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Thirteen (1996)
| composer |
John Anthony Lennon (b. 1950) |
| performers |
Daniel Stanislawek, guitar |
| publisher |
Michael Lorimer Editions (BMI)
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| label |
Albany Records 827http://www.albanyrecords.com
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| duration |
09:21 |
John Anthony Lennon:
"Sketches for this solo guitar work were composed in 1996 and the piece was completed at the Rockefeller Center in Bellagio, Italy at the end of that year. The work was inspired by abstract visual art that allows for multiple interpretations of textural line and shape. The shape of the music is much like the line of the brush stroke that transforms thematic material across a canvas. Thirteen is named for its motives that interact and metamorphose as the piece unfolds.
"Thirteen is dedicated to Daniel Stanislawek, a guitarist of great ability who is able make music of its virtuosic demands."
John Anthony Lennon (b. 1950) is an Atlanta-based composer of a variety of orchestral, chamber, and vocal works. His output includes a particular emphasis on guitar repertoire, drawing from his early studies as a guitarist.
Lennon was raised in Mill Valley, California, and educated at the University of San Francisco and University of Michigan, where he studied with Leslie Bassett and William Bolcom. He has received commissions from the Boston Symphony Chamber Players, Fromm Foundation, Kennedy Center Chamber Players, Library of Congress, and National Endowment for the Arts. His honors include awards from the Friedheim and Guggenheim Foundations, the Charles Ives Award, and Prix de Rome. He has held residencies at the Atlantic Center for the Arts, Bellagio Study and Conference Center, Camargo Foundation, Tanglewood, Villa Montalvo, and Yaddo.
Lennon is on faculty at Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia. His music is recorded on the Albany, Bridge, Capstone, CRI, and Open Loop labels.
related websites
http://www.johnanthonylennon.com
Daniel Stanislawek began guitar studies at an early age in suburban Chicago and later studied at the North Carolina School of the Arts and Florida State University. He has since performed throughout the United States and abroad, appearing as a solo recitalist and chamber musician. Stanislawek is a frequent performer of contemporary music and, more recently, violin and guitar duo repertoire with his wife Nancy. He currently lives in Atlanta, Georgia and works as a teacher and freelance musician.
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