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David Toub, born on January 7, 1961 in Newark, New Jersey, is a distinguished American composer with a diverse background in both music and medicine.
In his early years, Toub pursued violin lessons and began composing during his junior high school years in Millburn. He further honed his skills by attending composition courses at Mannes College of Music and the Pre-College Division of the Juilliard School from 1975 to 1979.
Toub initially explored the realm of twelve-tone music, gaining recognition when his piece, "Four Landscapes for Six Instruments," premiered at Symphony Space in New York in 1980, performed by the ensemble North/South Consonance. Over time, he transitioned toward a (post)minimalist style, with his work "Objects for marimba, piano, and electronic organ" premiering at the 2006 Sequenza 21 concert, performed by Hugh Sung, Daniel Beliavsky, and Bill Solomon at Elebash Hall, City University of New York. Toub's compositions have been showcased by various artists and ensembles, including the Diverse Instrument Ensemble, percussionists Bill Solomon and Mike Lunoe, the San Diego New Music/NOISE Ensemble, pianists Stéphane Ginsburgh and Nicolas Horvath, Russian cellist Maxim Zolotarenko, the University of Tennessee at Martin Contemporary Music Group, the duo Minimal, and Japanese violinist Yuka Matsumoto. His works have been commercially recorded, with three albums released under the OgreOgress label. Notably, in 2015, his album "Ataraxia," featuring two piano compositions (“Quartet for Piano” and “For Four”), was recorded by Stéphane Ginsburgh for the Cologne-based Maria de Alvear World Edition label.
Toub holds an AB and MD from the University of Chicago and an MBA with a concentration in management information systems from Drexel University. He is a Fellow of the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists and a Diplomate of the American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology. Since 2008, he has served as the Medical Director and Executive Vice President of Medical Affairs at Gynesonics, a medical device company based in California. Additionally, Toub has extensive experience in the medical field, having worked as the Medical Director for Planned Parenthood in Philadelphia, serving on the board of the American Civil Liberties Union, and volunteering for ActionAIDS.
Works
[edit]- four landscapes for Six Instruments, 1978–1979
- oblivions für Chor, 1979
- ineffabilities für Klavier, 1980–1981
- improvisational study No.1 (shingon mándaras) für Klavier, 1981–1982
- canonical ensembles, für Altflöte, Bassklarinette, Altsaxophon, Klavier, Violine, Violoncello, Kontrabass, 1983–1984
- textbook: music of solitary landscapes in hyperspace (piece for IPS) für Klavier und zwei Kontrabässe, 1984–1987
- vector music for edward hopper für Klavier, 1988–1989
- two sets für Streichquintett, 1990–1991
- digitals für Streichorchester, 1992–1993
- cantorials für Streichorchester und elektronische Orgel, 1994–1995
- brass piece for arielle victoria für drei Trompeten, zwei Bassposaunen und Tuba, 1996–1997
- streams of consciousness für Streichorchester, 1997–1998
- objects für Marimba, Klavier und elektronische Orgel, 1999
- piece #2 for electronic organ, 1999–2000
- quadratics für Chor, 2000
- piece #3 for electronic organ, 2001
- piece #1 for electronic organ, 2002–2004
- mf für Streichquartett, 2004
- five notes for christina fong für Streichquintett, 2004
- for roger copland für Altflöte, 2005
- apophenia für Streichquartett, 2006
- this piece intentionally left blank für Tastatur (oder eine beliebige Gruppe von Instrumenten), 2006
- darfur pogrommen, offene Instrumentation, 2007
- ushabti für Violine und Klavier, 2007–2008
- <10’, offene Instrumentation, 2008
- bs piece für sechs Marimbas, 2008
- piece for rebecca für Keyboard, 2009
- two rhythmic spaces für zwei Perkussionisten, 2009
- two improvisations for synthesizer, 2009
- zichron (in memory of bisan, maye, aya and nur abu al-aish) für Saxophonquartett, 2009
- torture memos (a survivor from guantánamo) für Sopran, Mezzosopran, Flöte, Bassklarinette, Marimba, elektrischen Bass, Violine, Cello und Klavier, 2009
- 4/4 for Electronic Organ, 2010
- dharmachakramudra für Vibraphon, Viola und Cello, 2010
- piece for electronic organ and bongo drums, 2010
- quartet for piano, 2010
- four strings für Violine, 2010
- hevron-deir yassin, offene Instrumentation, 2011
- I-IV-V-I für Violine, Cello und Vibraphon, 2011
- music for cello, 2011
- piece for contrabass, 2011
- piece for keyboard and another instrument, 2012
- flutes and trombone, 2012
- two voices, für Tastatur oder zwei beliebige Instrumente, 2012
- for four, für Klavier oder vier Instrumente, 2012
- brasstet, 2013
- tbd für Klavier, 2013
- 300, für Flöte und Bassklarinette, 2013
- unfinished work for allan cronin für Klavier, 2013
- 12, offene Instrumentation, 2013
- music for viola, Bratsche, 2013
- for ruth first, zwei Klaviere, 2014
- flute loops, Flötenschleifen Flöte solo + voraufgezeichnete Flöten, 2014
- air waves, Blechbläserquintett und Synthesizer, 2014
- voices and organ, Chor (SATB) + Orgel, 2014
- focused music, Klavier, 2015–2016
- untitled 1, offene Instrumentation, 2016
- dystopia, 2 Flöten, 2 Bassklarinetten, Farfisa-Orgel, 2017
- jk (bad canon for four violins), vier Geigen, 2017
- sonance, Geige, Cello, Klavier, 2017
- quiet noise, Geige und Cello, 2017
- variation, Waldhorn und Klavier, 2018
- subversives, für Streichquartett, 2018
- improvisation-december 2018, offene Instrumentation, 2018
- piano loops, vier Klaviere, 2018
- improvisation july 2019, offene Instrumentation, 2019
- cello quartet, vier Celli, 2019
- improvisation april 2020, offene Instrumentation, 2020
- gendarme de la libertad, Sprecher (oder sprechender Pianist) + Klavier, 2020
- duophony, offene Instrumentation, 2020
- consonance/dissidence, für Streichquartett, 2021
- days of rage, für Streichorchester, 2021
- six, für offene Instrumentation, 2021
- improvisation november 2021, offene Instrumentation, 2021
- loud silence, für zwei Violinen und Bratsche, 2022
- unrest, für Klavier, 2022
- revolutionsdenkmal, für Altflöte, Bassklarinette, Altsaxophon, Klavier, Violine, Violoncello, Kontrabass, 2023
- arpeggiator, für Klavier + Dual-Arpeggiatoren, 2023
- uprising, für Klavier und Streichorchester, 2023
- four staves, offene Instrumentation, 2024
- verbigeration, für Klavier, 2024
References
[edit]- Music of David Toub (Werkliste mit Noten und Audiodateien, englisch)
- Vox Novus - David Toub
- Free scores by David Toub at the International Music Score Library Project (IMSLP)
- David Toub’s Ataraxia, a unique compositional vision
- Liner Notes für Ataraxia
- Gynesonics-Management
- Bandcamp