Roger Reynolds
Roger Reynolds (born July 18, 1934 in Detroit , Michigan ) is an American composer .
Life
Reynolds studied physics and composition at the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor . He completed his training at the electronic studio at the Cologne University of Music (1962–63), in Paris and Italy. In 1969 he became a lecturer at the University of California at San Diego . For the 1988 work Whispers Out of Time he was awarded the Pulitzer Prize .
In addition to orchestral works, piano pieces, a cantata and choral works, Reynolds composed works for chamber music, often using electronic instruments, computers and tapes. In addition, he also emerged as an author of music theory writings.
Works
- The Emperor of Ice Cream , 1961-62
- A Portrait of Vanzetti , 1962–63
- Graffiti , 1965
- Masks , 1965
- Blind Men , 1966
- Threshold , 1968
- Ping , 1968
- Again , 1970
- I / O: A Ritual for 23 Performers , 1970
- Compass , 1972-73
- Still (Voicespace I) , 1975
- A Merciful Coincidence (Voicespace II) , 1976
- Fiery Wind , 1977
- ... the serpent-snapping eye ... , 1978
- The Palace (Voicespace IV) , 1978-80
- Eclipse (Voicespace III) , 1979
- Transfigured Wind II , 1984
- Vertigo , 1985
- The Dream of the Infinite Rooms , 1986
- The Vanity of Words (Voicespace V) , 1986
- Versions / Stages I – V , 1986–91
- Symphony (Vertigo) , 1987
- Whispers Out of Time , 1988
- Not Only Night , 1988
- Symphony (Myths) , 1990
- The Ivanov Suite , 1991
- Symphony (The Stages of Life) , 1991-92
- Dreaming , 1992
- last things, I think, to think about , 1994
- Watershed IV , 1995
- Elegy - for Toru Takemitsu , 1996
- Two Voices - an allegory , 1996
- The Red Act Arias , 1997
- The Red Act Arias Suite 2001 , 1997-2001
- Justice (based on texts by Aeschylus and Euripides ), 1999–2001
- Consider ... , 2004
- The Image Machine , 2005
- Illusion (based on texts by Aeschylus and Euripides), 2006
- Submerged Memories , 2006
Fonts
- Mind models: new forms of musical experience , 1975, ISBN 0275536203 .
- Searcher's Path: A Composer's Ways (Isam Monographs) , 1988, ISBN 0914678280 .
- Form and Method: Composing Music The Rothschild Essays , Contemporary Music Studies Vol. 22, 2002, ISBN 9057551365 .
Web links
- Roger Reynolds' homepage
- Literature by and about Roger Reynolds in the WorldCat bibliographic database
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Reynolds, Roger |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American composer |
DATE OF BIRTH | July 18, 1934 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Detroit , Michigan |