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Kirchner studied at the University Of California at Berkeley with Ernest Bloch , Arnold Schoenberg , and Roger Sessions . He was professor of music at Harvard from 1961 - 1991 .


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Orchestra



Chamber/vocal/solo

  • Duo for Violin and Piano ( 1947 )

  • Piano Sonata ( 1948 )

  • Little Suite ( 1949 ) for piano

  • String Quartet No. 1 (1949)

  • Sonata Concertante ( 1952 ) for violin and piano

  • Trio ( 1954 ) for violin, cello, and piano

  • String Quartet No. 2 ( 1958 )

  • Fanfare ( 1965 ), for horn and two trumpets

  • String Quartet No. 3 ( 1966 ), received Pulitzer Prize

  • Words from Wordsworth (1966) for mixed voices a cappella

  • Flutings for Paula ( 1973 ), for flute solo (with optional percussion)

  • Fanfare II ( 1977 ), for brass ensemble

  • The Twilight Stood ( 1982 )

  • Music for Twelve ( 1985 )

  • For Cello Solo ( 1986 )

  • For Violin Solo (1986)

  • Illuminations (1986) for brass ensemble

  • Five Pieces ( 1987 ), for piano solo

  • For Violin Solo II ( 1988 )

  • Triptych (1988) for violin and cello (comprised of For Cello Solo and Two Duos for Violin and Cello)

  • Two Duos (1988) for violin and cello

  • Interlude ( 1989 ) for piano

  • Trio II ( 1993 ) for violin, cello, and piano

  • For the Left Hand ( 1995 ), for piano solo

  • Duo No. 2 for Violin and Piano ( 2002 )

  • Interlude II ( 2003 ) for piano

  • Piano Sonata No. 2 (2003)



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