John Joubert (composer)

John Pierre Herman Joubert ( born March 20, 1927 in Cape Town ) is a British composer of South African origin.

Joubert had first music lessons from his mother, who himself had been a student of piano Harriet Cohen. Already during his school years, he created his first compositions and he received private lessons in composition from William Henry Bell, a student of Frederick Corder.

In 1946 he won the composition prize of the Performing Right Society and a scholarship to the Royal Academy of Music in London. Here Theodore Holland, Howard Ferguson and Alan Bush were his teachers. From 1950 to 1962 he was a lecturer in music at the University of Hull.

Since 1962 he has taught at the University of Birmingham. In 1979 he was appointed Visiting Professor at the University of Otago in New Zealand. The Durham University ( 1991) and the University of Birmingham (2007) awarded him honorary doctorates. In 1986, Joubert retired from teaching in order to gain more time for composition.

2007, his birthday was celebrated with a " Joubertiade ", in the course of which took place the first performances of his opera Jane Eyre and the oratorio Wings of Faith. 2010 he has been Composer in Residence of the Three Choirs Festival, for which he composed An English Requiem.

He composed operas and ballets, Singonien and other orchestral works, concertos, church music and choral works, piano pieces and chamber music.

Works

  • String Quartet No.. 1, 1950
  • Divertimento for Piano, 1950
  • Torches for choir, 1951
  • O Lorde, the maker of Al Thing for choir, 1952
  • There is No Rose of Virtue search for a cappella choir, 1954
  • Violin Concerto, 1954
  • Symphony No.1, 1955
  • In the Drought, opera, 1955
  • Pro Pace for a cappella choir, 1955-59
  • Dance Suite for Piano, 1956
  • Sonata in One Movement for Piano, 1957
  • Piano Concerto, 1958
  • Trio, 1958
  • Concerto for Oboe and Strings, 1960
  • Octet, 1961
  • Passacaglia and Fugue for Organ, 1961
  • Missa Beata Iannis for choir, 1961
  • Silas Marner, opera, 1961
  • Leaves of Life for choir, 1962
  • Sinfonietta, 1962
  • The Holy Mountain for choir, 1963
  • The Beatitudes for a cappella choir, 1964
  • O Praise God in His Holiness for choir, 1967
  • Magnificat and Nunc Dimittis in A'' for choir, 1968
  • Nowell for choir, 1968
  • The Choir Invisible for chorus and orchestra, 1968
  • The Martyrdom of St Alban for chorus and orchestra, 1968
  • Under Western Eyes, opera, 1968
  • Six Poems of Emily Bronte for high voice and piano, 1969
  • How are my Foes Increased, Lord! for choir, 1969
  • Symphony No.2, 1970
  • The Raising of Lazarus for chorus and orchestra, 1970
  • Kontakion for Cello and Piano, 1971
  • Sonata No.2 for Piano, 1972
  • Bassoon Concerto, 1974
  • Crabbed Age and Youth for countertenor, recorder, viola da gamba and harpsichord, 1974
  • Three Hymns to St Oswald for choir, 1972, 1974
  • Sleep Canticle for choir a cappella, 1974
  • The Magus for chorus and orchestra, 1976
  • Lord, Thou hast been our Refuge for choir, 1976
  • Deploration for orchestra, 1978
  • String Quartet No.2, 1977
  • Lines from 'The Youth of Man ' for a cappella choir, 1977
  • The Turning Wheel for soprano and piano, 1979
  • Herefordshire Canticles for Choir and Orchestra, 1979
  • Gong Tormented Sea for chorus and orchestra, 1981
  • Three Portraits for a cappella choir, 1983
  • Three Carols for choir a cappella, 1984
  • Temps Perdu for orchestra, 1984
  • The Phoenix and the Turtle for two sopranos, string trio and harpsichord, 1984
  • The Hour Hand for soprano and recorder, 1984
  • Magnificat and Nunc Dimittis in C for choir, 1984
  • Autumn Rain for choir, 1985
  • South of the Line for choir, 1985
  • Chamber Music for Brass Quintet, 1985
  • String Quartet No.. 3, 1986
  • Piano Trio, 1986
  • The instant torque for baritone and string orchestra, 1986
  • A Hymn to God the Father for a cappella choir, 1987
  • Jane Eyre, opera, 1987-97
  • String Quartet No.. 4, 1988
  • For the Beauty of the Earth for chorus and orchestra, 1989
  • Sonnet for a cappella choir, 1989
  • Rochester Triptych for choir, 1991-92
  • Landscapes for soprano and piano trio, 1992
  • The Secret Muse for baritone, flute, clarinet, harp and string quartet, 1992
  • The Rose is Shaken in the Wind for soprano and recorder, 1995
  • Joy in the Morning for a cappella choir, 1996
  • Rochester Triptych for chorus and orchestra, 1996-97
  • Reflections on a Martyrdom for Organ, 1997
  • Three Faces of Love for soprano, tenor, baritone and piano, 1997
  • The Souls of the Righteous for choir, 1998
  • An anthem of the Nativity for choir, 2000
  • Wings of Faith for chorus and orchestra, 2000, 2003
  • Divisions on a Ground for solo cello, 2005
  • In Retrospect, string quartet, 2006
  • Piano Sonata No.3, 2006
  • Shropshire Hills for high voice and piano, 2006
  • Prelude on ' York ' for piano, 2007
  • This is the gate of the Lord for choir a cappella, 2007
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