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William Duckworth

Biography by Stephen Eddins

William Duckworth carried the American maverick tradition exemplified by composers such as Ives and Cage through the late 20th century and into the 21st.
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Composition Highlights

Title	Year	Avg. Duration	Genre
The Time Curve Preludes (24), for piano	1977		Keyboard
Southern Harmony, 20 songs for double chorus	1980		Choral
Pitt County Excursions, for tenor saxophone & piano	1973		Chamber Music
Imaginary Dances for piano	1985		Keyboard
Meditation Preludes, for solo percussion	1977		Chamber Music
Their Song, song cycle for voice & piano	1991		Vocal Music
Thirty-One Days, ensemble version	1986		Chamber Music
Slow Dancing in Yugoslavia	1990		Chamber Music
Tango Voices, for piano	1984		Keyboard
Mysterious Numbers, for chamber orchestra	1996		Orchestral
Thirty-One Days, for any solo woodwind	1986		Chamber Music

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