John McGuire (composer)

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John McGuire (born June 27, 1942 in Artesia , California ) is an American contemporary music composer , pianist , organist and music editor who lived in Germany for a long time .

life and work

John McGuire was born in Artesia, California, in 1942. He graduated from Occidental College in Los Angeles , California, and later became a student of Krzysztof Penderecki and Karlheinz Stockhausen . After marrying soprano Beth Griffith, he worked on tape music using her voice as material. The result is a cappella .

In 1971 he received the Gaudeamus Prize .

He was active in Cologne for a long time , but returned to the United States in 1998. He taught as visiting professor at Columbia University in New York .

plant

McGuire's better-known compositions include the Pulse Music series and the 48 Variations for two pianos, performed by Herbert Henck and Deborah Richards.

List of works

  • String Trio No. 1 (1963-64)
  • Study for orchestra (1965)
  • Divergences for piano 2 violins, 2 violas, 2 cellos (1965–66)
  • String Trio No. 2 (1966)
  • Cadenza for string quartet (1966)
  • Decay for 8 horns (1967-70)
  • Frieze for 4 pianos (1969–74)
  • Pulse Music I , tape (1975-76)
  • Pulse Music II for 4 pianos and small orchestra (1975–77)
  • 48 Variations for two pianos (1976-80)
  • Pulse Music III , tape (1978)
  • Music for Horns, Pianos and Cymbals (1981)
  • Cadence Music for 21 players (1982-85)
  • Vanishing Points , tape (1985-88)
  • A cappella for soprano and tape (1990–97)
  • Contradance for soprano and string quartet (2000–2004)
  • Ordinary Measures for mixed choir (2004–05)
  • Marking Time for two small orchestras (I: 4 clarinets, 2 horns, 6 or 12 strings. II: 2 oboes, English horns, bassoons, trumpets, trombones each; 8 or 16 strings) (2006-09)
  • Jump Cuts for two string trios (each violin, viola, and cello) (2009-12)
  • Double Bars for two string trios (each violin, viola, violoncello) (2015–17)

Discography

  • 48 Variations for Two Pianos. (LP) Largo (1987).
  • Pulse Music III, Vanishing Points, A Cappella. Beth Griffith, soprano. Sargasso (CD), SCD 28043 (2002).
  • Cadence Music, Exchanges, Decay, Frieze, Music for Horns, Piano and Cymbals. Edition RZ 20003-4 (2008).

literature

Web links

References and footnotes

  1. ↑ sargasso.com - accessed April 20, 2019
  2. ↑ kalvos.org - accessed April 20, 2019
  3. ↑ cf. the two video excerpts from Pulse Music III : Pulse constellations : Gabriel Schenker & 4-channel installation in the Kunst-Station St. Peter, Cologne
  4. ↑ sound sample ( excerpt )
personal data
SURNAME McGuire, John
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American composer
DATE OF BIRTH June 27, 1942
PLACE OF BIRTH Artesia , California