Gene Gutchë
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Gene Gutchë was a German composer
active primarily in America.
Gutchë earned degrees in business
and economics
but also studied piano with Ferruccio Busoni
. In 1925 he moved to the United States
, working in both fields. In the 1950s he attended graduate school in music at the University of Minnesota
and the University of Iowa
, studying under Philip Greeley Clapp
and settling in Minneapolis. He withdrew his early compositions at this time. While much of his work is neo-Romantic, he also experimented with polytonality
, serialism
, and microtones.
Gutchë also published two books, Music of the People (1968) and Come Prima (1970).
Concertante
Chamber music
Piano
Vocal
Choral
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...
active primarily in America.
Gutchë earned degrees in business
Business
A business is an organization engaged in the trade of goods, services, or both to consumers. Businesses are predominant in capitalist economies, where most of them are privately owned and administered to earn profit to increase the wealth of their owners. Businesses may also be not-for-profit...
and economics
Economics
Economics is the social science that analyzes the production, distribution, and consumption of goods and services. The term economics comes from the Ancient Greek from + , hence "rules of the house"...
but also studied piano with Ferruccio Busoni
Ferruccio Busoni
Ferruccio Busoni was an Italian composer, pianist, editor, writer, piano and composition teacher, and conductor.-Biography:...
. In 1925 he moved to the United States
United States
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, working in both fields. In the 1950s he attended graduate school in music at the University of Minnesota
University of Minnesota
The University of Minnesota, Twin Cities is a public research university located in Minneapolis and St. Paul, Minnesota, United States. It is the oldest and largest part of the University of Minnesota system and has the fourth-largest main campus student body in the United States, with 52,557...
and the University of Iowa
University of Iowa
The University of Iowa is a public state-supported research university located in Iowa City, Iowa, United States. It is the oldest public university in the state. The university is organized into eleven colleges granting undergraduate, graduate, and professional degrees...
, studying under Philip Greeley Clapp
Philip Greeley Clapp
Philip Greeley Clapp was an American educator, conductor, pianist, and composer of classical music.He served as Director of the School of Music at the University of Iowa for more than three decades , helping to establish that school’s strong reputation in music and in the arts overall...
and settling in Minneapolis. He withdrew his early compositions at this time. While much of his work is neo-Romantic, he also experimented with polytonality
Polytonality
The musical use of more than one key simultaneously is polytonality . Bitonality is the use of only two different keys at the same time...
, serialism
Serialism
In music, serialism is a method or technique of composition that uses a series of values to manipulate different musical elements. Serialism began primarily with Arnold Schoenberg's twelve-tone technique, though his contemporaries were also working to establish serialism as one example of...
, and microtones.
Gutchë also published two books, Music of the People (1968) and Come Prima (1970).
Selected works
Orchestra- Symphony No.1
- Symphony No.2 for chorus and orchestra, Op.14 (1951)
- Symphony No.3, Op.19
- Rondo Capriccioso, Op.21
- Dance Suite, Op.26 No.2
- Rhapsody, Op.26 No.3
- Holofernes Overture, Op.27 No.1 (1958)
- Judith Prologue, Op.27 No.2
- Concertino, Op.28 (1956)
- Symphony No.4 in one movement, Op.30 (1960)
- Symphony No.5 for string orchestra, Op.34 (1962)
- Bongo Divertimento, Op.35 (1965, revised 1993)
- Genghis Khan for winds and double basses, Op.37 (1963)
- Raquel, Op.38 (1967)
- Rites in Tenochtitlan, Op.39 No.1
- Hsiang Fei, Op.40 (1965)
- Gemini, Op.41 (1965)
- Aesop Fabler Suite, Op.43 (1967)
- Classic Concerto, Op.44 (1967)
- Symphony No.6, Op.45 (1970)
- Epimetheus USA, Op.46 (1969)
- Cybernetics XX, Op.47 (1972)
- Icarus, Op.48 (1975)
- Bi-Centurion, Op.49 (1975)
- Perseus and Andromeda XX, Op.50 (1977)
- Helios Kinetic, Op.52 (1978)
Concertante
- Concerto for piano and orchestra, Op.24
- Timpani Concertante, Op.31 (1963)
- Cantilena for horn and string orchestra (1950)
- Concerto for violin and orchestra, Op.36 (1962)
Chamber music
- String Quartet No.1 in E minor (1949)
- String Quartet in C minor, Op.12 No.1 (1950)
- String Quartet No.3, Op.12 No.3 (1951)
- Interlude for viola and piano, Op.25 (1956)
- String Quartet No.4, Op.29 No.1 (1960, revised 1982)
- String Quartet, Op.29 No.4
- Etude for Unaccompanied Cello, Op.42 (1966)
Piano
- Two Part Invention (1947)
- Fugue in C minor, Op.3 (1948)
- Theme and Variations, Op.6 No.2 (1949)
- Sonata, Op.6 No.3 (1963)
- Utilitarian Fugue, Op.9
- Sonata, Op.32 No.1 (1963)
- Sonata, Op.32 No.2 (1963)
Vocal
- Benediction for soprano and organ (1961)
- Lullaby for soprano and piano (1963)
Choral
- No Greater Love Has Man Than Mighty God Above, Hymn
- Alleluia, Op.33 (1961)
- Akhenaten (Eidetic Images) for tenor solo, chorus and orchestra, Op.51 No.2 (1978)
- Tibi Seris Tibi Metis, Op. 53 (1988–1989)