Burritt, Lloyd (Edmund)

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Burritt, Lloyd (Edmund)

Burritt, Lloyd (Edmund), Canadian composer; b. Vancouver, June 7, 1940. He was a student of Coulthard (composition) and Hultberg (electronic music) at the Univ. of British Columbia (B.M., 1963; M.M., 1968); he also took courses in composition with Jacob and Howells at the Royal Coll. of Music in London (1963–65) and in conducting with Schuller, Leinsdorf, Bernstein, and Dee Hiatt at the Berkshire Music Center in Tanglewood (summers, 1965-66). His works follow an expressionist path.

Works

DRAMATIC: Music Theater and Multimedia: Acid Mass for Film, Tape, and Dancers (1969); Electric Soul, tape piece for Dancers (1970); Electric Chair for Actress, Alto Saxophone, and Tape (1971); Altar of the Sun for Actors, Singers, Dancers, Chorus, Flute, Horn, Percussion, and Piano (North Vancouver, April 3, 1983; concert version as Francis of Assisi Suite); The Hobbit for Actors, Singers, Dancers, Chorus, Flute, Horn, Percussion, and Piano (North Vancouver, Dec. 19, 1984; concert version as The Hobbit Suite).orch.: Sym. (1964); Assassinations for Orch. and Tape (Vancouver, Dec. 1, 1968); Electric Tongue for Orch. and Tape (Vancouver, May 30, 1969); Cicada for Orch. and Tape (Calgary, April 5, 1970; also for Concert Band); New York for Orch. and Tape (1970); Overdose for Orch. and Tape (Ottawa, Feb. 15, 1971); Spectrum for Strings, Piano, and Tape (Vancouver, Aug. 13, 1972); Symphonic Overture (1980). chamber: Piano Sonatina (1961); Violin Sonata (1963); Icon for Organ and Tape (1970); Memo to RCCO[Royal Coll. of Canadian Organists] for Organ and Tape (1972); Memo to NFBC[National Film Board of Canada] for Keyboard and Tape (1972). vocal: 3 Autumn Songs for Mezzo-soprano and Orch. (1965; Vancouver, Feb. 27, 1968; also for Mezzo-soprano and Piano); Landscapes for Soprano, Alto, and Tape (1967; also as Landscapes 3 for Soprano, Violin, and Tape); The Hollow Men for Girl and Boy Speakers, Soprano, Alto, Tenor, Bass, Semi-Chorus, Chorus, 13 Instrumentalists, and Tape (Vancouver, April 5, 1968); Once Again...Pop! for Non-singing Chorus and Tape (1969); 4 Winter Haiku for Baritone and Tape (1969); Rocky Mountain Grasshopper for Chorus, Concert Band, and Tape (North Vancouver, May 27, 1971); David for Boy Soprano, Tenor, Baritone, Children’s Voices, Chorus, Orch., and Tape (Vancouver, Nov. 5, 1977); Rise of the Phoenix for Voice or Voices and Instruments (1979); Song for Marshall McLuhan for Bass-baritone, Chorus, and Orch. (Vancouver, April 30, 1986); Crystal Earth for Soprano, Chorus, and Concert Band (1987; North Vancouver, Oct. 24, 1988).