Edward Cowie
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Edward Cowie (born Birmingham, England 1943) is an English composer, author and painter
Experience of nature in his early years has influenced much of his work, such as the 1975 BBC Proms commission Leviathan. His studies with Alexander Goehr and later with Witold Lutoslawski in Poland helped Cowie to develop a highly personal style, lyrical, freely atonal and rhythmically complex. Some of his later works have experimented with a return to tonality, although the composer has since questioned this change of direction.
In 1983, Cowie was awarded the first Granada Composer Fellowship with the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra. He remained with the orchestra for three years and worked with them as both composer and conductor. Since that time, he has worked as a conductor with several major orchestras and ensembles in Britain and Australia.
Alongside his rise to prominence as a musician, Cowie has exhibited internationally as a painter, and his works are in public and private collections in more than 20 countries. He has also made several television films, including his acclaimed BBC2 film on Leonardo, of 1986. In 1988 and 1989, he wrote and presented two major radio series commissioned by ABCFM, Australia.
During the late 1990s, he also worked as an author of books on wildlife and the first in a major series, Birds Talk, was published in 2001.
He was appointed the first Composer in Association with the BBC Singers, 2002-2006 and also created the first Artist in Residence with the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds, also for the period 2002-06. In 1996 he was appointed Professor and Director of Research at Dartington College of Arts in Devon,
He is now exclusively published by United Music Publishers in London and also now lives and works mainly in South West France. He continues to divide his time between his home there and his musical and academic career in the UK.
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[edit] Orchestral
| 1973 | The Moon, Sea and Stars | 21' | chamber orchestra and high voice | |
| 1975 | Leviathan | 31' | large orchestra | |
| 1976 | Piano Concerto | 31' | piano and orchestra | |
| 1978 | Columbine | 21' | strings with high voice | |
| 1983 | Clarinet concerto | 26' | clarinet and orchestra | |
| 1984 | Concerto for orchestra | 29' | orchestra | |
| 1984-1985 | Leonardo | 25' | chamber orchestra | |
| 1985 | Choral Symphony | 44' | Baritone solo, chorus and orchestra | |
| 1986 | Symphony "The American" | 35' | large orchestra | |
| 1986 | Fifteen Minute Australia | 15' | large orchestra | |
| 1986 | Atlas | 29' | large orchestra | |
| 1993 rev.2003 | Cello concerto | 26' | cello and chamber orchestra | |
| 1996 | Elysium I-III | 40' | flute, clarinet and strings | |
| 1998/2000 | Oboe concerto | 31' | oboe and orchestra | |
| 2000 | Elysium IV | 28' | clarinet, harp and strings | |
| 2000/2001 | From Moment to Moment | 22' | orchestra |
[edit] Chamber Music
| 1976 | Cathedral Music | 21' | brass | |
| 1994 | '48 Books 1 & 2 | 42',39' | ensemble with high voice | |
| 1995 | Song without words | 14' | clarinets with high voice | |
| 1996 | Kandinsky | 19' | guitar ensemble | |
| 1998/1999 | The Voices of Gaia | 19' | flute, harp and string trio | |
| 1999/2000 | Four Frames in a Row | 23' | high voice and baroque ensemble | |
| 1999/2000 | Dark Matter | 14' | brass | |
| 2001 | The Rising of the Sun and Setting of the Same | wind quintet |
[edit] Duos and Trios
| 1978 | A Charm of Finches | 17' | flutes and high voice | |
| 1987 | V oices of the Land | 19' | violin and piano | |
| 1987 | Mount Keira Duets | 18' | flute and guitar | |
| 1992 | Violin Sonata | 21' | violin and piano | |
| 1998 | Dart Songs | 16' | recorder and high voice | |
| 1999 | Night Owls | 18' | flute and piano | |
| 2000 | The Healing of Saul | 18' | violin and harp or piano | |
| 2000 | Several Charms | 15' | violin and piano | |
| 2000 | Bad Lands Gold | 17' | tuba and piano |
[edit] String Quartets
| 1974 | String Quartet 1. | 21' | ||
| 1977 | String Quartet 2. | 25' | ||
| 1983 | String Quartet 3. | 21' | ||
| 1985 | String Quartet 4. | 20' | ||
| 2002 | String Quartet 5. | 21' |
[edit] Solo Works
| 1979 | Kelly Variations | 19' | piano | |
| 1979 | Commedia Lazis | 17' | guitar | |
| 1979 | Kelly-Nolan-Kelly | 19' | clarinet | |
| 1983 | Harlequin | 17' | harp | |
| 1991 | Coburn Partita | 21' | cello
2005 Spellchecks for solo guitar and flute 17' |
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| 2006 | 24 Preludes | piano
71' [2006 in music/2006]] Partita for Solo Violin 18' |
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