English texts Spirituals and Swedish Chorales (1994) Walden Pond: Nocturnes and Barcarolles (1997, SATB choir, 3 cellos, harp) Dover Beach Revisited (2003), refers to the poem "Dover Beach" written by Victorian Matthew Arnold; Argento's work was composed for the Yale Glee Club Four Seascapes (2004); words of Herman Melville, Mark Twain, Henry James, and Thornton Wilder set to music Numerous anthems for choir and organ and a cappella motets Evensong: Of Love and Angels (2008, full orchestra, SSAATTBB choir, two soprano soloists) Seasons (2014, SATB choir a cappella) Orchestral works Argento's non-vocal output is relatively small; there are no symphonies and just one string quartet, written when he was a student. He produced numerous orchestral suites based on his operas, including Le tombeau d'Edgar Poe (1985), adapted from The Voyage of Edgar Allan Poe, and the popular Valentino Dances (1994), from The Dream of Valentino. He wrote two ballets that were fashioned into orchestral suites, The Resurrection of Don Juan (1956) and Royal Invitation (Homage to the Queen of Tonga) (1964). His 1982 Fire Variations was nominated for the Kennedy Center's Friedheim Award in Music. Other orchestral works include: Divertimento (1954) for piano and strings Variations for Orchestra (The Mask of Night) (1965) Bravo Mozart (1969), an "imaginary biography" A Ring of Time (1972) for orchestra and bells In Praise of Music (1977), a set of "songs" for orchestra Capriccio ‘Rossini in Paris’ (1985), essentially a clarinet concerto Reverie (Reflections on a Hymn Tune) (1997) Other small works for chamber groups of instruments Discography In Praise of Music (1977), with the Minnesota Orchestra, conducted by Eiji Oue, Reference Recordings, 2002 Casa Guidi (1983), with Frederica von Stade and the Minnesota Orchestra, conducted by Eiji Oue, Reference Recordings, 2002 Capriccio for Clarinet and Orchestra (1986), with Burt Hara and the Minnesota Orchestra, conducted by Eiji Oue, Reference Recordings, 2002 Dominick Argento: Three Works; Odyssey Opera of Boston, Studio Recording, released in 2019 - The Boor, Miss Havisham’s Wedding Night, A Water Bird Talk, conducted by Gil Rose Walden Pond (1997), The Dale Warland Singers, Gothic Records, 2003 Notes External links A radio biography of Argento Profile, Boosey & Hawkes Walden Pond by the Dale Warland Singers Review of 2015 Walden Pond performance by the Minnesota Beethoven Festival Chorale under Dale Warland Interview with Dominick Argento, June 6, 1986 2017 performance notes of "The Boor" with the Metropolitan Symphony Orchestra 1927 births