Joseph Castaldo
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Joseph Castaldo was an American composer
of classical music
and a teacher of music.
Castaldo was an important figure in Philadelphia musical life in the ’60s, ’70s and '80s, having served as the head of the Philadelphia Musical Academy and guided that institution’s evolution into what is now the University of the Arts
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Composer
A composer is a person who creates music, either by musical notation or oral tradition, for interpretation and performance, or through direct manipulation of sonic material through electronic media...
of classical music
Classical music
Classical music is the art music produced in, or rooted in, the traditions of Western liturgical and secular music, encompassing a broad period from roughly the 11th century to present times...
and a teacher of music.
Castaldo was an important figure in Philadelphia musical life in the ’60s, ’70s and '80s, having served as the head of the Philadelphia Musical Academy and guided that institution’s evolution into what is now the University of the Arts
University of the Arts (Philadelphia)
The University of the Arts is one of the United States' oldest universities dedicated to the arts. Its campus makes up part of the Avenue of the Arts in Center City, Philadelphia...
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Chamber
- Theoria for fifteen winds, piano and percussion
- Askesis (Cycles II) for 14 players
- Elegy (on Texts of Rilke) for soprano and small orchestra
- Protogenesis (for Fels Planetarium)
Full
- Lacrimosa for strings
- Lacrimosa II for strings
- Epigrams for piano and orchestra
- The Eye of God
- Concerto for Cello
- Concerto for viola and orchestra (1988–1989)
- I. Lament
- II. Canticle-Celebration
- Soliloquy and Dialogues for clarinet and string orchestra
- Landscapes
- I. Snake River
Chamber
- Lament for viola and piano
- Lament for violoncello and piano (1988)
- Lament for clarinet and piano
- Dedications for flute and bassoon (1988)
- Sarabande for solo violoncello
- Two Pieces for solo clarinet (1985, revised 1987)
- Where Silence Reigns for violin, violoncello and piano
- Four Songs from Rilke for voice and piano
- Kannon for solo flute (1978)
- Memento Mori for horn, piano and percussion (1991)
- Photographia for baritone voice, piano and percussion (1972)
- Chamber Sonata for violin and viola
- Dichotomy for woodwind quintet
- Contrasts for solo harp (1956)
- String Quartet (1978), #2
- String Quartet (1994), #3
- String Quartet (1954), #1
Piano
- Toccata
- Sonatina
- Kaleidoscope
- Sonata (1961)
- Moments
- Haiku
- Metaphors