Burt Levy
Burt Jerome Levy (born August 5, 1936 in New York City , † April 22, 2010 in Oxford (Mississippi) ) was an American composer and music teacher .
life and work
Burt Levy began to attempt composition at an early age and received lessons in harmony and counterpoint at the age of twelve. He studied music at Temple University in Philadelphia, PA, the University of Oregon and most recently at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, where he graduated with a doctorate in 1972. His teachers included Kenneth Gaburo , Herbert Brün , Homer Keller and Lejaren Hiller (electronic music). Levy then taught music theory, composition and electronic music himself at various universities, including the University of Wisconsin , the State University of New York in Albany and most recently at the University of Mississippi .
Levy took up contemporary trends in his music and often used pronounced linear compositional techniques. Orbs with Flute for flute solo (1966) is a well-known example of the early integration of advanced playing techniques on this instrument (e.g. glissandi , various key noises, overtones and multiphonics ).
Also active as a writer, he and his wife Laurdella Foulkes-Levy published the book Journeys Through the Life and Music of Nancy Van de Vate (2005), dedicated to the American composer Nancy Van de Vate .
literature
- Harvey Sollberger: LP-Beitext Nonesuch HB-73028 Twentieth-Century Flute Music , 1975 (B. Levy: Orbs with Flute u. A. , Harvey Sollberger u. A. )
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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Levy, Burt |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Levy, Burt Jerome |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American composer and music teacher |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 5, 1936 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | New York City |
| DATE OF DEATH | April 22, 2010 |
| Place of death | Oxford (Mississippi) |