justinmerrit

In
2000
composer
J u s t i n
Merritt
(bn. 1975)
was
the
youngeste v e r
winner of
t
h
e
ASCAP

the
highlight of
the year
came Nov. 9
with Justin
Merritt's
Five
Preludes for
piano
-Peter
Schimpf,
Bloomington
Independent

Foundation/Rudolph
Nissim Award for
Janus Mask. He is also the winner of a
host of other awards including the
2008-09
Copland
Award, the 2008
Several
Minnesota
Orchestra
times I
Composer
Institute
wrote
Prize for River of Blood,
"Wow!"
and
the
2006
next to a
Polyphonos Prize
work being
played...
-Peter
Jacobi,
Herald
Times

He
received
his
Bachelors from Trinity
University and his
Masters and Doctorate
from
Indiana
University. He studied
composition with Samuel Adler, SvenDavid Sandstrm, Claude Baker, Timothy
Kramer, Don Freund, and electronic and
computer music with Jeffrey Hass. He is
currently
Assistant
Professor
of

Composition at St.
Olaf College.
He
resides in Northfield,
Minnesota with his
wife Yuedong and
their children Cullen
Fang Ouxiang and
Molly Fang Qinghe.

demands
an audience's
attention
Merritt's
piece was the
standout.
-Rob
Hubbard,
Pioneer Press

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Standard Deviation!.............................................................................................violin
Bar for Hans Sachs!.................................................................................................flute
Veloce!.......................................................................................................violin & piano
Coupling!................................................................................................................organ
Drum Break!...................................................................................................percussion

chamber

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Janus Mask!..................................................................................................
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winds in 2s
River of Blood!.............................................................................................winds in 2s
Dervish!.........................................................................................................winds in 2s
Lachryme!..............................................................................................string orchestra
Monster!........................................................................................................winds in 3s

A Gauze of Misted Silver!..........................................................string quartet & harp

Ravening!..................................................................................................string quartet
Invocation!....................................................................................................8 solo brass
The Day Florestan Murdered Magister Raro!............clarinet, violin, cello, & piano
Trio!.................................................................................................violin, cello, & piano

piano

5 Preludes!..............................................................................................................piano
Chaconne: Mercy Endures!..................................................................................piano
Rococo Suite!..........................................................................................................piano
Sierpinski Gasket!..................................................................................................piano
Windchimes!...........................................................................................................piano
Hive!...................................................................................................4 pianos, 16 hands

vocal

other compositions by justinmerritt

Dissonance!.....................................................................................................song cycle
Steps Into Stillness!........................................................................................song cycle
Dhammapada!................................................................................................song cycle
London Thoroughfare, 2AM!...........................................tenor, horn, violin, & piano
May Evening in Central Park...........................................................
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baritone & piano

Corde natus!..........................................................................................................SATB
Lamentations!.......................................................................................................SATB
Hay Das!......................................................................................................SMsATBrB
Nativity!.................................................................................................................SATB
Adoro Te Devote!.................................................................................................SATB
Fire Sermon!....................................................................................SSATB & orchestra

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