John Rutter
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John Milford Rutter , CBE (born September 24, 1945 in London ) is a British composer and choir director .
Career
Rutter studied music at Clare College in Cambridge and was its music director from 1975 to 1979 . In 1981 he founded the Cambridge Singers , which he has been leading ever since, a professional chamber choir that focuses primarily on recordings. Rutter is currently considered one of the most important and popular composers of choral and church music .
Musically it can be assigned to postmodernism . His works are anchored in the European cadenza , but treat this frame of reference in a sovereign and original way. A multi-layered harmonics and rhythm, which also takes up jazz elements, and a melodic inventiveness give Rutter's music suggestive power. Textual and melodic quotations from far back eras are also incorporated.
Honors (selection)
- 1996: Lambeth Doctorate of Music
- 2019: European Church Music Prize as part of the European Church Music Festival , Schwäbisch Gmünd
Works (selection)
- Three American miniatures for flute and clarinet
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Five Childhood Lyrics for choir a cappella:
- Monday's Child
- The Owl and the Pussy-Cat
- Windy Nights
- Matthew, Mark, Luke and John
- Sing a Song of Sixpence
- Gloria (1974)
- A Clare Benediction for four-part mixed choir and piano
- A Gaelic Blessing
- All Things Bright and Beautiful
- Requiem (1985)
- The Heavenly Airplane for four-part mixed choir and piano (1985)
- Magnificat (1990)
- Birthday Madrigals (1997)
- Psalm 150 (2002)
- Mass of the Children (2003)
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Three musical fables
- The Reluctant Dragon
- Brother Heinrich's Christmas
- The Wind in the Willows
- The Lord Bless You and Keep You for four-part choir and organ
- Suite Antique for flute, harpsichord and strings
- Variations on an Easter Theme for organ duet (organ four hands with pedal)
- Toccata in 7 for organ solo
- Candlelight Carol
- Christmas Lullaby
- What Sweeter Music
- Look at the world
- For the beauty of the earth (1980)
- This Is the Day Which the Lord Hath Made . (2011) Commissioned by the Chapter and Dean of Westminster for the wedding of the Duke of Cambridge
- The Very Best Of (2011, UK:gold)
- The Gift of Life (2015)
See also
Individual evidence
- ↑ Charts UK
- ↑ Music Sales Awards: UK
- ↑ "rw": Unforgettable sounding cathedral. Municipal Council: Final report on the European Church Music Festival 2019 . In: Rems-Zeitung No. 235, October 10, 2019, p. 15 shows EKM award winner John Rutter in the picture during Singing Day as part of the festival in Heilig-Kreuz-Münster (Schwäbisch Gmünd) .
Web links
- Works by and about John Rutter in the catalog of the German National Library
- John Rutter in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- John Rutter by Oxford University Press (English)
- Collegium Records , John Rutter's record label
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SURNAME | Rutter, John |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Rutter, John Milford |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British choir director and composer |
DATE OF BIRTH | September 24, 1945 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | London |