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'Brian John Peter Ferneyhough' (born 16 January, 1943 in Coventry) is an English composer.
| Contents |
| Biography |
| Works |
| Selected Works (with score samples from bmic) |
| Bibliography |
| References |
| External links |
| About Brian Ferneyhough |
| Interviews |
| About works |
| Performers of Ferneyhough's works |
| Performances |
Biography
Ferneyhough was awarded the Mendelssohn Scholarship in 1968 and moved to Europe to study with Ton de Leeuw in Amsterdam, and later with Klaus Huber in Basel. As of 1999, he is William H. Bonsall Professor in Music at Stanford University.
Ferneyhough became closely associated with the so-called New Complexity school of composition, characterised by its extension of the modernist tendency towards formalisation (particularly as in integral serialism). Ferneyhough's actual compositional approach, however, rejects serialism and other "generative" methods of composing; he prefers instead to use systems only to create material and formal constraints, while their realisation appears to be more spontaneous. Unlike many more formally-inclined composers, Ferneyhough often speaks of his music as being about creating energy and excitement rather than embodying an abstract schema.
His scores make huge technical demands on performers -- sometimes, as in the case of ''Unity Capsule'' for solo flute, creating parts that are so detailed they are likely impossible to realise completely. Contrary to the widespread belief that Ferneyhough is merely attempting to tie down interpretative possibilities by stipulating everything with such precision, the purpose here is to give the performer creative freedom in deciding which aspects to focus on, which elements may be omitted and so on. As he acknowledges, numerous performers have refused to take his works into their repertoire because of the great commitment required to learn them and a perception that similar effects can be achieved through improvisation. The compositions have, however, attracted a number of advocates, among them the Arditti Quartet, the members of the Nieuw Ensemble, and EXAUDI Vocal Ensemble.
One of his latest works, an opera, ''Shadowtime'', with a libretto by Charles Bernstein, and based on the life of the German philosopher Walter Benjamin, was premiered in Munich on 25th May 2004, and recorded in 2005 for CD release in 2006.
Ferneyhough was the recipient of the Ernst von Siemens Music Prize 2007 for lifetime achievement.
Works
★ List of works at Ferneyhough's publisher: Edition Peters (incl. Downloadable pdf list of works, and Works-link)
★ Works available at the British Music Information Centre (bmic) (includes score samples)
Selected Works (with score samples from bmic)
★ ''Carceri d'Invenzione I'' for fl,ob,2cl,bn, hn,tpt,trb,euphonium, 1perc, pf, 2vn,va,vc,db [1121, 1111.2111] (1982) (score sample)
★ ''Kurze Schatten II'' for solo guitar (1989) (info from sheerpluck, info from IRCAM) (score sample)
★ ''Bone Alphabet'' for solo percussion (1991) (score sample)
★ ''Allgebrah'' for Oboe and 9 Solo Strings (1996) (score sample)
★ ''Unsichtbare Farben'' for Violin (1999) (score sample)
★ ''The Doctrine of Similarity for Chorus (SATB), 3 Clarinets, Violin, Piano and Percussion (2000) [1] (score sample)
Bibliography
A volume of Ferneyhough's articles and interviews has been collected which, despite his sometimes obfuscatory style, is invaluable in understanding his very dense, initially inaccessible works.
★ James Boros and Richard Toop, editors: ''The Collected Writings of Brian Ferneyhough'' Publisher: Amsterdam: Harwood Academic Publishers, 1995
★ Brian Ferneyhough: ''Brian Ferneyhough by Brian Ferneyhough'' Publisher: Paris : L'Age d'homme OCLC: 21274317 (French)
References
★ Developing an interpretive context: learning Brian Ferneyhough's 'Bone Alphabet.' (Complexity Forum) by Steven Schick (published in Perspectives of New Music)
External links
About Brian Ferneyhough
★ Info at Brian Ferneyhough's publisher, Edition Peters - includes biography, works and selected discography
★ Info at Stanford University Department of Music
★ Living Composers Project
★ Brian Ferneyhough wins 2007 Siemens Prize for Music
Interviews
★ Interview (SOSPESO)
★ - turned into an interview, since Ferneyhough replied (Stanford IP address...)
★ NewMusicBox cover: Brian Ferneyhough in conversation with Molly Sheridan, July 22, 2005 (video excerpts from NewMusicBox)
About works
★ Works available at the British Music Information Centre (bmic) (includes score sample)
★ Shadowtime web site: reviews, synopsis, pictures, interviews
Performers of Ferneyhough's works
★ EXAUDI Vocal Ensemble
Performances
★ Performance Video of Ferneyhough's ''Bone Alphabet'' (Tracktime of Bone Alphabet: 15:10 - 23:40) by Steven Schick - percussion (2001) (alternative)
★ Recording: Carceri d'Invenzione IIb–John McMurtery, flute
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