Elliot del Borgo

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Elliot A. del Borgo (born October 27, 1938 in Port Chester , New York , † May 30, 2013 in North Port , Florida ) was an American composer , music teacher and trumpeter .

Life

He studied at University College in Potsdam , New York , and received a Bachelor of Science degree in 1960 . He then moved to Temple University , where he graduated in 1962. Another move followed to the Philadelphia Conservatory, where he completed his studies in music theory and composition with Vincent Persichetti and trumpet with Gilbert Johnson .

Del Borgo was a lecturer in trumpet in Philadelphia and Pennsylvania from 1960 to 1965. The Crane School of Music hired him in 1966 as a professor of composition, wind orchestra direction, orchestration, counterpoint, conducting and rehearsal techniques, trumpet, music theory and graphic notation in contemporary Music. This gave him engagements as a speaker and guest conductor at various institutions and orchestras.

In terms of composition he felt obliged to Paul Hindemith and his definition of music for everyday use . Del Borgo's oeuvre encompasses over 600 for almost all genres, where he composed both beginners' literature and very sophisticated and sophisticated literature for professional musicians. He created the music for the 1980 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid .

Works

Works for orchestra

  • 1999: The Steppes of Russia
  • Andover Holiday
  • Arlington Sketches
  • Battle Hymn Fantasia
  • Classic sinfonia
  • Clog dance
  • Concerto for Orchestra No. 4
  • Concerto grosso
  • Coronation March
  • Dance scenario
  • Danza antico
  • Divertimento
  • Double trouble
  • The Dreidel
  • Encore! Encore! are based on the Can Can from Gaiete Parisienne by Jacques Offenbach
  • Entry of the nobles
  • Fantasia on Amazing graze
  • God rest ye merry gentlemen
  • Gregorian christmas
  • Gregorian Rhapsody
  • Highride overture
  • Hymn song Fantasia
  • Irish suite
  • Joyouse Suite of Carols
  • Lo'how a rose e'er blooming
  • Londonderry Air
  • Marche Oriental
  • Overture Classique
  • Passacaglia in D major
  • Petite overture
  • Royal Court Dance
  • Rustic dance
  • Scene de la mer
  • Shaker Fantasia
  • Sinfonia a tre
  • Sinfonia in g
  • Sonatine classique
  • Sonatina in G major
  • Stringchant
  • Suite Francaise
  • Swing into strings
  • Tryptich for christmas
  • Waltz tryptich
  • Wexford Circle

Works for wind orchestra

  • 1973: Music for Winds and Percussion
  • 1974: Adagio for Winds
  • 1975: Commemoration Overture
  • 1976: Symphonic Sketches
  • 1976: Toccata i dodici
  • 1978: Do not go gentle in that good night
  • 1980: Rhapsody for Band
  • 1980: Chant Variants Symphonic Variations on the Gregorian Psalm Veni Creator Spiritus
  • 1981: rituals
  • 1983: Cantica sacra
  • 1984: Psalm and Celebration
  • 1984: Statements
  • 1984: Vistas
  • 1985: Canzonetta
  • 1985: Festa
  • 1985: Jubiloso
  • 1985: Prelude, Passacaglia and Fugue
  • 1986: Ring of Honor
  • 1986: Sinfonia marciale
  • 1987: Centennial Ode
  • 1987: Gaelic Rhapsody
  • 1987: Sunridge
  • 1989: A Christmas Fantasia
  • 1989: Centennial Celebration
  • 1989: Triumphant Overture
  • 1990: Hampshire Sketches
  • 1990: Lancaster Overture
  • 1990: Symphonic Suite
  • 1992: Blue Ridge Holiday
  • 1992: Festive Anthem
  • 1992: Overture for a Festival
  • 1992: Overture for Winds
  • Canterbury overture
  • Chant rituals
  • Chesapeake
  • Choral and canon
  • Choral and Variant
  • Chromos
  • Corinthian Overture
  • Dodecaphonic essay for clarinet choir
  • Dramatic essay
  • Festive Toccata
  • Fire dance
  • A flemish carol
  • Heraldic Legend
  • Hopak for clarinet choir
  • Irish Suite for Clarinet Choir
  • Irish Suite for saxophone quartet
  • Jesus remains my joy by ( Johann Sebastian Bach ) set for clarinet choir
  • Kachina Dance
  • Lux Aeterna
  • partita
  • Prelude and Toccata
  • Symphonic essay
  • Symphonic Legend
  • Tryptic
  • Tryptich II
  • Flight of eagles

Works for percussion ensemble

  • Dimensions
  • Drum check for percussion sextet
  • Essay for percussion for percussion sextet
  • Holiday for Drums for percussion quintet
  • Mosaics for Percussion for percussion quintet
  • Preludio for Percussion for percussion sextet
  • Rondo for five for percussion quintet
  • Scenario for Percussion for percussion quintet
  • Sound Scape I for percussion sextet

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c A prolific composer and music school legend ( memento of June 8, 2013 in the Internet Archive ), obituary of May 30, 2013
  2. ^ Obituary in: Watertown Daily Times, June 5, 2013
personal data
SURNAME Borgo, Elliot del
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Borgo, Elliot A. del
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American composer, music educator, and trumpeter
DATE OF BIRTH October 27, 1938
PLACE OF BIRTH Port Chester , New York
DATE OF DEATH May 30, 2013
Place of death North Port , Florida