Gunther Schuller

About the artist

Gunther Alexander Schuller (November 22, 1925 – June 21, 2015) was an American composer, conductor, horn player, author, historian and jazz musician. Schuller was born in New York City, the son of German parents Elsie (Bernartz) and Arthur E. Schuller, a violinist with the New York Philharmonic. He studied at the Saint Thomas Choir School and became an accomplished French horn player and flute player. At age 15 he was already playing horn professionally

Top songs

  1. Transformation
  2. Suite for Wind Quintet: I. Prelude
  3. Symphony for Brass and Percussion
  4. Variants for Jazz Quartet and Orchestra
  5. The Stars and Stripes Forever!
  6. Suite for Wind Quintet: II. Blues
  7. Three Small Adventures
  8. Concertino for Jazz Quartet and Orchestra
  9. Seven Studies on Themes of Paul Klee: 1. Antique Harmonies
  10. Suite for Wind Quintet: III. Toccata
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  1. Seven Studies on Themes of Paul Klee: 2. Abstract Trio
  2. Seven Studies on Themes of Paul Klee: 3. Little Blue Devil
  3. Seven Studies on Themes of Paul Klee: 5. Arab Village
  4. Piano Trio: III. With Swing
  5. The Liberty Bell
  6. Seven Studies on Themes of Paul Klee: 4. The Twittering Machine
  7. Abstraction
  8. Seven Studies on Themes of Paul Klee: 6. An Eerie Moment
  9. Seven Studies on Themes of Paul Klee: 7. Pastorale
  10. Semper Fidelis
  11. Movement One
  12. El Capitan
  13. variants on a theme of john lewis ii
  14. Piece for Guitar and Strings
  15. Concerto for Contrabassoon: I. Andante tranquillo - Four-Hand Piano Reduction
  16. variants on a theme of thelonious monk ii
  17. variants on a theme of thelonious monk i
  18. The Thunderer
  19. Variants on a theme of Thelonious Monk iii
  20. Variants on a Theme of John Lewis iii
  21. Monk, Bunk & Vice Versa (Osmotin')
  22. variants on a theme of john lewis i
  23. Suspensions
  24. variants on a theme of thelonious monk iv
  25. Peggy's Blue Skylight
  26. Freedom
  27. Blue Moon
  28. Jumpin' in the Future
  29. The Rainbow
  30. Noon Night
  31. Night Music
  32. When The Saints Go Marchin' In
  33. Anthropology
  34. Main Score Reprise
  35. Concerto for Contrabassoon: II. Scherzo - Four-Hand Piano Reduction
  36. Yesterdays
  37. Summertime
  38. Aunt Dinah Has Blown The Horn
  39. Wolverine Blues
  40. Quartet for Double Basses: I. Allegro moderate
  41. Teardrop
  42. All About Rosie
  43. All About Rosie: II. —
  44. The Underdog Rising [Interlude]
  45. Seven Studies On Themes Of Paul Klee
  46. Andante serioso
  47. The Children's Hour Of Dream
  48. Piano Trio: With Swing
  49. Ballad (In Other Words, I Am There)
  50. Of Reminiscences And Reflections
  51. Triplum
  52. Spectra for Orchestra
  53. Sextet for Bassoon, String Quartet and Piano: I. Andante
  54. Quartet for Double Basses: II. Allegro scherzando
  55. Prelude
  56. All About Rosie: I. —
  57. Seven Studies on Themes of Paul Klee, No. 5: Arabische Stadt
  58. Sextet for Bassoon, String Quartet and Piano: III. Allegro con spirito
  59. Suite for Wind Quintet: I. Prelude: Allegro
  60. Concerto for Contrabassoon: III. Lento tranquillo - IV. Allegro vivace - Four-Hand Piano Reduction
  61. Suite for Wind Quintet: II. Blues: Andante
  62. On Green Mountain: II. —
  63. On Green Mountain
  64. Music for Brass Quintet: I.
  65. Spectra
  66. Scherzo: Over the Pavements
  67. Sextet for Bassoon, String Quartet and Piano: II. Arioso
  68. All About Rosie: III. —
  69. I. Prelude
  70. Quartet for Double Basses: III. Adagio
  71. On Green Mountain: I. —
  72. From the Steeples and the Mountains
  73. Fantasy, Op. 19
  74. Ann Street
  75. Fantasy-Suite for Guitar: I. Sarabande
  76. Revelations
  77. The Pond
  78. Tone Roads No. 3
  79. Scherzo: All the Way Around and Back
  80. Fantasy-Suite for Guitar: IV. Toccata
  81. String Quartet No. 2: I
  82. The Fisherman and His Wife, Scene I: A humble hut, with net curtains and a plain stool; dawn
  83. Grand Concerto for Percussion and Keyboards: I. Slow accelerating to fast
  84. Grand Concerto for Percussion and Keyboards: II. Slow
  85. An Arc Ascending
  86. Suite for Wind Quintet: III. Toccata: Presto
  87. Tone Roads No. 1
  88. The Fisherman and His Wife, Scene X: Seaside; much wind, high sea and tossing, sky red along edges, red light suffuses
  89. We will rest awhile
  90. Seven Studies on Themes of Paul Klee, No. 3: Kleiner blauer Teufel

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