Charles Knox
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Charles C. Knox is an American
composer
and music educator. He is particularly noted for his music for brass instrument
s and chamber music
, among his over 100 compositions to date.
Knox received a B.F.A. in Music from the University of Georgia
where he joined the Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia
music fraternity (Epsilon Lambda chapter) in 1950 and was later elected to Phi Beta Kappa. He subsequently earned both his M.Mus. and Ph.D. from Indiana University
, where he studied composition with Bernard Heiden.
Now retired from teaching, Knox was Professor of Music at Georgia State University
for over three decades. In 2001 he was recipient of a Mayor's Fellowship in the Arts from the City of Atlanta.
Examples of Knox's chamber works can be found in audio format on two compact discs, Clouds Are Not Spheres (1997, Albany Records #254) and 2002: Chamber Music of Charles Knox (2000, ACA Digital #ACD 20066).
United States
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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 music educator. He is particularly noted for his music for brass instrument
Brass instrument
A brass instrument is a musical instrument whose sound is produced by sympathetic vibration of air in a tubular resonator in sympathy with the vibration of the player's lips...
s and chamber music
Chamber music
Chamber music is a form of classical music, written for a small group of instruments which traditionally could be accommodated in a palace chamber. Most broadly, it includes any art music that is performed by a small number of performers with one performer to a part...
, among his over 100 compositions to date.
Knox received a B.F.A. in Music from the University of Georgia
University of Georgia
The University of Georgia is a public research university located in Athens, Georgia, United States. Founded in 1785, it is the oldest and largest of the state's institutions of higher learning and is one of multiple schools to claim the title of the oldest public university in the United States...
where he joined the Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia
Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia
Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia is an American collegiate social fraternity for men with a special interest in music...
music fraternity (Epsilon Lambda chapter) in 1950 and was later elected to Phi Beta Kappa. He subsequently earned both his M.Mus. and Ph.D. from Indiana University
Indiana University
Indiana University is a multi-campus public university system in the state of Indiana, United States. Indiana University has a combined student body of more than 100,000 students, including approximately 42,000 students enrolled at the Indiana University Bloomington campus and approximately 37,000...
, where he studied composition with Bernard Heiden.
Now retired from teaching, Knox was Professor of Music at Georgia State University
Georgia State University
Georgia State University is a research university in downtown Atlanta, Georgia, USA. Founded in 1913, it serves about 30,000 students and is one of the University System of Georgia's four research universities...
for over three decades. In 2001 he was recipient of a Mayor's Fellowship in the Arts from the City of Atlanta.
Examples of Knox's chamber works can be found in audio format on two compact discs, Clouds Are Not Spheres (1997, Albany Records #254) and 2002: Chamber Music of Charles Knox (2000, ACA Digital #ACD 20066).
Selected works
- Music for Brass Quintet (1953, revised 1967)
- Symphony for band (1955)
- Concert Piece for bassoon and orchestra (1959)
- Suite for piano 4-hands (1959)
- A Dedication Litany for mixed chorus a cappella (1960)
- Solo for trumpet with brass trio (1966)
- Solo for tuba with brass trio (1969)
- Sonatina for piano (1969)
- Sing We to Our God Above for chorus and organ (1970)
- Festival Procession for chorus, brass quartet and organ (1972)
- Symphony for brass and percussion (1974)
- Music for Brass Quintet and Piano (1983)
- Rounds About for violin, clarinet, trombone and percussion (1983)
- Song and Double for oboe and piano (1984)
- Quintet for Woodwinds (1989)
- Music for Viola and Percussion (1989)
- Visible Canon for 4 keyboard percussionists (1990)
- His Praises We'll Sing for treble chorus and organ (1991, later arranged for mixed voices)
- Semordnilap for voice, flute, marimba and piano (1991)
- Tau of "n" for flute, clarinet, vibraphone, cello and piano (1992)
- Scherzos for horn, violin and piano (1993)
- Wings for Our Soul for violin and piano (1993)
- Clouds Are Not Spheres for flute, cello and piano (1994)
- Odd Shapes Carry Meaning, Symphony in three movements (played without pause) for saxophone orchestra (1996)
- Attempted Claviercide (1996)
- Familiar Objects Seen in a New Light (1998)
- The Framing of This Circle for violin, horn and piano (1999)
- Rivers Run through It, Sonatina for flute and piano (2001)