William Kraft

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Biography

Born: September 6, 1923 - Chicago, Illinois, U.S.A

Country: Chicago, Illinois, U.S.A

Studies: Columbia University (B.S.1951, M.A.1954), Juilliard

Teachers: Norman Lockwood, Henry Cowell, Jack Beeson, Otto Luening

Works for Percussion

2-4-1 - Snare Drum
A Trifle for Timothy - Multiple Percussion Solo
Concerto for Four Percussion Soloists & Orchestra - Percussion Quartet; Orchestra
Concerto for Solo Percussion and Chamber Ensemble - Multiple Percussion; Orchestra
Concerto for Timpani and Orchestra - Timpani; Orchestra
Concerto No. 2 for Timpani and Orchestra, XIII The Grand Encounter - Timpani; Orchestra
Configurations - Concerto for Four Percussion Soloists & Jazz Orchestra - Percussion Quartet; Jazz Orchestra
Corrente II - Multiple Percussion Solo
Da Dit - Multiple Percussion Solo
Des Imagistes - Percussion Sextet; Narrator
Divinations - Multiple Percussion Solo
Encounters III - Multiple Percussion; Trumpet
Encounters IV - Multiple Percussion; Trombone
Encounters V: In the Morning of the Winter Sea - Multiple Percussion; Cello
Encounters VI - A Concertino for Roto-toms and Percussion Quartet - Percussion Quartet; Multiple Percussion
Encounters VII - Multiple Percussion Duet
Encounters VIII - Multiple Percussion Solo
Encounters IX - Multiple Percussion; Saxophone
Encounters X - Marimba; Violin
English Suite - Multiple Percussion Solo
French Suite - Multiple Percussion Solo
Images - Timpani
Kandinsky Variations - Variable Instrumentation; graphic score
L'Arlesienne - Multiple Percussion Solo
Momentum for Eight Percussionists - Percussion Ensemble (8)
Morris Dance - Multiple Percussion Solo
M'SP - Timpani
Music for String Quartet and Percussion - Multiple Percussion; String Quartet
Passacaglia - Percussion Solo
Quartet for Percussion - Percussion Quartet
Quintessence: Concerto for Five Percussion Soloists and Concert Band - Percussion Quintet; Concert Band
Scherzo á Due - Multiple Percussion Duet
Soliloquy: Encounters I - Multiple Percussion Solo; with tape
Songs of Flowers, Bells and Death: Contextures IV for Chorus and Percussion Orchestra - Percussion Ensemble (12); Chorus
Suite for Percussion - Percussion Quartet
Theme and Metric Variations - Multiple Percussion Solo
Theme and Variations - Percussion Quartet; Narrator (optional)
Three Miniatures for Percussion and Orchestra - Percussion Quartet; Orchestra
Three Miniatures for Percussion and Orchestra - Solo - Multiple Percussion Solo; Orchestra
Triangles: Concerto for Percussion and Ten Instruments - Multiple Percussion Solo; Chamber Ensemble
Trio for Percussion - Percussion Trio
Two Drums in the Shape of an Etude - Multiple Percussion Solo
Variations for King George - Timpani