Lawrence Moss
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Lawrence Kenneth Moss is an American
composer of contemporary classical music
.
He holds a B.A. degree from the University of California, Los Angeles
, an M.A. from the Eastman School of Music
, and a Ph. D. in music composition from the University of Southern California
, where his instructors included Leon Kirchner
and Ingolf Dahl
.
He has taught at Mills College
, Yale University
(1960-1968), and the University of Maryland, College Park
(since 1969). His notable students include Jeffrey Mumford
, Greg Steinke, Frances White, Cheryl Seltzer, Anthony Villa, Liviu Marinescu
, and Susan Cohn Lackman
.
He has received two Guggenheim Fellowship
s (1959 and 1968), a Fulbright Scholarship, and four grants from the National Endowment for the Arts
.
Moss has composed operatic, instrumental, and electronic music. His music is published by Theodore Presser, Association for the
Promotion of New Music (A.P.N.M.), McGinnis & Marx, Alfred Publishing Co., Roncorp Inc., Northeastern Music Programs, and Seesaw Music Corp.
His music has been recorded on the CRI
, Desto
, Opus One, Albany
, Capstone, Orion
, EMF, Spectrum, Advance, and AmCam labels.
He lives in Silver Spring, Maryland
.
United States
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composer of contemporary classical music
Contemporary classical music
Contemporary classical music can be understood as belonging to the period that started in the mid-1970s with the retreat of modernism. However, the term may also be employed in a broader sense to refer to all post-1945 modern musical forms.-Categorization:...
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He holds a B.A. degree from the University of California, Los Angeles
University of California, Los Angeles
The University of California, Los Angeles is a public research university located in the Westwood neighborhood of Los Angeles, California, USA. It was founded in 1919 as the "Southern Branch" of the University of California and is the second oldest of the ten campuses...
, an M.A. from the Eastman School of Music
Eastman School of Music
The Eastman School of Music is a music conservatory located in Rochester, New York. The Eastman School is a professional school within the University of Rochester...
, and a Ph. D. in music composition from the University of Southern California
University of Southern California
The University of Southern California is a private, not-for-profit, nonsectarian, research university located in Los Angeles, California, United States. USC was founded in 1880, making it California's oldest private research university...
, where his instructors included Leon Kirchner
Leon Kirchner
Leon Kirchner was an American composer of contemporary classical music. He was a member of the American Academy of Arts and Letters and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, and was awarded a Pulitzer Prize for his String Quartet No. 3.Kirchner was born in Brooklyn, New York...
and Ingolf Dahl
Ingolf Dahl
Ingolf Dahl was a German-born American composer, pianist, conductor, and educator.-Biography:Born in Hamburg, Germany to a German father and a Swedish mother, his birth name was Walter Ingolf Marcus. He studied with Philipp Jarnach at the Hochschule für Musik Köln...
.
He has taught at Mills College
Mills College
Mills College is an independent liberal arts women's college founded in 1852 that offers bachelor's degrees to women and graduate degrees and certificates to women and men. Located in Oakland, California, Mills was the first women's college west of the Rockies. The institution was initially founded...
, 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...
(1960-1968), and the University of Maryland, College Park
University of Maryland, College Park
The University of Maryland, College Park is a top-ranked public research university located in the city of College Park in Prince George's County, Maryland, just outside Washington, D.C...
(since 1969). His notable students include Jeffrey Mumford
Jeffrey Mumford
Jeffrey Mumford or is a U.S. composer who teaches music at Lorain County Community College. He holds degrees from the University of California, Irvine and the University of California, San Diego...
, Greg Steinke, Frances White, Cheryl Seltzer, Anthony Villa, Liviu Marinescu
Liviu Marinescu
Liviu Marinescu is a Romanian composer of orchestral and chamber music, currently teaching at California State University, Northridge...
, and Susan Cohn Lackman
Susan Cohn Lackman
Susan Cohn Lackman is an American composer of contemporary classical music. She is a professor of music theory and composition at Rollins College, in Winter Park, Florida, where she has taught classes in harmony, counterpoint, Jewish music, music business, arts administration, Russian music, music...
.
He has received two Guggenheim Fellowship
Guggenheim Fellowship
Guggenheim Fellowships are American grants that have been awarded annually since 1925 by the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation to those "who have demonstrated exceptional capacity for productive scholarship or exceptional creative ability in the arts." Each year, the foundation makes...
s (1959 and 1968), a Fulbright Scholarship, and four grants from the National Endowment for the Arts
National Endowment for the Arts
The National Endowment for the Arts is an independent agency of the United States federal government that offers support and funding for projects exhibiting artistic excellence. It was created by an act of the U.S. Congress in 1965 as an independent agency of the federal government. Its current...
.
Moss has composed operatic, instrumental, and electronic music. His music is published by Theodore Presser, Association for the
Promotion of New Music (A.P.N.M.), McGinnis & Marx, Alfred Publishing Co., Roncorp Inc., Northeastern Music Programs, and Seesaw Music Corp.
His music has been recorded on the CRI
Composers Recordings, Inc.
Composers Recordings, Inc. was an American record label dedicated to the recording of contemporary classical music by American composers. It was founded in 1954 by Otto Luening, Douglas Moore, and Oliver Daniel, and based in New York City....
, Desto
Desto Records
Desto Records was an American classical music record label based in New York and founded in approximately 1964. Its records were distributed by CMS Records of Mount Vernon, New York beginning in the 1970s...
, Opus One, Albany
Albany Records
Albany Records is an American classical music record label focusing particularly on contemporary classical music. It was established by Peter Kermani in 1987, and is based in Albany, New York.-External links:**...
, Capstone, Orion
Orion Records
Orion Records was a primarily classical record label active from the late 1960s until 1988. It grew out of an earlier, Canadian label, Baroque Records, founded by former Everest Records executive Giveon Cornfield...
, EMF, Spectrum, Advance, and AmCam labels.
He lives in Silver Spring, Maryland
Silver Spring, Maryland
Silver Spring is an unincorporated area and census-designated place in Montgomery County, Maryland, United States. It had a population of 71,452 at the 2010 census, making it the fourth most populous place in Maryland, after Baltimore, Columbia, and Germantown.The urbanized, oldest, and...
.
External links
- Lawrence Moss faculty page from University of Maryland site
- Lawrence K. Moss biography