Philip Bračanin
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Philip Bračanin is an Australia
n composer
and musicologist. He graduated from the University of Western Australia
in 1962 with bachelors degrees in mathematics and music. He pursued graduate studies at the same school in musicology
and composition, earning an MA in 1968 and a PhD in 1970. His master's thesis was on the music of Mátyás Seiber
and his doctorate thesis was on the music of Anton Webern
. Since 1970 he has served on the faculty of the University of Queensland
.
Bračanin initially began composing music in the 1970s for the purposes of creating music that would more effectively teach his students certain aspects of harmony and counterpoint. He eventually became interested in creating more serious compositions for their own sake, with his 1977 Trombone Concerto being now regarded as his first mature work. He has since produced a considerable body of music, including symphonic works, choral works, chamber music, and pieces for solo piano. Many works by Bračanin are published by the Australian Music Centre
and Maecenas Music.
Wind ensemble
Concertante
Chamber music
Piano
Vocal
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
n composer
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...
and musicologist. He graduated from the University of Western Australia
University of Western Australia
The University of Western Australia was established by an Act of the Western Australian Parliament in February 1911, and began teaching students for the first time in 1913. It is the oldest university in the state of Western Australia and the only university in the state to be a member of the...
in 1962 with bachelors degrees in mathematics and music. He pursued graduate studies at the same school in musicology
Musicology
Musicology is the scholarly study of music. The word is used in narrow, broad and intermediate senses. In the narrow sense, musicology is confined to the music history of Western culture...
and composition, earning an MA in 1968 and a PhD in 1970. His master's thesis was on the music of Mátyás Seiber
Mátyás Seiber
Mátyás György Seiber was a Hungarian-born composer who lived and worked in England from 1935 onward.-Career:Seiber was born in Budapest, and studied there with Zoltán Kodály, with whom he toured Hungary collecting folk songs. In 1928, he became director of the jazz department at the Hoch...
and his doctorate thesis was on the music of Anton Webern
Anton Webern
Anton Webern was an Austrian composer and conductor. He was a member of the Second Viennese School. As a student and significant follower of Arnold Schoenberg, he became one of the best-known exponents of the twelve-tone technique; in addition, his innovations regarding schematic organization of...
. Since 1970 he has served on the faculty of the University of Queensland
University of Queensland
The University of Queensland, also known as UQ, is a public university located in state of Queensland, Australia. Founded in 1909, it is the oldest and largest university in Queensland and the fifth oldest in the nation...
.
Bračanin initially began composing music in the 1970s for the purposes of creating music that would more effectively teach his students certain aspects of harmony and counterpoint. He eventually became interested in creating more serious compositions for their own sake, with his 1977 Trombone Concerto being now regarded as his first mature work. He has since produced a considerable body of music, including symphonic works, choral works, chamber music, and pieces for solo piano. Many works by Bračanin are published by the Australian Music Centre
Australian Music Centre
The Australian Music Centre fosters the development of an Australian music community by providing specialist support to its membership of performers, composers, sound artists, educators, students, and music specialists across Australia and throughout the world.The AMC is the Australian national...
and Maecenas Music.
Selected works
Orchestral- With and Without (1975)
- Heterophony (1979)
- Rondellus Suite for string orchestra (1980)
- Sinfonia Mescolanza (1982)
- Concerto for Orchestra (1985)
- Concerto for Orchestra No. 2 (1987)
- Muzika za viganj (1989)
- Dance Poem for chamber orchestra (1990)
- Elysian Voyage for string orchestra (1992)
- Dance Tableaus (1993)
- Symphony No. 2 for soprano, mixed chorus and orchestra (1995); words by Judith WrightJudith WrightJudith Arundell Wright was an Australian poet, environmentalist and campaigner for Aboriginal land rights.-Biography:...
and W. H. AudenW. H. AudenWystan Hugh Auden , who published as W. H. Auden, was an Anglo-American poet,The first definition of "Anglo-American" in the OED is: "Of, belonging to, or involving both England and America." See also the definition "English in origin or birth, American by settlement or citizenship" in See also... - Symphony No. 3 (1995)
- Dance Gundah for orchestra with solo didjeridu (1998)
- Windmills of Time for string orchestra (2000)
- Clocktower (2002)
- University of Queensland Processional (2003)
- Symphony No. 4 (2006)
- St. Lucia Suite for string orchestra (2007)
Wind ensemble
- Spiral Resonance for symphonic wind band (1999)
Concertante
- Concerto for piano and orchestra (1980)
- Concertino for piano and string orchestra (1983)
- Concerto for violin and orchestra (1983)
- Concerto for clarinet and orchestra (1985)
- Concerto for cello and orchestra (1989)
- Concerto for oboe and string orchestra (1989)
- Concerto for viola and orchestra (1990)
- Concerto for guitar and chamber orchestra (1991)
- Concertino for trombone and orchestra (1999)
- Blackwood River Concerto, Double Concerto for guitar, marimba (or vibraphone) and orchestra (2002)
- Shades of Autumn, Concerto for oboe and chamber orchestra (2003)
- Shadows of Time, Double Concerto for oboe, guitar and chamber orchestra (2005)
Chamber music
- String Quartet (1971)
- Suite for trombone and piano (1976)
- Three Pieces for violin and piano (1976)
- Forpasis for wind sextet (1977)
- Tre affetti musicali, Duo for flute and guitar (1989)
- Of Thoughts Unspoken, Quartet for clarinet, viola, cello and piano (1996)
- Thoughts Feelings Actions for guitar solo (1997)
- Midsummer Nights' Music, Suite for 3 guitars (1999)
- Under Yaraandoo for guitar, didjeridu and percussion (4 performers) (1999)
- String Quartet No. 3 (2000)
- Blackwood River Suite for guitar and string quartet (2001)
- KL Sojourn for string quartet (2004)
- Four Bagatelles or guitar solo
- Four Diversions for guitar
- Mesco Lanza for cello and piano
Piano
- Al ma'luma (1976)
- Three Pieces
Vocal
- Selections from the Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam for mixed chorus and string orchestra (1976)
- From the Roundabout Singing Garden for mixed chorus and string orchestra (1976); text by C.J. Dennis
- Because We Have No Time, Song Cycle for baritone and orchestra (1981); poems from Dylan ThomasDylan ThomasDylan Marlais Thomas was a Welsh poet and writer, Encyclopædia Britannica. Retrieved 11 January 2008. who wrote exclusively in English. In addition to poetry, he wrote short stories and scripts for film and radio, which he often performed himself...
and W. H. AudenW. H. AudenWystan Hugh Auden , who published as W. H. Auden, was an Anglo-American poet,The first definition of "Anglo-American" in the OED is: "Of, belonging to, or involving both England and America." See also the definition "English in origin or birth, American by settlement or citizenship" in See also...
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- The Force That through the Green Fuse Drives the Flower
- And Death Shall Have No Dominion
- One Circumlocution
- No Time
- Our Bias
- Another Time
- A Woman's Question, Song Cycle for soprano and pianoforte (1982)
- A Quiet Quick Catch of the Breath, Song Cycle for 2 sopranos, alto, tenor, 2 basses (1986); poetry by Michael ThwaitesMichael ThwaitesMichael Rayner Thwaites, AO was an Australian academic, poet, intelligence officer, and activist for Moral Rearmament.-Early life and education:...
- Throw Me a Heaven around a Child, Song Cycle for baritone and orchestra (1986)
- No Further Need, 2 Two-part Songs for female voices; poetry by Michael ThwaitesMichael ThwaitesMichael Rayner Thwaites, AO was an Australian academic, poet, intelligence officer, and activist for Moral Rearmament.-Early life and education:...
- Eternal Image for soprano, clarinet, horn and piano (1998)