Matthew Taylor (composer)

Matthew Taylor ( born 1964 in London ) is a British composer and conductor.

Life

Taylor appeared as a twelve year old in the Junior Royal Academy of Music, where he received first lessons in composition. He continued his studies later at Queens ' College, Cambridge with Robin Holloway, and at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama and at the Royal Academy of Music continues. In 1984, he met the composer Robert Simpson know the lasting effect on Taylor's musical aesthetic and compositional style took hold.

Conducting Taylor studied at Robin Page and Vilem Tausky. In 1987 he was an assistant Leonard Bernstein at the Schleswig- Holstein Music Festival. Taylor appeared as guest conductor with the English Chamber Orchestra, the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, City of London Sinfonia, the Royal Ballet Sinfonia, the European Community Chamber Orchestra and the National Orchestra of the Academy of Saint Petersburg. He conducted premieres of works by Vagn Holmboe, Robert Simpson, David Matthews and Francis Brown.

Matthew Taylor is a lecturer in composition at the Junior Royal Academy of Music. He lives in the district of Battersea in south London, is married and has two daughters.

Tonal language

Taylor's compositional work consists primarily of instrumental music. He prefers traditional large forms such as symphony, concerto and string quartet. His music is written in free -treated, often dissonant tonality and applied to organic development of the shape of. Stylistically, Taylor can be so in the context of Robert Simpson, Vagn Holmboe and Michael Tippett situate.

Works (selection)

Orchestra music

  • Symphony No. 1 Sinfonia Brevis, Op 2 (1985 )
  • Lento for string orchestra, Op 3 (1988, revised 1992)
  • In Spring, Op 4 (1989 )
  • Symphony No. 2, Op 10 (1991, 1997 and 2008 revisions )
  • Piano Concerto, Op 13 (1992 )
  • Clarinet Concerto, Op 20 (1996 )
  • Adagio for String Orchestra ( 1998)
  • Horn Concerto op.23 (1999, revised 2004)
  • The Needles, Op 26 (2000)
  • Double Bass Concerto, Op 31 (2003)
  • Symphony No. 3, Op 33 (2004)

Chamber Music

  • String Quartet No. 1, Op 1 (1984 )
  • String Quartet No. 2, Op 8 (1990 )
  • Violin Sonata op.12 (1992, revised 1994)
  • Piano Trio Op 17 (1994 )
  • String Quartet No. 3, Op 18 (1995 )
  • Conflict and Consolation for 4 horns, 3 trumpets, 3 trombones, tuba, timpani and percussion, Op 19 (1996 )
  • Trio for flute ( alto flute ), viola and cello In Memoriam VH op 21 (1997)
  • String Quartet No. 4, Op 22 (1999)
  • Adagio - Tribute to R. S. for String Quartet Op 28 (1998)
  • Cello Sonata, Op 29 (2002)
  • String Quartet No. 5, Op 35 (2007)
  • String Quartet No. 6, Op 36 (2008)
  • String Quartet No. 7, Op 37 (2009)
  • Trombone Quartet, Op 38 (2009)
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