Ana-Maria Avram
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Ana-Maria Avram is a Romania
n composer
affiliated with the spectral music
style. She represents with Iancu Dumitrescu
the Hyper-Spectral trend in contemporary avant-garde music
.
conductor with Dumitrescu of the Hyperion Ensemble
Her music is spectral
, acousmatic
, heterophonic and transformational. She has composed around 90 works as of 2009: music for soloists, chamber music, music for orchestra, electronic music
and computer assisted music
Main works:
Contribution in musicology:
Romania
Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeastern Europe, on the Lower Danube, within and outside the Carpathian arch, bordering on the Black Sea...
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...
affiliated with the spectral music
Spectral music
Spectral music is a musical composition practice where compositional decisions are often informed by the analysis of sound spectra. Computer-based sound spectrum analysis using tools like DFT, FFT, and spectrograms...
style. She represents with Iancu Dumitrescu
Iancu Dumitrescu
Iancu Dumitrescu is a Romanian avant-garde composer.- Life and works :Dumitrescu received a master's degree in composition in Bucharest; Alfred Mendelssohn was among his teachers...
the Hyper-Spectral trend in contemporary avant-garde music
Avant-garde music
Avant-garde music is a term used to characterize music which is thought to be ahead of its time, i.e. containing innovative elements or fusing different genres....
.
conductor with Dumitrescu of the Hyperion Ensemble
Hyperion Ensemble
Hyperion Ensemble is a chamber music ensemble from Romania, based in Bucharest. It was founded in 1976 by composer Iancu Dumitrescu and specializes in the performance of contemporary classical music, more particular it is the main promoter in Romania of the Spectral Music trend.Hyperion performed...
Her music is spectral
Spectral music
Spectral music is a musical composition practice where compositional decisions are often informed by the analysis of sound spectra. Computer-based sound spectrum analysis using tools like DFT, FFT, and spectrograms...
, acousmatic
Acousmatic
Acousmatic sound is sound one hears without seeing an originating cause. The word acousmatic, from the French acousmatique, is derived from ἀκουσματικοί akousmatikoi, a term used to refer to probationary pupils of the philosopher Pythagoras who, so that they might better concentrate on his...
, heterophonic and transformational. She has composed around 90 works as of 2009: music for soloists, chamber music, music for orchestra, electronic music
Electronic music
Electronic music is music that employs electronic musical instruments and electronic music technology in its production. In general a distinction can be made between sound produced using electromechanical means and that produced using electronic technology. Examples of electromechanical sound...
and computer assisted music
Main works:
- "Quatre Etudes d'Ombre" for bass flûte (1997)
- "Axe" for cello (1993)
- "Métaboles" for bass clarinet (1985)
- "Quatre Etudes orphiques" for female voice, electronics and ensemble (2006)
- "Nouvelle Axe" for strings ( 1997)
- "In Nomine Lucis" for orchestra ( 1992)
- "Telesma" for clarinet, percussion and computer sounds ( 2002)
- "Chaosmos" for orchestra (1996)
- "Lux Animae" for ensemble and computer assisted sounds ( 2004)
- "Voices of the Desert" for ensemble and computer assisted sounds ( 2005)
- " The Endless Burning Fire" for ensemble and computer sounds (2007)
- "Un raggio Ardente e di si chiara luce" for strings (2000)
Contribution in musicology:
- ”Ana Maria Avram and Iancu Dumitrescu” - Musicworks Nr 71, “Being composer” - MusicWorks nr.76 ( 2000);
- “Ana-Maria Avram: an adventure in experimental music” an interview with Costin Cazaban, Bananafish, Los Angeles no 15 ( 2001)
- Jean-Noël Von Der Weid: “La Musique du XX Siècle” - Paris, Hachette, 2004