Richard Einhorn
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Richard Einhorn (born 1952) is a modern classical composer.
Graduated summa cum laude and Phi Beta Kappa from Columbia University in 1975, studied composition and electronic music with Jack Beeson, Vladimir Ussachevsky, and Mario Davidovsky.
His most notable work, Voices of Light, premiered in 1994, is an Oratorio, scored for soloists, chorus, orchestra and a bell. It was inspired by Carl Theodor Dreyer's silent film The Passion of Joan of Arc (1928).
On the internet, Einhorn is also known as the liberal blogger Tristero. [1]
[edit] Musical works
- Voices of Light soundtrack
- Red Angels ballet
- A Carnival of Miracles for four voices
- Fire Eater soundtrack
- The Fourth Manner of Loving for chorus and orchestra
- Freud and Dora: A Case of Hysteria opera in two acts
- My Many Colored Days By Dr. Seuss for symphony orchestra and narrator
[edit] External links
- The composer's Web site, includes biography and discography
- Digby's Hullabaloo, where Einhorn blogs under the name Tristero.
