Graham Newcater
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Graham Newcater is a South African
composer of serial music (twelve tone music).
, South Africa
.
Newcater began composing at age twelve. Some of his student compositions were passed on to Eric Chrisholm (the Dean of the Faculty of Music at the University of Cape Town
) and the composer Arnold van Wyk. This resulted in Newcater being granted correspondence tuition for three years.
Newcater studied at the Royal College of Music
in London under the composer Peter Racine Fricker
, and later under Humphrey Searle
, the British twelve-tone composer, and won the Vaughn Williams Award.
Newcater was offered the post of senior lecturer in composition under Searle, but problems with his work permit
prevented Newcater staying in London and he returned to South Africa.
South Africa
The Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans...
composer of serial music (twelve tone music).
Career
Newcater was born September 3, 1941, in JohannesburgJohannesburg
Johannesburg also known as Jozi, Jo'burg or Egoli, is the largest city in South Africa, by population. Johannesburg is the provincial capital of Gauteng, the wealthiest province in South Africa, having the largest economy of any metropolitan region in Sub-Saharan Africa...
, South Africa
South Africa
The Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans...
.
Newcater began composing at age twelve. Some of his student compositions were passed on to Eric Chrisholm (the Dean of the Faculty of Music at the University of Cape Town
University of Cape Town
The University of Cape Town is a public research university located in Cape Town in the Western Cape province of South Africa. UCT was founded in 1829 as the South African College, and is the oldest university in South Africa and the second oldest extant university in Africa.-History:The roots of...
) and the composer Arnold van Wyk. This resulted in Newcater being granted correspondence tuition for three years.
Newcater studied at the Royal College of Music
Royal College of Music
The Royal College of Music is a conservatoire founded by Royal Charter in 1882, located in South Kensington, London, England.-Background:The first director was Sir George Grove and he was followed by Sir Hubert Parry...
in London under the composer Peter Racine Fricker
Peter Racine Fricker
Peter Racine Fricker was an English composer who lived in the United States for the last thirty years of his life....
, and later under Humphrey Searle
Humphrey Searle
Humphrey Searle was a British composer.-Biography:He was born in Oxford where he was a classics scholar before studying — somewhat hesitantly — with John Ireland at the Royal College of Music in London, after which he went to Vienna on a six month scholarship to become a private pupil of Anton...
, the British twelve-tone composer, and won the Vaughn Williams Award.
Newcater was offered the post of senior lecturer in composition under Searle, but problems with his work permit
Work permit (United Kingdom)
The UK Work Permit scheme was an immigration category used to encourage skilled workers to enter the United Kingdom up till November 2008, when it was replaced by the points-based immigration system...
prevented Newcater staying in London and he returned to South Africa.
List of works
- First Symphony
- Raka (ballet)
- Variations de Timbre
- Third Symphony
- String Quartet
- Songs of the Inner Worlds (Soprano and orchestra)
- Cape Chronicles
- African Idylls (String Quartet)