Dominick Argento (1927–2019)
Auteur de Catalogue Raisonne As Memoir: A Composer's Life
A propos de l'auteur
Dominick Argento was born in York, Pennsylvania on October 27, 1927. As a child, he took piano lessons and taught himself music theory from library books. After serving two years as a cryptographer in the United States Army in East Africa, he received bachelor's and master's degrees in music from afficher plus Peabody Conservatory and a doctorate in composition from the Eastman School of Music. He won acclaim for orchestra works, chamber pieces, and incidental music for plays, but he was best known for his 12 operas including The Masque of Angels, Postcard from Morocco, and The Voyage of Edgar Allan Poe. He received the Pulitzer Prize for music in 1975 for his song cycle From the Diary of Virginia Woolf, written for the British mezzo-soprano Janet Baker. In 2004, he won a Grammy Award for best contemporary classical composition for Casa Guidi, recorded by the mezzo-soprano Frederica von Stade and the Minnesota Orchestra. His book, Catalogue Raisonné as Memoir: A Composer's Life, was published in 2004. He taught at the University of Minnesota for 40 years. He died on February 20, 2019 at the age of 91. (Bowker Author Biography) afficher moins
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Œuvres de Dominick Argento
From the Diary of Virginia Woolf 6 exemplaires
A Few Words about Chekhov 1 exemplaire
The masque of angels 1 exemplaire
The Andree Expedition 1 exemplaire
Jonah and the Whale. Tenor and bass soli, mixed chorus, narrator, and instrumental ensemble. [Vocal score.] 1 exemplaire
To be sung upon the water song cycles 1 exemplaire
The Dream of Valentino 1 exemplaire
Argento: Casanovas Homecoming Moores Opera Center 1 exemplaire
casanova's homecoming 1 exemplaire
Sanctus (From "The Masque of Angels") 1 exemplaire
SONGS ABOUT SPRING, A Cycle of Five Songs for Soprano & Piano by Dominick Argent on Texts by e.e. cummings (1980) 1 exemplaire
The Aspern papers: An opera in two acts 1 exemplaire
Commemorating the world premiere of The voyage of Edgar Allan Poe: An opera in two acts 1 exemplaire
The boor; opera buffa in one act. 1 exemplaire
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Étiqueté
Partage des connaissances
- Date de naissance
- 1927-10-27
- Date de décès
- 2019-02-20
- Sexe
- male
- Nationalité
- USA
- Lieu de naissance
- York, Pennsylvania, USA
- Lieu du décès
- Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
- Études
- Peabody Conservatory of Music
- Professions
- composer
- Relations
- Argento, Mike (nephew)
- Organisations
- American Academy of Arts and Letters (Music, 1980)
- Prix et distinctions
- American Academy of Arts and Letters Academy Award (Music ∙ 1976)
Pulitzer Prize for Music (1975)
Membres
Critiques
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Statistiques
- Œuvres
- 34
- Aussi par
- 1
- Membres
- 81
- Popularité
- #222,754
- Évaluation
- 3.0
- Critiques
- 2
- ISBN
- 12