Harper, Edward (James)
Harper, Edward (James) (b Taunton, 1941). Eng. composer, pianist, and conductor. Lect., Faculty of Mus., Edinburgh Univ. from 1964 (Reader from 1989), dir., New Music Group of Scotland 1975. Comps. incl.:OPERAS: Fanny Robin (1974); Hedda Gabler (1984–5); The Mellstock Quire (1986–7).ORCH.: pf. conc. (1969); Bartók Games (1972); sonata for chamber orch. (1972); Fantasias I (1975) and V (1985), chamber orch.; Fern Hill, chamber orch. (1976); sym. (1978–9); Fantasia IV, vn., pf., small orch. (1980); cl. conc. (1981–2); Intrada after Monteverdi (1983, orch. of 1982 chamber ens.); Double Variations, ob., bn., wind ens. (1989).CHAMBER ENS.: quintet for fl., cl., vn., vc., pf. (1973–4); Ricercari in memoriam Luigi Dallapiccola (1975); Fantasia II, 11 solo str. (1976); Fantasia III, brass quintet (1977); Intrada after Monteverdi (1982); str. qt. (1986); In Memoriam, vc., pf. (1989–90).CHORAL: Chester Mass, ch., orch. (1979); Mass: Qui creavit coelum, unacc. ch. (1986–7); The Lamb, sop., ch., orch. (1990).VOCAL: 7 poems by e. e. cummings, sop., orch. (1977); Caterwaul, sop., db. (1986); Homage to Thomas Hardy, bar., chamber orch. (1990).
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