Paul Martin Zonn

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Paul Martin Zonn (born January 16, 1938 in Boston , † December 8, 2000 in Nashville ) was an American clarinetist , composer and conductor .

Life

Paul Martin Zonn received his Master of Fine Arts from the University of Iowa in 1966 with a thesis on Concerto for clarinet and orchestra. From 1970 he worked at the University of Illinois , School of Music as a teacher. His work covers a very broad musical spectrum from light music to avant-garde . As a clarinetist he enjoyed a high reputation as an interpreter of new music , he worked on records and played as a soloist in Carnegie Hall , Tanglewood and at the Ravinia Festival . As a composer he wrote works for a wide variety of instrumentations, from solo works to chamber music to orchestral works. As a conductor he has worked for the University of Illinois, the Contemporary Chamber Players and the Nashville Mandolin Ensemble .

Works

Compositions

  • Movement for piano. 1964.
  • Divertimento no. 1. New York. American Composers Alliance, 1967.
  • Xoe: for 4 timpani & snare drum  : 1971.
  • Kyklos: for band. Random compositions. Champaign, Ill. Media Press, 1971.
  • Andre's dancing music: for solo percussion. Smith Publications, 1974.
  • The second voyage: for concert band. 1976.
  • Interiors: for orchestra 1978. New York, NY American Composers Alliance, 1978.
  • After-images: for double-reed quintet 1978.
  • L'Oriana: for solo cello. 1981. Movements: Specter of the Brocken; Quiet lights; From shadows; Mirage .
  • Symphony in F. 1981 New York, NY American Composers Alliance, 1981.
  • Yodeling in the gully: canonic view # 2. 1984.
  • The clarinet in my at least 1988.
  • A set for violin. New York, American Composers Alliance, 1989.
  • Ultimate nimbus. 1994.

Sound carrier

  • Gemini fantasy for oboe and six players. Paul Zonn, Contemporary Chamber Players. LP. American contemporary.
  • Chamber works Elliott Schwartz u. v. a. New York, RI, 1991. Soloist in 5th Chamber concerto II for clarinet and instrumental ensemble (original recording from 1977).
  • Shadow of the condor. John Melby, Paul Martin Zonn. New York, NY. Zuma Records, 1996.
  • All the rage: mandolin ensemble music from 1897-1924, Paul Martin Zonn; Nashville Mandolin Ensemble. New York, NY, New World Records , 1998.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Paul Martin Zonn: Concerto for clarinet and orchestra. 1966. Thesis (MFA). University of Iowa. Worldcat
personal data
SURNAME Zonn, Paul Martin
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American clarinetist, composer and conductor
DATE OF BIRTH January 16, 1938
PLACE OF BIRTH Boston
DATE OF DEATH December 8, 2000
Place of death Nashville