Howard Brubeck

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Howard (Rengstorff) Brubeck (born July 11, 1916 in Concord (California) , † February 16, 1993 in Escondido (California) ) was an American composer and music teacher.

life and work

Howard Brubeck, older brother of jazz pianist and composer Dave Brubeck , studied music first at San Francisco State College (Bachelor of Arts 1938), then at Mills College (Master of Arts 1941), where he became a student of Darius Milhaud . After a few years as a high school teacher, he came back to Mills College as an assistant to Milhaud. In 1950 he switched to teaching composition at the San Diego State College and from 1953 headed the music department at the Palomar Junior College in San Marcos . From 1966 he was Dean of Humanities at Palomar College and retired in 1978.

In the compositions of Howard Brubeck, influences from Milhaud and Aaron Copland can be felt. Some combine an improvising jazz ensemble with an orchestra that follows a strictly prescribed musical text. This also applies to his most famous composition, Dialogues for Jazz Combo and Orchestra , which premiered in 1959 under the direction of Leonard Bernstein by the New York Philharmonic and the Dave Brubeck Quartet .

Brubeck also created works for musical theater (drama, ballet music), film music, vocal and chamber music. Howard Brubeck adapted or arranged numerous piano solos of his brother Dave for printing. In 1966 he largely stopped his composing activity.

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  1. ↑ Information on Howard Brubeck in the database of the Bibliothèque nationale de France .
personal data
SURNAME Brubeck, Howard
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Brubeck, Howard Rengstorff
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American composer
DATE OF BIRTH July 11, 1916
PLACE OF BIRTH Concord (California)
DATE OF DEATH February 16, 1993
Place of death Escondido (California)