John Palmer (20th century composer)
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John Palmer (born 25th September, 1959 in an airplane between London and Malta) is a composer of instrumental and electroacustic music.
Palmer started playing the piano at the age of 6 and composing at the age of 15. He graduated in Piano Studies from the Conservatory of Music in Lucerne, Switzerland, having undertaken courses in composition and experimental improvisation with Edison Denisov and Vinko Globokar. Back to London, he undertook postgraduate studies in Composition at Trinity College of Music and completed a PhD in Composition at City University. Further studies include composition with Jonathan Harvey and conducting with Alan Hazeldine at the Guildhall School of Music. He was also a friend of John Cage.
As a result of living in several countries, John Palmer has achieved an international cultural identity. He has equally been active in different musical genres: from 1976 to 1985 he composed and performed as a pianist and keyboard player and directed several groups ranging from experimental music to free-jazz and avantguarde pop. Since the mid-eighties he has focused on instrumental, orchestral, vocal and chamber music, and in the early nineties he extended his compositional interests with electroacoustic resources. From 1990 to 1995 Palmer taught at the Oxford University. From 1995 to 2000 he was a Senior Lecturer in Composition and Director of Research at the University of Hertfordshire, England. Since 2000 he is Professor at the University of Music of Stuttgart, Germany.
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[edit] Selected works
[edit] Orchestral
- Omen (1987) orchestra and choir
- Amairgen (1989-1992) orchestra and amplified voices
- There (1992-1994) string orchestra
- 'within' (1993-2002) piano concerto (microtonal piano), orchestra and choir
[edit] Ensemble
- Theorem (1995) violin, cello, piano
- Koan (1999) shakuhachi, flute, oboe, Bb clarinet, percussion, piano, violin, viola, cello
- Asgard (1987-2001) flute, clarinet, violin, viola, cello, piano, 2 speakers, live-electronics
- Legend (1994) flute, clarinet in Bb, trumpet, horn, tenor trombone, percussion (1), harp, piano, 2 violins, viola, cello
- You (1992-) 2 vl, vla, vc, alto fl, sop. sax, trombone, harp, celesta, hpschd, piano, perc. (1), tape, live-electronics
- waka (2003) solo percussion, flute, oboe, clarinet in Bb, piano, violin, viola, cello
[edit] Chamber
- Theorem (1995) violin, cello, piano
- Between (2000) violin and harpsichord
- still (2001) bass flute, 6 & 12-string guitar, viola
- Dream (1996) string quartet I
[edit] Solo Instrumental
- satori (1999) harpsichord
- hinayana (1999) oboe
- musica reservata (1988-) microtonal piano
[edit] Electroacoustic
- Phonai (1992-1997) synthesizer and tape
- Beyond the Bridge (1993) cello, 2 tapes, live-electronics
- Renge-Kyo (1993) piano, tape, live-electronics
- Encounter (1998) harpsichord, world percussions, tape
- "...as it flies..." (2001) tape
- Transfiguration (1999-2006) trombone, tape, live-electronics
- inwards (2005-06) bass flute, live-electronics
- I Am (2001) tape
- In the Temple (2006-07) tape
[edit] Discography
A number of John Palmer's works are recorded with [1].
