Claire Polin

Claire Polin (January 1, 1926 – December 6, 1995) was an American composer of contemporary classical music, musicologist, and flutist.

Education She obtained three degrees in music from the Philadelphia Conservatory: a Bachelor, Masters and Doctorate in Music.

List of works Note: This is not a complete list. In some cases, the dates listed may have been the original publication date as opposed to the year it was written. Many pieces were published several times in new editions.

Compositions Sonata No. 1 for Flute 1959 Symphony in two movements 1960 No-Rai: Songs from Korea, 1963? Soprano Voice, Flute, Double Bass Sonata for Flute and Harp 1964/73 No Man is an Island, SATB chorus, piano, 196_ Serpentine: Lyrical instances for solo viola and imaginary dancer, 1965 Structures for Solo Flute 1965 Consecutivo: Study on a Requiem, 1966 Summer Settings, harp, 1967 Makimono, flute, clarinet, violin, violoncello, piano, 1969 Second Sonata for flute and harp (From the Painter’s Brush), 197x Music for the Prince of Wales: Hen ganiadau gwanwyn, medium high voice (male or female) with cello accompaniment Cader Idris: Landscape for Brass Quintet, 1971 Infinito: A Requiem, alto sax, soprano solo, narrator, SATB chorus, 1972 Out of childhood; variations on Russian-Turkish folksongs for piano, 1972 Margóä for solo flute, 1972 O, Aderyn Pur, Flute, Alto Sax, Tape, or flute solo 1972 The Death of Procris: Studies After a Painting by Piero di Cosimo, 1972-73 Flute and Tuba Telemannicon: Solo obe flute, canonically played with tape or live, 1974 Second Symphony, 1974 Journey of Owain Madoc: Symphonic Meditations on the Discovery of America, 1974 Scenes from Gilgamesh, flute and string orchestra, 1974 Makimono II: for brass quintet, 1975 Laissez sonner for solo piano, 1976 Pièce d’encore: for solo viola (or violin), 1976 Synaulia II, flute(alto fl), clar(bass clar), piano, 1976 Paraselene: Dark nebulae I: Book of Songs for Soprano, Flute, and Piano, 1976/77 A klockwork diurnal, alto sax, French horn, bassoon, 1977 Amphion: for symphony orchestra, 1977 Wind Songs for soprano and guitar, 1978? Vigniatures: Variations for Violin and Harp, 1979 Felína, Felína, violin, harp, 1980 Res naturae: The Carmarthan dove in a mialiseet dance, woodwind quintet, 1980 Dark nebulae II: Ma’a lot, viola and percussion, 1981 Georgics: After Virgil for Solo Flute, 1981 Mythos: Concerto for Harp and String Orchestra, 1982 Kuequenaku-Cambiola, percussion and piano, 1983 Phantasmagoria, piano 4 hands, 1985 Freltic Sonata for Violin and Piano, 1985 Shirildang: trans-Ural Suite for piano, 1991 Walum olum, clarinet, viola, piano

Publications Music of the ancient Near East, 1974 Greenwood Press (Westport, CT) "Why Minimalism Now?" Music and the Politics of Culture, ed. Christopher Norris, pp. 226–239, London: Lawrence & Wishart 1989 "Interviews with Soviet Composers", Tempo 1984 151, 10-16 Cambridge University Press “The Composer as Seer, but not Prophet” Tempo Combridge 1994 Issue 190, p13-18 New York: Women in Music and Soviet Contemporaries. Tempo 174, 1990 p32,34,36-37 The Ap Huw manuscript. 1982 Henryville, PA: Institute of Mediaeval Musicological Studies. (Vol 34?) “Observations on the Ap Huw manuscript. Music & Letters 60(3) 1979, 296-304: Oxford University Press. A Possible Provenance for parts of the Ap Huw manuscript. Welsh Music, 1985. The Ap Huw Manuscript. Music & Letters 62(1): 120, 1981 Moscow Festival Diary. Tempo 1984 No. 150 p. 35-38 Ancient Semitic Music: A study starting in earliest times and ending circa 500 BC (1950) A Treasury of Jewish Folksong. Ethnomusicology 9(2). 191-193 (1965) Gifts of Jubal; musical instruments from the ancient East. Philadelphia, PA: University Museum Press