John Joubert (composer)

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John Joubert

John Pierre Herman Joubert (born March 20, 1927 in Cape Town ; † January 7, 2019 ) was a British composer of South African origin.

Career

Joubert had his first music lessons from his mother, who was herself a piano student of Harriet Cohen . His first compositions were written during his school days and he received private composition lessons from William Henry Bell , a student of Frederick Corder .

In 1946 he won the composition prize of the Performing Right Society and a scholarship to the Royal Academy of Music in London . Here Theodore Holland , Howard Ferguson and Alan Bush were his teachers. From 1950 to 1962 he was a lecturer in music at the University of Hull .

Since 1962 he has taught at the University of Birmingham . In 1979 he received a visiting professorship at the University of Otago in New Zealand. The Durham University (1991) and the University of Birmingham (2007) awarded him an honorary doctorate. In 1986 Joubert retired from teaching in order to gain more time for composition.

In 2007 his birthday was celebrated with a "Joubertiade", during which the world premieres of his opera Jane Eyre and the oratorio Wings of Faith took place. In 2010 he was Composer in Residence of the Three Choirs Festival , for which he composed An English Requiem .

He composed operas and ballets, singonies and other orchestral works, instrumental concerts, church music and choral works, piano pieces and chamber music.

Works

  • String Quartet No. 1 , 1950
  • Divertimento for piano, 1950
  • Torches for choir, 1951
  • O Lorde, the maker of Al Thing for choir, 1952
  • There is No Rose of Such Virtue for a cappella choir, 1954
  • Violin Concerto , 1954
  • Symphony No.1 , 1955
  • In the Drought , Opera, 1955
  • Pro Pace for a cappella choir, 1955–59
  • Dance Suite for Piano, 1956
  • Sonata in One Movement for piano, 1957
  • Piano Concerto , 1958
  • Trio , 1958
  • Concerto for Oboe and Strings , 1960
  • Octet , 1961
  • Passacaglia and Fugue for organ, 1961
  • Missa Beata Iannis for choir, 1961
  • Silas Marner , Opera, 1961
  • Leaves of Life for choir, 1962
  • Sinfonietta , 1962
  • The Holy Mountain for choir, 1963
  • The Beatitudes for a cappella choir, 1964
  • O Praise God in His Holiness for choir, 1967
  • Magnificat and Nunc Dimittis in A ″ for choir, 1968
  • Nowell for choir, 1968
  • The Choir Invisible for choir and orchestra, 1968
  • The Martyrdom of St Alban for choir and orchestra, 1968
  • Under Western Eyes , Opera, 1968
  • Six Poems of Emily Bronte for high voice and piano, 1969
  • How are my Foes increased, Lord! for choir, 1969
  • Symphony No.2 , 1970
  • The Raising of Lazarus for choir and orchestra, 1970
  • Kontakion for cello and piano, 1971
  • Sonata No.2 for piano, 1972
  • Bassoon Concerto , 1974
  • Crabbed Age and Youth for countertenor, recorder, viol and harpsichord, 1974
  • Three Hymns to St Oswald for choir, 1972, 1974
  • Sleep Canticle for choir a cappella, 1974
  • The Magus for choir and orchestra, 1976
  • Lord, Thou hast been our Refuge for Choir, 1976
  • Déploration for orchestra, 1978
  • String Quartet No.2 , 1977
  • Lines from 'The Youth of Man' for a cappella choir, 1977
  • The Turning Wheel for soprano and piano, 1979
  • Herefordshire Canticles for choir and orchestra, 1979
  • Gong-Tormented Sea for choir and orchestra, 1981
  • Three Portraits for a cappella choir, 1983
  • Three Carols for a cappella choir, 1984
  • Temps Perdu for orchestra, 1984
  • The Phoenix and the Turtle for two sopranos, string trio and harpsichord, 1984
  • The Hour Hand for soprano and recorder, 1984
  • Magnificat and Nunc Dimittis in C for choir, 1984
  • Autumn Rain for choir, 1985
  • South of the Line for choir, 1985
  • Chamber Music for Brass Quintet , 1985
  • Rorate Coeli for a cappella choir, 1985
  • String Quartet No. 3 , 1986
  • Piano Trio , 1986
  • The Instant Moment for baritone and string orchestra, 1986
  • A Hymne to God the Father for a cappella choir, 1987
  • Jane Eyre , Opera, 1987-97
  • String Quartet No. 4 , 1988
  • For the Beauty of the Earth for choir and orchestra, 1989
  • Sonnet for a cappella choir, 1989
  • Rochester Triptych for Choir, 1991–92
  • Landscapes for soprano and piano trio, 1992
  • The Secret Muse for baritone, flute, clarinet, harp and string quartet, 1992
  • The Rose is Shaken in the Wind for soprano and recorder, 1995
  • Joy in the Morning for a cappella choir, 1996
  • Rochester Triptych for choir and orchestra, 1996–97
  • Reflections on a Martyrdom for organ, 1997
  • Three Faces of Love for soprano, tenor, baritone and piano, 1997
  • The Souls of the Righteous for choir, 1998
  • An Hymne of the Nativity for choir, 2000
  • Wings of Faith for choir and orchestra, 2000, 2003
  • Divisions on a Ground for cello solo, 2005
  • In Retrospect , String Quartet, 2006
  • Piano Sonata No.3 , 2006
  • Shropshire Hills for high voice and piano, 2006
  • Prelude on 'York' for piano, 2007
  • Five Songs of Incarnation for a cappella choir, 2007
  • This is the Gate of the Lord for a cappella choir, 2007

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Obituary for John Joubert in Music Sales Classical
personal data
SURNAME Joubert, John
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Joubert, John Pierre Herman (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION British composer of South African descent
DATE OF BIRTH March 20, 1927
PLACE OF BIRTH Cape Town
DATE OF DEATH January 7, 2019