John Rahn

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John Rahn is an American composer , musicologist and educator .

Rahn studied bassoon and composition at Cal Poly Pomona , the Juilliard School of Music and Princeton University . He is Professor of Composition and Music Theory and Associate Director of the Music School at the University of Washington . Here he gave seminars for computer music from 1983 to 1991 and was founding director of the Computer Center from 1988 to 1990.

His computer music symphony Sea of ​​Souls was performed at the 1994 International Computer Music Conference in Denmark and in October 1995 at the Spanish Computer Music Conference in Cuenza. In 2000 he completed the chamber opera The New Mother . In 2001 he helped found a state conservatory in Barcelona. Between 1983 and 1994 he was editor of Perspectives of New Music magazine . In addition to numerous articles in journals such as Journal of Music Theory , Music Theory Spectrum , In Theory Only , Computer Music Journal , Contemporary Music Review , College Music Symposium , Musicus , Musikometrika , Cahiers de l'IRCAM , World of Music and Current Musicology , Rahn published the Books Basic Atonal Theory , Perspectives on Musical Aesthetics and Music Inside Out .

Works

  • Hoboe for oboe solo, 2001H
  • The New Mother , chamber opera, 2000
  • Sea of ​​Souls: 2nd City , computer music, 1994
  • Sea of ​​Souls: 1. Sea , computer music, 1993
  • Another Lecture , 1992
  • Dance , computer music, 1991 (with choreographer Jim Coleman and dancers Amy Chavasse and Rip Parker )
  • Jesse for viola and percussion, 1989–90
  • Superman for viola and drum
  • Pledge for viola and vibraphone
  • Miranda , computer music (with the painter Mary Henry )
  • Kali , computer music, 1985
  • IRT 4/23 , improvisation piece (with Keith Johnston ), 1983
  • Out of Haydn for piano, 1981
  • Another Lecture for tape and speaker, 1980
  • Improvisations on a Synclavier of Corn , 1978
  • Breakfast for piano, 1976
  • Peanut Butter Defies Gravity , three songs for soprano and piano, 1973
  • Trio for clarinet, cello and piano, 1972
  • Hos Estin for mixed choir, oboe, violin, vibraphone, bass trombone and timpani, 1971
  • Chants de Mere l'Oie for soprano and piano, 1971
  • Counterpoints for solo Trumpet , 1970
  • Three Titbits for clarinet and cello, 1970
  • Deloumenon for brass music, 1970
  • Reductionist Variations for Piano , 1969
  • Quintet for flute, oboe, clarinet, horn and bassoon, 1969
  • Games for saxophone and string quartet, 1969
  • Progressive Etude for Bass Trombone , 1969
  • Five Forms for piano, 1968
  • Epithalamium for piano, 1968
  • Collaboration for clarinet, trumpet, trombone, viola and cello, 1967
  • A lyrical, linear Basis for three Double Basses , 1967
  • Alice , computer music, 1967
  • Sonata for Bassoon and Harpsichord , 1967

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personal data
SURNAME Rahn, John
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American composer, musicologist and educator
DATE OF BIRTH 20th century