Michael Torke

American composer

Michael Torke (born September 22, 1961) is an American composer who writes music influenced by jazz and minimalism.

Torke was born in Milwaukee, where he attended Wilson Elementary School, graduated from Wauwatosa East High School, and studied at the Eastman School of Music with Joseph Schwantner and Christopher Rouse, and at Yale University.

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Works

After the Forest Fire
An Italian Straw Hat
An Italian Straw Hat: Act I
Blue Pacific
Book of Proverbs
Book of Proverbs: 1. Opening
Book of Proverbs: 2. The Door Turns
Book of Proverbs: 3. Better a Dry Crust
Book of Proverbs: 4. The Whip for the Horse
Book of Proverbs: 5. The Way of an Eagle
Book of Proverbs: 6. Drink our Fill of Love
Book of Proverbs: 7. Like the Man who Seizes
Book of Proverbs: 8. Boast Not of Tomorrow
Bright Cecilia: Variations on a Theme by Purcell: Giocoso
Chalk
Change of Address
Change of Address: Bank Street
Change of Address: East 33rd Street
Change of Address: Riverside Drive
Change of Address: West 102nd Street
Change of Address: West 4th Street
Change of Address: West Houston Street
Charcoal
East
Fiji
Flint
Four Proverbs
Four Proverbs: 1. Better a Dish
Four Proverbs: 2. Drink Water
Four Proverbs: 3. One Man Pretends
Four Proverbs: 4. There Is Joy
Green
Javelin
July
King of Hearts
Overnight Mail
Overnight Mail: I. Priority
Overnight Mail: II. Standard
Overnight Mail: III. Saturday Delivery
Sky
Song of Isaiah
South
Tahiti
Tahiti: I. Tahiti - Papeete
Tahiti: II. Moorea - Green Cliffs
Telephone Book
Telephone Book: I. The Yellow Pages
Telephone Book: II. The Blue Pages
Telephone Book: III. The White Pages
Three Manhattan Bridges
Three Manhattan Bridges: I. George Washington Bridge
Three Manhattan Bridges: II. Queensboro Bridge
Three Manhattan Bridges: III. Brooklyn Bridge
West
Winter's Tale
Winter's Tale: I. Allegro
Winter's Tale: II. Andante (Perdita's Flowers I)
Winter's Tale: III. Largo
Winter's Tale: IV. Andante (Perdita's Flowers II)
Winter's Tale: V. Allegro