J Beyer - Music for Woodwinds
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Label: New World Records
Cat No: NW80826
Format: CD
Number of Discs: 1
Genre: Chamber
Release Date: 27th May 2022
Contents
Works
Clarinet SonataMovements (6) for oboe and piano
Pieces (4) for oboe and bassoon
Suite for clarinet and bassoon
Artists
Arizona Wind QuintetDaniel Linder (piano)
Works
Clarinet SonataMovements (6) for oboe and piano
Pieces (4) for oboe and bassoon
Suite for clarinet and bassoon
Artists
Arizona Wind QuintetDaniel Linder (piano)
About
Beyer was the first woman known to have composed for electric instruments (Music of the Spheres, 1938). Her compositions anticipate elements of minimalism, a movement that would manifest two decades after her passing.
Beyer was long omitted from the written history of ultramodernism, but her activities as a composer and pianist in 1930s New York City placed her within the orbits of many important artists. Her mentors, friends, and collaborators included Ruth Crawford, Charles Seeger, Henry Cowell, John Cage, Lou Harrison, Otto and Ethel Luening, Marion Bauer, Dane Rudhyar, Percy Grainger, and choreographer Doris Humphrey.
At last, in the 21st century, Beyer’s name is now invoked alongside these others, as the significance of her music is becoming more widely recognized.
Although her works for percussion ensemble, piano, and strings have garnered the most attention, Beyer composed a substantial amount of music for woodwinds. Thirteen solo and chamber works, all written between 1932 and 1943, represent an exceptional contribution to the wind repertoire.
Only five pieces involving clarinet and flute have previously been recorded. This album brings to light the rest of Beyer’s known chamber music for winds, allowing for a more complete assessment of her achievements.
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