Patrick Kearney Official Homepage

alcides lanza

ALCIDES LANZA, compositeur et chef d'orchestre, est citoyen canadien; il est né à Rosario, Argentine, en 1929. M. Lanza a étudié la composition avec Julian Bautista et Alberto Ginastera, le piano avec Ruwin Erlich et la direction d'orchestre avec Roberto Kinsky. Ses études avancées incluent des cours avec Olivier Messiaen, Riccardo Malipiero, Aaron Copland, Bruno Maderna et Vladimir Ussachevsky. Il a été membre du personnel artistique du «Teatro Colon» à Buenos Aires, de 1959 à 1965. Il a fait plusieurs tournées en Europe et en Amérique latine en tant que pianiste, conférencier et directeur des ensembles qui se spécialisent dans les concerts de musique contemporaine et multi-média. Alcides Lanza est diplômé de l'Institut di Tella Buenos Aires, où il a étudié la composition et la musique électronique. En 1965, une bourse Guggenheim lui a été accordée et il a déménagé aux États-Unis, où il est demeuré jusqu'en 1971. Pendant son séjour dans ce pays, il a composé et enseigné la musique électronique au Columbia-Princeton Electronic Music Centre. En 1971, Alcides Lanza a été engagé par la Faculté de musique de l'Université McGill, Montréal, comme directeur du studio de musique électronique et professeur de composition. En 1972-73, il a été invité par le Deutscher Akademisher Austauchdienst à devenir compositeur-résident de la ville de Berlin. Récemment, Alcides Lanza a été directeur du Festival de musique contemporaine à l'Université McGill et chef d'orchestre principal du Festival de musique d'Amérique latine à Montréal (1982). Ses compositions ont été commandées par le Festival Donaueschingen (Allemagne de l'Ouest), le Foro internacional de musica nueva (Mexique), et les artistes Leonard Raver, Bertram Turetzky et Per Brevig.

Catalogue de Compositions

Pour Orchestre Musique de Chambre Clavier Guitare Musique Vocale Chorales Musique Electroacoustique

Guitare

modulos I (1965-III) 5 min.
solo classical guitar.
Commissioned by and dedicated to Narciso Yepes. Premiere: 1973 in Toronto by Ako Ito guitar.
Published: Montrèal: Shelan, 1965.

Pour Orchestre

bour-drones (1985-I) 13 min.
8 violins, 2 violas, 2 violoncelli, contrabass.
Commissioned by Wanda Kaluzny for the Orchestre de Chambre de Montréal in memory of Micheline Coulombe Saint-Marcoux.
Published: Montréal: Shelan, 1985.

eidesis V (1981-I) 15 min.
1120/1110/2 percussion, piano/strings(no violins).
Commissioned by the "Orchestra of our time" (New York City) and Joel Thome, its conductor.
Published: Montréal: Shelan, 1982.

Orchestre avec Soloistes

eidesis VI (1983-I) 14 min.
String orchestra, with piano.
Commissioned by CENIDIM (Mexico).
Published: Montréal: Shelan, 1983.

guitar concerto (1988-I) 22 min.
Amplified or electric guitar, synthesizer modules, orchestra.
Commissioned by Alvaro Pierri.
Published: Montréal: Shelan, 1988.

Piano Concerto (1964-II) 16 min.
Piano and orchestra

Piano Concerto (1993-I) 24 min.
For MIDI piano and chamber orchestra

Keyboard Music

plectros III (1971-I, rev. 1982) 15 min.
Piano and electronic sounds.
Published: Montréal: Shelan, 1982.

preludio (1989-III, rev. 1982) 15 min.
Solo piano
Written for Arminda Canteros

Musique Electroacoustique

arghanum III (1987-II) 23 min.
Tape (analogue and digital sounds).

arghanum IV (1987-III) 17 min.
Tape (analogue and digital sounds).

exercise 1 (1965-V) 9 min.
Electronic music (optional version with self-developing choreography).

out of... (1978-I) 15 min.
Electronic music.

...there is a way to sing it... (1988-III) 15 min.
For digital and analog sounds.

Musique Vocale

ekphonesis II (1968-II) 13 min.
Theater piece for voice and piano. electronic sounds and electronic extensions
Commissioned by Meg Sheppard.
Published: Montréal: Shelan, 1983.

ekphonesis V (1979-I) 15 min.
Voice, lighting, electronic sounds and electronic processing.

ekphonesis VI (1988-II) 26 min.
Actress/singer, electronic sounds and electronic processing.

Penetrations VII (1972-II) 17 min.
Actress/singer,electronic sounds and electronic extensions.

the freedom of silence(1990-II) 13 min.
For voice, piano and tape.

voo (1990-II) 12 min.
For actress-singer, electroacoustic music and digital processing

three songs (1992-I) 12 min.
Soprano, flute, clarinet, bass clarinet, trombone, vibraphone, 2 percussion, piano.
Published: Montréal: Shelan, 1983.

Chorales

sensors IV (1983-I) 14-16 min.
Chorus, electronic sounds and computer.
Commissioned by McGill University Concert Choir and Christopher Reynolds.
Published: Montréal: Shelan, 1984.

un mundo imaginario (1989-II) 14 min.
For choir, with electronic and computer sounds.
Commissioned by McGill University Concert Choir and Iwan Edwards.

Musique de Chambre

acúfenos III (1977-I) 13 min.
For Flute, piano and tape

acúfenos IV (1978-II) 15 min.
For woodwind quintet
Commissioned by The York Winds, Toronto

acúfenos V (1980-II) 12 min.
Trumpet, piano, tape.
Published: Montréal: Shelan, 1983.

arghanum I (1986-II) 14 min.
Accordion, clarinets, vibraphone, digital synthesizer.
Commissioned by Joseph Petric.
Published: Montréal: Shelan, 1986.

arghanum II (1987-I) 14 min.
Flute, contrabass, violin, clarinet, saxophone, piano, digital synthesizer, percussion.
Commissioned by Bertram Turetzky.
Published: Montréal: Shelan, 1987.

arghanum V (1990-I) 14 min.
For accordion ans tape
Commissioned by Joseph Petric.

col-l'age (1989-IV) 5 min.
Written at the request of the Swedish Royal Music Academy and Hans Astrand in celebration of Luis de Pablo's 50th anniversary.

cuarteto IV (1964-I) 10 min.
Horn quartet.
Commissioned by the Cuarteto de Trompas Wagner de Buenos Aires.
Published: Montréal: Shelan, 1983.

cuarteto V (1967-II) 8 min.
String quartet.
Commissioned by Manuel Enriquez (Mexico).
Published: Montréal: Shelan, 1983.

ekphonesis I(1968-II) 11 min.
For string and keyboard instruments,electronic sounds and electronic extensions
Commissioned by Manuel Enriquez (Mexico).

ekphonesis III(1969-II) 11 min.
For wind, keyboard and string instrument, with electronic sounds and electronic extensions

ekphonesis IV(1971-III) 15 min.
Electronic music with optional instrumental drone, slides (Guernica)

ektenes I (1985-III) 12 min.
For columbine and amaranth (with optional tape).
Commissioned by Gayle Young.
Published: Montréal: Shelan, 1985.

ektenes II (1987-II) 16 min.
Oboe and percussion.
Commissioned by Lawrence Cherney.
Published: Montréal: Shelan, 1987.

kron'ikelz 75(1975-I) 15 min.
For chamber ensembles, with acting, voices and electronic sounds.
Commissioned by New Music Concerts, Toronto

interferences I (1966-II) 6 min.
2 flutes, oboe, clarinet, trumpet, trombone, horn, tuba, tape.
Published: Montréal: Shelan, 1983.

interferences III (1983-II) 12 min.
Chamber ensemble and electronic sounds. (Instrumentation is optional, but piano and percussion are neccessary).
Commissioned by Dante Grela for the "Agrupación Nueva Música", in Rosario (Argentina).
Published: Montréal: Shelan, 1983.

interferences IV (1984-I) 13 min.
Clarinet trio (B-flat, bass clarinet; contrabass clarinet), contrabass or violoncello, percussion.
Commissioned by "Laboratorio de Interpretación Musical", Madrid (Spain).
Published: Montréal: Shelan, 1984.

la isla de los arraynes(1989-I) 13 min.
For clarinets, digital syntheiser, percussion and double bass

modulos II (1982-I) 8 min.
Guitar solo and electronic sounds (optional vocal part).
Commissioned by Garry Antonio.
Published: Shelan: Montréal.

modulos III (1983-III) 14 min.
Guitar and chamber ensemble (tenor saxophone, violin, violoncello, percussion, piano)with tape.
Commissioned by the Académie Estivale Internationale de Bourges (France), for the guitarist Alvaro Pierri.
Published: Montréal: Shelan, 1983.

modulos IV (1986-I) 24 min.
Guitar, electronic sounds and electronic processing.
Commissioned by the Séminaire International de Guitare de Mérignac, Bordeaux (France) for the guitarist Alvaro Pierri.
Published: Montréal: Shelan, 1983.

penetrations II (1969-II) 12-16 min.
Wind instruments, percussion, keyboards, strings, voice, sounds and electronic processing.
Published: Montréal: Shelan, 1983.

plectros IV (1974-I) 15 min.
2 pianists of the opposite sex, percussion and electronic sounds.
Commissioned by the SMCQ (Montréal).
Published: Montréal: Shelan, 1984.

Quodlibet, stylus luyxurians(1991-II) 11 min.
For organ and chamber ensemble
Commissioned by Werner Jakob

sensors I (1976-I) 12 min.
For percussion ensemble (4 players)
Commissioned by Pierre Beluse and the McGill Percussion Ensemble.

sensors II (1980-I) 12 min.
Trombone ensemble (16 or more) or any group of instruments of the same family.
Published: Montréal: Shelan, 1982.

sensors III (1982-II) 14 min.
Organ and 2 percussionists.
Commissioned by Leonard Raver.
Published: Montréal: Shelan, 1982.

sensors V (1985-I) 16 min.
Percussion solo and ensemble of 4 percussion.
Commissioned by Pierre Béluse and the Percussion Ensemble of McGill.
Published: Montréal: Shelan, 1985.

sensors VI (1986-III) 5 min.
For any three instruments

strobo 1(1967-V) 16 min.
for couble bass, miscellaneous percussion instruments, lights and tape (theater piece)

Trio-concernante(1962-III) 9 min.
4 percussionists.
Commissioned by Répercussion.
Published: Montréal: Shelan, 1986.

Pour Orchestre Musique de Chambre Clavier Guitare Musique Vocale Chorales Musique Electroacoustique
Retour en haut de page

© La Flame ®