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Biography

Rouse studied with Richard Hoffmann at Oberlin College, graduating in 1971, and later completed graduate degrees under Karel Husa at Cornell University in 1977. In between, Rouse studied privately with George Crumb. Eary recognition came from the BMI Foundation's BMI Student Composer Awards in 1972 and 1973. Rouse taught at the University of Michigan from 1978 to 1981 and at the Eastman School of Music from 1981 to 2002. He currently teaches at the Juilliard School (since 1997). In 2002, he was elected to the American Academy of Arts and Letters. Oberlin College is a small, selective liberal arts college in Oberlin, Ohio, in the United States. ... 1971 (MCMLXXI) was a common year starting on Friday. ... Karel Husa - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ... Cornell University is a private university located in Ithaca, New York, USA. Its two medical campuses are in New York City and in Education City, Qatar. ... For the album by Ash, see 1977 (album). ... George Crumb (born October 24, 1929) is an American composer of modern and avant garde music. ... There are very few or no other articles that link to this one. ... The University of Michigan, Ann Arbor (UM, U of M or Umich) is a coeducational public research university in the U.S. state of Michigan. ... 1978 (MCMLXXVIII) was a common year starting on Sunday. ... 1981 (MCMLXXXI) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Eastman School of Music (also known more simply as The Eastman School, Eastman, or ESM) is a music conservatory located in the United States. ... 1981 (MCMLXXXI) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... For album titles with the same name, see 2002 (album). ... The Juilliard School is one of the worlds premiere performing arts conservatory located in New York City, it is informally identified as simply Juilliard, and trains in the fields of Dance, Drama, and Music. ... 1997 (MCMXCVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The American Academy of Arts and Letters is an organization whose goal is to foster, assist, and sustain an interest in American literature, music, and art. ...

His notable students include Marc Mellits and Kevin Puts. Marc Mellits (b. ... Kevin Puts is an American composer. ...

He has three children, Jillian, Alexandra and Adrian.

Music

Rouse is commonly referred to as a neo-romantic composer, as many of his works attempt to combine diatonicism with more contemporary musical idioms. He has been praised for his orchestration skills, particularly with percussion [1]. He often quotes works of other composers (e.g., his Symphony #1, composed in 1986, incorporates quotations from the music of Bruckner and Shostakovich). Neoromanticism in music was a trend in European classical music started in second half of 19th century in Germany. ... In music theory, a diatonic scale (from the Greek diatonikos, to stretch out; also known as the heptatonia prima; set form 7-35) is a seven-note musical scale comprising five whole-tone and two half-tone steps, in which the half tones are maximally separated. ... Orchestration is the study or practice of writing music for orchestra (or, more loosely, for any musical ensemble) or of adapting for orchestra music composed for another medium. ... Percussion instruments are played by being struck, shaken, rubbed or scraped. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Bruckner redirects here. ... Dmitri Dmitrievich Shostakovich   (Russian: , Dmitrij Dmitrievič Å ostakovič) (September 25 [O.S. September 12] 1906–August 9, 1975) was a Russian composer of the Soviet period. ...

Complete works

Orchestra

• Gorgon (1984)
• Phantasmata (1981/85)
• Phaethon (1986)
• Symphony #1 (1986, awarded the Kennedy Center Friedheim Award in 1988)
• Jagannath (1987)
• Iscariot (chamber orchestra, 1989)
• Concerto per Corde (string orchestra, 1990)
• Symphony #2 (1994)
• Envoi (1995)
• Rapture (2000)
• The Nevill Feast (2003)
• Friandises (ballet, 2005)

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Orchestra with soloist

• Violin Concerto (1991)
• Trombone Concerto (1991, awarded the Pulitzer Prize for Music in 1993)
• Cello Concerto (1992-93)
• Flute Concerto (1993)
• Der gerettete Alberich (percussion, 1997)
• Seeing (piano, 1998)
• Concert de Gaudí (guitar, 1999)
• Clarinet Concerto (2001)

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Voice and orchestra

• Karolju (chorus, 1990)
• Kabir Padavali ("Kabir Songbook", soprano, 1997-98)
• Requiem (2001-02)

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Wind Ensemble

• Wolf Rounds (2007)

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Chamber music

• Ogoun Badagris (percussion ensemble, 1976)
• Quattro Madrigali (eight-voice choir, 1976)
• Ku-Ka-Ilimoku (percussion ensemble, 1978)
• Mitternachtslieder (bass-baritone and mixed ensemble, 1979)
• Rotae Passionis (mixed ensemble, 1982)
• String Quartet #1 (1982)
• Lares Hercii (violin and harpsichord, 1983)
• The Surma Ritornelli (mixed ensemble, 1983)
• Artemis (brass quintet, 1988)
• Bonham (percussion ensemble, 1988)
• String Quartet #2 (1988)
• Compline (flute, clarinet, harp and string quartet, 1996)
• Rapturedux (cello ensemble, 2001)

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Solo works

• Morpheus (cello, 1975)
• Liber Daemonum (organ, 1980)
• Little Gorgon (piano, 1986)
• Ricordanza (cello, 1995)
• Valentine (flute, 1996)

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External links

• Christopher Rouse - Composer (official site)