Del Tredici, David (Walter)
Del Tredici, David (Walter) (b Cloverdale, Calif., 1937). Amer. composer and pianist. Turned to comp. 1958, encouraged by Milhaud. Ass. prof. of mus., Harvard Univ. 1966–72; on mus. faculty Boston Univ. 1973–84. Teacher at City Coll. of City Univ., NY, from 1984. Pulitzer Prize in Mus., 1980. Works incl.:Night Conjure-Verse, 2 Joyce poems, sop., mez. or counterten., wind, str. qt. (1965); Syzgy, 2 Joyce poems, sop., hn., chamber orch. (1966); The Last Gospel, amplified sop., rock group, ch., orch. (1967); Pot-Pourri, amplified sop., rock group, ch., orch. (1968); The Lobster Quadrille, extract from In Wonderland, folk group, orch. (1969, rev. 1974); Vintage Alice, text from L. Carroll, amplified sop., folk group, chamber orch. (1972); Adventures Underground ( Carroll), amplified sop., folk group, orch. (1973); In Wonderland (Carroll) Part I, A Scene with Lobsters, amplified sop., folk group, orch. (1969–74), Part II, amplified sop., orch. (1975); Final Alice (Carroll), amplified sop., folk group, orch. (1976); Annotated Alice, amplified sop., folk group, orch. (1976); Child Alice, orch., in 4 parts: In memory of a summer day, Happy Voices, All in the golden afternoon, and Quaint Events (1977–81, f.p. Aspen 1984); March to Tonality, orch. (1983–5); Haddock's Eyes, sop., chamber ens. (1985–6); Steps, orch. (1990).
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