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Carillonneur composers

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Name Lifespan No. of works Notes
Jef Denyn 1862–1941 6 Of his 6 compositions, one is technically an improvisation, today known as the "Unwritten Prelude". Despite having never written it down, Denyn essentially played the piece the same each time.[1] It has since been transcribed from audio recordings.[2]
Lyn Fuller born 1946 2 Fuller is the carillonneur of the National Carillon in Canberra, Australia, and the president of the Carillon Society of Australia.[3]
Olesya Rostovskaya born 1975 30 Rostovskaya plays the carillon, theremin, organ, and zvon, and composes for a variety of instrumentations. She is the first Russian to earn the Russian Carillon Diploma from Saint Petersburg State University. She is also a graduate of the Royal Carillon School "Jef Denyn".[4]
Gladys Elinor Watkins 1884–1939 11 [5]

Non-carillonneur composers

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Several composers, despite not knowing how to play a carillon, have composed music for the instrument.

Name Lifespan No. of works Notes
Mary Jeanne van Appledorn 1927–2014 7 Appledorn composed 7 works for carillon.[6]
Ellen Arkbro born 1990 1 Arkbro was commissioned by The Guild of Carillonneurs in North America to write the greatest trees are cut down (2022).[7]
Samuel Barber 1910–1981 9 While a student at the Curtis Institute of Music, Barber studied composition for carillon with Anton Brees, instructor of the school's small campanology department. He spent three winters experimenting with and composing for the carillon of Bok Tower Gardens in Lake Wales, Florida, and produced nine known works. Following the brief instruction, he never composed for the instrument again. When The Guild of Carillonneurs in North America attempted to obtain permission to republish his works, he was surprised that anyone was interested in them, yet stated he did not want his "student carillon pieces played, much less published" and did not give permission.[8]
Sonja Beets born 1953 2 Beets composed two works for carillon.[9]
Johanna Bordewijk-Roepman 1892–1971 3 Of her three compositions, Bordewijk-Roepman's Triptiek (1951) was commissioned by the Rotterdam Carillon Association.[9]
John Cage 1912–1992 6 TBW
Judith Clingan born 1945 3 [10]
Adèle Colson 1905–1997 1 [10]
Cindy Cox born 1961 1 Cox was commissioned by the University of California, Berkeley, to write Mysterium Coniunctionis (2014) for the centennial of Sather Tower.[11]
John Diercks 1927–2020 5 [12]
DJ Spooky, et. al. born 1970 1 DJ Spooky composed a duet for carillon and a computational re-synthesis of the Tsar Bell, a Russian bell, which broke before it was ever rung.[13]
Margriet Ehlen born 1943 1 [14]
Edward Elgar 1857–1934 1 Elgar composed Memorial Chimes for the 1923 dedication of England's Loughborough Carillon, a First World War memorial, due to the influence and help of William Wooding Starmer. Versions of the composition were difficult to keep track of; the second version was lost and rediscovered twice. The piece is an early example of a prominent composer in the broader musical community writing idiomatically for the carillon, predating examples previously assumed to be among the earliest.[15]
Philip Glass born 1937 1 Glass composed Spoleto Fanfare (2006) for the carillon in Rockefeller Chapel at the University of Chicago, his alma mater.[16]
Adolphus Hailstork born 1941 1 Hailstork was commissioned write Great Day (That Great Gittin' Up Mornin') for the carillon of Albany City Hall.[17]
Lee Hoiby 1926–2011 1 Hoiby was commissioned by The Guild of Carillonneurs in North America to write Variations and Theme (1993).[7]
Annette Kruisbrink born 1958 1 [18]
Libby Larsen born 1950 1 Larsen was commissioned by The Guild of Carillonneurs in North America to write Pealing Fire (2004).[7]
Lowell Liebermann born 1961 1 Liebermann was commissioned by The Guild of Carillonneurs in North America to write Music for Carillon, Op. 107 (2007).[7]
Gian Carlo Menotti 1911–2007 7 While a student at the Curtis Institute of Music, Menotti studied composition for carillon with Anton Brees, instructor of the school's small campanology department. He spent three winters experimenting with and composing for the carillon of Bok Tower Gardens in Lake Wales, Florida, and produced seven known works. Following the brief instruction, he never composed for the instrument again. When The Guild of Carillonneurs in North America attempted to obtain permission to republish his works, he was surprised that anyone was interested in them, yet did not give permission.[8]
Jessie Montgomery born 1981 1 Montgomery was commissioned by The Guild of Carillonneurs in North America to write Tower City (2018).[7][19][20]
Kate Moore born 1979 2 Moore's first composition was commissioned by the National Carillon Association, Canberra, and her second was commissioned by the National Capital Authority with support from Australia Council for the Arts and Australian National University.[21]
Stephen Paulus 1949–2014 1 Paulus was commissioned by The Guild of Carillonneurs in North America to write Bravo Bells (2003).[7]
Catharina van Rennes 1858–1940 2 Van Rennes is the first known woman to have her music for carillon published, which took place in 1920 and was published by the Royal Dutch Carillon Association.[22] She composed a second piece in the 1940s.[23]
Wilbert Roget II born 1983 2 [24]
Nino Rota 1911–1979 8 While a student at the Curtis Institute of Music, Menotti studied composition for carillon with Anton Brees, instructor of the school's small campanology department. He spent three winters experimenting with and composing for the carillon of Bok Tower Gardens in Lake Wales, Florida, and produced eight known works. Following the brief instruction, he never composed for the instrument again.[8]
Michael Torke born 1961 1 Torke was commissioned by The Guild of Carillonneurs in North America to write The Bell Invites Me (2012).[7]
Bora Yoon — 1 Yoon was commissioned by The Guild of Carillonneurs in North America to write SOUNDFIELDS: Celestine (2020) for carillon and electronic track.[7]

References

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  1. ^ Van den Bergh 1966, p. 44–45.
  2. ^ Bigelow 1966, pp. 41–43.
  3. ^ Ng & Lewis 2020, pp. 19–20.
  4. ^ Ng & Lewis 2020, pp. 33–35.
  5. ^ Ng & Lewis 2020, p. 41.
  6. ^ Ng & Lewis 2020, p. 11.
  7. ^ a b c d e f g h "Commissioned Music." The Guild of Carillonneurs in North America.
  8. ^ a b c De Turk, William (1999). "Barber, Menotti, Rota: Carillon Composers in Residence" (PDF). The Bulletin. 48 (1). The Guild of Carillonneurs in North America: 53–65. OCLC 998832003. Archived from the original on 10 February 2021. Retrieved 3 July 2021.
  9. ^ a b Ng & Lewis 2020, p. 12.
  10. ^ a b Ng & Lewis 2020, p. 14.
  11. ^ Ng & Lewis 2020, p. 15.
  12. ^ "Sheet Music." World Carillon Federation.
  13. ^ Ng 2018, p. 5.
  14. ^ Ng & Lewis 2020, p. 18.
  15. ^ Orr, Scott Allan. "The Origins, Development, and Legacy of Elgar's Memorial Chimes (1923)". Beiaard- en klokkencultuur in de Lage Landen [Carillon and Bell Culture in the Low Countries]. 1 (1 ed.). Amsterdam University Press: 81–101. doi:10.5117/BKL2022.1.004.ORR.
  16. ^ "Spoleto Fanfare – for Carillon – Instrumental". Hal Leonard Online. Retrieved 24 June 2022.
  17. ^ Ng 2018, p. 3.
  18. ^ Ng & Lewis 2020, p. 25.
  19. ^ Ng & Lewis 2020, p. 29.
  20. ^ Ng 2018, pp. 5–6.
  21. ^ Ng & Lewis 2020, p. 30.
  22. ^ Ng & Lewis 2020, p. 8.
  23. ^ Ng & Lewis 2020, p. 40.
  24. ^ Ng 2018, pp. 6–7.

Bibliography

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Category:Lists of composers

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