Prized Composers

Ramiro Cortes

Personal Biography:

http://archiveswest.orbiscascade.org/ark:/80444/xv65618#historicalID

 

Awards:

American Acadamy of Arts and Letters 1961

 

Compositions for Winds:

Bridges (1982) for Wind Ensemble

Contrasts (1979-80) for Symphonic Band

Capriccio for Woodwind Quintet (1971) – Flute, Oboe, Clarinet, Horn, Bassoon

Charenton Variations (1970) for Flute, Oboe, Clarinet, Bassoon, Piano, Violin, Viola, and Cello

Three Movements for Five Winds (1968) – Flute, Oboe, Clarinet, Horn, Bassoon

Wind Quintet (1967-68)  – Flute, Oboe, Clarinet, Horn, Bassoon

The Brass Ring (1967) – 2 Trumpets and 3 Trombones

Missa Brevis (1957) for women’s chorus and 11 winds – Piccolo, 2 Flutes, 2 Oboes, 2 Clarinets, Bass clarinet, 2 Bassoons, and Contrabassoon

Introduction and Dirge for Brass and Percussion (1957)

Chamber Concerto for Cello and 12 Wind Instruments (1957/53, revised 1978)