Sidney Corbett
Encyclopedia
Sidney Corbett is an American composer
based in Germany
.
, and earned his doctorate
from Yale University
in 1989. From 1985-88 Corbett studied at the Musikhochschule in Hamburg
with György Ligeti
. Since 2006 he is professor for composition at the Musikhochschule in Mannheim
.
His output includes much vocal music, as well as works for the stage, orchestral and ensemble music, and solo instrumental music. One of his pieces, Valse Triste has ended up published inside the clarinet edition of "Solos For Schools by Kenneth Bray & Paul Green".
In March 2006, a portrait album with some of his works played by Seth Josel and the musikFabrik
was published (Label: Cybele).
Sidney Corbett lives in Berlin
since 2001.
Composer
A composer is a person who creates music, either by musical notation or oral tradition, for interpretation and performance, or through direct manipulation of sonic material through electronic media...
based in Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
.
Biography
He studied music and philosophy at the University of California, San DiegoUniversity of California, San Diego
The University of California, San Diego, commonly known as UCSD or UC San Diego, is a public research university located in the La Jolla neighborhood of San Diego, California, United States...
, and earned his doctorate
Doctorate
A doctorate is an academic degree or professional degree that in most countries refers to a class of degrees which qualify the holder to teach in a specific field, A doctorate is an academic degree or professional degree that in most countries refers to a class of degrees which qualify the holder...
from Yale University
Yale University
Yale University is a private, Ivy League university located in New Haven, Connecticut, United States. Founded in 1701 in the Colony of Connecticut, the university is the third-oldest institution of higher education in the United States...
in 1989. From 1985-88 Corbett studied at the Musikhochschule in Hamburg
Hamburg
-History:The first historic name for the city was, according to Claudius Ptolemy's reports, Treva.But the city takes its modern name, Hamburg, from the first permanent building on the site, a castle whose construction was ordered by the Emperor Charlemagne in AD 808...
with György Ligeti
György Ligeti
György Sándor Ligeti was a composer of contemporary classical music. Born in a Hungarian Jewish family in Transylvania, Romania, he briefly lived in Hungary before becoming an Austrian citizen.-Early life:...
. Since 2006 he is professor for composition at the Musikhochschule in Mannheim
Mannheim
Mannheim is a city in southwestern Germany. With about 315,000 inhabitants, Mannheim is the second-largest city in the Bundesland of Baden-Württemberg, following the capital city of Stuttgart....
.
His output includes much vocal music, as well as works for the stage, orchestral and ensemble music, and solo instrumental music. One of his pieces, Valse Triste has ended up published inside the clarinet edition of "Solos For Schools by Kenneth Bray & Paul Green".
In March 2006, a portrait album with some of his works played by Seth Josel and the musikFabrik
Musikfabrik
The musikFabrik is an ensemble for contemporary music located in Cologne. Their official name is: musikFabrik Landesensemble NRW e.V. .-Overview:...
was published (Label: Cybele).
Sidney Corbett lives in Berlin
Berlin
Berlin is the capital city of Germany and is one of the 16 states of Germany. With a population of 3.45 million people, Berlin is Germany's largest city. It is the second most populous city proper and the seventh most populous urban area in the European Union...
since 2001.
Works
- Stage
- Noach (Opera, 1995) (based on the libretto by Christoph HeinChristoph HeinChristoph Hein is a German author and translator.He grew up in the village Bad Düben near Leipzig. Being a clergyman's son and thus not allowed to attend the Erweiterte Oberschule, he received secondary education at a gymnasium in the western part of Berlin. After his Abitur he jobbed inter alia...
), first performed in 2001 - X Und Y (Chamber Opera, 2001), first performed during the Eclat Festival Stuttgart in 2002
- Paradiso, for Speaker and String Quartet (based on DanteDANTEDelivery of Advanced Network Technology to Europe is a not-for-profit organisation that plans, builds and operates the international networks that interconnect the various national research and education networks in Europe and surrounding regions...
), first performed in BaselBaselBasel or Basle In the national languages of Switzerland the city is also known as Bâle , Basilea and Basilea is Switzerland's third most populous city with about 166,000 inhabitants. Located where the Swiss, French and German borders meet, Basel also has suburbs in France and Germany...
in 2002 - Keine Stille Ausser Der Des Windes (Chamber Opera, 2007) (based on texts by Fernando PessoaFernando PessoaFernando Pessoa, born Fernando António Nogueira de Seabra Pessoa , was a Portuguese poet, writer, literary critic and translator described as one of the most significant literary figures of the 20th century and one of the greatest poets in the Portuguese language.-Early years in Durban:On 13 July...
) (commissioned by the Bremer Theater), first performed in 2007
- Noach (Opera, 1995) (based on the libretto by Christoph Hein
- Orchestral
- Tympan (Symphony No.1, 1992)
- Posaunenkonzert (Concerto for Trombone and Orchestra, 1994)
- The Immaculate Sands (Symphony No.2, 2004), first performed in 2004
- Yeal, for Violin and Orchestra (2005), first performed by Kolja Lessing and the Concertino Basel in 2005
- Exits, for Electric Guitar and Chamber Orchestra (composed for Seth Josel and the Ensemble MusikFabrik NRW) first performed in 2005
- Breathing Water (Symphony No.3, 2006)
- Vocal
- Chamber
- Die Stimme Der Wände (1993)
- Caverna (1994)
- Kammersinfonie (Chamber Symphony, 1995)
- Gesänge Der Unruhe (2003)
- String Quartet "Fractured Eden" (commissioned by the Düsseldorfer Tonhalle, composed for the Auryn Quartett), first performed on 28 May 2006
- Valse Triste
Literature
- Sidney Corbett: Auf der Suche: Zum Tode des amerikanischen Komponisten Jacob Druckman, Neue Zeitschrift für Musik Nr.4, Juli/August 1996, Schott Verlag, Mainz (in German)
- Sidney Corbett: Die amerikanische Neue-Musik-Szene: Der subjektive Überblick eines Komponisten, Musik und Ästhetik, Klett-Cotta Verlag, Stuttgart (Heft 6/98) (in German)
- Sidney Corbett: Verzicht ist eine Antwort, zu den Begriffen Fortschritt, Avanciertheit und Avantgarde Musik und Ästhetik, Heft 33, Januar 2005, Klett-Cotta Verlag, Stuttgart (in German)
External links
- http://www.sidneycorbett.de (in German)
- Biography on the website of the Musikhochschule Mannheim, http://www.muho-mannheim.de/frame.php?path=/personal/index.htm, (in German)
- Vierte Heimat
- Verlag: Edition Nova Vita (with option of download of some of his works)