SCHULLER, GUNTHER

SCHULLER, GUNTHER
SCHULLER, GUNTHER (Alexander; 1925– ), U.S. horn player and composer. Born in New York, Schuller studied and later taught at the Manhattan School of Music. He played the horn in the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra and at the Metropolitan Opera, New York (1945–59). In 1957 he coined the term "Third Stream" for the combination of jazz improvisations with classical musical forms, and in 1962 directed the first international jazz festival in Washington. His interests as a composer ranged widely over both popular and classical traditions, and he made syntheses of diverse elements and techniques developed by 20th-century composers: Stravinsky's rhythm, Schoenberg's serialism, Webern's orchestration, and Babbitt's principles of "combinatoriality." His compositions include a Symphony for Brass (1950); a ballet, Variants (1960); a piano concerto (1962); a cello concerto (1945); two operas: The Visitation (Hamburg, 1966), which is based on Kafka's novel The Trial, and The Fisherman and His Wife, a chamber opera for children (Boston, 1970). A collection of his writings can be found in his book Musings: The Musical Worlds of Gunther Schuller (1986). -BIBLIOGRAPHY: Grove Music Online; L. Larsen: "A Study and Comparison of Samuel Barber's 'Vanessa,' Robert Ward's 'The Crucible,' and Gunther Schuller's 'The Visitation' (diss., U. of Indiana, 1971). (Israela Stein (2nd ed.)

Encyclopedia Judaica. 1971.

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  • Schuller, Gunther (Alexander) — born Nov. 22, 1925, New York, N.Y., U.S. U.S. composer, conductor, and educator. Son of a violinist, he trained at the Manhattan School of Music. He played French horn with the Cincinnati Orchestra from age 18 and with the Metropolitan Opera… …   Universalium

  • Schuller, Gunther (Alexander) — (n. 22 nov. 1925, Nueva York, N.Y., EE.UU.). Compositor, director y educador estadounidense. Hijo de un violinista, se formó en la Manhattan School of Music. Desde los 18 años fue cornista en la Cincinnati Orchestra y después en la orquesta del… …   Enciclopedia Universal

  • Gunther Schuller — est un compositeur, corniste et chef d orchestre américain, né le 22 novembre 1925 à New York. Il est un des principaux représentants du Third Stream (« Troisième courant »). Biographie Fils d’un violoniste de l’orchestre philharmonique …   Wikipédia en Français

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  • Gunther Schuller — (* 22. November 1925 in New York) ist ein US amerikanischer Hornist, Komponist, Musikwissenschaftler und Dirigent. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1 Der Instrumentalist und Pädagoge 2 Der Komponist …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Gunther Schuller — (born November 22 1925) is an American composer and horn player. He is regarded as one of the key figures in contemporary classical music.The son of a violinist with the New York Philharmonic, he studied at the Saint Thomas Choir School and… …   Wikipedia

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