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Nemescu, Octavian (b. March 29, 1940, Pascani). Esteemed Romanian composer of
orchestral, chamber, choral, electroacoustic, multimedia, metamusic, and
imaginary works that have been heard throughout Europe and elsewhere.
Prof. Nemescu studied composition with
Mihail Jora, harmony with Paul Constantinescu and orchestration with Alexandru
Pascanu and Anatol Vieru at the National University of Music in Bucharest from
1956-63. Much later, he earned his DMus in musicology at the G. Dima
Conservatory in Cluj-Napoca in 1978.
His honors include the Aaron Copland
Prize (USA, 1970), six prizes from the Romanian Composers Union (1970, 1981,
1984, 1987, 1992, 1995) and two prizes from the Concours International de
Musique Ιlectroacoustique de Bourges (1980, 1982). He has also earned the Prize
of the Romanian Academy of Arts and Sciences (1981) and the Prize of the
International Confederation for Electroacoustic Music (ICEM) (1985).
His music has been performed
throughout Romania, as well as in Australia, Austria, Belgium, Finland, France,
Germany, Hungary, Israel, Italy, Japan, Moldova, The Netherlands, Poland,
Spain, and Switzerland, and has been broadcast throughout the world.
Prof. Nemescu initially taught at
the University of Brasov, where he was an assistant from 1971-74 and a lecturer
on analysis and counterpoint from 1974-78. From 1978-90, he was a professor of
counterpoint, harmony and music history at the George Enescu Art High School in
Bucharest and since 1990, has been Professor of Composition and doctoral advisor
at the National University of Music in Bucharest.
CONTACT INFORMATION
E-mail address: octavianemescu@yahoo.com
Street address: Prof. Octavian Nemescu, Str. Masina de Paine No. 16, Apt. 32, 72216 Bucharest - 2, Romania
Telephone:
+ 402 1687 3646
SELECT LIST OF WORKS
ORCHESTRAL: Triangle, 1963-64; Four
Dimensions in Time IV, Illuminations, mixed chorus, orchestra,
1967; Four Dimensions in Time V, 1918,
1968, revised 1976; Four Dimensions in
Time VII, 1970; Alpha Omega recidiva, 1989; Finaleph,
1990; NonSymphony No. 5 (collective ritual, 2 individual
ritual-imaginary pieces [spectacular, non-spectacular] in a period of five
months), 1988-92; Quindecimortuorum for 1
oclock AM, 2 percussion, wind
orchestra, 1994; PreSymphony No. 6 (spectacular, non-spectacular music
in a period of six years), 1996-2000;
PostSymphony No. 2 (spectacular
music in a period of two minutes), 2001; PluriSymphony
No. 1 (spectacular,
non-spectacular music in a period of one second), mixed chorus, orchestra, 2002
CHAMBER MUSIC: Sonata for Clarinet and Piano, 1962; Combinations in Circles, cello, ensemble (flute, clarinet, bassoon,
trombone, viola), tape, 1965; Concentric,
variable ensemble, tape, 1969; Spectacle
pour un instant, piano, variable ensemble, tape, 1974; Metabizantinirikon (spectacular, intimate practicing pieces in a
period of nine months), clarinet/saxophone (soprano/alto/tenor)/violin/viola,
tape, 1985; Centrifuga, piano, tape,
1986; Alpha Omega, alto saxophone (+ tenor saxophone, bass saxophone), violin,
percussion, tape, 1988; IN-PAR, trombone, tape, 1988; Finalis-septima, clarinet, bassoon, violin, cello, piano, 2 percussion,
1989; Finalpha, trombone, 2
percussion, tape, 1990; String Quartet
for Midnight, 1993; DanielPentAbsorbOR,
alto saxophone (+ tenor saxophone, baritone saxophone, double bass saxophone),
tape, 1995; Negantidiadua for 2 oclock AM, voice, alto saxophone,
trombone, piano, percussion, tape, 1995; Je
dis comme, voice, piano, 1996; PhosisTripercMetaMor
for 3 oclock AM, French horn, 6
percussion, tape, 1996; Septuor for 4 oclock AM, oboe, clarinet, bassoon,
violin, cello, piano, percussion, tape, 1997; Quintabeit for 5 oclock AM,
voice, oboe, clarinet, bassoon, 2 trumpets, violin, cello, piano, 6 percussion,
tape, 1998; Beitsonorum for 6 oclock AM, oboe, clarinet, bassoon,
violin, cello, piano, 4 percussion, tape, 1999; Beitintervallum for 7 oclock
AM, clarinet, violin, piano, 4 percussion, tape, 2000; Beitrissonum for 8 oclock AM,
2 flutes, violin, viola, accordion, tape, 2001; RouaUruauor for 9 oclock AM,
flute, tuba, piano, percussion, tape, 2002; OUA
for 10 oclock AM, flute,
clarinet, trombone, violin, piano, 2 percussion, tape, 2002-03
CHORAL: Salve Regina, mixed chorus, organ, 1981; Lumina lina, mixed chorus, 1988
ELECTROACOUSTIC: Naturel Culturel, tape,
1973, revised 1983; Gradeatia, tape,
1982; Trisson, tape, 1986; Sonatu(h)r, tape, 1987; Saecula Saeculorum, tape, 2000
CONCEPTUAL/MULTIMEDIA/PERFORMANCE: Suggestions, variable ensemble,
multimedia events, 1968; Memorial,
variable ensemble, multimedia events, 1968; The
King Will Die, player, clock, tape, multimedia events, 1968; Grafological music, variable ensemble,
multimedia events, 1969; Ulysses,
variable ensemble, tape, multimedia events of moving music, 1972, revised 1982
METAMUSIC: Semantics for n melomen, 1971-74
IMAGINARY MUSIC: Cromoson Song of Objects,
1974-75; Will You Be Able by Yourself?,
1976
(Last
updated on February 16, 2003)
