Rolv Berger Yttrehus (born

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, March 12, 1926 – February 4, 2018) was an American composer of

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. He held degrees from the

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and

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and a Diploma from the

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in Rome. He studied harmony with

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and composition with

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, and Goffredo Petrassi. He taught at the

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, and

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. He regarded

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and Sessions as his principal influences. He died in 2018.

List of works

*Six Pieces for Piano Solo (1942–45) *Six Haiku (1960) pub.

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*Music for Winds, Percussion, and Viola (1961) pub. American Composers Alliance *''Espressioni per Orchestra'' (1962) pub. American Composers Alliance *Sextet (1964–70, revised 1974) pub. C. F. Peters Corporation *Music for Winds, Percussion, 'Cello and Voices (1969) pub. Association for the Promotion of New Music (APNM) *''Angstwagen'' (1971) pub. American Composers Alliance *Quintet (1973) pub. Boelke-Bomart/Mobart Music *''Gradus ad Parnassum'' (1974–79) pub. American Composers Alliance *Sonata for Percussion and Piano (1982) pub. C. F. Peters Corporation *''Explorations'' for Piano Solo (1985) pub. APNM *Sonata for 'Cello and Piano (1988, revised 1989) pub. C. F. Peters Corporation *''Raritan Variations'' (1989) pub. APNM *Symphony No. 1 (1998) pub. APNM *''Plectrum Spectrum'' (2000) pub. APNM *Sextet II (2006) pub. APNM *''Laudate

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'' (2006) pub. APNM

References

Bibliography

*Boros, James. 1988. "An Interview with Rolv Yttrehus on the Occasion of ''Gradus Ad Parnassum''." ''

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'', 26/2 (Summer): 238–253 *Boros, James. 1991. "The Role of Percussion Instruments in the Music of Rolv Yttrehus." ''Percussive Notes'' 30/2 (December): 63–68

External links

Interview with Rolv Yttrehus
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