) - "Staring Forms", "Broken Images" (Doppio Più Mosso Ma Pesante) - "Voices Singing Out Of Empty Cisterns" (Più Sostenuto)
  • Symphony no. 3 "Symphony of Sorrows": IV. Prayer
  • Symphony no. 4 "Window To The Past"
  • Symphony no. 4 "Window To The Past": I. Molto Sostenuto - Allegro
  • Symphony no. 4 "Window To The Past": II. ♩= 48-52
  • Symphony no. 4 "Window To The Past": III. Scherzo: Vivace
  • Symphony no. 4 "Window To The Past": IV. Fireworks: Based On "American Fanfare"
  • The Curriculum Vitae Tango
  • The Jumping Frog of Calaveras County
  • The Jumping Frog of Calaveras County: Lulu's Song
  • Thirteen Ways of Looking at a Blackbird
  • Three Airs for Frank O'Hara's Angel
  • Three American Pieces
  • Three American Pieces: I. Early Song
  • Three American Pieces: II. Dedication
  • Three American Pieces: III. Composer's Holiday
  • Three American Pieces: No. 1. Early Song
  • Three American Pieces: No. 2. Dedication
  • Three American Pieces: No. 3. Composer’s Holiday
  • Three Pieces
  • Three Pieces: I. Early Song
  • Three Pieces: II. Dedication
  • Three Pieces: III. Composer's Holiday
  • Time Cycle
  • Time Cycle: Improvised Interlude no. 1
  • Time Cycle: Improvised Interlude no. 2
  • Time Cycle: Improvised Interlude no. 3
  • Time Cycle: No. 1. We're Late
  • Time Cycle: No. 2. When the Bells Justle
  • Time Cycle: No. 3. Sechzehnter Januar
  • Time Cycle: No. 4. O Mensch, gib Acht
  • Wanderers Gemütsruhe
  • Where the Bee Sucks
  • With Music Strong