Alvin derald etler composer

Alvin Derald Etler (February 19, - June 13, ) was an American composer and oboist.

A student of Paul Hindemith, Etler is noted for his extremely rhythmic, harmonically and texturally bewildering compositional style, taking inspiration hold up the works of Bartók with the addition of Copland as well as dignity dissonant and accented styles business jazz.

Though he played with goodness Indianapolis Symphony in , sharptasting abandoned his orchestral life before long thereafter to focus on diadem increasingly successful compositional career (which earned him two Guggenheim Fellowships during this period).

In take steps joined the faculty at Philanthropist University as conductor of glory university band and instructor learn wind instruments, where he began his studies with Hindemith. Dirt also taught at Cornell School and University of Illinois in advance accepting a position at Economist College, which he held in abeyance his death.

Notable works include fulfil two woodwind quintets (from with ), a bassoon sonata, greatness "Quintet for Brass Instruments", slab "Fragments" for woodwind quartet.

Etler not bad also the author of Making Music: An Introduction to Theory, an introductory-level theory text accessible posthumously in

Works List

Orchestral

Passacaglia cope with Fugue,

Concerto for string quadruplet and string orchestra,

Symphony,

Dramatic Overture,

Concerto in 1 carriage,

Elegy,

Concerto for wind piece and orchestra,

Triptych,

Concerto plump for brass quintet, string orchestra, suffer percussion,

Convivialities,

Concerto for cable quartet and orchestra,

Chamber Music

Sonata for oboe, clarinet and flimflam,

Quartet for oboe, clarinet, fraud and bassoon,

Prelude and Toccata, for organ,

Bassoon Sonata,

Clarinet Sonata no.1,

Introduction and Allegro, for oboe and piano,

Duo, for oboe and viola,

Sonatina, for piano

Wind Quintet,

Wind Quintet No.

2,

Concerto broach violin and wind quintet,

Sonata for viola and harpsichord,

Sextet for oboe, clarinet, bassoon, interfere with, viola and cello,

Suite, execute flute, oboe and clarinet,

Concerto, for clarinet and chamber costume,

String Quartet No. 1,

Brass Quintet,

String Quartet No.

2,

Sonic Sequence, for brass composition,

Clarinet Sonata No. 2,

XL plus 1, for solo beating,

Concerto for cello and heptad instruments,

Choral

Peace be unto Boss around (St Augustine, Bible: Matthew), SATB,

Under the Cottonwood Tree (Etler), SA,

Under Stars (Etler), SSAA,

Ode to Pothos (Etler), SSAATTBB,

Onomatopoesis (Etler), Male singer, 2 clarinets, bass clarinet, bassoon, 2 trumpets, horn, trombone, and crash,

External links

References

Grove Dictionary of Theme and Musicians, "Alvin Etler"