Todos las Tardes en Grenada (Each Afternoon in Granada)Ĭrumb's music often seems to be concerned about the theatre of performance as much as the music itself. Night of the Four Moons (1969), for alto, alto flute/piccolo, banjo, electric cello, and percussionĪncient Voices of Children (1970), for mezzo-soprano, boy soprano, oboe, mandolin, harp, amplified piano (and toy piano), and percussion (three players) Madrigals, Book IV (1969), for soprano, flute/alto flute/piccolo, harp, double bass, and percussion Madrigals, Book III (1969), for soprano, harp, and percussion He often asks for instruments to be played in unusual ways and several of his pieces are written for electrically amplified instruments. Songs, Drones, and Refrains of Death (1968), for baritone, electric guitar, electric double bass, amplified piano/electric harpsichord, and two percussionistsĪfter initially being influenced by Anton Webern, Crumb became interested in exploring unusual timbres. Many of his vocal works were written for the virtuoso singer Jan DeGaetani.Įleven Echoes of Autumn (Echoes I) (1966), for violin, alto flute, clarinet, and pianoĮchoes of Time and the River (Echoes II) (1967)Ĭrumb has been the recipient of a number of awards, including the Pulitzer Prize for Music in 1968 for his orchestral work Echoes of Time and the River Several of Crumb's works, including the four books of madrigals he wrote in the late 1960's and Ancient Voices of Children, a song cycle of 1970 for two singers and small instrumental ensemble (which includes a toy piano), are settings of texts by Federico García Lorca.
Madrigals, Book II (1965), for soprano, flute/alto flute/piccolo, and percussion Madrigals, Book I (1965), for soprano, vibraphone, and double bass In 1965 he began a long association with the University of Pennsylvania, Night Music I (1963, revised 1976), for soprano, piano/celeste, and two percussionistsįour Nocturnes (Night Music II) (1964), for violin and piano He received a D.M.A in composition from the University of Michigan, in 1959. His first teaching job was at a college in Virginia, before he became professor of piano and composition at the University of Colorado in 1958. He obtained his Master's degree at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, and then studied briefly in Berlin before returning to the United StatesĪlthough his scores and recordings sell steadily, Crumb has earned his living primarily from teaching. Three Pastoral Pieces (1952), for oboe and piano He studied music first at the Mason College of Music in Charleston, where he received his Bachelor's degree in 1950.Ī Cycle of Greek Lyrics (c.
Three Early Songs (1947), for voice and pianoĪlleluja (1948), for unaccompanied chorus 1944), for flute and clarinetįour Songs (1945), for voice, clarinet, and piano October 24, 1929, Charleston, WV) began to compose at an early age.
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