Howard Boatwright
Howard Boatwright (born March 16, 1918 in Newport News , Virginia , † February 20, 1999 in Syracuse , New York ) was an American composer , violinist , musicologist and author .
Life
Howard Boatwright learned to play the violin at the age of seven . Until 1942 he studied with the Kreisel student Israel Feldman in Norfolk , he made his debut with the Richmond Symphony Orchestra in New York City Hall . From 1943 to 1946 he studied at the University of Texas at Austin . From 1946 he studied composition with Paul Hindemith at Yale University . He finished his studies in 1947 with a Bachelor of Music and in 1948 with a Master of Music . Until 1964 he taught at Yale. He conducted the Yale Symphony Orchestra , was concertmaster of the New Haven Symphony Orchestra from 1950 to 1962 and first violinist in the Yale String Quartet . Boatwright was a member of the Collegium Musicum at Yale University and music director of St. Thomas's Episcopal Church in New Haven . From 1964 to 1971 he was Dean of the Setnor School of Music at Syracuse University and from 1971 Professor of Composition and Music Theory , he lived in Fayetteville . During his term of office, the university developed into an important starting point for new music . In addition, non-Western forms of music found their way into the curriculum. In the Hindemith Music Center in Blonay , Switzerland , he opened a branch of the university and initiated summer courses. He composed more than 100 works. His wife was the soprano Helen Strassburger.
Works (selection)
- 1949: Variations for Small Orchestra
- 1952: Serenade for Strings and Winds
- 1976: Symphony
- 1980: Clarinet Sonata
Discography
- String Quartet No. 2 (1975)
- Kierkegaard Set to Music (1998)
Publications
- Introduction to the Theory of Music (1956)
- Indian Classical Music and the Western Listener (1960)
- A Handbook on Staff Notation for Indian Music (1960) after a stay in Bombay as part of the Fulbright Program and the Rockefeller Foundation
- The Gypsy Laddie: Vocal Score With Instruments (1985)
- Chromaticism: Theory and Practice (1994)
- Essays Before a Sonata, the Majority, and Other Writings (1999)
literature
- Don Michael Randel: The Harvard Biographical Dictionary of Music. Belknap Press. ISBN 0-674-37299-9 , pp. 87f.
Web links
- Literature by and about Howard Boatwright in the catalog of the German National Library
- Obituary for Howard Boatwright in the New York Times on February 24, 1999
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SURNAME | Boatwright, Howard |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American composer, violinist and musicologist |
DATE OF BIRTH | March 16, 1918 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Newport News , Virginia , United States |
DATE OF DEATH | February 20, 1999 |
Place of death | Syracuse , New York , United States |