Gustav Ciamaga (April 10, 1930 – June 11, 2011) was a Canadian composer, music educator, and writer. An associate of the Canadian Music Centre and a member of the Canadian League of Composers, he was best known for his compositions of electronic music, although he produced several non-electronic works. His compositions have been performed throughout North America and Europe. His work Curtain Raiser was commissioned for the opening of the National Arts Centre in 1969. An honorary member of the Canadian Electroacoustic Community, he invented a number of electronic music apparatuses, including the Serial Sound Structure Generator. As a writer he contributed articles to numerous music journals, magazines, and other publications.[1]
In 1963 Ciamaga was appointed to the music faculty at the University of Toronto. Two years later he was appointed the director of the school's electronic music studio after the death of its first head Myron Schaeffer. In 1968 he became the chairman of the school's theory and composition department. In 1970 he took a year sabbatical to work in several electronic music studios in Europe. In 1977 he assumed the post of dean of the UT's Faculty of Music, a position he held through 1984. He served as acting president of The Royal Conservatory of Music in 1983–1984.[1] Among his notable pupils are composers Bruce Pennycook, Lesley Barber, John Fodi, Larry Lake, Wende Bartley, John Mills-Cockell and John Rimmer.
Ciamaga died in Toronto in 2011[1] following a long battle with cancer.
Archival papers and recordings at University of Toronto Music Library
May 07, 2024
gustav, ciamaga, april, 1930, june, 2011, canadian, composer, music, educator, writer, associate, canadian, music, centre, member, canadian, league, composers, best, known, compositions, electronic, music, although, produced, several, electronic, works, compos. Gustav Ciamaga April 10 1930 June 11 2011 was a Canadian composer music educator and writer An associate of the Canadian Music Centre and a member of the Canadian League of Composers he was best known for his compositions of electronic music although he produced several non electronic works His compositions have been performed throughout North America and Europe His work Curtain Raiser was commissioned for the opening of the National Arts Centre in 1969 An honorary member of the Canadian Electroacoustic Community he invented a number of electronic music apparatuses including the Serial Sound Structure Generator As a writer he contributed articles to numerous music journals magazines and other publications 1 Contents 1 History 2 Works 2 1 Computer compositions 2 2 Tape compositions 3 References 4 External linksHistory editBorn in London Ontario Ciamaga studied at the University of Western Ontario from 1951 to 1954 while simultaneously receiving private instruction from Gordon Delamont He entered the music program at the University of Toronto where he studied music composition with John Weinzweig and John Beckwith from 1954 1956 He then pursued graduate studies in musicology and composition at Brandeis University where he earned an MFA in 1958 His teachers at Brandeis included Arthur Berger Harold Shapero and Irving Fine He remained in Waltham Massachusetts through 1963 where he organized his own electronic music studio 1 In 1963 Ciamaga was appointed to the music faculty at the University of Toronto Two years later he was appointed the director of the school s electronic music studio after the death of its first head Myron Schaeffer In 1968 he became the chairman of the school s theory and composition department In 1970 he took a year sabbatical to work in several electronic music studios in Europe In 1977 he assumed the post of dean of the UT s Faculty of Music a position he held through 1984 He served as acting president of The Royal Conservatory of Music in 1983 1984 1 Among his notable pupils are composers Bruce Pennycook Lesley Barber John Fodi Larry Lake Wende Bartley John Mills Cockell and John Rimmer Ciamaga died in Toronto in 2011 1 following a long battle with cancer Works editComputer compositions edit HPSCD 1986 Apres MIDI 1986 For M 1986 PERC 1986 For P 1986 87 Lost Tango 1987 Distant Timbres 1987 Facing East 1987 Upon hearing the first koto in spring 1987 Psamba 1987 Pour M 1987 Bach again 1987 88 Three part invention 1988 Facing East no 2 1988 For G 1988 Facing East no 3 1988 89 Bitfire 1989 Facing North 1989 It s about time 1989 Apres J 1990 Three 3 part inventions no 2 4 1990 VU 1990 Three excursions and a coda 1990 Repercussions 1991 B as in Bach 1991 Four Microclips 1992 Where the wild things are 1992 93 Traces of yesterday 1993 Explorations of the New Age 1992 93 Possible Spaces no 1 1994 Quartets 1994 Four more Microclips 1995 Possible Spaces no 2 1996 Possible Spaces no 3 1996 Possible Spaces no 4 1997 A precipitate of symbols 1998 89 Bitfire version 2 1999 Possible Spaces no 5 2000 Possible Spaces no 6 2001 Possible Spaces no 7 2002 Prologue and Postscript 2003 Spadina Minilogues 2003 Possible Spaces no 8 2003 Order of Ideas 2003 04 Possible Spaces no 9 2004 For L 2004 Paradigm Lost 2004 Waiting 2004 Possible Spaces no 10 2004 For DL 2004 Facing North no 2 2004 PizzA 2005 Possible Spaces no 11 2006 Three part invention no 5 2006 Possible Spaces no 12 2006 The Computer in my Life 2007 It s about time again 2008 Tape compositions edit One part invention 1965 Two part invention no 1 1965 Scherzo new version 1966 Two part invention no 2 1966 Fanfare for computer 1967 Four part invention 1967 Ragamuffin no 1 1967 Ragamuffin no 2 1967 Two part invention no 4 1967 Two part invention no 5 1967 Two part invention no 6 1968 Two part invention no 7 1968 Brandenburg Concerto no 1 1969 Two part invention no 8 1970 Canon for Stravinsky 1972 Solipsism 1972 A greeting for JW 1973 Ars Nova 1976 Two part invention no 9 1983 Is the Moon further than St John 1985 Patterns Daydreams Excursions 1985 86 For B 1986 For H 1986 For I 1986 References edit a b c d Elaine Keillor Gustav Ciamaga The Canadian Encyclopedia Archived from the original on April 17 2005 External links editArchival papers and recordings at University of Toronto Music Library Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Gustav Ciamaga amp oldid 1159339531, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
