Jonathan Elliott

Jonathan Elliott (* 1962 in Philadelphia ) is an American composer and pianist.

Elliott had piano lessons from the age of six. He attended Settlement Music School and then studied composition with Annea Lockwood and piano with Todd Crow at Vassar College . He completed his training at the University of Chicago with Shulamit Ran and Ralph Shapey . He has lived in New York since 1988.

For his compositions Elliott u. a. Awards from the New York State Council on the Arts , the American Composers Forum and Forum 91 of UNESCO, at the Aspen Music Festival and the International Festival for New Music in Darmstadt. He received composition commissions a. a. by Heidi Grant Murphy , Kevin Sharpe , Jonathan Helton , Laura Gilbert and Antigoni Goni and worked on multimedia projects with Lorellen Green , Susan Kouguell and Melissa James Gibson .

Works

• Three Peaces for Flute , 1982
• Immersion for flute, vibraphone and piano, 1982
• Twelf Strings for violin, viola and cello, 1983
• Three Songs for voice, flute and piano, 1984
• Five Peaces for Piano , 1984
• String Quartet , 1984
• Night Prayer for soprano, alto flute, clarinet, viola, cello, piano and percussion, 1985
• Fura Libre for flute solo, 1985
• Epiphany for alto saxophone and piano, 1986
• Piano Sonata No. 1 , 1987
• Mirrors for oboe, trumpet, piano and percussion, 1987
• Epilogue for medium voice, cello and piano, 1988
• Lament for soprano, alto flute, clarinet, viola and cello, 1988
• In Silence for orchestra, 1989
• Duo for flute and piano, 1989
• Round for trumpet, piano, marimba and vibraphone, 1989
• Piano Sonata No. 2 , 1990
• A Garden for mixed choir and piano, 1990
• A History of Sensation for piano and electronics, from 1990
• Braver than the Other for electroacoustic instruments 1990
• Vidi Aquam for mixed choir a cappella, 1991
• Tableaux for orchestra, 1991
• Mangia Mangia for electroacoustic instruments, 1991
• Six Motions for clarinet and piano, 1992
• Fertile for piano and electronics, 1992
• Three Madrigals for mixed choir a cappella, 1993
• Revolve: Seven Views for alto saxophone and piano, 1994
• Landscapes / Geometries for mixed choir and instrumental ensemble, 1995
• Field Music: Rock in Place Echoing for piano four hands, 1995
• Sanctus for female choir, piano and percussion, 1996
• Field Music: Return for Violin and Piano, 1996
• Field Music: Screens for Electroacoustic Instruments, 1996
• The Miraculous Doctor who cures the World for electroacoustic instruments, 1996
• I see I see / Rain Coming for electroacoustic instruments, 1996
• Hommage ABB for soprano, alto flute and viola, 1997
• Folk Song for mixed choir and piano, 1997
• Field Music: Spiral for flute, harp and viola, 1997
• Three Views One Scene for oboe / clarinet and piano, 1998
• Given Fish for electroacoustic instruments, 1999
• Odd Preludes for alto saxophone and piano, 2000
• Circle for piano and electronics, 2000
• Friss for flute and guitar, 2001
• And On And On for mixed choir and instrumental ensemble, 2001
• A Joyful Noise for mixed choir, flute, clarinet, piano, percussion and cello, 2001
• I dresam (I hear) Nefertiri for piano and electronics, 2001
• Ono Yoko Ono for electroacoustic instruments from 2002
• Six Preludes for piano, 2003
• Field Music: Ash for violin / alto saxophone and cello 2005/2006
• The Space Between for mixed choir, tabla, vibraphone and cello, 2008
• Lee Eel for electroacoustic instruments, 2008
• Spelunker for electroacoustic instruments, 2008
• Sand for electro-acoustic instruments, 2008
• Rain for electro-acoustic instruments, 2008
• Then for soprano, flute, viola and cello, 2009
• Honor for organ, 2009
• Between the Blossom- and the Fruit-Time for soprano, flute, viola and harp, 2010
• Quad for piano four hands, 2010
• Five for flute and piano, 2010
• Field Music: Ganges for Piano and Electronics, 2010
• Quartet for Saxophones , 2010

Web link

• Homepage of Jonathan Elliott

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