David Crumb (born May 21, 1962Presser) is an American contemporary composer born into a musical family. His father was composer George Crumb, and his sister was singer

Ann Crumb Elizabeth Ann Crumb (May 25, 1950 – October 31, 2019)

.Inside Oregon His music is not as avant-garde or experimental as his father's; it has been called "attractive, accessible, imaginative, well-crafted" by the ''Chicago-Sun Times'', and "expressive and beautiful" by the ''American Record Guide'': reviews listed on the Presser bio.

Life

Crumb received his B.M. from the Eastman School, and his M.A. and Ph.D. from the

University of Pennsylvania The University of Pennsylvania (also known as Penn or UPenn) is a private research university in Philadelphia. It is the fourth-oldest institution of higher education in the United States and is ranked among the highest-regarded universitie ...

.University of Oregon His most prominent composition teachers were Samuel Adler, Richard Wernick,

Chinary Ung Chinary Ung ( km, អ៊ុង ឈីណារី ) (born November 24, 1942 in Takéo, Cambodia) is a composer currently living in California, United States. Career After arriving in the US in 1965 to study clarinet, he turned to composition ...

, Stephen Jaffe, Jay Reise,

Mark Kopytman Mark Kopytman (December 6, 1929 – December 16, 2011) (Hebrew: מרק קופיטמן) was a composer, musicologist and pedagogue. He was a professor and a rector of the Rubin Academy ( Jerusalem Academy of Music and Dance), and a Laureate of the ...

Lukas Foss Lukas Foss (August 15, 1922 – February 1, 2009) was a German-American composer, pianist, and conductor. Career Born Lukas Fuchs in Berlin, Germany in 1922, Foss was soon recognized as a child prodigy. He began piano and theory lessons with J ...

and

Oliver Knussen Stuart Oliver Knussen (12 June 1952 – 8 July 2018) was a British composer and conductor. Early life Oliver Knussen was born in Glasgow, Scotland. His father, Stuart Knussen, was principal double bass of the London Symphony Orchestra, and a ...

. He is professor of composition at the

University of Oregon The University of Oregon (UO, U of O or Oregon) is a public research university in Eugene, Oregon. Founded in 1876, the institution is well known for its strong ties to the sports apparel and marketing firm Nike, Inc, and its co-founder, billion ...

(on faculty since 1997). Crumb has received numerous awards.

Selected works

*''Kinetikus'' for large percussion ensemble (2009) *''Hearing Bells'' for soprano, flute, oboe, cello, percussion and piano (2004–2005) *''Improvisations on an English Folk Tune'' for flute, clarinet, violin, cello and piano (2004) *''Suspended Blue'' for brass quintet (2003) *''Primordial Fantasy'' for piano and chamber ensemble (2002) *''September Elegy'' for violin and piano (2001) *''Harmonia Mundi'' for 2 pianos and 2 percussion (2001) *''Variation on "Round Midnight"'' for solo piano (2001) *''Awakening'' for trumpet and percussion (2001) *''The Whisperer'' for 2 pianos and 2 percussion (1999) *''Piano Quartet'' for piano, violin, viola and cello (1999) *''Vestiges of a Distant Time'' for orchestra (1996, revised 2003) *''Soundings'' for clarinet, bassoon and piano (1994) *''Variations'' for cello and chamber ensemble (1993) *''Clarino'' for orchestra (1991, revised 1993, 1996) *''Joyce Songs'' for mezzo-soprano, flute, clarinet and cello (1990, revised 1996) *''Miniatures'' for clarinet (1989) *''Piano Sonata'' (1988) *''Metamorphosis'' for violin, cello, harp, 2 percussion, piano and celesta (1987) *''Movement'' for string quartet (1985)

Reviews and discussions

List of Reviews on a University of Oregon Webpage

References

Presser. https://web.archive.org/web/20070711120929/http://www.presser.com/Composers/info.cfm?Name=DAVIDCRUMB
Inside Oregon. http://darkwing.uoregon.edu/newscenter/4.2.05-MusicToday.html
University of Oregon. http://www.uoregon.edu/~drcrumb/honors.html

Notes

External links

Bio of Presser Online
{{DEFAULTSORT:Crumb, David 1962 births American male classical composers American classical composers 21st-century classical composers University of Oregon faculty Living people Eastman School of Music alumni University of Pennsylvania alumni Place of birth missing (living people) Pupils of Samuel Adler (composer) 21st-century American composers 21st-century American male musicians