SCHULLER, Gunther
b New York, 22 November 1925
He was the son of an orchestral violinist. He studied composition, flute and horn at St Thomas' Choir School from 1938 to 1942, and became a professional horn-player. In 1959 he gave up playing in order to concentrate on composing. He taught at Manhattan School of Music from 1950 to 1962, Yale School of Music from 1964 to 1967, and the New England Conservatory, of which he was president, from 1967 to 1977; he also worked at Tanglewood.
1943-4 (18-19)
Six Early Songs
1944 (19)
Horn Concerto
1945 (20)
Vertige d'Eros, for orchestra
1947-8 (22-3)
Symphonic Study
1950 (25)
Symphony for brass and percussion
1951 (26)
Dramatic Overture
1953 (28)
Recitative and Rondo for violin and orchestra
1955 (30)
Symphonic Tribute to Duke Ellington
1957 (32)
Little Fantasy, for orchestra
1958 (33)
Contours, for orchestra
Spectra, for orchestra
1959 (34)
Concertino for jazz quartet
Seven Studies on Themes of Paul Klee, for orchestra
1960 (35)
Capriccio for tuba and orchestra
Contrasts, for wind quintet and orchestra
Variants, for jazz quartet and orchestra
Meditations, for voices
1962 (37)
Journey to the Stars, film score
Journey into Jazz, for narrator, jazz quintet and orchestra
Movements, for flute and strings
Piano Concerto
Six Renaissance Lyrics for tenor and seven instruments
1963 (38)
Yesterday in Fact, film score for jazz quintet and five instruments
Composition in Three Parts, for orchestra
Diptych, for brass quintet and band
Meditation, for band
Threnos, for oboe and orchestra
1964 (39)
Five Bagatelles for orchestra
Shakespearean Songs for baritone and orchestra
1965 (40)
American Triptych, for orchestra
Symphony
1965-6 (40-1)
Concerto for orchestra, Gala Music
1966 (41)
The Visitation, opera
Study in Textures, for band
Five Etudes for orchestra
Sacred Cantata
1967 (42)
The Five Senses, TV ballet
Triplum, for orchestra
1968 (43)
Colloquy, for two pianos and orchestra
Double-bass Concerto
Fanfare for St Louis, for orchestra
1969 (44)
Shapes and Designs, for orchestra
1970 (45)
The Fisherman and his Wife, children's opera
Consequents, for orchestra
Museum Piece, for ensemble
- I
1971 (46)
The Power Within Us, oratorio
1972 (47)
Poems of Time and Eternity, for chorus and nine instruments
Capriccio Stravagante, for orchestra
1973 (48)
Three Nocturnes for orchestra
1975 (50)
Four Soundscapes, for orchestra
Triplum n, for orchestra
1975-6 (50-1)
Violin Concerto
1977 (52)
Horn Concerto
Symphony No 7
String Quartet No 7
1978 (53)
Deai, for two orchestras
Schuller has also composed a great deal of music for ensembles.