Fred Popovici

Fred Popovici ( born July 27, 1948 in Brăila ) is a Romanian composer.

Popovici studied until 1972 at the Music Academy of Bucharest and studied composition with Ştefan Niculescu and Aurel Stroe. 1978, 1980 and 1982 he attended the Darmstadt summer courses, where he among other things, studied with Cristóbal Halffter, Helmut Lachenmann and Brian Ferneyhough. 1990, 1993 and 1996, he worked at IRCAM in Paris.

From 1973 to 1985 Popovici taught music theory and counterpoint at the Music High School " George Enescu" in Bucharest. 1990-91 he was professor of composition at the Music Academy of Iaşi. He served as coordinator of the International George Enescu Festival, was the founder of the international courses for computer music at the European Centrul de Cultura in Sinaia and a member of the research group Music and Mathematics of the Romanian Academy.

1995, 1996 and 2001 he was a juror for the Valentino Bucchi Competition in Rome -. He gave lectures at the Technical University in Berlin (1993) and the University of London (1997 and 1998). He also wrote music critic and musicologist articles and essays for magazines and newspapers in Romania, Germany ( New Journal for Music ) and Austria (the default ). About the emigrated to Canada Romanian composer Maya Badian ( born 1945 ), he wrote the monograph " Maya Badian. Her Life and Her Music, A Privilege to Soar ", which appeared at the Editura Muzicală in Bucharest in 2003.

Works

  • Sinfonietta, 1972-73
  • Sequencies for eleven strings, 1974
  • Melos I, II, III for violin, string quartet, orchestra, 1977-79
  • Straight Synthesis for chamber ensemble and wind ensemble, 1979
  • Clarinet Concerto, 1980-82
  • Introduction to the Anatomy of Sound I-IV for double bass, chamber ensemble, string ensemble with or without live electronics, 1981-83
  • D' un al Concerto grosso for solo wind instrument, five soloists, orchestra and electronic music, 1986-89
  • G. .. ..., Opera, 1986-88
  • Itineraires a l' Interieur du Son I, II for chamber ensemble, 1990-93
  • Triangle, Aperto for three orchestral groups, three soloists and electronic music, 1999
  • Composer of classical music ( 20th century)
  • Romanian composer
  • Born in 1948
  • Man
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