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Barlow, Clarence Albertson (b. December 27, 1945, Kolkata). Composer born in India into a family of European descent and culture of mostly orchestral, chamber, piano, and electroacoustic works that have been performed throughout the world.
Mr. Barlow composed his first works at age eleven and obtained a degree in natural sciences at the University of Calcutta in 1965 and a diploma through the Trinity College of Music in London while still in Kolkata in 1965. He then had his first experiences with European music of the Middle Ages and North Indian art music and later studied electronic music at the Hochschule für Musik in Cologne from 1968–73, where he also studied composition with Bernd Alois Zimmermann from 1968–70 and with Karlheinz Stockhausen from 1971–73. He has worked at many electronic studios, including ones in Amsterdam, Chicago, Den Haag, Paris, Stockholm, and Utrecht.
Among his honors are the Kranichsteiner Musikpreis at Darmstadt (1980) and the Förderpreis from the city of Cologne (1981). In addition, he has been a member of the International Academy of Electroacoustic Music in Bourges since 1994.
Mr. Barlow is also active in other positions. He has conducted number-theory experiments with meter and tonality since 1971. He co-founded GIMIK: Initiative Musik und Informatik Köln in 1986 and served as music director of the International Computer Music Conference in Cologne in 1988.
He taught at the Calcutta School of Music from 1966–68. He lectured at Darmstadt from 1982–94 and lectured on computer music at the Hochschule für Musik in Cologne from 1984–2005. He served as artistic director of the Institute of Sonology of the Royal Conservatory in Den Haag from 1990–94, where he taught as Professor of Composition and Sonology from 1994–2006. He has taught as Corwin Professor at the University of California at Santa Barbara since 2006, where he also serves as chair of its composition program.
He has lived in Cologne since 1968 and in Santa Barbara since 2006.
CONTACT INFORMATION
Street address: Mr. Clarence A. Barlow, 482 Vaquero Ln., Santa Barbara, CA 93111, USA
Telephone: 805 696 6407
Website: http://www.rlow.org/
SELECT LIST OF WORKS
ORCHESTRAL: Concerto No. 1 in D, piano, orchestra, 1961–65; Orchideæ Ordinariæ or the Twelfth Root of Truth, piano, large orchestra, 1989 (two sections may be performed separately: L'Orchidée d'argent; Pandora); Concerto No. 2, «Aux fins des quelques siècles», piano, orchestra, 1961–98
CHAMBER MUSIC: String Quartet No. 1 in G, 1961; Divertimento for Winds, oboe, clarinet, bassoon, French horn, 1965; 11 Pieces, clarinet, bassoon, 1966; String Quartet No. 2, 1966; Trio, mandolin, violin, piano, 1966; Serenade, flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon, string quartet, double bass, 1967; Canonzetta, violin, piano, 1967; Cheltrovype – Tschelpowisch, trombone, cello, vibraphone, 3 percussion, 1971; variations, any melody instrument (+ voice), 1971 (also versions for [1] trombone, 1973; [2] cello, 1983; [3] cello, 1995); ...until..., any melody instrument, 1972 (also versions for [1] any number of low-pitched melody instruments, 1973; [2] violin, 1973; [3] sārangī, tablā, 1974; [4] variable jazz ensemble, 1974; [5] piano; [6] clarinet, 1977; [7] guitar, 1981; [8] piccolo, 1981; [9] 2-track tape); Relationships, any melody instrument, 1974 (also versions for [1a] any 2 keyboard instruments; [1b] 2 string quartets, double bass, 1974; [1c] violin, cello, piano, 1974; [2] any 2 North Indian melody instruments, tabla, 1974; [3] 2 vibraphones, 1976; [4] 2 pianos; [5] player piano; [6] bass clarinet, electric guitar, synthesizer, percussion, 1985); 1981, violin, cello, piano, 1981; Im Januar am Nil, 2 soprano saxophones (1st + clarinet, bass clarinet), piano, percussion, 4 violins, 2 celli, double bass, 1981–84 (also revision of one section, Sachets de la famille, as part of Sachets des Ciseaux Insatiables); Spright the Diner by Nib Wryter, violin, cello, piano, 1984–86
CHAMBER MUSIC: Fruitti d'Amore, cello, live electronics, 1988; Les Ciseaux de Tom Johnson, alto flute/soprano saxophone, electric guitar, double bass, 1998 (also version for violin, cello, piano, 1998; also revised as part of Sachets des Ciseaux Insatiables); Felle Hymnus Van Verre, 2 French horns, 2 trumpets, 2 trombones, tuba, timpani, 2001 (section of Jubileum-Fanfare, a collaboration with Louis Andriessen, Gilius van Bergeijk, Martijn Padding, Diderik Wagenaar); Sachets des Ciseaux Insatiables, flute, clarinet, trumpet, violin, viola, piano, percussion, 2002 (new versions of sections from Im Januar am Nil, Les Ciseaux de Tom Johnson and Four Identical Pieces); Otodeblu, flute, alto flute, bass flute, 2002 (version of work for player piano/piano 4 hands); Estudio Siete, flute, alto flute, bass flute, 2002 (version of work for player piano); Glockenspiel für Jens, 6 percussion, 2004 (version of choral work); Septima de facto, flute, clarinet, trumpet, viola, cello, organ (+ piano), vibraphone (+ timpani), 2006 (also versions for 2 pianos; player piano; ensemble of computer-driven mechanical instruments, 2006); Progéthal Percussian for Advanced Beginners, 6 percussion, 2003– (ongoing work)
CHORAL: Missa Brevis pro Unitatis Ecclesiæ «ut sint unum» (texts from Catholic liturgical sources), mixed chorus, 1967; documissa '87, mixed chorus, 2-track tape, 1987; Glockenspiel für Jens, soprano, alto, 3 tenors, baritone, 2004 (also versions for carillon; 6 percussion)
VOCAL: Zwei Gesänge (texts by Joseph von Eichendorff, Stefan George), mezzo-soprano, piano, 1968; Haiku (text from phonemes), baritone, clarinet, 1968; Three Owen Songs, baritone, piano, 1968
PIANO: Piano Suite, 1966; 12 Variations, piano, tape, 1968; Textmusik, 1971 (15 versions, 1972–84, including [7], organ; versions 1–2, 4–6, 6a, 8 realized by computer program entitled Programm TXMS, 1972); Stochroma, 1972; ...until... (5), 1974 (version of chamber work); Fugue on the Name Cage after No. 5 from Six Fugues on the Name Bach Op. 60 by Robert Schumann, any keyboard instrument, 1973; Fantasia quasi una Sonata con «Mantra» di Stockhausen, 1973; Relationships (1a), any 2 keyboard instruments, 1974 (version of chamber work); Relationships (4), 2 pianos, 1976 (version of chamber work); Çoğluotobüsişletmesi, piano 2 or more hands, 1975–79 (also version for 4 pianos, 2006); Relationships (5), player piano, 1984 (version of chamber work); Variazioni e un piano meccanico, player piano, 1986; L'Orchidée d'argent, 1989 (section of Orchideæ Ordinariæ or the Twelfth Root of Truth; may be performed separately); Pandora, 1989 (section of Orchideæ Ordinariæ or the Twelfth Root of Truth; may be performed separately); Otodeblu, player piano/piano 4 hands, 1990 (also version for flute, alto flute, bass flute); Qu'a lieu d'en bas, piano 2–8 hands, 1994; Four Identical Pieces, 1995 (also revision of one section, Elle l'a vue, elle l'a bue, la pomme insatiable, as part of Sachets des Ciseaux Insatiables); Estudio Siete: A Metamorphosis of Oskar Fischinger's Study No. 6 as well as a short Paraphrase of Conlon Nancarrow's Study No. 6, player piano, 1995 (also version for flute, alto flute, bass flute); 36 Skandierte Gesichtspunkte, 1997; Kuri Suti Bekar, 1998; '...Or a Cherish'd Bard...', 1999; 3:4:5, 1/2 pianos, 2004; Ludus Ragalis, 1974–2006 (also version for organ); Septima de facto, 2 pianos, 2006 (version of chamber work; also version for player piano, 2006)
ORGAN: Textmusik (7), 1971 (version of piano work); Le loup en pierre, Van Hagerbeer mean-tone quarter-comma A = 419 organ (+ Thomas Hill 12 equal temperament A = 440 organ), 2002; Ludus Ragalis, 1974–2006 (version of piano work)
CARILLON: Glockenspiel für Jens, 2004 (version of choral work)
ELECTROACOUSTIC: Sinophony I, 4-track tape, 1969–70; Sinophony II, 8-track tape, 1969–72; Reidosklopädie? Enzykloskoport?, 2-track tape, 1972–76; CCU, 8-track tape, 1980; Deutscher Sang, 2-track tape, 1980; (Stopt niet in de Vink), 2-track tape, 1991; Talkmaster's Choice (live computer installation), 1992 (also version for 2-track tape as fLvXv$: A Time and Attention Study, or His Master's Voice, 1992); Six Fugues on the Name Cage after Six Fugues on the Name Bach Op. 60 by Robert Schumann, MIDI-keyboard, computer, 1992; Farting Quietly in Church – Vortrag über Haiku (text by the composer), baritone, player piano, computer, 1994; ...until... (9), 2-track tape, 1995 (version of chamber work); Zero Crossing, 2-track tape, 2001; Approximating Pi, 5-track tape, 2007; Four ISIStudies, 4-track tape, 2003–08 (each of its sections may be performed separately: Für Gimik: Vortrag über ISIS, 2003; Eleven Steps in Staying a Kingly Dream, 2004; Untitled/Oil on Metal, Wood, 2007; Ceci n'est pas une œuvre d'art, 2008)
(Last updated on August 18, 2009)
