Amy Beach (1867-1944)

 

Biografía

Amy M. Beach. Biografía

Partituras para piano solo y audios

A Bit of Cairo

Audio. Kirsten Johnson


Valse-Caprice, Op.4

Audio. Joanne Polk, piano


Ballade, Op.6 (Grado 10-11)

Audio. Joanne Polk, piano


4 Sketches, Op.15 (Grado 9-10)

Audio. Joanne Polk, piano


Bal masqué, Op. 22

Audio. Kirsten Johnson, piano


Children's Carnival, Op.25 (I)

Audio. 1. Promenade. Sahan Arzruni, piano (Grado 7)

Audio. 2. Columbine. Sahan Arzruni, piano

Audio. 3. Pantalon. Sahan Arzruni, piano (Grado 5)

Children's Carnival, Op.25 (II)

Audio. 4. Pierrot and Pierrette. Sahan Arzruni, piano (Grado 5)

Audio. 5. Secrets. Sahan Arzruni, piano (Grado 3)

Audio. 6. Harlequin. Sahan Arzruni, piano


3 Morceaux caractéristiques, Op.28

Audio. 1. Barcarolle. Kirsten Johnson, piano (Grado 9)

Audio. 2. Menuet italien. Kirsten Johnson, piano

Audio. 3. Danse des fleurs. Kirsten Johnson, piano


Children's Album, Op.36

Audio

Audio. 1. Minuet. Kirsten Johnson, piano

Audio.2. Gavotte. Kirsten Johnson, piano (Grado 3)

Audio.3. Waltz. Kirsten Johnson, piano (Grado 5)

Audio.4. March. Kirsten Johnson, piano (Grado 5)

Audio.5. Polka. Kirsten Johnson, piano (Grado 5)


2 Piano Pieces, Op.54

Audio.1. Scottish Legend. Kirsten Johnson, piano (Grado 7-9)

Audio.2. Gavotte fantastique. Kirsten Johnson, piano


Variations on Balkan Themes, Op.60

Audio. Joanne Polk, piano


Eskimos, Op. 64

Audio.1. Arctic Night. Kirsten Johnson, piano (Grado 5)

Audio.2. The Returning Hunter. Kirsten Johnson, piano (Grado 5)

Audio.3. Exiles. Kirsten Johnson, piano

Audio.4. With Dog-teams. Kirsten Johnson, piano

Audio


Les Rêves de Colombine, Suite francesa Op.65

Audio. Virginia Eskin, piano

Audio. 1. La Feé de la Fontaine. Joanne Polk, piano

Audio. 2. Le Prince Gracieux. Joanne Polk, piano

Audio. 3. Valse amoureuse. Joanne Polk, piano

Audio. 4. Sous les Étoiles. Joanne Polk, piano. (Grado 8)

Audio. 5. Danse d'Arlequin. Joanne Polk, piano


Prelude and Fugue, Op.81

Audio. Prelude. Joanne Polk, piano

Audio. Fugue. Joanne Polk, piano


From Blackbird Hills, Op.83

Audio. Kirsten Johnson, piano

Audio. Lara Downes, piano


Fantasia fugata, Op.87

Audio. Joanne Polk, piano


The Fair Hills of Eiré, Op.91

Audio. Joanne Polk, piano


Hermit Thrush, Op.92

Audio. N.1. A Hermit Thrush at Eve. Christopher O'Riley, piano (Grado 10)

Audio. N.1. A Hermit Thrush at Eve. Joanne Polk, piano (Grado 10)

Audio. N.2 Hermit Thrush at Morn. Joanne Polk, piano


From Grandmother's Garden, Op 97 (5 pieces):

2. Heartsease

Audio.2. Heartsease. Joanne Polk, piano

3. Mignonette

Audio.3. Mignonette. Joanne Polk, piano

Audio.1. Morning Glories. Joanne Polk, piano

Audio.4. Rosemary and Rue. Joanne Polk, piano

Audio.5. Honeysuckle. Joanne Polk, piano (Grado 8-9)


2 Piano Pieces, Op.102

Audio.1. Farewell Summer. Kirsten Johnson, piano

Audio.2. Dancing Leaves. Kirsten Johnson, piano


Old Chapel by Moonlight, Op.106

Audio. Kirsten Johnson, piano


Nocturno, Op.107

Audio. Kirsten Johnson, piano

Audio. Joanne Polk, piano


Cradle Song of the lonely Mother, op.108

Audio. Joanne Polk, piano (Grado 9)


By the Still Waters, Op.114

Audio. Kirsten Johnson, piano

Audio. Isata Kanneh-Mason, piano


Tyrolean Valse-Fantaisie, Op.116

Audio. Joanne Polk, piano


3 Piano Pieces, Op.128

Audio. N.1. Scherzino. Kirsten Johnson, piano

Audio. N.2. Young Birches. Kirsten Johnson, piano

Audio. N.3. A Humming-bird. Kirsten Johnson, piano


Out of the Depths, Op.130

Audio. Kirsten Johnson, piano


5 Improvisations, Op.148

Audio.1. Lento, molto tranquillo. Joanne Polk, piano

Audio.2. Allegretto grazioso e capriccioso. Joanne Polk, piano

Audio.3. Allegro con delicatezza. Joanne Polk, piano

Audio.4. Molto lento e tranquillo. Joanne Polk, piano

Audio.5. Largo maestoso. Joanne Polk, piano


Partituras a 4 manos

Summer Dreams, Op.47

Audio. Joo-Hye Lee, Hyesuk Lim, piano


Partituras para 2 pianos

Piano Concerto, Op. 45 (piano, piano-orquesta)

Audio. Joanne Polk, piano. English Chamber Orchestra


Suite for two pianos, OP. 104 Founded upon Old Irish Melodies

Audio. I Prelude. Elliot Wuu (piano I), John Schindler (piano II)

Partituras para agrupaciones instrumentales (RTA) y audios

Prelude on an Old Folk Tune (organ)

Audio

Audio


O Praise the Lord, All Ye Nations, Op.7 (mixed chorus, organ)


3 Choral Responses, Op.8

Nunc Dimittis, Op.8 N.1

Audio. Supertonic Choir


With Prayer and Supplication, Op.8 N.2

Audio. Jubilate Chamber Choir

Audio. London Contemporary Voices


Peace I leave with you, Op.8 N.3

Audio. Supertonic Choir

Audio. Gonzaga University Choirs


Festival Jubilate, Op.17 (chorus, orchesta-piano)


Bethlehem, Op.24 (mixed chorus, organ)


Symphony in E minor, Op.32 "Gaelic"

Audio. Detroit Symphony Orchestra


Peace on Earth, Op.38 (mixed chorus, organ)

Audio. The Grace Cathedral San Francisco


3 Shakespeare Choruses, Op.39 (female chorus):

1. Over Hill, Over Dale

Audio. Etherea Vocal Ensemble

2. Come into these yellow sands

Audio. Etherea Vocal Ensemble

3. Throug the house give glimmering light

Audio. Etherea Vocal Ensemble


Help us, God, Op.50 (mixed chorus, piano)


Give me not love, Op.61 (soprano, tenor, piano)


The Chambered Nautilus, Op.66 (voces y orquesta)

Audio. Calliope 


Quinteto, Op.67

Audio. Nicholas Tavani (violín), Jisun Yang (violín), Caitlin Lynch (viola), Michael Katz (cello), John Novacek (piano)


All Hail the Power of Jesus'Name, Op.74 (mixed chorus, piano)

Audio. Voces-Solum


Theme and Variations for Flute and String Quarter, Op.80

Audio


Dusk in June, Op.82 (female chorus, piano)


Peter Pan, OP.101 (female chorus, piano)


Piano Trio, Op.150

Audio. Mendelssohn Piano Trio


Pastorale for Woodwind Quintet, Op.151

Audio. Lauren Yeomans, Flute; Heather Macdonald, Oboe; Marc Blouin, Clarinet; Iris Krizmanic, Horn; and Kevin Harris, Bassoon


IMSLP


Lista de obras


Obras con número de Opus

  • Op.1 - 4 Songs (after K. Vannah, Schiller, Chateaubriand, Shelley)
  • Op.2 - 3 Songs (after H.H.A. Beach)
  • Op.3 - Cadenza to Beethoven's 3rd Piano Concerto, Boston 1888
  • Op.4 - Valse-Caprice, Boston 1889
  • Op.5 - Mass in E-flat major (1889, revised 1892). Boston 1890
  • Op.6 - Ballade. Boston 1894
  • Op.7 - O Praise the Lord, All Ye Nations . Boston 1891
  • Op.8 - 3 Choral Responses. Boston 1891
  • Op.9 - The Little Brown Bee, female Chorus, Boston 1891
  • Op.10 - Songs of the Sea. Boston 1890
  • Op.11 - 3 Songs (after W.E. Henley)
  • Op.12 - 3 Songs (after Robert Burns)
  • Op.13 - Hymn of Trust (after O.W. Holmes, Boston 1891
  • Op.14 - 4 Songs (after W. Learned, J. de Resseguier, Aldrich, Sill) (1890)
  • Op.15 - 4 Sketches for piano. Boston 1892.
  1. In Autumn
  2. Phantoms
  3. Dreaming
  4. Fireflies
  • Op.16 - The Minstrel and the King
  • Op.17 - Festival Jubilate (1891), Boston 1892
  • Op.18 - Mary Stuart (Eilende Wolken, after Schiller) for Alto and Orchestra (1892), Boston 1892
  • Op.19 - 3 Songs (after Coates, Beach), Boston 1893
  • Op.20 - Villanelle (Across the World)
  • Op.21 - 3 Songs (after Hugo, Bovet)
  • Op.22 - Bal masqué for piano. 1893 December. Published Boston, 1894
  • Op.23 - Romance for violin and piano. Boston, 1893.  Grado Profesional (según el catálogo de compositoras de la Asociación de Mujeres en la Música)
  • Op.24 - Bethlehem, Boston: Arthur P. Schmidt, 1893.
  • Op.25 - Children's Carnival. Boston 1894.
  • Op.26 - 4 Songs (after Fabbri, Cooley), Boston 1894
  • Op.27 - Alleluia, Christ is risen, Boston 1895
  • Op.28 - 3 Morceaux caractéristiques. Boston 1894
  • Op.29 - 4 Songs (after Beach, Spofford, Sparrow) (1894), Boston 1895
  • Op.30 - The Rose of Avontown for soprano, alto, women's chorus and orchestra. Boston, 1896
  • Op.31 - 3 Flower Songs (after M. Deland), Boston 1896
  • Op.32 - Symphony in E minor "Gaelic". Boston 1897.
  • Op.33 - Teach me thy way (1895)
  • Op.34 - Violin Sonata in A minor (1896). Boston, 1899.
  • Op.35 - 4 Songs (after Scherenberg, Goethe, Heine, Beach) (1896), Boston 1897
  • Op.36 - Children's Album, 5 Pieces for Piano. Boston: Arthur P. Schmidt, 1897.
  • Op.37 - 3 Shakespeare Songs. Boston: Arthur P. Schmidt, 1897.
  • Op.38 - Peace on Earth, Boston: Arthur P. Schmidt, 1897
  • Op.39 - 3 Shakespeare Choruses for SSAA Chorus a cappella
  • Op.40 - 3 Compositions for Violin and Piano. Boston, 1898. 3º G.P. (según el catálogo de compositoras de la Asociación de Mujeres en la Música)
  1. La Captive
  2. Berceuse
  3. Mazurka
  • Op.41 - 3 Songs (after Fabbri, Spofford). Boston, 1898.
  • Op.42 - Song of Welcome for Voices, Chorus
  • Op.43 - 5 Songs (after Robert Burns). Boston, 1899.
  • Op.44 - 3 Browning Songs, Boston 1900
  • Op.45 - Piano Concerto in C minor (1899). Boston, 1900.
  • Op.46 - Sylvania, a Wedding Cantata. Boston, 1901
  • Op.47 - Summer Dreams for Piano (4 hands), Boston, 1901.
  • Op.48 - 4 Songs (after Beach, Lockhart, Sylvestre). Boston, 1902.
  • Op.49 - A Song of Liberty for Voices and Orchestra, Boston 1901
  • Op.50 - Help Us, O God, motet for mixed chorus, Boston: Arthur P. Schmidt, 1903.
  • Op.51 - 4 Songs (after Wissman, Eschelbach, Jansen, Sylvestre), Boston 1903
  • Op.52 - A Hymn of Freedom, Boston 1903
  • Op.53 - Jephthah's Daughter for Soprano and Orchestra, Boston 1903
  • Op.54 - 2 Piano Pieces, Boston 1903
  1. Scottish Legend
  2. Gavotte fantastique
  • Op.55 - Invocation vor Violin and Piano/Organ, Boston 1904
  • Op.56 - 4 Songs (after Coates, Beach, Black) (1903–04), Boston, 1904
  • Op.57 - 3 Works for female Chorus, Boston 1904
  • Op.58 - ?
  • Op.59 - The Sea-Fairies, Cantata for Soprano, Alto, female Chorus, Orchestra. Boston: Arthur P. Schmidt, 1904.
  • Op.60 - Variations on Balkan Themes (1904). Boston, 1906
  • Op.61 - Give Me Not Love (after Coates), Boston 1905
  • Op.62 - When Soul is Joined to Soul (after Browning), Boston: 1905.
  • Op.63 - Service
  • Op.64 - Eskimos - 4 Characteristic Pieces for Piano, Boston 1907
  • Op.65 - Les rêves de Columbine. Boston, 1907
  1. Les Reves de Columbine
  2. La fée de la Fontaine
  3. Le Prince gracieux
  4. Valse étoiles
  5. Danse d'Arlequin
  • Op.66 - The Chambered Nautilus for Soprano, Alto, female Chorus, Orchestra
  • Op.67 - Piano Quintet in F minor (1907, published in 1909)
  • Op.68 - After (after Coates), Boston: 1909.
  • Op.69 - Mother Songs (after MacDonald, Hughes), Boston: 1908.
  • Op.70 - Iverniana for 2 Pianos (1910), lost
  • Op.71 - 3 Songs (after Beach, Dekker, Stathem), Boston: 1910.
  • Op.72 - 2 Songs (after Zacharias), New York: Schirmer, 1914.
  • Op.73 - 2 Songs (after Zacharias), New York: Schirmer, 1914.
  • Op.74 - All Hail the Power of Jesus' Name (1914). Boston, 1915
  • Op.74 - Panama Hymn (after W.P. Stafford) for Voices and Orchestra, Boston 1915
  • Op.75 - 4 Songs (after Brown, Herford, Rands), New York: Schirmer, 1914.
  • Op.76 - Thou Knowest, Lord. Boston, 1915
  • Op.76 - 2 Songs (after Stoddard and Tennyson), New York: Schirmer, 1914.
  • Op.77 - 2 Songs (after Fanning, Burnet), New York: Schirmer, 1916.
  • Op.78 - 4 Canticles. Boston, 1916
  • Op.78 - 3 Songs (after Coolbrith, Teasdale), New York: Schirmer, 1917.
  • Op.79 - (String Quartet in one movement, see Op.89)
  • Op.80 - Theme and Variations for Flute and String Quartet (1916). Boston, 1920
  • Op.81 - Prelude and Fugue for Piano (1917). Boston, 1918
  • Op.82 - Dusk in June for female Chorus, Boston 1917
  • Op.83 - From Blackbird Hills. Boston, 1922.
  • Op.84 - Te Deum (1921), Boston 1922
  • Op.85 - In the Twilight (after Longfellow), Boston: Arthur P. Schmidt, 1922.
  • Op.86 - May Eve for Voices and Piano (1921), Boston 1933
  • Op.87 - Fantasia fugata for piano. Boston, 1923
  • Op.88 - Spirit Time (after Read)
  • Op.89 - String Quartet (1929), 1 movement, originally as Op.79
  • Op.90 - Pastorale for Flute Cello and Piano (1921)
  • Op.91 - The Fair Hills of Eiré for piano or organ. Boston, 1922
  • Op.92 - Hermit Thrush for piano (1921). Boston, 1922
  1. Hermit Thrush at Eve
  2. Hermit Thrush at Morn
  • Op.93 - Message (after Teasdale), Philadelphia: Theodore Presser, 1922.
  • Op.94 - 3 School Songs, Boston 1933
  • Op.95 - Constant Christmas, Boston 1922
  • Op.96 - The Lord Is My Shepherd (Ps. 23) for female chorus (3vv) and organ, 1923
  • Op.97 - From Grandmother's Garden. 5 Pieces for Piano. Boston, 1922.
  • Op.98 - I will lift up mine eyes, Boston 1923
  • Op.99 - 4 Songs (after Beach, Greenwood, Adams, Barili), Philadelphia: Theodore Presser, 1923.
  • Op.100 - 2 Songs (after Ochsner, Nettleton)
  • Op.101 - Peter Pan (after Jessie Andrews) for female Chorus and Piano, Boston 1923, Philadelphia: Theodore Presser, 1923.
  • Op.102 - 2 Piano Pieces. Boston, 1924
  1. Farewell Summer
  2. Dancing Leaves
  • Op.103 - Benedictus es
  • Op.104 - Suite for Two Pianos Founded upon Old Irish Melodies. Boston, 1924
  • Op.105 - Let This Mind be in You, Boston, 1924
  • Op.106 - Old Chapel by Moonlight for Piano, Boston 1924
  • Op.107 - Nocturne for piano. Boston, 1924
  • Op.108 - Cradle Song of the Lonely Mother . Boston, 1924
  • Op.109 - Lord of the worlds above, Boston 1925
  • Op.110 - The Greenwood for children’s Chorus, Boston 1925
  • Op.111 - From Olden Times for Piano
  • Op.112 - Jesus my Saviour (after Elliott), Boston 1925
  • Op.113 - Mine be the Lips (after Speyer), Boston: Ditson, 1926.
  • Op.114 - By the Still Waters for piano. Boston, 1925
  • Op.115 - Around the Manger for Voice and Piano, Boston 1925
  • Op.116 - Tyrolean Valse-Fantaisie for piano. Boston, 1926.
  • Op.117 - 3 Songs (after Lee), Cincinnati: Church, 1925.
  • Op.118 - The Moonboat (after E.D. Watkins) for children's Chorus
  • Op.119 - From Six to Twelve for Piano, Boston 1927
  • Op.120 - Rendezvous (after Speyer)
  • Op.121 - Benedicte omnia opera Domini, Boston 1928
  • Op.122 - Communion Responses, Boston 1928
  • Op.123 - The Canticle of the Sun (1924), Boston 1928
  • Op.124 - Springtime (after Heywood), New York: Schirmer, 1929.
  • Op.125 - Lento espressivo for Violin and Piano
  • Op.125 - 2 Sacred Songs
  • Op.125 - Evening Hymn (1934), Boston 1936
  • Op.126 - Sea Fever (after J. Masefield) for Chorus, Boston 1931
  • Op.127 - When the last Sea is sailed (after Masefield) for male Chorus
  • Op.128 - 3 Piano Pieces . Boston, 1932
  1. Scherzino - a Peterborough Chipmunk
  2. Young Birches
  3. Humming Bird
  • Op.129 - Drowsy Dream Town for Soprano, female Chorus and Piano, Boston 1932
  • Op.130 - Out of the Depths for piano. Boston, 1932.
  • Op.131 - Dark Garden (after Speyer), Boston: Arthur P. Schmidt, 1932.
  • Op.132 - Christ in the Universe, Boston 1931
  • Op.133 - 4 Choral Responses, Boston 1932
  • Op.134 - God is our stronghold
  • Op.135 - To one I love, Boston 1932
  • Op.136 - Fire and Flame (after Anna Addison Moody) (1932), Boston: Arthur P. Schmidt, 1933. Digitized at LOC: high voicelow voice. Unknown dates for librettist.
  • Op.137 - 2 Songs (after Quick, Moody) (1932), Boston: Arthur P. Schmidt, 1933. No.2 May Flowers digitized at LOC: medium voice. Unknown dates for librettist Anna Addison Moody.
  • Op.138 - ?
  • Op.139 - Hearken unto me, Boston 1934
  • Op.140 - We who sing have walked in glory (1934), Boston 1934
  • Op.141 - O Lord, God of Israel (1935)
  • Op.142 - I sought the Lord (1936), Boston 1937
  • Op.143 - I Shall be Brave (after Katharine Adams), Boston: Arthur P. Schmidt, 1932. Digitized at LOC: high voicelow voice. Unknown dates for librettist.
  • Op.144 - This morning very early for female Chorus and Piano (1935), Boston 1937
  • Op.145 - Dreams
  • Op.146 - Lord of all being, Boston 1938
  • Op.147 - I will give thanks, Boston 1939
  • Op.148 - 5 Improvisations for piano (1934). Boston, 1938.
  • Op.149 - Cabildo for Solo, Chorus, Speaker, Violin, Cello and Piano (1932)
  • Op.150 - Piano Trio (1938), Boston 1939
  • Op.151 - Pastorale for Woodwind Quintet . Boston, 1942.
  • Op.152 - Though I take the Wings of Morning (after Spencer)

Works without Opus number

  • A Bit of Cairo for Piano, Boston 1928
  • A September Forest for Piano, Boston 1930
  • A Song for Little May (after Miller)
  • Agnus Dei, Boston 1936
  • Air and Variations for Piano (1877)
  • Allegro appassionata, Moderato and Allegro con fuoco for Piano (4 hands)
  • An Indian Lullyby for Chorus
  • April Dreams (after Harding) (1935)
  • Balloons for children's Chorus, Boston 1916
  • 4 Chorales (1882)
  • Clouds (after Sherman)
  • Evening Song (1934)
  • Friends for children's Chorus, Boston 1917
  • Graduale for Tenro and Orchestra, Boston 1892
  • Hymn - O God of love (1941), Boston 1942
  • Mamma's Waltz for Piano (1877)
  • Menuetto for Piano (1877)
  • Pax nobiscum, Boston 1944
  • Petite Valse for Piano (1878)
  • Prelude for Violin, Cello and Piano (1931), fragment
  • Prelude on an Old Folk Tune
  • Romanza for Piano (1877)
  • Serenade after R. Strauss' Ständchen for Piano
  • Singing Joyfully for children's Chorus
  • Song The Heart that mealts
  • Song If women will not be inclined
  • Song Time has wings and swiftly flies
  • Song Du siehst
  • Song Mignonnette, Boston 1929
  • Song Birth (after Knowles), Boston 1926
  • The Arrow and the Song (after Longfellow)
  • The Ballad of the P.E.O. for female Chorus (1934)
  • The deep Sea Pearl (after Thomas) (1935)
  • The Rainy Day (after Longfellow) (1880), Boston 1883
  • The Water Sprites - Caprice for Flute, Cello and piano (1921)


Referencias bibliográficas:

Catálogo de obras extraído de ISMLP

Catálogo de compositoras de la Asociación de Mujeres en la Música. https://www.mujeresenlamusica.es/catalogo-compositoras-amm/ 

Piano Syllabus

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