Richard Wernick

For Solo Guitar

Richard Wernick's third piano sonata begins as a musical outgrowth of his first; what functioned as the fading away of the earlier work is now the impetus for a whole new piece, with its first movemen...

Wernick's music often exhibits subtle wit underlying a serious exterior, sometimes with warming references to past musical heritage. The title SONATINA evokes works of Clementi and Kuhlau, typically c...

Commissioned by Joel Krosnick's family to celebrate the cellist's 70th birthday, Sonata for Two began as a one-movement work for Joel and his daughter Gwen Krosnick. Following its premiere, the origin...

Thank You Notes is a 5-minute work based on a cello solo from Wernick's String Quartet No. 9. It is a brief, yet heart-felt tribute to Joel Krosnick whose devotion to new music is legendary. The notio...

Set of Performance Scores An outgrowth of Wernick's Sonata for Two (for two cellos), composed for Joel Krosnick and his daughter Gwen, Sonatina in the Shape of a Pearl is a return to more formal neo-b...

For Unaccompanied Bass Clarinet

Wernick's Second Woodwind Quintet was composed in November; 2016 for the New York Woodwind Quintet. 'A work that makes use of the color palette of the winds to differentiate the strands of counterpoin...

For cello and piano

For Cello. Gwen Krosnick, Oberlin OH, February 2008.

For Violin alone

Composed in 1981; In Praise of Zephyrus was written for oboist Philip West. Richard Wernick later provided this brief program note: Zephyrus was the god of the west wind. Philip West; of blessed memor...

For Oboe and Violin

A commission through the Anthony P. Checchia Composers Project of the Philadelphia Chamber Music Society; each of the diverse Pieces of Eight has a personal background; as explained by the composer. P...

For Piano Solo. Solo part. Composed 1982. 30 pages.

A Silly Piece with a Serious Message, along with apologies to a few old fri

For Solo Guitar

Wernick's tenth String Quartet was written for the Emerson String Quartet, with whom he had previously collaborated (his String Quartet No. 4 is also dedicated to the ensemble). The Emerson premiered...

Wernick's tenth String Quartet was written for the Emerson String Quartet, with whom he had previously collaborated (his String Quartet No. 4 is also dedicated to the ensemble). The Emerson premiered...

For 3 Cellos.

For Violin, Cello, and Piano

Wernick's Trio No. 2 was written for Trio Cleonice; who premiered the work in March; 2013. Vance R. Koven of The Boston Musical Intelligencer wrote; in part; 'The impeccably skilled writing

For String Quartet. Score and parts.