Robin Orr
Robin Orr (actually: Robert Kelmsley Orr ; born June 2, 1909 in Brechin , Angus , † April 9, 2006 in Cambridge ) was a Scottish composer .
Orr studied at the Royal College of Music in London and Pembroke College in Cambridge and was a student of Alfredo Casella and Nadia Boulanger . After working at the Sidcot School in Somerset and the University of Leeds , he became organist at St John's College , Cambridge in 1938 . During World War II he served in the Royal Air Force . From 1947 to 1956 he taught at Cambridge University and the Royal College of Music. Until 1965 he was professor of music at the University of Glasgow , after which he was professor at Cambridge University until his retirement in 1976.
He composed three operas , three symphonies and other orchestral works, chamber music , church music works and songs . In 1972 he was appointed Commander of the British Empire . His manuscripts and private archive are stored in the Cambridge University Library .
Works
- Sonatina for cello , 1938
- Sonatina for violin , 1941
- A Winter's Tale by William Shakespeare , incidental music, 1947
- Violin Sonata , 1947
- The Prospect Of Whitby , Overture, 1948
- Oedipus At Colonus by Sophocles , incidental music, 1950
- Deirdre of the Sorrows by John Millington Synge , incidental music, 1951
- Italian Overture , 1952/1960
- Duo for violin and cello , 1953
- Rhapsody For String Orchestra , 1956
- Sonata for violin and piano , 1956
- Violin Sonata , 1960
- Symphony in one movement , 1963
- Full Circle , Opera, 1968
- From the Book of Philip Sparrow for voice and strings, 1969
- 2nd symphony , 1970
- Journeys & Places for voice and strings, 1971
- Hermiston , Opera, 1975
- Songs of Zion , 1978
- 3rd symphony , 1978
- On the Razzle , Opera, 1988
- Sinfonietta Helvetica , 1990
Fonts
- Musical chairs . Thames Publ., London 1998, ISBN 0-903413-64-7 ( autobiography ).
Individual evidence
- ↑ http://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/professor-robin-orr-473912.html
- ↑ https://www.theguardian.com/news/2006/apr/14/guardianobituaries.artsobituaries
- ↑ http://www.scottishmusiccentre.com/robin_orr/
- ↑ http://janus.lib.cam.ac.uk/db/node.xsp?id=EAD%2FGBR%2F0275%2FOrr
Web links
- Orr on the Scottish Music Center website
- Obituary in "The Independent"
- Biography and list of works in "Musinfo"
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SURNAME | Orr, Robin |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Orr, Robert Kelmsley (real name) |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Scottish composer |
DATE OF BIRTH | June 2, 1909 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Brechin , Angus, Scotland |
DATE OF DEATH | April 9, 2006 |
Place of death | Cambridge , England |