Editing Ellen Taaffe Zwilich (section)

==Musical career==
Taaffe Zwilich's compositional style is marked by an obsession with "the idea of generating an entire work – large-scale structure, melodic and harmonic language, and developmental processes – from its initial motives."<ref name="grove"/>  In addition to large scale orchestral works like ''[[Symbolon]]'' (1988), [[Symphony No. 2 (Zwilich)|Symphony No. 2]] (''Cello Symphony'') (1985), and [[Symphony No. 3 (Zwilich)|Symphony No. 3]] (1992), she has written a number of notable, smaller-scale concertos. These include works for [[trombone]] (1988), [[bass trombone]] (1989), [[flute]] (1989), [[oboe]] (1990), [[bassoon]] (1992), [[French horn|horn]] (1993), [[trumpet]] (1994) and [[clarinet]] (2002). She has also written a small number of choral works and [[song cycle]]s. Her music was conducted by [[Pierre Boulez]] at Juilliard in 1975. Her major breakthrough came after winning the 1983 [[Pulitzer Prize]] for her Symphony No. 1. Following this, she was commissioned to work on two more symphonies, for the [[San Francisco Symphony]] and for the [[New York Philharmonic]]'s 150th anniversary. ''Symbolon'' has been performed in Europe, Asia, and America.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.bruceduffie.com/zwilich.html|title=Ellen Taffe Zwilich Interview with Bruce Duffie|website=www.bruceduffie.com|access-date=November 13, 2018}}</ref>

===Symphonies===
* [[Symphony No. 1 (Zwilich)|Symphony No. 1]] ''Three Movements for Orchestra'' (1982, [[Pulitzer Prize for Music]], 1983)
* [[Symphony No. 2 (Zwilich)|Symphony No. 2]] ''Cello Symphony'' (1985)
* ''Symphony for Winds'' (1989)
* [[Symphony No. 3 (Zwilich)|Symphony No. 3]] (1992)
* [[Symphony No. 4 (Zwilich)|Symphony No. 4]] ''The Gardens'' for chorus, children's chorus and orchestra (1999, commissioned by [[Michigan State University]])
* [[Symphony No. 5 (Zwilich)|Symphony No. 5]] ''Concerto for Orchestra'' (2008, commissioned by the [[Juilliard School]]; premiere October 27, 2008, Carnegie Hall, Juilliard Orchestra, James Conlon, conductor)

===Other symphonic works===
* ''Symposium'' (1973)
* ''Passages'' (1982)
* ''Prologue and Variations'', for String orchestra (1983)
* ''Tanzspiel'', ballet in four scenes (1983)
* ''Celebration for Orchestra'' (Overture) (1984)
* ''[[Concerto Grosso (Zwilich)|Concerto Grosso 1985]]'' (in commemoration of the 300th anniversary of [[George Frideric Handel]]'s birth)
* ''[[Symbolon]]'' (1988)
* ''Ceremonies for Concert Band'' (1988)
* ''Fantasy for orchestra'' (1993)
* ''Jubilation Overture'' (1996)
* ''Upbeat!'' (1998)
* ''Openings'' (2001)

===Concertante works===
* [[Piano Concerto (Zwilich)|Piano Concerto]] (No. 1) (1986)
* ''Images'' (Suite in five movements) for two pianos and orchestra (1986)
* Trombone Concerto (1988)
* Concerto for bass trombone, strings, timpani and cymbals (1989)
* Flute Concerto (No. 1) (1989)
* [[Oboe Concerto (Zwilich)|Oboe Concerto]] (1990)
* [[Double Concerto (Zwilich)|Double Concerto]] for violin, cello and orchestra (1991)
* [[Bassoon Concerto (Zwilich)|Bassoon Concerto]] (1992)
* Concerto for horn and string orchestra (1993)
* ''Romance'' for violin and chamber Orchestra (or for violin and piano) (1993)
* ''[[American Concerto]]'' for trumpet and orchestra (1994) 
* Triple Concerto for piano, violin, cello and orchestra (1995)
* ''[[Peanuts Gallery]]'', six pieces for piano and chamber orchestra (1996)
* [[Violin Concerto (Zwilich)|Violin Concerto]] (No. 1) (1997)
* ''[[Millennium Fantasy]]'' (Piano Concerto No. 2) (2000; commissioned for Pianist Jeffrey Biegel, project featuring 27 orchestras in the USA; premiere with Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra, Jesus Lopez-Cobos conductor; recorded for Naxos with the Florida State University Orchestra, Alexander Jimenez conductor
* ''Partita'' (Violin Concerto No. 2) for violin and string orchestra (2000)
* [[Clarinet Concerto (Zwilich)|Clarinet Concerto]] (2002)
* ''Rituals'' for five percussion players and orchestra (2003) (Invocation; Ambulation; Remembrances; Contests)
* ''Shadows'' (Piano Concerto No. 3) (2011; commissioned for pianist Jeffrey Biegel, 8 orchestras in the US, Canada and England; premiere with the Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra, Carlos Miguel Prieto conductor; October 28/29, 2011)
* ''Commedia dell'Arte'' (Violin Concerto No. 3) for violin and string orchestra (2012)
* ''Concerto Elegia'' (Elegy, Soliloquy and Finale) for flute and string orchestra (2015)
* ''Pas de Trois'' (Piano Trio, 2016)
* [[Cello Concerto (Zwilich)|Cello Concerto]] (2020)
* ''Saxophone Concerto'' for alto saxophone and wind ensemble (2022)

===Chamber music===
* Violin Sonata in Three Movements (1973–74)
* String Quartet No. 1 (1974)
* Clarinet Quintet (1977)
* [[Chamber Symphony (Zwilich)|Chamber Symphony]] for flute, clarinet, violin, viola, cello and piano (1979)
* ''Passages'' (1981)
* String Trio (1982)
* ''Divertimento'' for flute, clarinet, violin and cello (1983)
* ''Intrada'' (1983)
* Concerto for trumpet and five instruments (flute, clarinet, percussion, double bass and piano) (1984)
* ''Double Quartet'' for strings (1984)
* Piano Trio (1987)
* Clarinet Quintet (1990)
* ''Romance'' for violin and piano (or for violin and chamber orchestra) (1993)
* String Quartet No. 2 (1998)
* ''Lament'' for cello and piano (2000)
* ''Episodes'' for violin and piano (2003)
* Quartet for oboe and strings (2004)
* Quintet for alto saxophone and string quartet (2007)
* ''Episodes'' for soprano saxophone and piano (2007)
* Septet for piano trio and string quartet (2008)
* Quintet for violin, viola, cello, double bass and piano (2010)
* ''Voyage'' (String Quartet No. 3) (2012)