Janet Dunbar

Dr. Janet Dunbar is an American composer.

Biography

Musical life

Dunbar earned a Doctor of Musical Arts degree in Composition [1] at Stanford University, working under composers Chris Chafe, John Chowning, Jonathan Harvey and Wayne Peterson.[2] [3] During the years when Dunbar worked at CCRMA (Center for Computer Research in Music and Acoustics, Stanford University), the composer produced computer music compositions which integrated traditional instruments, poetic recitations and vocal melodies with algorithmically composed music[4] which was seeded with world music motives.[5] This algorithmic composition[6] and digital synthesis required fluency in computer languages including Common Lisp, Common Lisp Music[7][8] and Heinrich Taube’s Stella.[9] This work culminated in the production of the CD, Spirit Journey. Prior to the CCRMA years, Dunbar earned a Master of Arts degree in Music from San Jose State University, where the composer studied composition, counterpoint and agogic accentation with Tikey Zes, electronic music composition with Allen Strange, and instrumental composition with Jorge Liderman. Currently Dunbar composes works for orchestra,[10][11][12] and other forces, directs Amberlight Conservatory and teaches at Tarrant County College in the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex.

Selected compositions

Orchestral

Choral

Chamber

Solo

Computer music

See also

References

  1. Unknown (2009). "Short Takes". Stanford Magazine (Stanford, CA: Stanford University).
  2. CCRMA. "CCRMA Winter Concert Program" (PDF). Retrieved September 19, 2011.
  3. CCRMA. "CCRMA Winter Concert Program". Retrieved September 27, 2011.
  4. CCRMA. "CCRMA Winter Concert Program" (PDF). Retrieved September 19, 2011.
  5. CCRMA (November 15, 1994). "CCRMA Fall Concert". Retrieved October 14, 2011.
  6. Mary Simoni (2003). "Algorithmic Composition: A Gentle Introduction to Music Composition Using Common LISP and Common Music". SPO Scholarly Monograph Series (Ann Arbor, MI: University of Michigan). hdl:2027/spo.bbv9810.0001.001.
  7. Bill Schottstaedt (June 1994). "Machine Tongues XVII: CLM: Music V Meets Common Lisp". Computer Music Journal (MIT Press) 18 (2): 30–37. JSTOR 3680441.
  8. Heinrich Taube (March 1997). "An Introduction to Common Music". Computer Music Journal (MIT Press) 21 (1): 29–34. JSTOR 3681213.
  9. Heinrich Taube (December 1993). "Stella: Persistent Score Representation and Score Editing in Common Music". Computer Music Journal (MIT Press) 17 (4): 38–50. JSTOR 3680543.
  10. Unknown (2009). "Short Takes". Stanford Magazine (Stanford, CA: Stanford University).
  11. Young, Christianne (August 5, 2009), "’Modern’ Classical: Colleyville Composer’s Music Gets International Play", The Colleyville Courier (Fort Worth, TX), p. 1
  12. Amberlight Productions. "Press Releases". Retrieved October 14, 2011.

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