Norman Dello Joio (composer)

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Norman Dello Joio (born January 24, 1913 in New York City , † July 24, 2008 in East Hampton , New York ) was an American composer .

Life

Dello Joio came from an Italian family of organists . He studied at the Juilliard School of Music with Bernard Wagenaar and at the Yale School of Music and was from 1941 composition student of Paul Hindemith . From 1934 to 1940 he was organist at St. Ann's Church in New York, then head of a ballet troupe. From 1945 to 1950 he taught composition at Sarah Lawrence College , and in 1956 he became professor of composition at Mannes College of Music . He taught at Boston University from 1972 to 1978. From 1959 to 1973 he directed the Ford Foundation's contemporary music project . In 1957 he won the Pulitzer Prize for the composition Meditations on Ecclesiastes , and in 1965 the Emmy Award for the film music for The Louvre . In 1961 he was elected to the American Academy of Arts and Letters .

Works

Works for orchestra

  • 1944 Magnificat
  • 1945 To a Lone Sentry
  • 1946 Concerto for harp and orchestra
  • 1949 Concert Music for orchestra
  • 1950 Variations, Chaconne, and Finale for orchestra
  • 1952 New York Profiles
  • 1952 The Triumph of Saint Joan Symphony
  • 1953 Epigraph for orchestra
  • 1955 Concertante for clarinet and orchestra
  • 1956 Meditations on Ecclesiastes for string orchestra
  • 1963 Fantasy and Variations for piano and orchestra
  • 1967 Five Images for orchestra
  • 1970 Evocations for mixed chorus and orchestra or piano

Works for wind orchestra

  • 1950 Variations, Chaconne, and Finale for band
  • 1952 The Triumph of Saint Joan Symphony for band
  • 1957 Air Power symphonic suite
  • 1963 Variants on a Medieval Tune for band
  • 1965 From Every Horizon for band
  • 1966 Scenes from the Louvre
    1. The Portals
    2. Children's Gallery
    3. The Kings of France
    4. The Nativity Paintings
    5. final
  • 1968 Fantasies on a Theme by Haydn for band
  • 1969 Songs of Abelard for baritone solo and band
  • 1973 Concertante for Wind Instruments
  • 1975 Satiric Dances for a Comedy by Aristophanes
  • 1976 Colonial Ballads for band
  • 1978 Caccia for band
  • 1979 The Dancing Sergeant for Band
  • 1988 Aria and Roulade
  • Promises of Spring

Masses and sacred music

  • 1951 A Psalm of David for mixed chorus, strings, brass, and percussion
  • 1958 To Saint Cecilia for mixed chorus and brass
  • 1962 Prayers of Cardinal Newman for mixed chorus and organ
  • 1966 Antiphonal Fantasy for organ, brass, and strings
  • 1967 Proud Music of the Storm for mixed chorus, brass, and organ
  • 1969 Mass for mixed chorus, brass, and organ
  • 1970 The Lamentation of Saul for baritone, flute, oboe, clarinet, viola, and piano
  • 1972 Psalms of Peace for mixed chorus, trumpet, French horn, and organ
  • 1975 Mass in Honor of the Blessed Virgin Mary for cantor, congregation, mixed choir, and organ (or brass)
  • 1975 Mass in Honor of the Eucharist for cantor, congregation, mixed choir, and organ

Music for a TV movie

  • 1964 The Louvre television score

Stage works

  • 1945 On Stage Ballet
  • 1949 Diversion of Angels Ballet
  • 1955 The Ruby opera in one act
  • 1955 The Trial at Rouen opera in two acts
  • 1958 The Triumph of Saint Joan opera in two acts

Piano works

  • 1940 suite
  • 1947 Sonata 1
  • 1946 Prelude: To a Young Dancer
  • 1948 Sonata 2
  • 1948 Sonata 3
  • 1950 Nocturne in E
  • 1950 Nocturne in F-sharp

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Michael Saffle, Nathan Broder:  Dello Joio, Norman. In: MGG Online (subscription required).
  2. ↑ Pulitzer Prize 1957
  3. ^ Members: Norman Dello Joio. American Academy of Arts and Letters, accessed February 26, 2019 .
personal data
SURNAME Dello Joio, Norman
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American composer and organist
DATE OF BIRTH January 24, 1913
PLACE OF BIRTH New York City
DATE OF DEATH July 24, 2008
Place of death East Hampton (New York)