Pia Gilbert
Pia Gilbert (born June 1, 1921 in Kippenheim ; † May 14, 2018 ) was a German-American composer , conductor , pianist and university teacher.
biography
Pia Gilbert, b. Wertheimer, grew up in a German-Jewish family in Baden. After the Nazis came to power, the family decided to emigrate to the USA in 1937. Pia Gilbert studied at the "New York College of Music" and worked as a piano accompanist for Lotte Goslar , Doris Humphrey and others.
In 1946 she was hired as a piano accompanist for dance classes at the University of California (UCLA). At this university she was involved in the development of the “Music for Dance” course from 1947 and directed it until her retirement in 1985.
In 1956 she was appointed assistant professor and in 1966 full professor of dance. In addition to teaching, she has worked as a composer and conductor of numerous modern dance productions. Her compositions were initially conceived primarily as dance and drama music, but at the same time showed a tendency towards experimental boldness. Through her acquaintance with John Cage , her music became increasingly "autonomous" since the 1970s; she herself spoke of "music per se".
Since 1986, Pia Gilbert has taught music aesthetics and philosophy, music history and composition for dance at the Juilliard School in New York .
literature
- Nina Ermlich “Pia Gilbert”, in: Life paths of female musicians in the “Third Reich” and in exile. Series Music in the “Third Reich” and in Exile, 8th ed. Working Group Exile Music at the Musicological Institute of the University of Hamburg . Von Bockel, Neumünster 2000, ISBN 3932696379 , pp. 285-317
Web links
- Pia Gilbert in the Lexicon of Persecuted Musicians of the Nazi Era (LexM)
- Article at MUGI (Music and Gender on the Internet)
Individual evidence
- ^ Obituary In: legacy.com. The New York Times , May 15, 2018, accessed June 1, 2019.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Gilbert, Pia |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Gilbert, Pia S .; Wertheimer, Pia (maiden name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American composer, conductor, pianist and university professor of German origin |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 1, 1921 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Kippenheim |
| DATE OF DEATH | May 14, 2018 |