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| + | Peter Garland (born January 25, 1952 in Portland, Maine) is a composer best known for publishing Soundings Press, one of the few sources of new music scores and articles while in print. A student of James Tenney and Harold Budd, much of Garland's work could be considered post-minimal although many of his postminimal works such as "The Days Run Away" (1971) were written in the early 1970s at the same time as the first minimalist works. He is also an expert on American Indian music. He is the author of Gone Walkabout: Essays 1991-. | ||
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| + | Peter Garland started his Soundings Press series in 1971 after attending a publishing workshop with Dick Higgins at CalArts. | ||
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| + | He lives in Bath, Maine.<ref>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Garland Peter Garland] Retrieved 5/25/2012</ref> | ||
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Revision as of 04:21, 25 May 2012
Biography
Born: January 27, 1952
Country: Portland, Maine, U.S.A.
Studies: California Institute of the Arts (B.F.A.1972)
Teachers: Harold Budd, James Tenney
Peter Garland (born January 25, 1952 in Portland, Maine) is a composer best known for publishing Soundings Press, one of the few sources of new music scores and articles while in print. A student of James Tenney and Harold Budd, much of Garland's work could be considered post-minimal although many of his postminimal works such as "The Days Run Away" (1971) were written in the early 1970s at the same time as the first minimalist works. He is also an expert on American Indian music. He is the author of Gone Walkabout: Essays 1991-.
Peter Garland started his Soundings Press series in 1971 after attending a publishing workshop with Dick Higgins at CalArts.
He lives in Bath, Maine.[1]
Works for Percussion
Another Sunrise - Percussion Quartet; Pianos (2)
Apple Blossom - Percussion Quartet; Marimba Quartet
Coyote's Bones - Marimba; Violin; Piano
Dancing on Water - Marimba; Clarinet
Frieze (Dance of Huitzilophchtli) - Percussion Quartet
Hummingbird Songs 1-10 - Percussion Quartet
I Have Had to Learn the Simplest Things Last - Percussion Trio; Piano
Nana & Victorio - Multiple Percussion
Obstacles of Sleep - Percussion Duo; Piccolo
Penasco Blanco - Vibraphone; Piano
The Three Strange Angels - Multiple Percussion; Piano
Three Dances from the Conquest of Mexico - Multiple Percussion; Recorder
Three Songs of Mad Coyote - Percussion Quartet
References
- ↑ Peter Garland Retrieved 5/25/2012