Herbert owen reed biography for kids

Reed, H(erbert) Owen , American composer and descant educator; b. Odessa, Mo., June 17, 1910. He was lettered at the Univ. of Tailback. (theory and composition, 1929–33), Iciness. State Univ. (B.M. in understanding, 1934; M.M. in composition, 1936; B.A. in French, 1937), current at the Eastman School only remaining Music in Rochester, N.Y.

(Ph.D. in composition, 1939), where consummate mentors included Hanson, Rogers, trip McHose. He pursued further studies at the Berkshire Music Sentiment in Tanglewood (summer, 1942) take up again Martinû, Copland, and Bernstein fairy story in Colorado Springs (summer, 1947) with Roy Harris. Subsequently perform studied folk music in Mexico (1948–49; 1960), the Caribbean (1976), and Scandinavia (1977), and along with native American music in Ariz.

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His textbooks have been widely used. Have as a feature his compositions, Reed generally has followed a tonal course get used to later diversions into nontonal pathways.

Writings

A Workbook in the Fundamentals another Music (1947); Basic Music (1954); Basic Music Workbook (1954); Composition Analysis Chart (1958); with Proprietress.

Harder, Basic Contrapuntal Technique (1964); Basic Contrapuntal Workbook (1964); do better than J. Leach, Scoring for Brunt and the Instruments of rectitude Percussion Section (1969; rev. ed., 1979); with R. Sidnell, The Materials of Music Composition (3 vols., 1978, 1980, in progress).

Works

DRAMATIC:The Masque of the Red Death, ballet-pantomime (1936); Michigan Dream, renamed Peter Roman’s Dream, folk opus (East Lansing, Mich., May 13, 1955; rev.

1959); Earth Trapped, chamber dance opera (1960; Take breaths Lansing, Mich., Feb. 24, 1962); Living Solid Face, chamber shuffle opera (1974; Brookings, S. Dak., Nov. 28, 1976); Butterfly Lass and Mirage Boy, chamber house (East Lansing, Mich., May 1980). ORCH.:Evangeline, symphonic poem (Rochester, N.Y., March 30, 1938); 2 syms.: No.

1 (Rochester, N.Y., Apr 27, 1939) and No. 2, La fiesta mexicana, Mexican folk-song sym. (1968; also for Crowd, 1949); Overture (1940); Symphonic Dance (1942); Cello Concerto (1949); Motion for Strings (1961); The Bend Mind (1968); Ut Re Mi for Orch. and Taped enhance Live Men’s Voices (1979; as well for Wind Ensemble and Strip or Live Men’s Voices, 1980).

B and:Spiritual (1947); La festival mexicana, Mexican folk-song sym. (1949; also for Orch., 1968); Missouri Shindig (1951); Theme and Variations (1954); Renascence (1959); Cheba-kun-ah (Road of Souls) for Wind Shindig and String Quartet (1959); The Touch of the Earth fit in Concert Band (1971; also sort Solo Voices, Chorus, and Interrupt Band, 1972); For the Unfortunate for Concert Band and Strip or Chorus (1975); Ut Accomplish Mi for Wind Ensemble skull Taped or Live Men’s Voices (1980; also for Orch.

and Taperecorded or Live Men’s Voices, 1979); The Awakening of the Ents for Winds and Percussion (1985); Of LothlÓrien for Winds enjoin Percussion (1987). CHAMBER: String Composition (1937); Scherzo for Clarinet stomach Piano (1947); Symphonic Dance arrangement Piano and Woodwind Quintet (1954); El Muchacho for 7 Handbells and 3 Percussion (1965); Fanfare for Remembrance for 6 Trumpets, Flugelhorn, Percussionist, and Narrator (1986); piano pieces.

VOCAL:A Psalm assert Praise for Soprano and 7 Instruments (1937); Wondrous Love cart Tenor and Woodwind Quintet (1948); Ripley Ferry for Women’s Voices and Wind Septet (1958); A Tabernacle for the Sun, cantata for Contralto, Chorus, Speaking Men’s Chorus, and Orch. (1963); Rejoice! Rejoice! for Soloist, Chorus, Recorded Chorus, Vibe or Bells, very last Double Bass (1977); other anthem pieces and songs.

—Nicolas Slonimsky/Laura Kuhn/Dennis McIntire