Paul Newland
Encyclopedia
Paul Newland is a British composer
of contemporary classical music
. He has won numerous prizes, including the RPS Composition Prize 1990, a Paul Hamlyn Foundation Award in 1993, and in 1995 he was awarded the Royal Academy of Music's
Josiah Parker
Prize by György Ligeti
. He has studied composition with Anthony Gilbert
and Sir Harrison Birtwistle at the Royal Northern College of Music
, with Michael Finnissy
at the Royal Academy of Music
, Jo Kondo
at the Elisabeth University of Music
in Hiroshima
(where he lived between 1999 and 2002), and Simon Holt
at the Royal Holloway University of London.
His works have been performed and broadcast by ensembles and artists such as [rout], 175 East, Arditti Quartet
, Asko Ensemble
, BBC Symphony Orchestra
, Richard Casey
, Composers Ensemble, Exquisite Corpse, Philip Howard
, Huuj Ensemble, Ives Ensemble, Ixion
, Jane's Minstrels
, London Sinfonietta
, Opus 20 and the London Symphony Orchestra
.
In 1995, with composers Paul Whitty
and Sam Hayden, he co-founded [rout], a collection of musicians and composers dedicated to collaborative inter-disciplinary performance. Several of his works (such as Standing Jump, 2002) have been written especially for [rout]. Recent [rout] appearances include Huddersfield Contemporary Music Festival
, Glasgow's
Centre for Contemporary Art and Trinity Laban
's Wired Up festival. In 2004 he formed the electric guitar duo Exquisite Corpse with guitarist David Arrowsmith.
He currently is a Professor of Composition at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama
and Trinity Laban
, in London
and is an Associate Lecturer in the Music Department at Oxford Brookes University
.
as well as a book called Writings through John Cage (2003), published by Contemporary Voices (BMIC)
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...
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:...
. He has won numerous prizes, including the RPS Composition Prize 1990, a Paul Hamlyn Foundation Award in 1993, and in 1995 he was awarded the Royal Academy of Music's
Royal Academy of Music
The Royal Academy of Music in London, England, is a conservatoire, Britain's oldest degree-granting music school and a constituent college of the University of London since 1999. The Academy was founded by Lord Burghersh in 1822 with the help and ideas of the French harpist and composer Nicolas...
Josiah Parker
Josiah Parker
Josiah Parker was an American politician who was a member of the United States House of Representatives from Virginia in the First through Sixth United States Congresses.-Life:...
Prize by 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:...
. He has studied composition with Anthony Gilbert
Anthony Gilbert (composer)
Anthony Gilbert is a British composer.-Biography:Gilbert, who was born in London, trained initially as a translator, then studied composition with Mátyás Seiber privately, and with Alexander Goehr and Anthony Milner at Morley College . He also studied with Gunther Schuller...
and Sir Harrison Birtwistle at the Royal Northern College of Music
Royal Northern College of Music
The Royal Northern College of Music is a music school in Manchester, England. It is located on Oxford Road in Chorlton on Medlock, at the western edge of the campus of the University of Manchester and is one of four conservatories associated with the Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music...
, with Michael Finnissy
Michael Finnissy
Michael Finnissy is an English composer and pianist. His music is characterised by the range of extremes often found in his work; opposing binary structures are found commonly, often seen as juxtaposing textures, register and tempi...
at the Royal Academy of Music
Royal Academy of Music
The Royal Academy of Music in London, England, is a conservatoire, Britain's oldest degree-granting music school and a constituent college of the University of London since 1999. The Academy was founded by Lord Burghersh in 1822 with the help and ideas of the French harpist and composer Nicolas...
, Jo Kondo
Jo Kondo
Jō Kondō is a Japanese composer of contemporary classical music.Kondo studied composition from 1968 to 1972 with Yoshio Hasegawa and Hiroaki Minami at the Tokyo National University of Fine Arts and Music. He won the third prize and made his debut in Japan-Germany Contemporary Music Festival in 1969...
at the Elisabeth University of Music
Elisabeth University of Music
is a private university in Hiroshima, Hiroshima, Japan. The predecessor of the school was founded in 1948, and it was chartered as a university in 1963.-External links:*...
in Hiroshima
Hiroshima
is the capital of Hiroshima Prefecture, and the largest city in the Chūgoku region of western Honshu, the largest island of Japan. It became best known as the first city in history to be destroyed by a nuclear weapon when the United States Army Air Forces dropped an atomic bomb on it at 8:15 A.M...
(where he lived between 1999 and 2002), and Simon Holt
Simon Holt
Simon Holt is a British composer.-Biography:Holt was educated at Bolton School. Shortly after graduating from the Royal Northern College of Music, he became firmly established on the new music circuit with a series of commissions and fruitful collaborations with the London Sinfonietta and the Nash...
at the Royal Holloway University of London.
His works have been performed and broadcast by ensembles and artists such as [rout], 175 East, Arditti Quartet
Arditti Quartet
The Arditti Quartet is a string quartet founded in 1974. The quartet is associated particularly with contemporary music.-Early history:The quartet was founded in 1974 by violinist Irvine Arditti together with John Senter, Levine Andrade and Lenox Mackenzie...
, Asko Ensemble
Asko Ensemble
Asko Ensemble is a Dutch chamber orchestra that specializes in contemporary classical music. Formed in 1965 and based in Amsterdam, the group performs traditional concerts along with film music programmes, dance and multimedia projects and modern opera....
, BBC Symphony Orchestra
BBC Symphony Orchestra
The BBC Symphony Orchestra is the principal broadcast orchestra of the British Broadcasting Corporation and one of the leading orchestras in Britain.-History:...
, Richard Casey
Richard Casey
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, Composers Ensemble, Exquisite Corpse, Philip Howard
Philip Howard (pianist)
Philip Howard is a British-born composer and pianist, at present best known for his performances of music by Morton Feldman and Iannis Xenakis.Howard studied in London, at the Royal Academy of Music...
, Huuj Ensemble, Ives Ensemble, Ixion
Ixion
In Greek mythology, Ixion was king of the Lapiths, the most ancient tribe of Thessaly, and a son of Ares, or Leonteus, or Antion and Perimele, or the notorious evildoer Phlegyas, whose name connotes "fiery". Peirithoös was his son...
, Jane's Minstrels
Jane's Minstrels
Jane's Minstrels is a virtuoso British new music ensemble set up in 1988 by the English soprano Jane Manning and her husband, the composer Anthony Payne...
, London Sinfonietta
London Sinfonietta
The London Sinfonietta is an English chamber orchestra founded in 1968 and based in London. The ensemble specialises in contemporary music and works across a wide range of genres, performing modern classics alongside world premieres, and includes music by electronica artists as well as folk and...
, Opus 20 and the London Symphony Orchestra
London Symphony Orchestra
The London Symphony Orchestra is a major orchestra of the United Kingdom, as well as one of the best-known orchestras in the world. Since 1982, the LSO has been based in London's Barbican Centre.-History:...
.
In 1995, with composers Paul Whitty
Paul Whitty
Paul Whitty is an England-based composer born in Northern Ireland.-Biography:Paul Whitty was born in Lisburn, N.Ireland in 1970...
and Sam Hayden, he co-founded [rout], a collection of musicians and composers dedicated to collaborative inter-disciplinary performance. Several of his works (such as Standing Jump, 2002) have been written especially for [rout]. Recent [rout] appearances include Huddersfield Contemporary Music Festival
Huddersfield Contemporary Music Festival
The Huddersfield Contemporary Music Festival is held in Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, England. It has a repertoire of cutting-edge jazz, orchestral, choral and electroacoustic performances, along with film, dance and music theatre...
, Glasgow's
Glasgow
Glasgow is the largest city in Scotland and third most populous in the United Kingdom. The city is situated on the River Clyde in the country's west central lowlands...
Centre for Contemporary Art and Trinity Laban
Trinity Laban
Trinity Laban is the UK's only conservatoire of Music and Dance. The Higher Education Institute was formed in 2005 when leading centres of music and dance Trinity College of Music and Laban came together...
's Wired Up festival. In 2004 he formed the electric guitar duo Exquisite Corpse with guitarist David Arrowsmith.
He currently is a Professor of Composition at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama
Guildhall School of Music and Drama
Guildhall School of Music and Drama is an independent music and dramatic arts school which was founded in 1880 in London, England. Students can pursue courses in Music, Opera, Drama and Technical Theatre Arts.-History:...
and Trinity Laban
Trinity Laban
Trinity Laban is the UK's only conservatoire of Music and Dance. The Higher Education Institute was formed in 2005 when leading centres of music and dance Trinity College of Music and Laban came together...
, in London
London
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and is an Associate Lecturer in the Music Department at Oxford Brookes University
Oxford Brookes University
Oxford Brookes University is a new university in Oxford, England. It was named to honour the school's founding principal, John Brookes. It has been ranked as the best new university by the Sunday Times University Guide 10 years in a row...
.
Works
His works include:- being-as-it-is (1999) for 2 flutes, 2 oboes, 2 clarinets, 2 bassoons, 2 horns, 2 trumpets, vibraphone 6.6.4.4.2 strings
- no[w]here (1999) for 3 video tapes and optional minidisc
- butterfly dreaming (2000) for piano
- Standing Jump (2002) for violin, guitar, harmonium and harpsichord
- Japanese Death Songs (2005) for soprano, flute (tripling piccolo and bass flute), oboe (doubling cor anglais), clarinet, percussion, 2 pianos, violin, viola and violoncello
- Shadows and Dust (2005)
as well as a book called Writings through John Cage (2003), published by Contemporary Voices (BMIC)