Bernard Alan Aaron

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Bernard Alan Aaron (stage name Bernardo ; * 1939 in Newcastle upon Tyne ) is a British guitarist, music teacher and composer.

Life

Bernard Alan Aaron grew up with his twin brother Harvey in Newcastle-on-Tyne. At the age of 21 he began to study classical guitar. In 1967 he emigrated to Canada. Here he studied at the Royal Conservatory of Music in Toronto and graduated with honors in 1972. He then taught classical guitar at several institutions, including the Toronto Board of Education and Seneca College. He later taught again in England. With Florence Novelli (1931–2014) he co-founded and from 1972 to 1984 music director of Toronto's Renaissance Theater. Aaron wrote the stage music for Novelli's plays. These musicals were published by Waterloo Music and Playwrights Canada Press , in 1975 he was commissioned by Jean Cavall with the music for fifteen LPs of the series Chants pour les Jeunes . In 1984 he returned to England with Florence Novelli. Both married in 1999. He also achieved a certain fame as a painter. His pictures, painted with acrylic paint , were exhibited in several galleries and ordered by private collectors. He took the motifs from the North American wilderness.

Works (selection)

Bernard Aaron's compositions for classical guitar have mainly been published by Waterloo Music . His works have appeared in many publications for classical guitar such as Classical Guitar, Guitar International and Guitarra .

Works for guitar and orchestra

  • Mightier than the Sword, ballet music for guitar and orchestra, dedicated to Florence Novelli

Musicals for children and young people

  • Peppercorn's magic. Text: Brenda Katz, published by Waterloo Music Co., New York, 1975 OCLC 695600445
  • Mrs. Perriwinkle's cosmic dream, text: Florence Novelli. ISBN 978-1-551-55907-0
  • Three Christmas Musicals. Text: Florence Novelli ISBN 978-0-887-54236-7
    • Santa and the King
    • Mrs. Oodle-Noodle and Crumdum
    • Mrs. Oodle-Noodle and Santa.
  • Spindlerion and the Princess

Works for guitar solo

  • Christmas variations, seven variations on Coventry carol , 1980 OCLC 8621972 Topic: The manger [The crib] VARIATION1: The heavens [the sky] Variation 2: Tidings of the Savior [message of the Savior] Variation 3: Three kings [Epiphany] Variation 4: Choir of angels Variation 5: King Herod [King Herod] Variation 6: Joy to mankind [Joy to mankind] Variation 7: Finale
  • Greensleeves, for classical guitar, five variations on an Elizabethan theme , 1980 OCLC 7799441
  • Scottish Romance , published in Classical Guitar , November 1986
  • Allegretto , published in Guitar intern , April 1987
  • The Bernard A. Aaron collection, Wythenshawe, Manchester , 1987 OCLC 62334324
    • England
    • Eight variations on an old English theme What child is this: Greensleeves
    • English dance
    • Irish rhapsody
    • Scottish romance
    • Voices of Wales for a guitar
    • Voices of Wales for two guitars
  • Spanish essay No. 7 : una princesa en la corte del Califa [a princess at the court of the caliph], a fantasy in four movements for solo guitar based on the fall of Granada in 1492, A. & N. Productions, Middlewich, 1989 OCLC 497651038
  • Guitar Miniatures , includes The Art of Tremolo, A&N Productions, Bristol , 1990 OCLC 500726912

literature

  • Bernard Aaron: All-Original Works for Guitar and Orchestra .. Amazon Digital Services LLC - Kdp Print Us, 2018, ISBN 978-1-72375-726-6 (English)

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c Bernard Aaron: All-Original Works for Guitar and Orchestra . Amazon Digital Services LLC - Kdp Print Us, 2018, ISBN 978-1-72375-726-6 (English, google.de [accessed October 24, 2019]).
  2. ^ Eldridge Plays and Musicals. Novelli and Aaron. In: https://www.histage.com . Retrieved October 25, 2019 .
  3. ^ Spindlerion and the Princess . In: Edmonton Journal . Edmonton, Alberta, Canada March 17, 2006, p. 81 (English, newspapers.com ).
personal data
SURNAME Aaron, Bernard Alan
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Aaron, Bernard A .; Bernardo (stage name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION British guitarist, music educator and composer
DATE OF BIRTH 1939
PLACE OF BIRTH Newcastle upon Tyne