Albert, Stephen, 1941-1992

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Stephen Albert (1941-1992) was an American composer and teacher. He began studying composition as a teenager with Elie Siegmeister, later studying with Darius Milhaud and George Rochberg. In 1962 he graduated with a BM from the Philadelphia Musical Academy. As a composition teacher, one of his most notable positions was at the Juilliard School. Albert received numerous commissions from orchestras and other organizations including the Philadelphia Orchestra, the Chicago Symphony, the National Symphony, the New York Philharmonic, the Library of Congress, and the Fromm and Ford Foundations, and from 1985-1988 he served as the composer in residence for the Seattle Symphony.

Alberts music is known for combining Romanticism with twentieth century compositional techniques. Inspiration for this style of composition came from Bartk, Stravinsky, and Sibelius. Four of Alberts later works were based on the writings of James Joyce, however much of Alberts later career was dedicated to composing instrumental music. Two of his most well known works include his Cello Concerto (1990), and his symphony RiverRun (1993-94). His Cello Concerto, written for Yo-Yo Ma, received a Grammy Award, while RiverRun received a Pulitzer Prize in 1985. At the time of his death Albert was working on his Symphony No. 2 for the 150th Anniversary of the New York Philharmonic.

From the guide to the Stephen Albert Collection, 1888-2008, 1964-1992, (Special Collections in Performing Arts)

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Role Title Holding Repository
referencedIn Atkins, Irene Kahn, 1922-. Major figures in American music [A-E] : [oral history]. Yale University Library
creatorOf Albert, Stephen, 1941-1992. Wolf time : for soprano, players & with amplification / [Stephen Albert]. University of Michigan
creatorOf Albert, Stephen, 1941-1992. Treestone : for soprano, tenor & 12 players / text, James Joyce ; music, Stephen Albert. University of Maryland (College Park, Md.). Libraries
creatorOf Albert, Stephen, 1941-1992. Tribute / [Stephen Albert]. Library of Congress
creatorOf Stephen Albert Collection, 1888-2008, 1964-1992 University of Maryland (College Park, Md.). Libraries
referencedIn Major figures in American music, 1968-1989 (inclusive). Yale University, Music Library
creatorOf Albert, Stephen, 1941-1992. Into eclipse : five arias for tenor and chamber consort / [music by Stephen Albert ; words from] Seneca's Oedipus ; as adapted by Ted Hughes. University of Maryland (College Park, Md.). Libraries
creatorOf Philadelphia Orchestra. Transcription of WFLN radio broadcast [sound recording], 1972 March 9, 10, 11. University of Pennsylvania Libraries, Van Pelt Library
referencedIn [Stephen Albert]. Minuteman Library Network
referencedIn Fromm Music Foundation scores and recordings, 1943-2011. Houghton Library
creatorOf Albert, Stephen, 1941-1992. Wolf time : for soprano and orchestra with amplification / [Stephen Albert]. University of Maryland (College Park, Md.). Libraries
referencedIn Nicolas Slonimsky Collection, 1873-1997, (bulk 1920-1990) Library of Congress. Music Division
creatorOf Albert, Stephen, 1941-. Wolf Time : for soprano, players & amplification / [Stephen Albert]. University of Pennsylvania Libraries, Van Pelt Library
creatorOf Albert, Stephen, 1941-1992. Into eclipse : five arias : for tenor and chamber consort / music by Stephen Albert ; [words from] Seneca's Oedipus ; as adapted by Ted Hughes. New York Public Library System, NYPL
referencedIn Randolph S. Rothschild Collection, 1942-1992, (bulk 1973-1985) Library of Congress. Music Division
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associatedWith Fromm Music Foundation corporateBody
associatedWith Hughes, Ted, 1930-1998. person
associatedWith Joyce, James, 1882-1941 person
associatedWith Library of Congress. McKim Fund. corporateBody
associatedWith Philadelphia Orchestra. corporateBody
associatedWith Rothschild, Randolph S., 1909-2003 person
associatedWith Seneca, Lucius Annaeus, ca. 4 B.C.-65 A.D. person
correspondedWith Slonimsky, Nicolas, 1894-1995 person
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Music
Songs (High voice) with chamber orchestra
Songs (High voice) with instrumental ensemble
Songs (High voice) with orchestra
Violin and piano music
Vocal duets with instrumental ensemble
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Composers
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Birth 1941-02-06

Death 1992-12-27

Americans

English

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