Octavian Nemescu

Octavian Nemescu (29 March 1940 – 6 November 2020) was a Romanian composer of orchestral, chamber, choral, electroacoustic, multimedia, metamusic, imaginary and ritual works.

Born in Pașcani, Nemescu studied from 1956 to 1963 at the National University of Music in Bucharest, where he took composition with Mihail Jora, harmony with Paul Constantinescu and orchestration with Alexandru Pașcanu and Anatol Vieru. In 1972 he participated in the Darmstadt summer courses. From 1971 to 1978 he taught music analysis and counterpoint at the Transilvania University of Brașov. Until 1990 he was professor of counterpoint, harmony and music history at the George Enescu National University of Arts in Iași. Since then he was a professor of composition at the National University of Music in Bucharest.

Nemescu died in Bucharest at age 80. He was the father of the Romanian film director Cristian Nemescu (1979–2006).

Awards For his compositions he received the Aaron Copland Prize, several times the prize of the Romanian Composers Union, two prizes at the Concours International de Musique Électroacoustique de Bourges (1980 and 1982), the prize of the Romanian Academy of Arts and Sciences (1981) and the prize of the International Confederation for Electroacoustic Music (ICEM, 1985).

Works Sonata for Clarinet and Piano, 1962 Triangle, 1963–1964 Combinations in Circles for cello ensemble and tape, 1965 Four Dimensions in Time - IV, 'Illuminations' for mixed choir and orchestra, 1967 Four Dimensions in Time - V, '1918', 1968 Suggestions multimedia performance, 1968 Memorial multimedia performance, 1968 The King Will The multimedia performance, 1968 Grafological music, multimedia performance, 1969 Concentric for ensemble and tape, 1969 Four Dimensions in Time - VII # ', 1970 Semantics for n melomen, 1971–1974 Ulysses, multimedia performance in 1972 Naturel - Culturel for tape, 1973 Spectacle, pour un instant for piano, ensemble and tape, 1974 Cromoson - Song of Objects, 1974–1975 Will You Be Able by Yourself ?, 1976 Salve Regina for mixed choir and organ, 1981 Gradeatia for tape; 1982 Metabizantinirikon, for clarinet, violin and tape, 1985 Centrifuga for piano and tape, 1986 Trisson for tape, 1986 Sonatu (h) r for tape, 1987 Alpha - Omega for saxophone (s), violin, percussion and tape, 1988 IN PAR for trombone and tape, 1988 Lumina lina for mixed choir, 1988 NonSymphony No. 5, 1988–1992 Alpha - Omega recidiva, 1989 Finalis-septima for clarinet, bassoon, violin, cello, piano and percussion, 1989 Finalpha for trombone, percussion and tape, 1990 Finaleph, 1990 String Quartet for Midnight, 1993 Quindecimortuorum for 1 o'clock AM for two percussionists and Wind Orchestra, 1994 DanielPentAbsorbOR for saxophone (s) and tape, 1995 Negantidiadua for 2 o'clock AM for voice, alto saxophone, trombone, piano, percussion and tape, 1995 Comme je dis for voice and piano, 1996 PhosisTripercMetaMor for 3 o'clock AM for English horn, percussion and tape, 1996 PreSymphony No. 6, 1996-2000 Septuor for 4 o'clock AM for oboe, clarinet, bassoon, violin, cello, piano, percussion and tape, 1997 Quintabeit for 5 o'clock AM for voice, oboe, clarinet, bassoon, two trumpets, violin, cello, piano, percussion and tape, 1998 Beitsonorum for 6 o'clock AM for oboe, clarinet, bassoon, violin, cello, piano, percussion and tape, 1999 Beitintervallum for 7 o'clock AM for clarinet, violin, piano, percussion and tape, 2000 Saecula - Saeculorum for tape, 2000 Beitrissonum for 8 o'clock AM for two flutes, violin, viola, accordion and tape, 2001 PostSymphony No. 2, 2001 PluriSymphony No. 1 for mixed choir and orchestra, 2002 RouaUruauor for 9 o'clock AM for flute, tuba, piano, percussion and tape, 2002 OUA for 10 o'clock AM for flute, clarinet, trombone, violin, piano, percussion and tape, 2002–2003 PostSymphony No. 3, 2003