In the late 1960s, Souster began experimenting with electronics. His first acknowledged composition involving electronic techniques was Titus Groan Music (1969) for wind quintet, ring modulator, amplifiers and tape. In August of the same year he moved to King's College, Cambridge and formed a live-electronic group with Roger Smalley, Andrew Powell and Robin Thompson called Intermodulation.[3] As well as compositions by Souster and Smalley, the group performed contemporary music by Cardew, Riley, Rzewski, Stockhausen and Wolff.[2]
Later yearsEdit
In 1971, Souster became a teaching assistant to Stockhausen in Cologne, and in 1973 he moved to Berlin where he remained for two years. In 1975, Souster returned to England to take up a research fellowship at Keele University.[2] He remained in England for the rest of his life, except for a six-month stint in California in 1978.[3][2]
He died after a brief, sudden illness on 1 March 1994.[1]
CompositionsEdit
His concert pieces included Triple Music II for three orchestras, given at the Proms in 1970 and revised in 1974, Song of an Average City for small orchestra and tape, conducted by Pierre Boulez at the Roundhouse in 1974, and a Trumpet Concerto (1988) for John Wallace and the BBC National Orchestra of Wales.[1]
He wrote a number of important works for brass and electronics including Equalisation (1980) for Equale Brass and Echoes (1990).[2] His last completed work was La marche (1993), a brass quintet.[3][2]
WritingsEdit
In addition to his activities as a composer and performer, Souster published a large number of articles about music (Anon. 2005).
Anon. 2005. "Spectral (1972): Tim Souster". Cut and Splice 2005, BBC Radio 3 (accessed 8 February 2016).
Griffiths, Paul. 2001. "Souster, Tim". The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians, second edition, edited by Stanley Sadie and John Tyrrell. London: Macmillan Publishers.
Jack, Adrian. 1994. Obituary: Tim Souster. The Independent (7 March).
Further readingEdit
Anon. 1994. "Tim Souster". The Times (18 March).
Doran, Mark. 2002. "Cambridge, Anglia Polytechnic University: Tim Souster's 'World Music'". Tempo, no. 219 (January): 41–42.
Nyman, Michael. 1970. "Tim Souster's Night Out at the Proms". Tempo, no. 94 (Autumn): 20–24.
Rupprecht, Philip. 'Vernaculars: Bedford and Souster as pop musicians', Chapter 7 of British Musical Modernism, Cambridge, 2015
souster, january, 1943, march, 1994, british, composer, writer, music, best, known, electronic, music, output, background, informationborn, 1943, january, 1943bletchley, buckinghamshiredied1, march, 1994, 1994, aged, occupation, composer, contents, biography, . Tim Souster 29 January 1943 1 March 1994 was a British composer and writer on music best known for his electronic music output 1 Tim SousterBackground informationBorn 1943 01 29 29 January 1943Bletchley BuckinghamshireDied1 March 1994 1994 03 01 aged 51 Occupation s Composer Contents 1 Biography 1 1 Education 1 2 Foray into electronic music 1 3 Later years 2 Compositions 3 Writings 4 References 5 Cited sources 6 Further reading 7 External linksBiography EditEducation Edit Born Timothy Andrew James Souster in Bletchley Buckinghamshire 1 Souster was educated at Bedford Modern School from 1952 through 1961 2 and New College Oxford from 1961 through 1964 His teachers included Bernard Rose Sir David Lumsden and Egon Wellesz In 1964 he attended summer courses at Darmstadt taught by Karlheinz Stockhausen and took composition lessons with Richard Rodney Bennett the following year 3 2 Before the end of 1965 Souster was a producer with the BBC Third Programme and put on many performances of contemporary music by composers such as Boulez Berio Barraque Cardew Feldman Henze and Stockhausen 3 1 After leaving the BBC in 1967 he began to devote more time to composing and songwriting 1 Foray into electronic music Edit In the late 1960s Souster began experimenting with electronics His first acknowledged composition involving electronic techniques was Titus Groan Music 1969 for wind quintet ring modulator amplifiers and tape In August of the same year he moved to King s College Cambridge and formed a live electronic group with Roger Smalley Andrew Powell and Robin Thompson called Intermodulation 3 As well as compositions by Souster and Smalley the group performed contemporary music by Cardew Riley Rzewski Stockhausen and Wolff 2 Later years Edit In 1971 Souster became a teaching assistant to Stockhausen in Cologne and in 1973 he moved to Berlin where he remained for two years In 1975 Souster returned to England to take up a research fellowship at Keele University 2 He remained in England for the rest of his life except for a six month stint in California in 1978 3 2 He died after a brief sudden illness on 1 March 1994 1 Compositions EditHis concert pieces included Triple Music II for three orchestras given at the Proms in 1970 and revised in 1974 Song of an Average City for small orchestra and tape conducted by Pierre Boulez at the Roundhouse in 1974 and a Trumpet Concerto 1988 for John Wallace and the BBC National Orchestra of Wales 1 In the 1980s and 1990s Souster wrote music for film and television including music for The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy for which he also arranged the main theme a version of Journey of the Sorcerer by The Eagles 1 His music for the BBC drama miniseries The Green Man adapted from the Kingsley Amis novel and starring Albert Finney won the BAFTA award for best TV music of 1990 3 During this period Souster composed a large amount of concert music 1 He wrote a number of important works for brass and electronics including Equalisation 1980 for Equale Brass and Echoes 1990 2 His last completed work was La marche 1993 a brass quintet 3 2 Writings EditIn addition to his activities as a composer and performer Souster published a large number of articles about music Anon 2005 References Edit a b c d e f g h Jack 1994 a b c d e f g Anon 2005 a b c d e f Griffiths 2001 Cited sources EditAnon 2005 Spectral 1972 Tim Souster Cut and Splice 2005 BBC Radio 3 accessed 8 February 2016 Griffiths Paul 2001 Souster Tim The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians second edition edited by Stanley Sadie and John Tyrrell London Macmillan Publishers Jack Adrian 1994 Obituary Tim Souster The Independent 7 March Further reading EditAnon 1994 Tim Souster The Times 18 March Doran Mark 2002 Cambridge Anglia Polytechnic University Tim Souster s World Music Tempo no 219 January 41 42 Nyman Michael 1970 Tim Souster s Night Out at the Proms Tempo no 94 Autumn 20 24 Rupprecht Philip Vernaculars Bedford and Souster as pop musicians Chapter 7 of British Musical Modernism Cambridge 2015 Thompson Robin 1969 Tim Souster s Titus Groan Music Tempo no 89 Summer 21 22 Wallace John 1994 Obituary Tim Souster An Eclectic Experimenter The Guardian 5 March 30 External links EditOfficial Tim Souster Web Site Tim Souster Published Works at Composers Edition The Tim Souster Archive Tim Souster at AllMusic Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Tim Souster amp oldid 1165040488, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
