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Kendall Durelle Briggs is an American composer of classical music and music theorist. He is a professor of music theory, music history and analysis at the Juilliard School in New York City. He has authored two books on the subject, The Language and Materials of Music and Tonal Counterpoint. He is a recipient of the Charles Ives Prize in composition from The Academy of Arts and Letters.

Biography

Briggs was born in Salt Lake City, Utah, and grew up in Seattle, Washington. He was first exposed to music by his mother, a classical pianist. He later studied the cello as well. He attended Pacific Lutheran University, where he received a bachelor's degree in composition, and later went on to study at the Juilliard School, where he received his master’s and doctoral degrees. He joined the faculty of The Juilliard School in 1994.

He studied with composers David Diamond and Charles Jones.

Works

Notable works include:

• Rhapsody for Cello and Orchestra ". . . a riveder le stelle"
• Sonata for Flute and Piano
• Sonata for Cello and Piano
• Sonata for French Horn and Piano
• Sonata for Trumpet and Piano
• Sonata for Viola and Piano
• Sonatine for Flute and Piano
• Sonatine for Piano 4-Hands
• Petite Suite for Piano, Violin, Cello
• Serenade for Chamber Orchestra
• Suite for Orchestra
• Symphony No. 1
• Symphony No. 2
• Symphony No. 3
• Sinfonietta for String Orchestra
• 6 Suites for Solo Cello
• 6 Preludes for Piano

Awards

Discography

References

1. ^ "Kendall Durelle Briggs" (HMTL). Juilliard Journal. Retrieved 2014-07-27.
2. Simon, Jeff. "Disc review: Christopher Bono, 'Bardo'" (HMTL). Buffalo News. Retrieved 2014-07-27.
3. Briggs, Kendall (2012). Tonal Counterpoint. New York: Highland Heritage Press. ISBN 978-1-300-06705-4. Retrieved 2014-07-27.
4. Briggs, Kendall (2012). The Language and Materials of Modern Music. New York: Highland Heritage Press. ISBN 978-1-257-99614-8. Retrieved 27 July 2014.
5. "American Academy of Arts and Letters - List of Awards". American Academy of Art and Letters. Archived from the original (HMTL) on 2015-12-19. Retrieved 2014-07-27.
6. ^ Sherman, Robert (16 February 1997). "Music Society to Play Work of Its Member" (HMTL). New York Times. Retrieved 2014-07-27.
7. Manheim, James. "5 Stars: Favorites from the 5 Browns" (HMTL). All Music. Retrieved 2014-07-27.

External links

• Official website of Kendall Durelle Briggs

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