Roger Sessions

American composer, critic, and teacher of music

Roger Huntington Sessions (December 28, 1896 – March 16, 1985) was an American composer, teacher, and writer on music. He had started his career writing in a neoclassical style, but gradually moved towards complex harmonies and postromanticism, and finally the twelve-tone serialism of the Second Viennese School. Sessions's friendship with Arnold Schoenberg influenced him, but he modified his technique to a unique style involving rows to supply melodic themes, while composing subsidiary parts freely.

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Works

Canons (to the Memory of Stravinsky)
Concerto for Orchestra
Concerto for Violin and Cello
Duo for Violin and Cello
From My Diary
From My Diary: I. Poco adagio
From My Diary: II. Allegro con brio – Tranquillo ed espressivo
From My Diary: III. Larghissimo e misterioso
From My Diary: IV. Allegro pesante
Mass for Unison Chorus and Organ
On the Beach at Fontana
Piano Sonata no. 1
Piano Sonata no. 2
Piano Sonata no. 2: I. Allegro con fuoco
Piano Sonata no. 2: II. Lento
Piano Sonata no. 2: III. Misurato e pesante
Quintet for 2 Violins, 2 Violas and Cello
Quintet for 2 Violins, 2 Violas and Cello: I. Movimento tranquillo
Quintet for 2 Violins, 2 Violas and Cello: II. Adagio ed espressivo
Quintet for 2 Violins, 2 Violas and Cello: III. Allegro appassionato
Rhapsody for Orchestra
Six Pieces for Violoncello
Six Pieces for Violoncello: No. 1. Prelude
Six Pieces for Violoncello: No. 2. Dialogue
Six Pieces for Violoncello: No. 3. Scherzo
Six Pieces for Violoncello: No. 4. Berceuse
Six Pieces for Violoncello: No. 5. Capriccio
Six Pieces for Violoncello: No. 6. Epilogue
Sonata for Solo Violin
Sonata for Solo Violin: 1. Tempo moderato, con ampiezza, e liberamente
Sonata for Solo Violin: 2. Molto vivo
Sonata for Solo Violin: 3. Adagio e dolcemente
Sonata for Solo Violin: 4. Alla marcia vivace
String Quartet no. 1 in E minor
String Quartet no. 1 in E minor: I. Tempo moderato
String Quartet no. 1 in E minor: II. Adagio molto
String Quartet no. 1 in E minor: III. Vivace molto
String Quartet no. 2
String Quartet no. 2: I. Lento
String Quartet no. 2: II. Allegro appassionato, Alla breve
String Quartet no. 2: III. Andante tranquillo
String Quartet no. 2: IV. Presto
String Quartet no. 2: V. Adagio
Symphony no. 1
Symphony no. 1: I. Giusto
Symphony no. 1: II. Largo
Symphony no. 1: III. Allegro vivace
Symphony no. 2
Symphony no. 2: I. Molto agitato
Symphony no. 2: II. Allegretto capriccioso
Symphony no. 2: III. Adagio, tranquillo ed espressivo
Symphony no. 2: IV. Allegramente
Symphony no. 3
Symphony no. 3: I. Allegro grazioso e con fuoco
Symphony no. 3: II. Allegro, un poco ruvido
Symphony no. 3: III. Andante sostenuto e con affetto
Symphony no. 3: IV. Allegro con fuoco
Symphony no. 4
Symphony no. 6
Symphony no. 6: I. Allegro
Symphony no. 6: II. Adagio e tranquilo
Symphony no. 6: III. Allegro moderato
Symphony no. 7
Symphony no. 7: I. Allegro con fuoco
Symphony no. 7: II. Lento e dolce
Symphony no. 7: III. Allegro misurato
Symphony no. 8
Symphony no. 8: I. Adagio e mesto
Symphony no. 8: II. Allegro con brio
Symphony no. 9
Symphony no. 9: I. Allegro: Impetuoso - Tranquilo
Symphony no. 9: II. Con movimento adagio - Doppio movimento quasi allegretto -
Symphony no. 9: III. Allegro vivace
The Black Maskers
The Black Maskers (Orchestral Suite)
The Black Maskers (Orchestral Suite): I. Dance: Stridente-sarcastico
The Black Maskers (Orchestral Suite): II. Scene: Agitato molto
The Black Maskers (Orchestral Suite): III. Dirge: Larghissimo
The Black Maskers (Orchestral Suite): IV. Finale: Andante moderato un poco agitato
Violin Concerto
Violin Concerto: I. Largo e tranquillo
Violin Concerto: II. Scherzo: Allegro
Violin Concerto: III. Romanza: Andante
Violin Concerto: IV. Molto vivace e sempre con fuoco
When Lilacs Last in the Dooryard Bloom'd