Huggler, John

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Huggler, John

Huggler, John, American composer; b. Rochester, N.Y., Aug. 30, 1928. He studied atthe Eastman School of Music in his hometown (graduated, 1950), and with Charles Warren Fox (musicology) and Dante Fiorillo (composition). He received 2 Guggenheim fellowships (1962, 1969), and also served as composer-in-residence of the Boston Sym. Orch. (1964–65).

Works

ORCH.: Elegy to the Memory of Federico Garcia Lorca (1952); Horn Concerto (1957); Ecce Homo (1959); Divertimento for Viola and Orch. (1961); Music in 2 Parts (1966); Flute Concerto (1967); Trumpet Concerto(1968); Sym. in 3 Movements (1980); Continuum (1985). CHAMBER: 9 string quartets (1951–67); 4 brass quintets (1957, 1962, 1973, 1982); 3 string quintets (1958); Outdoor Piece for Tanglewood for Brass and Percussion (1966);Sinfonia for 13 Players (1974); Poem for Violin and Piano (1985); Capriccio Sregolato for Flute, Clarinet, Violin, Viola, and Cello (1986). Piano: 7 Bagatelles (1953); Sonata (1957). VOCAL: Sculptures for Soprano and Orch. (1964); 7 Songs on Poems ofE. J. Leavenworth for Soprano and Orch. (1974).

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