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Encyclopedia > Anne LeBaron

Anne LeBaron (b. Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States, 1953) is an United States composer and harpist. Capitol Building Baton Rouge is the capital of Louisiana, a state of the United States of America. ... State nickname: Pelican State Other U.S. States Capital Baton Rouge Largest city New Orleans Governor Kathleen Blanco (D) Official languages None; English and French de facto Area 134,382 km² (31st)  - Land 112,927 km²  - Water 21,455 km² (16%) Population (2000)  - Population 4,468,976 (22nd)  - Density 39. ... 1953 is a common year starting on Thursday. ... The harp is a chordophone whose strings are positioned perpendicular to the soundboard. ...


She holds a B.A. in music from the University of Alabama (1974), an M.A. in music from the State University of New York, Stony Brook (1978), and a D.M.A. from Columbia University (1989). She studied with György Ligeti as a Fulbright Scholar at the Köln Musikhochschule in 1980-81 and also studied Korean traditional music at the National Classical Music Institute of Korea in Seoul (1983). University of Alabama The University of Alabama (also known as Alabama, UA, or colloquially as Bama) is a public coeducational university located in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. ... Stony Brook University Stony Brook University (SBU) or the University at Stony Brook (USB), or the State University of New York at Stony Brook (SUNYSB), located in Stony Brook, New York, USA, is one of the premier public universities in the United States with more than 21,000 students enrolled. ... Columbia University is a private university in New York City. ... György Sándor Ligeti (born May 28, 1923) is a Hungarian composer (now living in, and a citizen of, Austria), widely seen as one of the great composers of instrumental music of the 20th century. ... Seoul (   listen?) is the capital of South Korea. ...


LeBaron began teaching at the California Institute of the Arts in 2001 and previously taught at the University of Pittsburgh. She composes for the Anne LeBaron Quintet, an ensemble comprising harp, trumpet, tuba, electric guitar, and percussion. The California Institute of the Arts, commonly known as CalArts, and located in Valencia, California, grants degrees in visual and performing arts. ... 2001: A Space Odyssey Dr. Dre 2001 2001 is a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The University of Pittsburgh is a state-related, doctoral/research university in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. ...


Writing about LeBaron's 1989 Telluris Theoria Sacra (for flute/piccolo, clarinet/bass clarinet, violin, viola, cello, percussion, and piano), musicologist Susan McClary notes that the work "...points to LeBaron's more pervasive interest in music's ability to mold temporality, immersing the listener in a sound world in which time bends, stands still, dances, or conforms to the mechanical measure of the clock." (liner notes) 1989 is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Susan McClary is a musicologist considered to be a significant figure in the New Musicology. She is noted for her work combining musicology and feminism. ...


Bibliography

  • LeBaron, Anne (2002). "Reflections of Surrealism in Postmodern Musics." In Postmodern Music/Postmodern Thought, Lochhead, Judy and Auner, Joseph, eds.

Discography

  • Anne LaBaron (2000). Sacred Theory of the Earth [Telluris Theoria Sacra]. CRI Emergency 865.

External link

Anne LeBaron's official site


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LeBaron's music, in a blues and gospel style, generates enormous power as sung by Debra Tidwell, and she is effectively supported by a trio of harpies.
LeBaron, who was the soloist here, played her instrument with a variety of unconventional devices, such as a metal spring bow that produced a rather interesting texture.
Anne LeBaron proposes to enlarge the perception we have of this instrument by her contemporary approach and by the way she explores the combination "new technology-music." The result is appealing.
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