Robert Moevs

Robert Walter Moevs (2 December 1920, in La Crosse, Wisconsin 10 December 2007) was an American composer of contemporary classical music.[1] He was known for his highly chromatic music.

Moevs served in the United States Army Air Forces as a pilot during World War II. He then received his degree from Harvard University. 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). In 1978 his Concerto Grosso was awarded the Stockhausen International Prize in Composition.[2]

His music has been performed by the Cleveland Orchestra, the Boston Symphony Orchestra and the Symphony of the Air. His papers, including unpublished scores and recordings, are held by the Rutgers Music Library. He died in Hillsborough, New Jersey.[3][4]

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  1. "Robert Moevs (1920–2007)" at the Wayback Machine (archived February 20, 2012), biography on Edward B. Marks Music website, archive from 20 February 2012 (accessed 1 October 2013).
  2. Archibald and Wilson 2008.
  3. Papers of Robert Moevs
  4. The Robert Moevs Collection

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