Peter Mennin
Peter Mennin (i) (born May 17, 1923 in Erie , Pennsylvania , † June 17, 1983 in New York City ) was an American composer.
Life
Born as Peter Mennini, he later changed his last name to Mennin. He took composition lessons with Normand Lockwood at the Oberlin Conservatory . After serving in the US Air Force, he studied from 1943 to 1947 like his brother Louis Mennini at the Eastman School of Music in Rochester with Bernard Rogers and Howard Hanson . From 1947 to 1957 he taught at the Juilliard School of Music . After studying in Europe, he was director of the Peabody Conservatory of Music in Baltimore from 1958 . He was president of the Juilliard School from 1962 until his death.
In addition, he held numerous other functions, such as President of the National Music Council and the Walter Naumburg Foundation , board member of ASCAP , the American Music Center , the Composer's Forum , the Koussevitsky Music Foundation and the Lincoln Center Council and member of the US State Department Advisory Committee on the Arts .
In addition to nine symphonies, Mennin composed several instrumental concerts, choral works, chamber music and works for solo instruments.
Honors
In 1965 Mennin was elected to the American Academy of Arts and Letters and in 1969 to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences .
Works
- Symphony No. 1 , 1942
- Symphony No. 2 , 1944
- Folk Overture , 1945
- Concertino for Flute, Strings, and Percussion , 1945
- Sinfonia for Chamber Orchestra , 1946
- Symphony No. 3 , 1946
- Fantasia for String Orchestra , 1947
- Symphony No. 4 ("The Cycle") for choir and orchestra, 1948
- Four Settings of Chinese Poems by Kiang Kang-Hu for mixed choir, 1948
- The Christmas Story , for choir and orchestra, 1949
- Two Choruses from Women's Voices , 1949
- Five Piano Pieces , 1949
- Symphony No. 5 , 1950
- Canzona for jazz band, 1951
- String Quartet No. 2 , 1951
- Concertato for Orchestra ("Moby Dick") , 1952
- Symphony No. 6 , 1953
- Concerto for Cello and Orchestra , 1955
- Sonata Concertante for Violin & Piano , 1956
- Concerto for Piano and Orchestra , 1957
- Canto for Orchestra , 1961
- Sonata for Piano , 1963
- Symphony No. 7 ("Variation-Symphony") , 1964
- Cantata de Virture ("The Pied Piper of Hamelin") for choir and orchestra, 1969
- Symphony No. 8 , 1973
- Voices for mezzo-soprano and instrumental ensemble, 1976
- Reflections of Emily for choir and orchestra, 1978
- Symphony No. 9 , 1981
- Concerto for Flute and Orchestra , 1983
Web links
- Short biography on Encyclopædia Britannica
- Detailed curriculum vitae on the composer's website
- Bernard Holland: Obituary for Peter Mennin. In: New York Times. June 18, 1983, Retrieved April 18, 2018 .
Individual evidence
- ^ Walter G. Simmons: Mennin, Peter. In: American National Biography. Retrieved April 12, 2018 .
- ^ Members: Peter Mennin. American Academy of Arts and Letters, accessed April 14, 2019 .
- ^ American Academy of Arts and Sciences. Book of Members ( PDF ). Retrieved April 18, 2016
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Mennin, Peter |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Mennini, Peter |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American composer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 17, 1923 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Erie, Pennsylvania |
| DATE OF DEATH | June 17, 1983 |
| Place of death | New York City |