Edward Applebaum
Encyclopedia
Edward Applebaum is an American
composer of contemporary classical music
.
He began his career as a jazz pianist and conductor. He holds a B.A. (1962), M.A. (1963), and Ph.D. (1966) from the University of California, Los Angeles
, and also studied at the Royal Academy of Music
in Stockholm
, Sweden
. His primary teachers were Henri Lazarof
and Lukas Foss
. He also studied in Sweden with Ingvar Lidholm
.
He teaches composition at the University of Houston
and formerly taught at the Shepherd School of Music
at Rice University
in Texas
, Edith Cowan University
in Australia, the University of California, Santa Barbara
, Florida State University
, and in Norway. He also lectures at The Jung Center of Houston
. His notable students include Donald Crockett and Carl Faia
.
In 1984 he received a first-place Kennedy Center Friedheim Award
in Music Composition for his Symphony no. 2. His most notable work was The Princess in the Garden for string orchestra, composed in 1985.http://composers-classical-music.com/a/ApplebaumEdward.htm
Applebaum also holds a particular scholarly interest in the subject of psychotherapy
and the arts.
He was previously married to the composer Allyson Brown Applebaum.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
composer 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 began his career as a jazz pianist and conductor. He holds a B.A. (1962), M.A. (1963), and Ph.D. (1966) from the University of California, Los Angeles
University of California, Los Angeles
The University of California, Los Angeles is a public research university located in the Westwood neighborhood of Los Angeles, California, USA. It was founded in 1919 as the "Southern Branch" of the University of California and is the second oldest of the ten campuses...
, and also studied 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...
in Stockholm
Stockholm
Stockholm is the capital and the largest city of Sweden and constitutes the most populated urban area in Scandinavia. Stockholm is the most populous city in Sweden, with a population of 851,155 in the municipality , 1.37 million in the urban area , and around 2.1 million in the metropolitan area...
, Sweden
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
. His primary teachers were Henri Lazarof
Henri Lazarof
Henri Lazarof is a Bulgarian composer.Born in Sofia, Bulgaria his formal musical training began in Israel under Paul Ben-Haim. After a short stint in Rome, Lazarof settled in the United States, studying with Harold Shapero and Arthur Berger at Brandeis University...
and Lukas Foss
Lukas Foss
Lukas Foss was a German-born American composer, conductor, and pianist.-Music career:He was born Lukas Fuchs in Berlin, Germany in 1922. His father was the philosopher and scholar Martin Fuchs...
. He also studied in Sweden with Ingvar Lidholm
Ingvar Lidholm
Ingvar Natanael Lidholm is a Swedish composer.Ingvar Lidholm was born in Jönköping. He was a pupil of Hilding Rosenberg from 1943 to 1945, becoming a viola player with the Royal Swedish Opera Orchestra. Having been awarded the Jenny Lind Fellowship for 1946–7, he travelled to France, Switzerland...
.
He teaches composition at the University of Houston
University of Houston
The University of Houston is a state research university, and is the flagship institution of the University of Houston System. Founded in 1927, it is Texas's third-largest university with nearly 40,000 students. Its campus spans 667 acres in southeast Houston, and was known as University of...
and formerly taught at the Shepherd School of Music
Shepherd School of Music
The Shepherd School of Music is a university school of music located on the campus of Rice University in Houston, Texas. Shepherd School is itself very selective, accepting overall about 10-15% of all graduate applicants and 15% of all undergraduate applicants...
at Rice University
Rice University
William Marsh Rice University, commonly referred to as Rice University or Rice, is a private research university located on a heavily wooded campus in Houston, Texas, United States...
in Texas
Texas
Texas is the second largest U.S. state by both area and population, and the largest state by area in the contiguous United States.The name, based on the Caddo word "Tejas" meaning "friends" or "allies", was applied by the Spanish to the Caddo themselves and to the region of their settlement in...
, Edith Cowan University
Edith Cowan University
Edith Cowan University is located in Perth, Western Australia. It was named after the first woman to be elected to an Australian Parliament, Edith Cowan, and is the only Australian university named after a woman....
in Australia, the University of California, Santa Barbara
University of California, Santa Barbara
The University of California, Santa Barbara, commonly known as UCSB or UC Santa Barbara, is a public research university and one of the 10 general campuses of the University of California system. The main campus is located on a site in Goleta, California, from Santa Barbara and northwest of Los...
, Florida State University
Florida State University
The Florida State University is a space-grant and sea-grant public university located in Tallahassee, Florida, United States. It is a comprehensive doctoral research university with medical programs and significant research activity as determined by the Carnegie Foundation...
, and in Norway. He also lectures at The Jung Center of Houston
The Jung Center Of Houston
The Jung Center of Houston is an establishment located in the Houston Museum District. It serves as a library, educational institution, bookstore, and museum. The library, bookstore, and gallery are all free to the public-History:...
. His notable students include Donald Crockett and Carl Faia
Carl Faia
Carl Faia is an American composer and live electronics designer and performer.Faia studied composition at the University of California, Santa Barbara, Florida State University and the Royal Academy of Music in Denmark on a Fulbright grant...
.
In 1984 he received a first-place Kennedy Center Friedheim Award
Kennedy Center Friedheim Award
The Kennedy Center Friedheim Award was an annual award given for instrumental music composition by the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, D.C.. It was established in 1978 and ended in 1995...
in Music Composition for his Symphony no. 2. His most notable work was The Princess in the Garden for string orchestra, composed in 1985.http://composers-classical-music.com/a/ApplebaumEdward.htm
Applebaum also holds a particular scholarly interest in the subject of psychotherapy
Psychotherapy
Psychotherapy is a general term referring to any form of therapeutic interaction or treatment contracted between a trained professional and a client or patient; family, couple or group...
and the arts.
He was previously married to the composer Allyson Brown Applebaum.