Lewis Nielson

Biography

Lewis Nielson (b. 1950) studied music at the Royal Academy of Music in London, England, Clark University in Massachusetts and the University of Iowa. His works have been performed throughout the North and South America, and in Europe. He served as Professor of Music Theory and Composition at the University of Georgia, and, in 2000, joined the composition faculty of the Oberlin Conservatory of Music, where he was Professor of Composition and chair of the Composition Department.

ACE Publications

107 title(s)
Composer Title SCORING/INSTRUMENTATION Year
Lewis Nielson BALLAD OF READING GAOL Mezzo Sop or Alto, lg cham ens:1-0-1-2,tbn,3perc,pf,vla, 2vcl
Lewis Nielson PRELUDE and FUGUE guitar
Lewis Nielson IN DREAMS, FIVE ANGELS gtr
Lewis Nielson FANTASIA FOR SOLO PERC & CHAM ORCH 1-1-1-1,1-1-1-0,str
Lewis Nielson TASKS tbn, perc
Lewis Nielson MAD QUEENS AND WEATHER VANES Bar, pf
Lewis Nielson HERO/MARTYR/FOOL 3 actors, 2elec gtrs, 1 elec bgtr,dr set,tape
Lewis Nielson Hands and Feet Drumset Solo
Lewis Nielson VIOLIN CONCERTO orch:2-2-2-2,2-2-2-1,3perc,str
Lewis Nielson Black magic flute and piano
Lewis Nielson SULEIKA CAME TO TEA fl,perc,hpschd,vln
Lewis Nielson WHITE VISION (THE HORIZON DIVIDES) vln,pf
Lewis Nielson Crosscurrents on the Vertical River Large Orchestra
3333 4321 perc(4) timp, hp, strings
Lewis Nielson VALENTINE MECHANIQUE (Eating Carmen) Cello and Percussion
Lewis Nielson SURREALISTIC PORTRAITURE sopsax, pf
Lewis Nielson TRIO (VORTEX) cello, piano, one percussionist
Lewis Nielson FANTASY QUARTET
guitar quartet
Lewis Nielson PROCESSION orchestra
Lewis Nielson Break Out! Duo for clarinet (Bass, Bb, and Eb), and piano
Lewis Nielson New World Rising saxophone quartet
Lewis Nielson Colossus brass quintet
Lewis Nielson AROUND...AMONG...WITHIN solo bassoon
Lewis Nielson Etude (subject/object) piano solo
Lewis Nielson There is a Gate alto saxophone and piano

Additional Works

alito, gemito
Anabasis
Axis (sandman)
Cilice
E non está conmigo
Go (...go...go)
Herzplatten 
Il Romanticismo di Lucrezia e Cesare
In Terra Aliena
Iskra
Le Journal du Corps
Mirror with(out) reflection
Nos qui captivos duxerunt
Of Flesh and Stone
Opera Amoris
Super flumina Babylonis
Those Who Do Not Move
Tocsin
USW
Verge (remember)
You Choose