Robert Erickson

Robert Erickson ( born March 7, 1917 in Marquette, Michigan, † April 24, 1997 in San Diego, California ) was an American composer.

Erickson studied until 1948 at Ernst Krenek at Hamline University in St. Paul. After receiving his degree of Master of Arts, he taught first at St. Catherine College in St. Paul, then at the San Francisco Conservatory and a 1966 at the University of California, San Diego. He received several times a Yaddo Fellowship ( 1952, 1953 and 1965 ), a Guggenheim Fellowship and a grant from the Institute for Creative Arts of the University of California. In 1981 he was awarded a prize by the American Institute of Arts and Letters.

Erickson was one of the first composers in the United States, who received twelve-tone music and composed music for the tape. His work includes, inter alia, an opera, orchestral variations, a fantasy for cello and orchestra, a piano concerto, two string quartets and other chamber music works, piano pieces, choruses, songs, a pastorale for chorus, soprano, tenor and string quartet and pieces for tape and instruments. He also published music-theoretical writings.

Works

  • The Star Song for female chorus, 1944
  • Be Still My Soul for mixed choir, 1945
  • Three Contralto Songs ( text by Margot Ruddock ), 1945
  • The Nineteen Forty -five Variations for Piano, 1945-46
  • Sonata for Piano, 1948
  • String Quartet No.. 1, 1950
  • Fantasy for Cello and Orchestra, 1954
  • Quartet for Strings, 1956
  • The End of the Mime of Mick, Nick, and the Maggies for mixed chorus ( text by James Joyce ), 1962
  • Toccata for Piano, " Ramus ", 1962
  • Scapes for two groups of instruments, 1966
  • Ricercare a five for five trombones and solo trombone and four tapes, 1966
  • Roddy for tape, 1966
  • Birdland for tape, 1967
  • Ricercare a 3 for contrabass and tape, 1967
  • Do It for two choral groups, 1968
  • Cardinitas'68 for soprano, trumpet, recorder, bassoon, double bass, percussion and tape, 1968
  • Pacific Sirens for ensemble and tape, 1969
  • General Speech for solo trombone, 1969
  • High Flyer for solo flute, 1969
  • Pacific Sirens for tape and instruments, 1969
  • Nine and a Half for Henry for tape and instruments, 1970
  • Percussion loops, 1973
  • Summer Music for violin and tape, 1974
  • White Lady for wind ensemble, 1975
  • Kryl, Sonata for trumpet solo, 1977
  • Garden for Violin and Orchestra, 1977
  • Night Music for Trumpet and ten instruments, 1978
  • Quoq for solo flute, 1978
  • The Idea of ​​Order at Key West for soprano, flute, clarinet, trumpet, viola and Callo ( text by Wallace Stevens ), 1979
  • Auroras for orchestra, 1981
  • Postcards for mezzo-soprano and lute on his own texts, 1981
  • The Pleiades for Solo Violin, 1981
  • Taffy Time, 1983
  • Sierra for tenor and chamber orchestra, 1984
  • Solstice String Quartet ( Friedham Award for Chamber Music in 1985 )
  • Quintet for flute, clarinet, trumpet, viola and cello, 1985
  • Dunbar 's Delight for timpani, 1985
  • Corona for orchestra, 1986
  • Two Songs: Days and Nights; Seasonal for soprano, clarinet, viola and piano on his own texts, 1986
  • Corfu for string quartet, 1986
  • Trio for Clarinet, Cello and Harp, 1986
  • Recent impressions for small ensemble, 1987
  • Fives for viola, cello, horn, bass clarinet and piano, 1988
  • Music for Trumpet, Strings and Tympani, 1990
  • Trio for Violin, Viola and Piano
  • Duo for Violin and Piano
  • Rainbow Rising
  • Scapes II for chamber orchestra
  • Sirens and Other Flyers
  • Down at Piraeves for mixed choir
  • Job Choruses for mixed choir
  • Song of Songs, motet for female chorus
  • Cradle II for percussion ensemble

Writings

  • The Structure of Music: A Listener 's Guide to Melody and Counterpoint, 1952
  • Sound Structure in Music, 1975
  • Composer of classical music ( 20th century)
  • American composer
  • Born 1917
  • Died in 1997
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