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Martin Boykan

January 01, 1970

Martin Boykan (April 12, 1931 – March 6, 2021) was an American composer known for his chamber music as well as music for larger ensembles.

Biography edit

Boykan was born in New York City. He studied composition first with Walter Piston at Harvard, where he received a BA in 1951. He then went to Zürich to study with Paul Hindemith, with whom he continued his studies at Yale University, earning an MM in 1953. Subsequently, he went to Vienna on a Fulbright scholarship.[1] He also studied composition with Aaron Copland at Tanglewood (1949, 1950), and piano with Eduard Steuermann.[citation needed] Upon his return to the United States in 1955, he founded the Brandeis Chamber Ensemble, whose members included Robert Koff (Juilliard String Quartet), Nancy Cirillo (Wellesley), Eugene Lehner (Kolisch Quartet), and Madeline Foley (Marlboro Festival).[citation needed] This ensemble performed widely with a repertory divided equally between contemporary music and the tradition. At the same time Boykan appeared regularly as a pianist with soloists such as Joseph Silverstein and Jan DeGaetani. In 1964–65, he was the pianist with the Boston Symphony Orchestra under Erich Leinsdorf.

Boykan had residencies at Yaddo (1981 and 1992), the MacDowell Colony in Peterborough, New Hampshire (1982, 1989, 1992), and the Virginia Center for the Creative Arts, Amherst, Virginia (1992, 2007, 2010).

Boykan taught at Brandeis University starting in 1957, and was appointed professor there in 1976.[1] He held the title Irving G. Fine Professor of Music. Boykan was a composer-in-residence at the Composer's Conference in Wellesley in 1987 and a visiting professor at Columbia University (1988–89) and at New York University (1993 and 2000). He was Senior Fulbright Lecturer at Bar-Ilan University, Israel (1994) and composer-in-residence at Warebrook Contemporary Music Festival, Irasburg, Vermont (1998). He served on many panels, including the Rome Prize, the Fromm Commission, the New York Council for the Arts (CAPS), and the Virginia Center for the Creative Arts. His hundreds of students include Steven Mackey, Peter Lieberson, Ross Bauer, Paul Beaudoin, Craig Walsh, and Marjorie Merryman.

Boykan's mature compositional style, beginning with the partly serial String Quartet No. 1 (1967), is marked by the influence of Anton Webern and Igor Stravinsky's late works. After the First Quartet, he began consistently to use twelve-tone technique.[1]

Boykan wrote for a wide variety of instrumental combinations, including four string quartets, a concerto for large ensemble, many trios, duos and solo works, song cycles for voice and piano, voice and other instruments, and choral music. The Utah Symphony premiered his symphony for orchestra and baritone solo in 1993 and the Boston Modern Orchestra Project premiered his Concerto for Violin in 2009. His work is widely performed and has been presented by ensembles including the Boston Symphony Chamber Players, the New York New Music Ensemble, Speculum Musicae, the League-ISCM, Earplay, Musica Viva and Collage New Music.

Boykan received the Jeunesse musicales award for his String Quartet No. 1 in 1967, and the League-ISCM award for Elegy in 1982. Other awards include a Rockefeller grant (1974), NEA award (1983), Guggenheim Fellowship (1984), two Fulbrights (1953–55), as well as a recording award and the Walter Hinrichsen Publication Award from the American Academy (1988) and National Institute of Arts and Letters (1986). In 1994 he was awarded a Senior Fulbright to Israel. He received numerous commissions from chamber ensembles, the Koussevitsky Foundation in the Library of Congress (1985), and the Fromm Foundation (1976).

Personal life edit

Boykan was the son of New York dentist Joseph Boykan and his wife Matilda, and the brother of mathematical logician Marian Pour-El. He married the silverpoint artist Susan Schwalb in 1983.[2] Boykan died at his home on March 6, 2021, aged 89.[3]

Selected works and publications[4] edit

  • String Trio (1948)
  • String Quartet (1949)
  • Flute Sonata (1950)
  • Duo for Violin and Piano (1951)
  • Flute Quintet (1953)
  • By the Waters of Babylon, prelude for organ (1964)
  • Psalm 128 for a cappella chorus (1965)
  • String Quartet No. 1 (1967), recorded by CRI
  • Concerto for 13 players (1971), APNM
  • String Quartet No. 2 (1974), recorded by CRI
  • Trio for violin, cello and piano (1975), commissioned by the Fromm Foundation
  • Elegy for soprano and six Instruments, on texts by Goethe, Leopari, Wngaretti, Emily Dickinson, and Li Ho (1982), recorded by CRI
  • String Quartet No. 3 (1984)
  • Shalom Rav' for baritone, chorus and organ (1985)
  • Piano Sonata No. 1 (1986)
  • Epithalamion for baritone, violin and harp (1987), recorded by CRI
  • Symphony for orchestra with baritone solo (1989), commissioned by the Koussevitzky Foundation
  • Piano Sonata No. 2 (1990)
  • Nocturne for Cello, Piano and Percussion (1991)
  • Eclogue, for flute, horn, viola, cello and piano (1991)
  • Echoes of Petrarch for flute, clarinet and piano (1992), recorded by CRI
  • Sonata for cello and piano (1992)
  • Voyages for soprano and piano, on texts by Hart Crane (1992)
  • Sea Gardens, four songs for soprano and piano, on texts by Hart Crane, Whitman, and Shakespeare (1993)
  • Impromptu for violin solo (1993)
  • Three Psalms for soprano and piano (1993)
  • Pastorale for piano (1993)
  • Sonata for Violin and Piano (1994) C.F. Peters
  • Ma'ariv Settings for chorus and organ (1995)
  • String Quartet No. 4 (1995–96), recorded by CRI
  • Three Shakespeare Songs for chorus (1996)
  • City of Gold (1996), recorded by CRI
  • Trio No. 2 for violin, cello and piano (1997) recorded for CRI
  • Psalm 121 for Soprano and String Quartet (1997)
  • Usurpations, five bagatelles for piano (1997)
  • Sonata for solo violin (1998)
  • Flume for clarinet and piano (1998)
  • Romanza for flute and piano (1999)
  • A Packet for Susan, five songs for mezzo-soprano and piano on texts by Keats, Donne, Landor and Lear (2000)
  • Motet for mezzo-soprano and consort of viols (2001)
  • Songlines for flute, clarinet, violin and ‘cello (2001)
  • Concerto for violin and piano (2004)
  • Second Chances (2005), song cycle on texts by Mary Oliver for mezzo-soprano and piano, premiere performances in New York (Jan. 2006) and Boston (Feb. 2006).
  • Piano Trio No. 3, “Rites of Passage” (2006)
  • Piano Sonata No. 3 (2007)
  • Toward the Horizon, Novella, for piano solo (2008)
  • Soliloquies of an Insomniac, four songs for soprano and piano (2008)
  • Sonata No. 2 for violin and piano (2009)
  • "As Once on a Deserted Street..." (2010) for quintet (piano, violin, clarinet, horn, cello)

Recordings edit

The String Quartets Nos. 1 and 2 are recorded on CRI. A disc of vocal music (Elegy and Epithalamion) was released by CRI in 1998, along with the String Quartet No. 4. A second CD including the Piano Trio No. 2, Echoes of Petrarch (trio for flute, clarinet and piano), City of Gold (flute) and the Second Quartet was released in January 2000. Another CD of chamber works issued by CRI (now assigned to New World Records) includes a violin sonata, Flume for clarinet and piano, a song cycle (A Packet for Susan), and the First String Quartet. Sonata for Solo Violin (commissioned by Dan Stepner) is included on a CD by the violinist Curt Macomber (also CRI/New World).

In 2010 Albany Records released the CD Second Chances, which includes String Quartet No. 3, Motet, Songlines and Second Chances featuring mezzo-soprano Pamela Dellal and pianist Donald Berman. Scores are published by Mobart Music Press and C.F. Peters.

In 2004 Scarecrow Press, Maryland, published Boykan's collection of essays Silence and Slow-Time: Studies in Musical Narrative. Pendragon Press published his second book, The Power of the Moment: Essays on the Western Musical Canon, in 2011. Three artist books produced in collaboration with his wife, the artist Susan Schwalb, were purchased by the Music Division of the Library of Congress: City of Gold (flute solo), Flume (clarinet), and Nocturne (viola da gamba).

References edit

  1. ^ a b c Gilbert, Steven E. (2001). "Boykan, Martin". In Stanley Sadie; John Tyrrell (eds.). The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians (2nd ed.). London: Macmillan.
  2. ^ "Susan Schwalb Becomes Bride", The New York Times, November 7, 1983
  3. ^ "Remembering Martin (Marty) Boykan", Department of Music, Brandeis University
  4. ^ Woolfe, Zachary (July 22, 2014). "At 50, Festival Is A Reunion of Sorts". The New York Times. Retrieved October 18, 2022.

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Martin Boykan April 12 1931 March 6 2021 was an American composer known for his chamber music as well as music for larger ensembles Contents 1 Biography 2 Personal life 3 Selected works and publications 4 4 Recordings 5 References 6 Further reading 7 External linksBiography editBoykan was born in New York City He studied composition first with Walter Piston at Harvard where he received a BA in 1951 He then went to Zurich to study with Paul Hindemith with whom he continued his studies at Yale University earning an MM in 1953 Subsequently he went to Vienna on a Fulbright scholarship 1 He also studied composition with Aaron Copland at Tanglewood 1949 1950 and piano with Eduard Steuermann citation needed Upon his return to the United States in 1955 he founded the Brandeis Chamber Ensemble whose members included Robert Koff Juilliard String Quartet Nancy Cirillo Wellesley Eugene Lehner Kolisch Quartet and Madeline Foley Marlboro Festival citation needed This ensemble performed widely with a repertory divided equally between contemporary music and the tradition At the same time Boykan appeared regularly as a pianist with soloists such as Joseph Silverstein and Jan DeGaetani In 1964 65 he was the pianist with the Boston Symphony Orchestra under Erich Leinsdorf Boykan had residencies at Yaddo 1981 and 1992 the MacDowell Colony in Peterborough New Hampshire 1982 1989 1992 and the Virginia Center for the Creative Arts Amherst Virginia 1992 2007 2010 Boykan taught at Brandeis University starting in 1957 and was appointed professor there in 1976 1 He held the title Irving G Fine Professor of Music Boykan was a composer in residence at the Composer s Conference in Wellesley in 1987 and a visiting professor at Columbia University 1988 89 and at New York University 1993 and 2000 He was Senior Fulbright Lecturer at Bar Ilan University Israel 1994 and composer in residence at Warebrook Contemporary Music Festival Irasburg Vermont 1998 He served on many panels including the Rome Prize the Fromm Commission the New York Council for the Arts CAPS and the Virginia Center for the Creative Arts His hundreds of students include Steven Mackey Peter Lieberson Ross Bauer Paul Beaudoin Craig Walsh and Marjorie Merryman Boykan s mature compositional style beginning with the partly serial String Quartet No 1 1967 is marked by the influence of Anton Webern and Igor Stravinsky s late works After the First Quartet he began consistently to use twelve tone technique 1 Boykan wrote for a wide variety of instrumental combinations including four string quartets a concerto for large ensemble many trios duos and solo works song cycles for voice and piano voice and other instruments and choral music The Utah Symphony premiered his symphony for orchestra and baritone solo in 1993 and the Boston Modern Orchestra Project premiered his Concerto for Violin in 2009 His work is widely performed and has been presented by ensembles including the Boston Symphony Chamber Players the New York New Music Ensemble Speculum Musicae the League ISCM Earplay Musica Viva and Collage New Music Boykan received the Jeunesse musicales award for his String Quartet No 1 in 1967 and the League ISCM award for Elegy in 1982 Other awards include a Rockefeller grant 1974 NEA award 1983 Guggenheim Fellowship 1984 two Fulbrights 1953 55 as well as a recording award and the Walter Hinrichsen Publication Award from the American Academy 1988 and National Institute of Arts and Letters 1986 In 1994 he was awarded a Senior Fulbright to Israel He received numerous commissions from chamber ensembles the Koussevitsky Foundation in the Library of Congress 1985 and the Fromm Foundation 1976 Personal life editBoykan was the son of New York dentist Joseph Boykan and his wife Matilda and the brother of mathematical logician Marian Pour El He married the silverpoint artist Susan Schwalb in 1983 2 Boykan died at his home on March 6 2021 aged 89 3 Selected works and publications 4 editString Trio 1948 String Quartet 1949 Flute Sonata 1950 Duo for Violin and Piano 1951 Flute Quintet 1953 By the Waters of Babylon prelude for organ 1964 Psalm 128 for a cappella chorus 1965 String Quartet No 1 1967 recorded by CRI Concerto for 13 players 1971 APNM String Quartet No 2 1974 recorded by CRI Trio for violin cello and piano 1975 commissioned by the Fromm Foundation Elegy for soprano and six Instruments on texts by Goethe Leopari Wngaretti Emily Dickinson and Li Ho 1982 recorded by CRI String Quartet No 3 1984 Shalom Rav for baritone chorus and organ 1985 Piano Sonata No 1 1986 Epithalamion for baritone violin and harp 1987 recorded by CRI Symphony for orchestra with baritone solo 1989 commissioned by the Koussevitzky Foundation Piano Sonata No 2 1990 Nocturne for Cello Piano and Percussion 1991 Eclogue for flute horn viola cello and piano 1991 Echoes of Petrarch for flute clarinet and piano 1992 recorded by CRI Sonata for cello and piano 1992 Voyages for soprano and piano on texts by Hart Crane 1992 Sea Gardens four songs for soprano and piano on texts by Hart Crane Whitman and Shakespeare 1993 Impromptu for violin solo 1993 Three Psalms for soprano and piano 1993 Pastorale for piano 1993 Sonata for Violin and Piano 1994 C F Peters Ma ariv Settings for chorus and organ 1995 String Quartet No 4 1995 96 recorded by CRI Three Shakespeare Songs for chorus 1996 City of Gold 1996 recorded by CRI Trio No 2 for violin cello and piano 1997 recorded for CRI Psalm 121 for Soprano and String Quartet 1997 Usurpations five bagatelles for piano 1997 Sonata for solo violin 1998 Flume for clarinet and piano 1998 Romanza for flute and piano 1999 A Packet for Susan five songs for mezzo soprano and piano on texts by Keats Donne Landor and Lear 2000 Motet for mezzo soprano and consort of viols 2001 Songlines for flute clarinet violin and cello 2001 Concerto for violin and piano 2004 Second Chances 2005 song cycle on texts by Mary Oliver for mezzo soprano and piano premiere performances in New York Jan 2006 and Boston Feb 2006 Piano Trio No 3 Rites of Passage 2006 Piano Sonata No 3 2007 Toward the Horizon Novella for piano solo 2008 Soliloquies of an Insomniac four songs for soprano and piano 2008 Sonata No 2 for violin and piano 2009 As Once on a Deserted Street 2010 for quintet piano violin clarinet horn cello Recordings editThe String Quartets Nos 1 and 2 are recorded on CRI A disc of vocal music Elegy and Epithalamion was released by CRI in 1998 along with the String Quartet No 4 A second CD including the Piano Trio No 2 Echoes of Petrarch trio for flute clarinet and piano City of Gold flute and the Second Quartet was released in January 2000 Another CD of chamber works issued by CRI now assigned to New World Records includes a violin sonata Flume for clarinet and piano a song cycle A Packet for Susan and the First String Quartet Sonata for Solo Violin commissioned by Dan Stepner is included on a CD by the violinist Curt Macomber also CRI New World In 2010 Albany Records released the CD Second Chances which includes String Quartet No 3 Motet Songlines and Second Chances featuring mezzo soprano Pamela Dellal and pianist Donald Berman Scores are published by Mobart Music Press and C F Peters In 2004 Scarecrow Press Maryland published Boykan s collection of essays Silence and Slow Time Studies in Musical Narrative Pendragon Press published his second book The Power of the Moment Essays on the Western Musical Canon in 2011 Three artist books produced in collaboration with his wife the artist Susan Schwalb were purchased by the Music Division of the Library of Congress City of Gold flute solo Flume clarinet and Nocturne viola da gamba References edit a b c Gilbert Steven E 2001 Boykan Martin In Stanley Sadie John Tyrrell eds The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians 2nd ed London Macmillan Susan Schwalb Becomes Bride The New York Times November 7 1983 Remembering Martin Marty Boykan Department of Music Brandeis University Woolfe Zachary July 22 2014 At 50 Festival Is A Reunion of Sorts The New York Times Retrieved October 18 2022 Further reading editAnderson Paul E 2000 Echoes of Petrarch Martin Boykan and Musical Narrative Perspectives of New Music 38 no 2 Summer 168 181 Cory Eleanor 1976 Martin Boykan String Quartet No 1 1967 The Musical Quarterly 62 616 620 Harbison John and Eleanor Cory 1973 Martin Boykan String Quartet 1967 Two Views Perspectives of New Music 11 no 2 Spring Summer 204 248 Pollack Howard 1992 Harvard Composers Walter Piston and His Students from Elliott Carter to Frederic Rzewski Lanham Maryland Greenwood Press Rakowski David 2000 For Martin Boykan s Birthday Festschrift Perspectives of New Music 38 no 2 Summer 199 207 Roens Steven 2000 Encomium Perspectives of New Music 38 no 2 Summer 208 212 External links editOfficial website Profile at Boston Modern Orchestra Project Profile at DRAM Profile at Sigma Alpha Iota Project Muse John Lowell Brackett s review of Boykan s Silence and Slow Time Martin Boykan 15 makes piano debut by R L The New York Times P 53 January 12 1947 Portals nbsp Biography nbsp Classical music Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Martin Boykan amp oldid 1172604352, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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