Carolyn Yarnell (born 1961)Burns (2002) p. 12 is an American composer and visual artist. A recipient of the

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, and a

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, she is particularly noted for works which combine visual and musical depictions of landscape and light, many of which were inspired by the landscapes of her native California.Dalton (2007b)

Background

Yarnell grew up in the Sierra Nevada region of California.

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(August 11, 2009) She studied composition at the

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where she received a Bachelor of Music in 1986 and at

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where she received her master's degree in 1989. Two years later the final two movements of her five-movement Symphony No. 1, ''Enemy Moon'' and ''Exit'', commissioned by the

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, had their world premiere at Tanglewood's Festival of Contemporary Music.Dyer, Richard (1991) Yarnell is a long-time member of the Common Sense Composers Collective who via collaborations with groups such as the New Millennium and American Baroque ensembles have premiered many contemporary works by their members and other composers. The collective has produced several CDs including ''TIC'' (2007) and ''The Shock of the Old'' (2002). The latter featured contemporary compositions played on

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period instruments.

Selected works

*''The Same Sky'', for piano, electronics and video projection (2000) * Symphony No. 1. *''Mean Harp'', for solo pianoHolland (1993) *''Living Mountains'',

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for orchestra *''Lapis Lazuli'',

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*''Yosemite and the Range of Light'', multi-movement orchestral workDalton, Joseph (2007a) *Film score for ''

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)Hastie and Stamp (2006) pp. 107-109

Recordings

*''The Shock of the Old'' – Common Sense Composers Collective and the American Baroque Ensemble, works by

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, Belinda Reynolds, Ed Harsh,

Randall Woolf Randall Woolf (born August 23, 1959) is an American composer known for his diverse contemporary works for chamber orchestra, chamber ensembles, and solo players, often combined with digital audio, turntables, and video. He studied composition priv ...

, Dan Becker, Carolyn Yarnell, John Halle and

Melissa Hui Melissa Hui is a Chinese-Canadian composer and pianist. She was born in 1966 in Hong Kong and currently resides in Montreal where she has been a faculty member at McGill University since 2010. Notable works by this artist include ''and blue sparks ...

(2002). Label: Santa Fe New Music *''Sonic Vision'' – works by Carolyn Yarnell (2003). Label: Tzadik *Kathy Supové: ''Infusion'' – contemporary piano works by

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, Elaine Kaplinsky, Randall Woolf, and Carolyn Yarnell (2004). Label:

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*''TIC'' – Common Sense Composers Collective and the New Millenium Ensemble, works by Marc Mellits, Belinda Reynolds, Ed Harsh, Randall Woolf, Dan Becker, Carolyn Yarnell and John Halle (2007). Label:

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References

Sources

*Burns, Kristine Helen (2002)
''Women and music in America since 1900: An encyclopedia'', Volume 1
Greenwood Press. *Dalton, Joseph (2007a)

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'', June 2, 2007 *Dalton, Joseph (2007b)
"Composer in tune to her life as vagabond"
''Albany Times Union'', November 14, 2007 *Dyer, Richard (1991)

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'', August 9, 1991 *Hastie, Amelie and Stamp, Shelley (2006)
"Women and the Silent Screen: Cultural and Historical Practices"
''Film History: An International Journal'', Vol. 18, No. 2, 2006, pp. 107–109 *Kosman, Joshua (2002)
"New music, old instruments"
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'', June 30, 2002 *

(August 11, 2009)
Evening Music: ''Lapis Lazuli'' by Carolyn Yarnell
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(1993)
"Classical Music in Review: American Composers Orchestra Carnegie Hall"
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'', June 22, 1993 *Holland, Bernard (1994
"Detonations of Sound, Here, There and Everywhere – Kathleen Supove, Pianist Roulette"
''The New York Times'', December 21, 1994

External links

Official websiteCommon Sense Composers' CollectiveCarolyn Yarnell
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