Popovici, Doru

Popovici, Doru , Romanian composer; b. Reşiţa, Feb. 17, 1932. He studied at the Bucharest Cons. with Constantinescu, Negrea, Andricu, Rogalski, Jora, and Vancea (1950–55) and attended the summer courses in new music in Darmstadt.

Works

DRAMATIC: Opera: Prometeu (1958; Bucharest, Dec. 16, 1964); Mariana Pineda, after García Lorca (Bucharest, Dec. 22, 1966); Interogateriul din zori (Bucharest, Feb. 6, 1975); Noaptea cea mai lungă (Bucharest, March 30, 1978). ORCH .: Triptyque (1955); 2 Symphonic Sketches (1955); Concertino for Strings (1956); Concerto (1960); 4 syms.: No. 1 (1962), No. 2, Spielberg (1966), No. 3, Bizantina, for Chorus and Orch. (1968), and No. 4 for Chorus and Orch. (1973); Poem bizantin (1968); Codex Cajoni for Strings (1968); Pastorale transilvane for Strings (1979); Pastorale din Oltenia, suite (1982). CHAMBER : Cello Sonata (1952); Violin Sonata (1953); String Quartet No. 1 (1954; rev. 1964); Fantasy “Orphée” for String Trio (1955); Sonata for 2 Cellos (1960); Sonata for 2 Violas (1965); Omagiu lui Tuculescu, quintet for Piano, Violin, Viola, Cello, and Clarinet (1967); Musique solennelle for Violin and Piano (1969); Trio for Violin, Cello, and Piano (1969–70); Madrigal for Flute, Clarinet, Violin, Viola, Cello, and Trombone (1979); piano pieces. VOCAL : 5 cantatas: Porumbeii morţii (1957), Noapte de August for Baritone and Orch. (1959), In memoriam poetae Mariana Dumi-trescu (1967), 2877 (1976–77), and Cintec de speranţă (1977); choruses; many songs.

—Nicolas Slonimsky/Laura Kuhn/Dennis McIntire