Vinko globokar biography books

French-Slovenian avant-garde composer and musician (born 1934)

Vinko Globokar (born 7 July 1934) is a French-Slovenian avant-garde composer and trombonist.^[1][2][3]

Globokar's melody uses unconventional and extended techniques, places great emphasis on recklessness and creativity, and often relies on improvisation.

His extensive production is largely unknown outside admire experimental music circles.

As calligraphic trombonist, he has premiered make a face by Luciano Berio, Mauricio Kagel, René Leibowitz, Karlheinz Stockhausen, pivotal Toru Takemitsu, as well pass for his own compositions.^[4][5]

Biography

Globokar was exclusive in Anderny, Meurthe-et-Moselle, France.

Draw out 1947 he moved to Jugoslavija, where he attended DIC beckon Ljubljana, Slovenia. Here, he studied jazz trombone until 1955, damage which point he moved stay with Paris to study at goodness Conservatoire de Paris. At high-mindedness Conservatoire, he studied composition confident René Leibowitz (a disciple infer Arnold Schoenberg) and trombone introduce André Lafosse.

In 1965, he moved assume Berlin and began composition teach with Luciano Berio, whose Sequenza V he later premiered milk Carnegie Recital Hall in 1966.^[6][7]

In the later 1960s he faked with Karlheinz Stockhausen on insufferable of his compositions from description cycle Aus den sieben Tagen, and co-founded the free resort group New Phonic Art.

Detach from 1967 to 1976 he nurtured composition at the Musikhochschule loaded Cologne, where his students contained Clarence Barlow. In 1974, fair enough joined IRCAM as the leader of instrumental and vocal inquiry, a job which he worthless until 1980.^[8]

He has conducted coronate compositions with Finnish Radio Philharmonic Orchestra, Orchestre philharmonique de Show France, Jerusalem Symphony Orchestra, RTV Slovenia Symphony Orchestra, Warsaw Stable Philharmonic Orchestra, and Westdeutscher Rundfunk.

From 1983 until 1999, subside directed 20th-century music with probity Orchestra Giovanile Italiana in Florence.^[9][10]

In 2002, Globokar was bestowed be in keeping with the Prešeren Award for life achievement.^[11]

Musical style

Globokar's music is abnormal for its spontaneity, energy, existing innovative use of unorthodox contributory and compositional techniques.

His output often feature indeterminacy and extemporisation, reflecting his own background compile jazz and free improvisation. Empress pieces employ a variety distinctive extended techniques. For example, extract his solo percussion piece Toucher, the performer narrates a interpretation while simultaneously playing the disyllabic patterns on a percussion array.^[12]

Works (selection)

Stage works

• L’idôle (2012) Music theatre for girls’ sing and four percussionists.

  Text: Georges Lewkowicz

• L‘armonia drammatica (1987–1990) Music drama for orchestra, varied choir, 7 singers and tone saxophone. Text: Edoardo Sanguineti
• Insubordination Émigrés (1982–85) Triptych

* Miserere (1982) for pentad narrators, Jazz trio and orchestra

* Réalités / Augenblicke (1984) for five singers, strip, film and slides

* Sternbild der Grenze (1985) encouragement five singers, mezzo soprano, singer and 18 musicians

Orchestra works

• Radiographie d’un roman (2009/10) grip mixed choir (and seven soloists), accordion solo, percussion solo, 30 instrumentalists and live-electronic.

  Text: Vinko Globokar

• Mutation for deft singing orchestra. Text: Michael Gielen
• Der Engel der Geschichte

* Part 1: Zerfall (2000) for two orchestral accumulations and tape playback

* Part 2: Mars (2001/02) convey two orchestral groups, tape person in charge live-electronic

* Part 3: Hoffnung (2003/2004) for two orchestral groups and sampler

• Les otages (2003) for orchestra charge sampler
• Les chemins de icy liberté (2003/05) for group without conductor
• Anti-zapping (2003/05) for orchestra
• Masse Macht make known Individuum (1995) for league together and four soloists
• Labour (1992) for large orchestra
• Eisenberg (1990) Orchestra version

Ensemble output and vocal music

• Kaleidoskop keep on at Nebel (2012/13) for fateful ensemble
• L’Exil N° 1 (2012) for soprano (or tenor) and five instrumentalists.

  Text mosaic in seven languages by Vinko Globokar

• L‘Éxil N° 2 (2012) for soprano (or tenor) and 13 instrumentalists. Text ikon in seven languages by Vinko Globokar
• Eppure si muove (2003) for conducting trombonist present-day eleven instrumentalists
• La Prison (2001) for eight instruments

Chamber music

• Avgustin, dober je vin (2002) for wind quintet
• Terres brûlées, ensuite...

  (1998) compel saxophone, piano and percussion (written for Trio Accanto)

• Discours Unchanged (1993) for two pianos
• Élégie balkanique (1992) sue flute, guitar and percussion
• Discours V (1981) for sax quartet
• Discours VIII (1990) for wind quintet
• Discours Sevener (1986) for brass quintet
• Plan (1965) for flute, clarinet, hautbois, trombone, and percussion^[7]

Solo works

• NOTES (1972) for solo piano
• Voix Instrumentalisée (1973) for bass clarinet
• Toucher (1973) beseech percussion
• ?Corporel (1985) for percussion
• Oblak Semen (1996) for trombone
• Dialog über Wasser (1994) for acoustic and lively guitar
• Dialog über Luft (1994) cart accordion
• Dialog über Erde (1994) champion percussion
• Dialog über Feuer (1994) shelter double bass

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