Warren Abeshouse

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Warren Abeshouse (born May 8, 1952 in Sydney , New South Wales , Australia ) is an Australian composer.

Life

After showing talent and interest in music as a child, Warren Abeshouse was given a piano for his eighth birthday. From 1967 he attended the Sydney Grammar School . Here he received lessons in harmony, counterpoint and music history from Peter Seymour and David Miller, who became his musical mentor and also his piano teacher. During his school days his interest in playing the timpani was aroused. On a scholarship, he studied at the NSW Conservatorium of Music with Alard Maling, the timpanist of the ABC Sydney Symphony Orchestra. He began composing at the Sydney Grammar School . From 1972 Abeshouse took a newly offered composition course at the Conservatory, which he graduated with a diploma in 1977. Lecturers at the Conservatory were John O'Donnell, Ross Edwards , Vincent Plush (* 1950), James Penberthy (1917–1999), Edwin Carr and Martin Wesley-Smith (* 1945). His piano teacher was Albert Landa († 2006). From 1975 to 1987 he worked for the Australian Broadcasting Corporation . From 1997 to 2001 he studied sociology and human geography at Macquarie University .

Works (selection)

Warren Abeshouse wrote twenty-six opus numbered compositions. The Australian Music Center has sheet music for some works in its library.

  • Quartet for flute, oboe, clarinet and piano op.1
  • Serenata for violin and piano Song without words op. 2, 1972 The work was first performed on January 21, 1972 at a cocktail concert at the NSW Conservatory of Music. Warren Abeshouse played with violinist Richard Lee. In 1992 Abeshouse added an introduction. In 1994 he edited it again.
  • Passacaglia in D minor for two pianos op.3
  • Five Bagatelles, Op. 4, 1974
  • Anthem for doomed youth for baritone and piano op.5
  • Symphony No. 1, 1975, edited 1993
  • Psalm 70 for mixed choir and organ op. 9, 1975 Abeshouse dedicated the work to Wesley Want. It premiered on June 17, 1990 at the St Andrews Music Festival at St Andrew's Cathedral in Sydney. Abeshouse revised in 1993
  • Piano Sonata No. 1 The age of youth op. 12, 1975 I Passion : Allegro impetuoso II Desolation [desolation]: Lento ben misurato III Regeneration : Potentemente ma con angoscia, allegro agitato, tranquilo, tempo primo e maestoso. The piece was first performed by Gary Laycock in the Joseph Post Auditorium of the NSW Conservatorium of Music on March 21, 1976.
  • Lemma  : essay for orchestra op.13, 1977 Abeshouse began composing on November 10, 1976 and completed it on February 23, 1977
  • Four charasteristic pieces for clarinet op.14a
  • Two bagatelles for cello op.14b
  • On love for tenor and piano, 1980
  • Notturno for piano op.15, 1988
  • Verdict for chamber ensemble op.15a
  • Piano Sonata No. 2, 1981, 1986 revised.
  • Allegro appassionato in C minor op.20, 1986, dedicated to Mark Emery.
  • The cloven tongues of Pentecoste for mixed choir and organ, 1988
  • Shadow darkly for string orchestra and oboe oboe op. 21, 1989
  • Phantoms for piano, op. 22, 1989
  • The Christopher sonatina Op. 23.1991
  • Womblemov , Divertimento for horn, cello and timpani 1992, Opus 25
  • Lament for piano op.26, 1993

Warren Abeshouse wrote the score for the television drama Who Killed Hannah Jane? and together with Janine Morgan the soundtrack for the Australian television film The Schippan Mystery.

literature

  • Abeshouse, Warren . In: David M. Cummings: International Who's who in Music and Musicians' Directory 2000/2001 (in the Classical and Light Classical Fields ). Volume 1. 17th edition. Psychology Press, 2000 p. 2 ISBN 978-0-94887-553-3

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c Warren Abeshouse: Represented Artist Profile: Australian Music Center. Retrieved November 27, 2017 .
  2. ↑ a b c d e f g h i j k l Stephen Pleskun: A CHRONOLOGICAL HISTORY OF AUSTRALIAN COMPOSERS AND THEIR COMPOSITIONS -: VOLUME 2: 1955-1984 . Xlibris Corporation, 2012, ISBN 978-1-4797-5752-7 ( google.de [accessed January 22, 2018]).
  3. ^ A b David M. Cummings: International Who's who in Music and Musicians' Directory: (in the Classical and Light Classical Fields). Psychology Press, 2000, ISBN 978-0-948875-53-3 ( google.de [accessed January 22, 2018]).
  4. ↑ a b c d e f g Warren Abeshouse: Represented Artist Profile: Australian Music Center. In: http://www.australianmusiccentre.com . Australian Music Center Ltd., accessed January 21, 2018 .
  5. ↑ a b Warren Abeshouse: Warren Abeshouse. (No longer available online.) In: https://au.linkedin.com . Linkedin, formerly in the original ; accessed on January 22, 2018 (English).  ( Page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.@1@ 2Template: Dead Link / au.linkedin.com  
  6. ↑ Score & Part: Serenata: violin & piano opus 2 / by Warren Abeshouse. : Product: Australian Music Center. Retrieved January 21, 2018 .
  7. ↑ a b c d e f g h i j k Stephen Pleskun: A CHRONOLOGICAL HISTORY OF AUSTRALIAN COMPOSERS AND THEIR COMPOSITIONS - Vol. 3 1985-1998 . Xlibris Corporation, 2013, ISBN 978-1-4797-8884-2 ( google.de [accessed January 22, 2018]).
  8. ↑ Warren Abeshouse, Australian Music Center: Serenata op.4 (music): for violin and piano / Warren Abeshouse. In: https://catalogue.nla.gov.au/ . Retrieved January 22, 2018 .
  9. ↑ Score: Piano sonata No. 1: Opus 12 "The age of youth" / Warren Abeshouse. : Product: Australian Music Center. Retrieved January 21, 2018 .
  10. ↑ Warren Abeshouse, Symphony Australia: Lemmata: essay for orchestra, op 13 / by Warren Abeshouse.. In: https://catalogue.nla.gov.au . 1977, accessed January 22, 2018 .
  11. ↑ Warren Abeshouse. In: http://www.imdb.com . IMDb.com Inc., accessed January 21, 2018 .
  12. ↑ The Schippan Mystery. In: https://www.screenaustralia.gov.au . Screen Australia, accessed January 22, 2018 .
  13. ↑ Who killed Hannah Jane? In: https://www.screenaustralia.gov.au . Screen Guide, accessed January 22, 2018 .
personal data
SURNAME Abeshouse, Warren
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Australian composer
DATE OF BIRTH May 8, 1952
PLACE OF BIRTH Sydney , New South Wales , Australia