Ezra Laderman

Ezra Laderman (born June 29, 1924 in Brooklyn , New York , † February 28, 2015 in New Haven , Connecticut ) was an American composer . He studied from 1946 to 1949 with Stefan Wolpe and at Brooklyn College with Miriam Gideon . He continued his education at Columbia University (MA 1952 ). His teachers there were u. a. Otto Luening and Douglas Moore . Laderman's work includes ten operas , numerous other stage music, music for film and television, orchestral music - including eight symphonies and several solo concerts - vocal music and chamber music .

In 1991, Laderman was elected to the American Academy of Arts and Letters , where he served as President from 2006 to 2009.

Works

Operas
Stage music
Music for film and television
Orchestral music
Vocal music
Chamber music
- Works for solo instrument (not for piano or organ)
  - Partita 'Meditations on Isaiah' for violoncello (1972)
  - Elegy for Viola (1973)
  - Fantasy for Viola (1985)
  - June Twenty-ninth for flute (1986)
  - A Moment in Time for flute (1989)
  - Partita for violin (1990)
  - Michael's Suite for Flute (1994)
  - A single voice for violoncello (1995)
  - Fantasy for violoncello (1998)
  - July Thirtieth 'Dawn' for flute (2004)
  - July Thirtieth 'Night' for flute (2004)
  - July Thirtieth 'Noon' for flute (2004)
  - A single line for violoncello (2004)
- Duos
  - Duo for violoncello and piano (1984)
  - Introduction, Barcarolle, and Allegro for flute and harp (1987)
  - Epigrams and Canons for 2 baroque flutes (1988)
  - Duetti for flute and clarinet (1998)
  - Duets for 2 violins (2000)
  - Duos for violin and marimba (2004)
- Trios
  - Piano Trio No. 1 (1955, Rev. 1959)
  - Piano Trio No. 2 (1996)
  - Trio for horn, trumpet and trombone (2005)
- Quartets
  - String Quartet No. 1 (1959)
  - String Quartet No. 2 (1962)
  - String Quartet No. 3 (1966)
  - String Quartet No. 4 (1974)
  - String Quartet No. 5 (1976)
  - String Quartet No. 6 'The Audubon' (1980)
  - Remembrances for clarinet, violin, violoncello and piano (1982)
  - String Quartet No. 7 (1984)
  - String Quartet No. 8 (1985)
  - Fantasy for four flutes (1990)
  - Piano quartet (1996)
  - String Quartet No. 9 (1996)
  - Scenes from an Imagined Life, Book I for clarinet, violin, violoncello and piano (1998)
  - Fantasy Quartet , String Quartet No. 11 (1999)
  - Scenes from an Imagined Life, Book II for clarinet, violin, violoncello and piano (2000)
  - String Quartet No. 10 (2001)
  - String Quartet No. 12 (2007)
  - Quartet for trumpet, horn, trombone and piano (2008)
- Quintets
  - Piano Quintet No. 1 (1951)
  - String Quintet (1953)
  - Wind quintet (1954)
  - Clarinet Quintet (1988)
  - Piano Quintet No. 2 (1990)
  - Talkin 'Lovin' Leavin '(Recitative Aria Finale) for recorder and string quartet (1990)
  - A single voice for flute and string quartet (1991)
- 6 and more instruments
  - Theme, variations and finals for flute, clarinet, horn, bassoon, violin, viola, cello and double bass (1957)
  - Wind octet (1957)
  - Sextet for wind quintet and double bass (1959)
  - Double Helix for flute, oboe and string quartet (1968)
  - Cadence for 2 flutes, 4 violins, viola, 2 cellos and double bass (1978)
  - Double String Quartet , octet for 4 violins, 2 violas and 2 violoncellos (1983)
  - MBL Suite for 2 flutes and string quartet (1988)
  - Sextet for cor anglais, bass clarinet and string quartet (1998)
  - Aldo for 8 cellos (1991)
  - Lied for oboe, violin, viola, violoncello and piano (1994)
  - Nonet of the Night for flute, clarinet, 2 violins, viola, cello, double bass, piano and percussion (2004)
Piano music

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personal data
SURNAME	Laderman, Ezra
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	American composer
DATE OF BIRTH	June 29, 1924
PLACE OF BIRTH	Brooklyn , New York
DATE OF DEATH	February 28, 2015
Place of death	New Haven , Connecticut