The Music of Rolv Yttrehus
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/\MERIC/\N e([JETYa= UN~h\SITY Q)J1RJSERS SPRING/SUMMER, 1976Nol. 9, No. 2 CONFERENCE XI HELD IN BOSTON The eleventh annual conference of hard working people contributed im the American Society of University measurably to the success of the Composers was held in Boston from Feb conference. ruary 26th to the 29th, 1976. The Among the many highlights of the meetings, concerts, and get-togethers four day conference was the opening were hosted by the New England Con concert by the New England Conservatory servatory and the Massachusetts Wind Ensemble, conducted by Frank L. Institute of Technology. Those of us Battisti, on Thursday evening in Jor fortunate enough to attend all or part dan Hall. The works on that program of this significant gathering were were Passacaglia Profundus by Jere impressed by the quantity and quality Hutcheson (Michigan State University); of the events and by the gracious Rhombohedra by Gordon Cyr (Towson hospitality extended to us by the host State College, Towson, Maryland); institutions and their representatives. Nova by David Stock (Pittsburgh, Penn Special accolades must be offered to sylvania); Pometacomet, 1676 by Robert Donald Harris of the New England Con Selig (New England Conservatory) and servatory who shouldered the greatest The Continental Harp and Band Report responsibility for the successful by Eric Stokes (University of Minnesota). planning of the conference. He was A reception in the foyer of Brown Hall ably assisted in his efforts by Nancy was provided after the concert. Van de Vate (University of Hawaii) who Formal proceedings began Friday was chairperson for papers. -
JOHN HEISS QUARTET Boston Musica Viva, Richard Pittman, Conductor John Heiss, flute; William Wrzesien, Clarinet; Jay Humeston, Cello; Evelyn Zuckerman, Piano
JOHN HEISS QUARTET Boston Musica Viva, Richard Pittman, conductor John Heiss, flute; William Wrzesien, clarinet; Jay Humeston, cello; Evelyn Zuckerman, piano FOUR MOVEMENTS FOR THREE FLUTES John Heiss, Paul Dunkel, Trix Kout HERBERT BRÜN GESTURES FOR ELEVEN University of Illinois Chamber Players, Herbert Bain, conductor ROLV YTTREHUS SEXTET Ronald Anderson, trumpet; Barry Benjamin, horn; Thomas Kornacker, violin; Joan Tower, piano; David Walter, bass; Claire Heldrich, percussion; Efrain Guigui, conductor JOHN HEISS (b. New York City, 1938) studied mathematics at Lehigh and music at Princeton. His principal composition teachers were Milton Babbitt, Earl Kim, Otto Luening, Darius Milhaud and Peter Westergaard. He has composed for all vocal and instrumental media and has been widely performed and published. Among his honors are a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts (1974) and the award from the National Institute-American Academy of Arts and Letters which made this recording possible. He is (1974) teaching at the New England Conservatory and playing principal flute with the Boston Musica Viva. The composer writes: "My QUARTET (1971) was composed specifically for the members of the Boston Musica Viva and was premiered by them in February of that year. I had their particular abilities and personalities very much in mind during the composing of this work; hence one of the principal threads running through it is a contrast between bold, declamatory writing for the single-line instruments and a more introspective and subtle material in the piano part. Other prominent features are a frequently-recurring motivic figure (long-short-long), build- ups of tension which are suddenly released, a spirit of improvisation (though the work is precisely notated) and a few moments of considerable surprise. -
AMERICAN SYMPHONIES Composers
AMERICAN SYMPHONIES A Discography Of CDs And LPs Prepared by Michael Herman Composers P-Z JOHN KNOWLES PAINE (1839-1906) Born in Portland, Maine. He studied organ, piano, harmony and counterpoint with Hermann Krotzschmar as well as organ with Carl August Haupt and orchestration and composition with Wilhelm Wieprecht in Berlin, Germany. He then toured in Europe for three years. After returning to the U.S. and settling in Boston, he became a member of the faculty of Harvard where he remained for over 4 decades teaching composition to a whole generation of American composers. His catalogue includes operas, incidental music, orchestral, chamber and choral works. Symphony No. 1 in C minor, Op. 23 (1875) JoAnn Falletta/ulster Orchestra ( + The Tempest and As You Like It Overture) NAXOS 8.559747 (2013) Karl Krueger/American Arts Orchestra SOCIETY FOR THE PRESERVATION OF THE AMERICAN MUSICAL HERITAGE MIA-103 (LP) (1959) Zubin Mehta/New York Philharmonic ( + As You Like It Overture) NEW WORLD RECORDS NW 374-2 (1989) Symphony No. 2 in A major, Op. 34 "In Spring" (1879) JoAnn Faletta/Ulster Orchestra ( + Oedipus Tyrannus: Prelude and Poseidon and Amphitrite) NAXOS 8.559748 (2015) Karl Krueger/Royal Philharmonic Orchestra SOCIETY FOR THE PRESERVATION OF THE AMERICAN MUSICAL HERITAGE MIA-120 (LP) (1965) Zubin Mehta/New York Philharmonic NEW WORLD RECORDS NW 350-2 (1987) THOMAS PASATIERI (b. 1945) Born in New York City. He began composing at age 10 and, as a teenager, studied with Nadia Boulanger., before entering the Juilliard School at age 16. He has taught composition at the Juilliard School, the Manhattan School of Music, and the Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music. -
The Group for Contemporary Music Harvey Sollberger and Charles Wuorinen, Directors Concerts and Repertoire 1962
The Group for Contemporary Music Harvey Sollberger and Charles Wuorinen, Directors Concerts and Repertoire 1962 - lst Season 1. October 22, 1962, McMillin Theater, Columbia University Thomas Morley Christes Crosse (1597) Peter Westergaard Quartet for violin, vibraphone, clarinet, and cello( 1960) Peter Westergaard Trio for flute, cello, and piano (1962) Ritornellos and Variations Karlheinz Stockhausen Kreuzspiel (1951) Otto Luening Trio for flute, cello, and piano (1962) Ralph.Shapey Chamber Symphony (1962) 2. November 19, 1962, McMillin Theater Music from the Mensural Codex of Nikolaus Apel (late 15th century) George Perle Monody No. 1 for flute solo (1960) Ernst Krenek Flotenstuck Neunphasig, Part B (1959) Roman Haubenstock-Ramati Interpolation, mobile for flute (1959) Edward Staempfli Ornaments (1960) Pierre Boulez Sonatine (1946) 3. December 17, 1962, McMillin Theater Charles Wuorinen Bearbeitungen uber das Liederbuch (1477-88;1962) Raoul Pleskow Movement for Flute, Cello, and Piano (1962) Isaac Nemiroff Variations to a Theme (1958) Roger Reynolds Abrupt Antic Acceptance Acquaintances Donald Martino Cinque Frammenti for Oboe and String Bass (1961) Igor Stravinsky String Quartet Music (1959 & 1914) 4. January 14, 1963, McMillin Theater Matheus de Perusio Se je me plaing & Belle sans Per (ca. 1400) Anthonello de Caserta Amour m'a le cuer mis Ursula Mamlok Composition for Solo Cello (1962) Edgard Varese Density 21.5 for Flute Solo (1938, 1946) Harvey Sollberger Trio (1961) Olivier Messiaen Le Merle Noir (1952) Arnold Schoenberg Sechs Kleine Klavierstuecke, Op.19 (1913) Guillaume Dufay Vergine Bella (ca. 1425) Anton Webern Drei Kleine Stuecke, Op. 11 (1914) Anonymous ca. 1500 Jam Insignis, Jam Fulait 5. February 18. 1963, McMillin Theater Perotin? Benediciamus Domino (13th century) Matheus de Perusio Puisque je Sui (ca. -
The Group for Contemporary Music
THE GROUP FOR CONTEMPORARY MUSIC 1962 to 1992 by Susan Elizabeth Deaver Thesis Advisor: Dr. David Noon The Group for Contemporary Music 1962 to 1992 by Susan Elizabeth Deaver Submitted to The Manhattan School of Music in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Musical Arts March 1993 Dedicated to Harvey Sollberger, Charles Wuorinen and Nicolas Roussakis LIST OF MUSICAL EXAMPLES #1 Charles Wuorinen: Chamber Concerto for Cello and Ten Players (1963) - 17 February 1964 #2 Chou Wen-Chung: Cursive for Flute and Piano (1963) - 16 November 1964 #3 Charles Wuorinen: Bearbeitungen über das Glogauer Liederbuch (ca. 1470; 1962) - 11 January 1965 #4 Stefan Wolpe: Trio in Two Parts (1964) - 16 November 1964 #5 Stefan Wolpe: Piece in Two Parts for Flute and Piano (1960) - 25 April 1966 #6 Charles Wuorinen: Janissary Music (1966) - 1 May 1967 #7 Charles Wuorinen: Nature's Concord (1969) written for Ronald Anderson #8 Nicolas Roussakis: Six Short Pieces for Two Flutes (1969) - 27 October 1969 #9 Charles Wuorinen: Ringing Changes (1969-70) - 4 May 1970 #10 Stefan Wolpe: Form IV: Broken Sequences (1969) - 10 April 1972 \#11 Charles Wuorinen: Flute Variations II (1968) - 10 April 1972 #12 Mario Davidovsky: Synchronisms No. 1 (1963) - 5 February 1973 #13 Mario Davidovsky: Synchronisms No. 6 (1970) 19 March 1973 #14 Harvey Sollberger: The Two and The One (1972) - 23 April 1973 #15 Harvey Sollberger: Riding The Wind II (1973-74) - 11 November 1974 #16 Elliott Carter: Canaries from Eight Pieces for Four Timpani (1950-66)- 16 December -
American Music Festival Staff
American Music Festival Staff: Hubert Howe, ACA President Jasna Radonjic, ACA Executive Director, Festival Producer Idith Meshulam, Festival Artistic Advisor Jeffery Wildey, Administrative Assistant Richard Szpigiel, Lighting Director The American Composers Alliance (ACA) serves the contemporary music community as a music publisher, concert presenter, and advocate for composers. Founded in 1937 by Aaron Copland to protect the rights of its members and to promote the use and understanding of their music, it is the oldest national organization of its kind. It offers emerging and established composers a network of connections and a supportive community. We are here to promote, protect, preserve, present and publish the concert music of American Composers. ACA recently incorporated as a 501(c)(3) organization and is now a tax-exempt not-for-profit corporation in the State of New York. Your tax deductible contribution will help the following funds: -Festival Fund to provide the highest level performances -Library Fund to digitize 10,000 musical manuscripts only available through ACA -Custodial Fund to promote, perform and keep the music of deceased members alive -Mentoring Program to help the very young composers learn about the profession of composing -General Operations to make it all happen For more information about the ACA please visit www.composers.com. Contributions of any size are greatly appreciated. Please send your tax-deductible contribution to: American Composers Alliance 648 Broadway, Room 803 New York, NY 10012 the great living composers of today and tomorrow, performing some of their most important works while The American Composers Alliance working in concert with them to create new ones. -
American Society O-F University Composers
American S ociety o-f University Composers Proceedings of the Second Annual Conference / April 1967 AMERICAN SOCIETY OF UNIVERSITY COMPOSERS Proceedings of the Second Annual Conference, April, 1967 Copyright © 1969 The American Society of University Composers, Inc. clo Department of Music, Dodge Hall C<1lumbia University New York, N. Y. 10027 Subscription Information: Proceedings of The American Society of University Composers are published annually by the American Society of University Com posers, Inc. Subscriptions are available at $5.00 per year (domestic) and $6.00 per year (foreign). Back issue rate: $5.00 per volume. Subscription requests should be addressed to: Proceedings Editor American Society of University Composers Department of Music, Columbia University New York, New York 10027, U.S.A. AMERICAN SOCIETY OF UNIVERSITY COMPOSERS Proceedings of the Second Annual Conference, April, 1967 H eld at Washington University, St. Louis, Missouri in cooperation with the Department of Music, Washington University The Society gratefully acknowledges the support of THE A LICE M. DITSON F UND in assisting the publication of this volume. Founding Committee BENJAMIN BORETZ, DONALD MARTINO, J. K. RANDALL, CLAUDIO SPIES, HENRY WEINBERG, PETER WESTERGAARD, CHARLES WUORINEN National Council ALLEN BRINGS, BARNEY CHILDS, RANDOLPH E. COLEMAN (Chairman), DAVID EPSTEIN, CARLTON GAMER, LOTHAR KLEIN, DONALD MACINNIS, CLIFFORD TAYLOR Executive Committee ELAINE BARKIN, RICHMOND BROWNE, CHARLES DODGE, WILLIAM HIBBARD, HUBERT S. HOWE, JR., BEN JOHNSTON, JOEL MANDELBAUM, RAOUL PLESKOW, HARVEY SOLLBERGER Editor of Proceedings HUBERT S. HOWE, JR. CONTENTS I Proceedings of the 1967 Conference Part I: Sung Language 9 PETER WESTERGAARD Sung Language Part II: Performance Pr.oblems 39 MELVIN STRAUSS Performance Problems in Contemporary Music 42 JoEL CHADABE Performing Problems 45 FRED COULTER Simplification of Complex Musical Structures 48 CHARLES WUORINEN Comment on Fred Coulter Part III: Professional Colloquium 51 PAUL A.