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Homunculus C.F
Julia Perry, Julia Perry's ''Homunculus C.F.'', scored for harp, celesta/piano, and eight additional percussion, percussionists, was composed during the summer of 1960 in Akron, Ohio, and completed in 1961. It was during this time that Perry was living in an apartment above her father's medical office. In Perry's record liner notes, she stated, "Having selected percussion instruments for my formulae, then maneuvering and distilling them by means of the 'Chord of the Fifteenth' (C.F.), this musical test tube baby was brought to life." Instrumentation The piece is scored for four timpani, a small and large suspended cymbal, two medium cymbals, snare drum, bass drum, small and large wood blocks, xylophone, celesta/piano, vibraphone, and harp.''Homunculus C.F.'', musical score Significance This particular piece was a watershed work for Perry as she focused her attention toward more experimental music. Perry described the piece as "Pandiatonicism, pantonal".Ammer, p. 179 Histor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Julia Perry
Julia Amanda Perry (25 March 1924 – 24 April 1979) was an American classical composer and teacher who combined European classical and neo-classical training with her African-American heritage. Life and education Born in Lexington, Kentucky, as a child Perry moved with her family to Akron, Ohio. She went on to study voice, piano, and composition at the Westminster Choir College 1943–48. It was there that she received her B.M. and M.M. She continued on to her graduate studies at Berkshire Music Center in Tanglewood, where she was a student of Luigi Dallapiccola, and then later studied at the Juilliard School of Music. Around this time she was awarded her first Guggenheim Fellowship. In 1952, Perry began studying under Nadia Boulanger in Paris, during which time she was awarded the Boulanger Grand Prix for her Viola Sonata. Soon after she was awarded her second Guggenheim Fellowship, which she used to return to Italy and continue her studies with Dallapiccola. Perry also ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |