Barbara Kolb
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Barbara Kolb | |
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| Born | Barbara Kolb 10 February 1939 Hartford, Connecticut, U.S. |
| Education | Hartt College of Music |
| Occupation | Composer |
Barbara Kolb (born February 10, 1939) is an American
atonal vocabulary, with influences stemming from literary and visual arts. She was the first American woman composer to win the Rome Prize
.
Life and music
Kolb was born in
Kennedy Center
, performed by the "Theatre Chamber Players" as part of the Boston Modern Orchestra Project. However, Kolb was not only known as a composer; she was also proficient at the clarinet.
Her compositions include All in Good Time (1993), commissioned for the 150th Anniversary of the New York Philharmonic, and Voyants (1991), a concerto for piano and chamber orchestra dedicated to the memory of
Boosey and Hawkes
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Selected compositions
- Millefoglie, for chamber orchestra and computer generated tape
- Extremes, duo for flute and cello
- Chromatic Fantasy, for narrator and six instruments
- Solitaire, for piano and two-channel tape and vibraphone
- Looking for Claudio for solo guitar and tape (1975)
- Cavatina for violin or viola solo (1983, revised 1985)
- Related Characters for viola and piano (1982)
- Umbrian Colors for violin and guitar (1986)
- Virgin Mother Creatrix a cappella choral work inspired by the mysticism of Hildegard von Bingen
Discography
All Barbara Kolb discs
- Barbara Kolb: Millefoglie and Other Works (1992). Music Today and Nouvel Ensemble Moderne. Includes Kolb's Millefoglie for orchestra & tape (1985), Extremes for cello & flute (1989), Chromatic Fantasy for narrator and six instruments (1979), and Solitaire for piano and pre-recorded tape (1971) (New World Records 80422–2).
- Barbara Kolb: Soundings and Other Works (1990). Ensemble InterContemporain conducted by Arthur Tamayo; Igor Kipnis, harpsichord; Jay Gottlieb, piano, etc.; includes Kolb's Soundings (1971–72), Toccata (1971), Apello (1976), Looking for Claudio (1975), and Spring River Flowers Moon Night (1974–75) (Composers Recordings Inc. CD 576, available from New World Records).
Others
- Related Characters – featuring Bill Perconti, James March, and Iowa Brass Quintet – includes Kolb's Related Characters for alto saxophone and piano (1982) (Centaur).
- American Orchestra Works – featuring the Grant Park Orchestra conducted by Carlos Kalmar – includes Kolb's All in Good Time (1993) (Cedille).
Bibliography
- Julie C. Dunbar: Women, Music, Culture. An introduction (London: Routledge, 2011).
References
- ^ Ammer, Christine (2001). Unsung: A History of Women in American Music. Amadeus Press. pp. 224.
External links
- Barbara Kolb's page on the New Music USA Online Library
- Barbara Kolb's page on the Boosey & Hawkes website
- Barbara Kolb's page on the Boston Modern Orchestra Project website
- A short essay written by Barbara Kolb in response to the question, "When did first you know that you would be a composer and what is the earliest work that you still acknowledge?" from July 2001, published on NewMusicBox
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