Jonathan D. Kramer

JONATHAN KRAMER (December 7, 1942 — June 3, 2004) was considered one of late 20th century America's most versatile and respected composers in the postmodern, modern, and traditional styles. Often influenced by jazz, his compositions use both classical and popular idioms and both avant-garde and traditional procedures. Kramer's varied attitudes can be traced back to his experiences living in Berkeley during the 1960's. The Bay Area's wild and exciting experimentation in the arts during this period paralleled its political and social upheavals. The contradiction between his traditional graduate education and the avant-garde arts beyond the university eventually became a source of his stylistic pluralism. "One of our leading musical thinkers … Kramer produced some of the late 20th century's most thought-provoking musical writings." – -Kyle Gann, Village Voice "a flexible, eclectic composer who writes with a sense of humor." – -Allan Kozinn, The New York Times

Titles:

• 1995 X632710 – Serbelloni Serenade for Clarinet, Violin and Piano
• R01280 – Rewind: A Semi-Suite
• 1994 R00447 – Cincy in C
• 1994 X649001 – Notta Sonata for Two Pianos and Percussion
• 1983 R00449 – No Beginning, No End
• 1987 R00448 – Musica Pro Musica
• 1996 R00998 – Remembrance of a People for Piano, Narrator and String Quintet
• 1990 R00445 – Another Sunrise
• 1981 X540002 – Licks
• 1984 R00446 – Atlanta Licks
• 2001 R01236 – Obsessions
• 1971 X105011 – One for Five in Seven, Mostly
• 1988 R00444 – About Face
• 1996 R00999 – Remembrance of a People for Piano, Narrator and String Orchestra