Jonathan Harvey (1939-2012)
- · Composer
- · Born in Sutton Coldfield, England in 1939
- · Earned doctorates from the universities of Glasgow and Cambridge
- · He was a professor of music at Sussex University from 1977-1993.
- · He was very influenced by cathedral music after being a chorister at St. Michael’s College.
- · In the 1980s, he worked in Paris where he developed his interest for electronic music.
- · He was a professor of music at Stanford University from 1995-2000. This is where he composed Bird Concerto from a bird song he heard in the California hills.
- · Jonathan wrote three books: “The Music of Stockhausen” published in 1975, and “Music and Inspiration” and “In Quest of Spirit,” both published in 1999.
- · He died in 2012 as a result of Lou Gehrig’s disease. He was survived by his wife Rosa, daughter Anna and son Dominic.
“Body
Mandala”: composed in 2006 as a result of his transcendental meditation and his
interest in Buddhism.
“Mortuos
Plango, Vivos Voco”: composed in 1980. The focus of this piece is on the great
tenor bell and the voice of Harvey’s son. He synthesized and mixed the sounds
to get the final version.
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