John Barnes Chance
John Barnes Chance (born November 20, 1932 in Beaumont , Texas , † August 16, 1972 in Lexington , Kentucky ) was an American composer .
He graduated from the University of Texas with a Master of Music degree and then took up additional studies with Kent Kennan , Clifton Williams and Paul Pisk . He was able to deepen his compositional knowledge by playing the timpani in the Austin Symphony Orchestra and as arranger for the 4th and 8th US Army bands. A scholarship enabled him to work as a freelance composer in Greensboro , North Carolina , from 1960 to 1962 .
Chance wrote works for various orchestral and chamber music ensembles as well as vocal music. In 1966 he won the Sousa / ABA / Ostwald Award of the American Bandmasters Association for his piece Variations on a Korean Folk Song , which is now one of the standard works for wind orchestras .
Works
Orchestral works
- 1956 Symphony No. 1
- 1957 Overture to a Fairy Tale
- 1960 fiesta!
- 1961 Satiric Suite , voor strijkorkest
- Burletta, a chromatic piece
Works for wind orchestra
- around 1962 Incantation and Dance
- 1964 Variations on a Korean Folk Song
- 1966 Introduction and Capriccio for piano and wind orchestra
- 1971 Blue Lake Overture
- 1971 Elegy
- 1972 Symphony No. 2
Masses, cantatas and sacred works
- 1961 Blessed are They that Mourn
- 1962 Alleluia
- 1967 Kyrie and Alleluia
literature
- Raoul F. Camus: Chance, John Barnes. In: Grove Music Online (English; subscription required).
Individual evidence
- ↑ John Barnes Chance. University of Maryland, College Park website , accessed May 30, 2017 .
- ↑ ABA Awards. The American Bandmasters Association, accessed October 29, 2017 .
- ↑ The year is uncertain, the information fluctuates between 1960, 1962 and 1963/64
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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Chance, John Barnes |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American composer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 20, 1932 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Beaumont , Texas |
| DATE OF DEATH | August 16, 1972 |
| Place of death | Lexington , Kentucky |