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Michael Daugherty

American composer, pianist, and teacher

Michael Kevin Daugherty (born April 28, 1954) is an American composer, pianist, and teacher. He is influenced by popular culture, Romanticism, and postmodernism. Daugherty's notable works include his Superman comic book-inspired Metropolis Symphony for orchestra (1988–93), Dead Elvis for solo bassoon and chamber ensemble (1993), Jackie O (1997), Niagara Falls for symphonic band (1997), UFO for solo percussion and orchestra (1999) and for symphonic band (2000), Bells for Stokowski from Philadelphia Stories for orchestra (2001) and for symphonic band (2002), Fire and Blood for solo violin and orchestra (2003) inspired by Diego Rivera and Frida Kahlo, Time Machine for three conductors and orchestra (2003), Ghost Ranch for orchestra (2005), Deus ex Machina for piano and orchestra (2007), Labyrinth of Love for soprano and chamber winds (2012), American Gothic for orchestra (2013), and Tales of Hemingway for cello and orchestra (2015). Daugherty has been described by The Times as "a master icon maker" with a "maverick imagination, fearless structural sense and meticulous ear."

Currently, Daugherty is professor of composition at the University of Michigan School of Music, Theatre & Dance in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Michael Daugherty's music is published by Peermusic Classical, Boosey & Hawkes, and since 2010, Michael Daugherty Music/Bill Holab Music.

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Works

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  • American Gothic
  • American Gothic: I. On a Roll
  • American Gothic: II. Winter Dreams
  • American Gothic: III. Pitchfork
  • Bells for Stokowski
  • Bizarro
  • Blue Electra
  • Blue Electra: I. Courage (1928)
  • Blue Electra: II. Paris (1932)
  • Blue Electra: III. From an Airplane (1921)
  • Blue Electra: IV. Last Flight (1937)
  • Brooklyn Bridge
  • Dead Elvis
  • Desi
  • Deus Ex Machina, for piano and orchestra Orchestral
  • Deus ex Machina: I. Fast Forward (Di andata veloce)
  • Deus ex Machina: II. Train of Tears
  • Deus ex Machina: III. Night Steam
  • Dreamachine
  • Dreamachine: I. Da Vinci's Wings
  • Dreamachine: II. Rube Goldberg's Variations
  • Dreamachine: III. Electric Eel
  • Dreamachine: IV. Vulcan's Forge
  • Elvis Everywhere
  • Fire and Blood, for violin and orchestra Orchestral
  • Fire and Blood: I. Volcano
  • Fire and Blood: II. River Rouge
  • Fire and Blood: III. Assembly Line
  • Flamingo
  • Ghost Ranch
  • Ghost Ranch: I. Bone
  • Ghost Ranch: II. Above Clouds
  • Ghost Ranch: III. Black Rattle
  • Harp of Ages
  • Harp of Ages: I. Sappho Leaps
  • Harp of Ages: II. Sister Juana's Hymn
  • Harp of Ages: III. Uhura's Song
  • Harp of Ages: IV. David's Prayer
  • Harp of Ages: V. Harpo Speaks
  • Harp of Ages: VI. Detroit Blues
  • Harp of Ages: VII. Irish Wedding
  • Hear the Dust Blow
  • Jackie's Song
  • Last Dance at the Surf
  • Le Tombeau de Liberace
  • Le Tombeau de Liberace: I. Rhinestone Kickstep
  • Le Tombeau de Liberace: II. How Do I Love Thee?
  • Le Tombeau de Liberace: III. Sequin Music
  • Le Tombeau de Liberace: IV. Candelabra Rhumba
  • Metropolis Symphony Orchestral
  • Metropolis Symphony: I. Lex
  • Metropolis Symphony: II. Krypton
  • Metropolis Symphony: III. MXYZPTLK
  • Metropolis Symphony: IV. Oh, Lois!
  • Metropolis Symphony: V. Red Cape Tango
  • MotorCity Triptych
  • MotorCity Triptych: I. Motown Mondays
  • MotorCity Triptych: II. Pedal-to-the-Metal
  • MotorCity Triptych: III. Rosa Parks Boulevard
  • Motown Metal
  • Mount Rushmore
  • Mount Rushmore: I. George Washington
  • Mount Rushmore: II. Thomas Jefferson
  • Mount Rushmore: III. Theodore Roosevelt
  • Mount Rushmore: IV. Abraham Lincoln
  • Niagara Falls
  • Once Upon a Castle
  • Once Upon a Castle: I. The Winding Road to San Simeon
  • Once Upon a Castle: II. Neptune Pool
  • Once Upon a Castle: III. Rosebud
  • Once Upon a Castle: IV. Xanadu
  • Radio City: Symphonic Fantasy on Arturo Toscanini and the NBC Symphony Orchestra:
  • Radio City: Symphonic Fantasy on Arturo Toscanini and the NBC Symphony Orchestra: I. O Brave New World
  • Radio City: Symphonic Fantasy on Arturo Toscanini and the NBC Symphony Orchestra: II. Ode to the Old World
  • Radio City: Symphonic Fantasy on Arturo Toscanini and the NBC Symphony Orchestra: III. On the Air
  • Raise the Roof
  • Red Cape Tango
  • Reflections on the Mississippi
  • Reflections on the Mississippi: I. Mist
  • Reflections on the Mississippi: II. Fury
  • Reflections on the Mississippi: III. Prayer
  • Reflections on the Mississippi: IV. Steamboat
  • Route 66
  • Shaken Not Stirred
  • Sing Sing: J. Edgar Hoover
  • Snap!
  • Sunset Strip
  • Sunset Strip: I. 7pm
  • Sunset Strip: II. Nocturne
  • Sunset Strip: III. 7am
  • Tales of Hemingway
  • Tales of Hemingway: I. Big Two-Hearted River
  • Tales of Hemingway: II. For Whom the Bell Tolls
  • Tales of Hemingway: III. The Old Man and the Sea
  • Tales of Hemingway: IV. The Sun Also Rises
  • Tell My Fortune for Chamber Orchestra
  • Tell My Fortune for Chamber Orchestra: I. Palm
  • Tell My Fortune for Chamber Orchestra: II. Crystal
  • Tell My Fortune for Chamber Orchestra: III. Card
  • The Gospel According to Sister Aimee
  • The Gospel According to Sister Aimee: I. Knock Out the Devil!
  • The Gospel According to Sister Aimee: II. An Evangelist Drowns/Desert Dance
  • The Gospel According to Sister Aimee: III. To the Promised Land
  • This Land Sings (Inspired by the Life and Times of Woody Guthrie)
  • This Land Sings (Inspired by the Life and Times of Woody Guthrie): No. 1, Overture
  • This Land Sings (Inspired by the Life and Times of Woody Guthrie): No. 10, This Land Sings
  • This Land Sings (Inspired by the Life and Times of Woody Guthrie): No. 11, Silver Bullet
  • This Land Sings (Inspired by the Life and Times of Woody Guthrie): No. 12, This Trombone Kills Fascists
  • This Land Sings (Inspired by the Life and Times of Woody Guthrie): No. 13, Don't Sing Me a Love Song
  • This Land Sings (Inspired by the Life and Times of Woody Guthrie): No. 14, My Heart Is Burning
  • This Land Sings (Inspired by the Life and Times of Woody Guthrie): No. 15, I'm Gonna Walk That Lonesome Valley
  • This Land Sings (Inspired by the Life and Times of Woody Guthrie): No. 16, Mermaid Avenue
  • This Land Sings (Inspired by the Life and Times of Woody Guthrie): No. 17, Wayfaring Stranger [900 Miles]
  • This Land Sings (Inspired by the Life and Times of Woody Guthrie): No. 2, The Ghost and Will of Joe Hill
  • This Land Sings (Inspired by the Life and Times of Woody Guthrie): No. 3, Perpetual Motion Man
  • This Land Sings (Inspired by the Life and Times of Woody Guthrie): No. 4, Marfa Lights
  • This Land Sings (Inspired by the Life and Times of Woody Guthrie): No. 5, Hear the Dust Blow
  • This Land Sings (Inspired by the Life and Times of Woody Guthrie): No. 6, Graceland
  • This Land Sings (Inspired by the Life and Times of Woody Guthrie): No. 7, Forbidden Fruit
  • This Land Sings (Inspired by the Life and Times of Woody Guthrie): No. 8, Hot Air
  • This Land Sings (Inspired by the Life and Times of Woody Guthrie): No. 9, Bread and Roses
  • Time Machine
  • Time Machine: I. Past
  • Time Machine: II. Future
  • To the New World
  • To the New World: I. Moonrise
  • To the New World: II. One Small Step
  • To the New World: III. Splashdown
  • Trail of Tears
  • Trail of Tears: I. where the wind blew free
  • Trail of Tears: II. incantation
  • Trail of Tears: III. sun dance
  • UFO
  • UFO: I. Traveling Music
  • UFO: II. Unidentified
  • UFO: III. Flying
  • UFO: IV. ???
  • UFO: V. Objects
  • What's That Spell?
  • What's That Spell?: I. What's That Spell?
  • What's That Spell?: II. Ballerina
  • What's That Spell?: III. Drum Majorette
  • What's That Spell?: IV. Oh Ken
  • What's That Spell?: V: What's That Spell? (Reprise)