Dušan Bogdanovic
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Dušan Bogdanović (born 1955) is a Serbian-born American composer and classical guitar
ist. He has explored musical languages which are reflected in his style today: a unique synthesis of classical, jazz and ethnic music. As a soloist and in collaboration with other artists, Bogdanović has toured extensively throughout Europe
, Japan
and the United States
.
, Serbia
, in 1955. He completed his studies in composition and orchestration at the Geneva Conservatory
with Pierre Wissmer and Alberto Ginastera
, and in guitar performance with Maria Livia São Marcos. Early in his career, he received the only First Prize at the Geneva Competition, and gave a highly acclaimed debut recital in Carnegie Hall
in 1977. He has taught at the University of Southern California
, San Francisco Conservatory and is currently at the Geneva Conservatory.
His performing and recording activities include work with chamber ensembles of diverse stylistic orientations: the De Falla Guitar Trio; a harpsichord and guitar duo with Elaine Comparone; and jazz
collaborations with Anthony Cox
, Charlie Haden
, Milcho Leviev
, James Newton
, Arto Tuncbayaci, and others.
Dušan Bogdanović's recording credits include close to twenty albums (on Intuition, Doberman, Ess.a.y, M.A. Recordings, GSP and other labels), ranging from Bach Trio Sonatas
to contemporary works. Over seventy of his compositions are published by Bèrben Editions (Italy), Doberman-Yppan
(Canada) and Guitar Solo publications (San Francisco).
His theoretical work includes polyrhythmic and polymetric studies, as well as a bilingual publication covering three-voice counterpoint and Renaissance improvisation for guitar (Bèrben) and Ex Ovo: a guide for perplexed composers and improvisers (Doberman-Yppan). He has also collaborated on multi-disciplinary projects involving music, psychology, philosophy and fine arts.
Chamber Music with Guitar
Guitar and Orchestra
Miscellaneous
Classical guitar
The classical guitar is a 6-stringed plucked string instrument from the family of instruments called chordophones...
ist. He has explored musical languages which are reflected in his style today: a unique synthesis of classical, jazz and ethnic music. As a soloist and in collaboration with other artists, Bogdanović has toured extensively throughout Europe
Europe
Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...
, Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
and the United States
United States
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.
Biography
Bogdanović was born in BelgradeBelgrade
Belgrade is the capital and largest city of Serbia. It is located at the confluence of the Sava and Danube rivers, where the Pannonian Plain meets the Balkans. According to official results of Census 2011, the city has a population of 1,639,121. It is one of the 15 largest cities in Europe...
, Serbia
Serbia
Serbia , officially the Republic of Serbia , is a landlocked country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeast Europe, covering the southern part of the Carpathian basin and the central part of the Balkans...
, in 1955. He completed his studies in composition and orchestration at the Geneva Conservatory
Conservatoire de musique de Genève
The Conservatoire de musique de Genève is a music school in Geneva, Switzerland.Founded by François Bartholoni in 1835. This conservatory is the oldest music education institution in Switzerland and one of the oldest conservatory in Europe. Franz Liszt has taught at this conservatory during the...
with Pierre Wissmer and Alberto Ginastera
Alberto Ginastera
Alberto Evaristo Ginastera was an Argentine composer of classical music. He is considered one of the most important Latin American classical composers.- Biography :...
, and in guitar performance with Maria Livia São Marcos. Early in his career, he received the only First Prize at the Geneva Competition, and gave a highly acclaimed debut recital in Carnegie Hall
Carnegie Hall
Carnegie Hall is a concert venue in Midtown Manhattan in New York City, United States, located at 881 Seventh Avenue, occupying the east stretch of Seventh Avenue between West 56th Street and West 57th Street, two blocks south of Central Park....
in 1977. He has taught at 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...
, San Francisco Conservatory and is currently at the Geneva Conservatory.
His performing and recording activities include work with chamber ensembles of diverse stylistic orientations: the De Falla Guitar Trio; a harpsichord and guitar duo with Elaine Comparone; and jazz
Jazz
Jazz is a musical style that originated at the beginning of the 20th century in African American communities in the Southern United States. It was born out of a mix of African and European music traditions. From its early development until the present, jazz has incorporated music from 19th and 20th...
collaborations with Anthony Cox
Anthony Cox (musician)
Anthony Cox is an American jazz bass player.Played with: Geri Allen, Dewey Redman, Dave Douglas, John Scofield, Pat Metheny, Gary Thomas, Marty Ehrlich, Ed Blackwell, Joe Lovano, Dave King, and others.Lives and plays in Minnesota....
, Charlie Haden
Charlie Haden
Charles Edward Haden is an American jazz musician. He is a double bassist, probably best known for his long association with saxophonist Ornette Coleman...
, Milcho Leviev
Milcho Leviev
Milcho Leviev is a Bulgarian composer, arranger, jazz performer and pianist.Milcho Leviev graduated from the State Academy of Music in 1960 majoring in Composition under Professor Pancho Vladigerov and in Piano under Professor Andrei Stoyanov...
, James Newton
James Newton
James W. Newton is an American jazz flautist, composer, and conductor.-Biography:From his earliest years, James Newton grew up immersed in the sounds of African American music, including urban blues, rhythm and blues, and gospel. In his early teens he played electric bass guitar, alto saxophone,...
, Arto Tuncbayaci, and others.
Dušan Bogdanović's recording credits include close to twenty albums (on Intuition, Doberman, Ess.a.y, M.A. Recordings, GSP and other labels), ranging from Bach Trio Sonatas
Trio sonata
The trio sonata is a musical form that was popular in the 17th and early 18th centuries.A trio sonata is written for two solo melodic instruments and basso continuo, making three parts in all, hence the name trio sonata...
to contemporary works. Over seventy of his compositions are published by Bèrben Editions (Italy), Doberman-Yppan
Doberman-Yppan
Les Éditions Doberman-Yppan is a North American music publishing firm located in Saint-Nicolas, Quebec, Canada .-Notable Publications:*Prelude and Fugue by Marc-André Hamelin...
(Canada) and Guitar Solo publications (San Francisco).
His theoretical work includes polyrhythmic and polymetric studies, as well as a bilingual publication covering three-voice counterpoint and Renaissance improvisation for guitar (Bèrben) and Ex Ovo: a guide for perplexed composers and improvisers (Doberman-Yppan). He has also collaborated on multi-disciplinary projects involving music, psychology, philosophy and fine arts.
Partial List of Recordings
- Worlds, M.A Recordings, M.A 009A (1989)
- Keys to Talk by, M.A Recordings, M.A 019A (1992)
- Bach with Pluck! ESS.A.Y Recordings, ESS.A.Y CD1023 (1992)
- Levantine Tales, M.A Recordings, M.A 013A (1992)
- Bach with Pluck! Vol.2, ESS.A.Y Recordings, ESS.A.Y CD1039 (1994)
- In the Midst of Winds, M.A Recordings, M.A 023A (1994)
- Mysterious Habitats, Guitar Solo Publications, GSP 1014CD (1995)
- Unconscious in Brasil, Guitar Solo Publications, GSP 1017CD (1999)
- Yano Mori, Intuition Records, INT 3510-2 (1999)
- Canticles, Editions Doberman, DO 339 (2001)
- Early To Rise, Quicksilver Records, QSCD 4025(2003)
- And Yet...,Editions Doberman, DO 458 (2005)
- Winter Tale, Editions Doberman, DO 667 (2008)
Partial List of Works
Solo Guitar- Sonata no.1 (1978), Berben 2445
- Cinq Miniatures Printanieres (1979), Berben 2308
- Jazz Sonata (1982), Guitar Solo Publications 44
- Introduction, Passacaglia and Fugue for the Golden Flower (1985), Berben 3015
- Sonata no.2, (1985), Berben 2581
- Polyrhythmic and Polymetric Studies, (1990), Berben 3320
- Raguette no.2, (1991), Berben 3601
- Six Balkan Miniatures (1991), Guitar Solo Publications 79
- Mysterious Habitats (1994), Guitar Solo Publications 131
- In Winter Garden (1996), Guitar Solo Publications 163
- Three African Sketches (1996), Guitar Solo Publications 195
- Book of the Unknown Standards (1997), Doberman 267
- Three Ricercars (1998), Doberman 258
- Triptico en Omenaje a Garcia Lorca (2002), Doberman 532
- Hymn to the Muse (2003), Doberman 525
- Fantasia (hommage a Maurice Ohana) (2009), Doberman 697
Chamber Music with Guitar
- Sonata Fantasia, 2 guitars (1990–91), Berben 3501
- No Feathers on This Frog, 2 guitars (1990), Doberman 300
- Canticles, 2 guitars (1998), Doberman 281
- Tres Nubes, 2 guitars (2004), Doberman 488
- Tombeau de Purcell, 2 guitars (2004), Doberman 504
- Trio, 3 prepared guitars (1989), Doberman 675
- Pastorale, 3 guitars (1991), Guitar Solo Publications 190
- Lyric Quartet, 4 guitars (1993), Berben 3669
- Introduction and Dance, 4 guitars (1995), Doberman 278
- Codex XV, 4 guitars or guitar ensemble (1998), Doberman 263
- The Snow Queen (A Musical Fairy Tale after H. C. Andersen), guitar ensemble (7) and narrator (2008), Doberman 669
- Pure Land, voice, flute and guitar (poetry by Patricia Capetola) (1981) Doberman 681
- Crow, voice, flute, guitar and bass (poetry by Ted Hughes) (1990), Doberman 269
- Five Songs on poetry by Gabriela Mistral, voice and guitar (1991), Doberman 318
- Metamorphoses, harp and guitar (1993), Berben 3777
- Like a String of Jade Jewels (Six Native American Songs), voice and guitar (1994), Doberman 306
- Do the Dead Know What Time it is? (poetry by Kenneth Patchen), voice and guitar (1996), Doberman 296
- And Yet...., flute, koto and guitar (flute and 2 guitars) (1997), Doberman 236
- Sevdalinka, 2 guitars and string quartet (1999), Doberman 406
- Byzantine Theme and Variations, guitar and string quartet (2002), Doberman 453
- Games, (poetry by Vasko Popa), voice, flute, guitar, bass and percussion (2) (2002), Doberman 465
Guitar and Orchestra
- Concerto, guitar and string orchestra (1979), Doberman 400
- Prayers, 2 guitars and string orchestra (2005), Doberman 570
- Kaleidoscope, concerto for guitar and chamber ensemble (2008), Doberman 659
- No Feathers on This Frog, 2 guitars and symphonic orchestra (1990), Doberman 694
Miscellaneous
- Six Illuminations, piano (1994), Berben 3778
- Cantilena and Fantasia, piano (1995), Doberman 357
- Do the Dead Know What Time it is? (poetry by Kenneth Patchen), voice, flute, cello and piano (1996), Singidunum Music
- Balkan Mosaic, oboe, flute, violin, cello, keyboards and percussion (2000), Doberman 364
- Three Obfuscations, piano (2001), Doberman 397
- To Where Does The One Return?, 7 non- specified percussion instruments,(2001), Doberman 296
- Over The Face of The Water, piano 4 hands (2003), Singidunum Music
- Codex XV, string orchestra (2004), Doberman 486
Critical and scholarly studies
- Kishimine, Hiroshi. A Close Look Into the Diverse World of Dusan Bogdanovic; discovering influences through analyses of selected solo guitar works. DMA diss., Shenandoah Conservatory, Virginia, 2007.
- Yen, Ruey Shyang, Exoticism in Modern Guitar Music: works of Carlo DomeniconiCarlo DomeniconiCarlo Domeniconi is an Italian guitarist and composer known as a concert artist in both the classical and jazz idioms. Born in Cesena, Italy, he received his first instruction with Carmen Lenzi Mozzani at the age of 13...
; Ravi ShankarRavi ShankarRavi Shankar , often referred to by the title Pandit, is an Indian musician and composer who plays the plucked string instrument sitar. He has been described as the best known contemporary Indian musician by Hans Neuhoff in Musik in Geschichte und Gegenwart.Shankar was born in Varanasi and spent...
; Benjamin BrittenBenjamin BrittenEdward Benjamin Britten, Baron Britten, OM CH was an English composer, conductor, and pianist. He showed talent from an early age, and first came to public attention with the a cappella choral work A Boy Was Born in 1934. With the premiere of his opera Peter Grimes in 1945, he leapt to...
; Dusan Bogdanovic. DMA diss. Arizona State UniversityArizona State UniversityArizona State University is a public research university located in the Phoenix Metropolitan Area of the State of Arizona...
, 1996.