Robert Moevs
Robert Walter Moevs (b. La Crosse, Wisconsin, December 2, 1920; d. December 10, 2007) was an American composer of contemporary classical music.[1] He was known for his highly chromatic music.
Moevs was a student of Walter Piston and Nadia Boulanger. He taught at Harvard University and Rutgers University. He received the Rome Prize and a Guggenheim Fellowship (1962).
His music has been performed by the Cleveland Orchestra, the Boston Symphony Orchestra, and the Symphony of the Air. Moevs' papers, including unpublished scores and recordings, are held by the Music Library at Rutgers.[1][2]
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Bibliography
- Boros, James. 1990. "The Systematic Chromaticism of Robert Moevs." Perspectives of New Music 28/1 (Winter): 294-323.
- Boros, James. 1990. "A Conversation with Robert Moevs." Perspectives of New Music 28/1 (Winter): 324-335.
- Boros, James. 1990. "The Evolution of Robert Moevs's Compositional Methodology." American Music 8/4 (Winter): 383-404.
- Moevs, Robert. 1966. "Some Observations on Instruction in Music Theory." College Music Symposium 6 (Fall): 69-71.
- Moevs, Robert. 1969. "Music and the Liturgy." Liturgical Arts 38/1 (November): 4-9.
- Moevs, Robert. 1969. "Intervallic Procedures in Debussy." Perspectives of New Music 8/1 (Fall/Winter): 82-101.
- Moevs, Robert. 1971. "Mannerism and Stylistic Consistency in Stravinsky." Perspectives of New Music 9/2 (10/1): 92-103.
- Moevs, Robert in conversation with Ellen Rosand. 1980. "Recollections - Nadia Boulanger (1887-1979)." 19th Century Music 3/3 (March).
- Wilkinson, Carlton. 1997. "Robert Moevs's Heptachronon for solo cello." Perspectives of New Music 35/1 (Winter): 231-261.
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