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First name: Pierre
Last name: Jalbert
Dates: 1967
Category: Quartet
Nationality: American
Opus name: Secret Alchemy for violin, viola, cello and piano (2012)
Publisher: Schott
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Information: https://www.pierrejalbert.com/copy-of-string-quartets. American Pierre Jalbert, among the most eagerly-watched composers of his generation, has been consistent with his richly colored and superbly crafted scores, writing in a musical language that is engaging, expressive, and deeply personal. Jalbert has received many major commissions. Jalbert has drawn inspiration from a variety of sources ranging from plainchant melodies to natural phenomena. His music is tonally centered, incorporating modal, tonal, and, at times, dissonant sonorities, while retaining a sense of harmonic motion culminating in a completed musical journey. His rhythmic shapes are cogent, often with an unmistakable sense of underlying pulsation. Jalbert’s primary oeuvre is instrumental, and, he is particularly noted for his mastery of color; in both his chamber and orchestral scores, he creates timbres that are vivid yet refined. Born in Manchester, NH into a family with roots in Quebec, Jalbert grew up in northern Vermont. At age 5, he began piano lessons and immersed himself in the classical repertoire. His appreciation of French and English folk songs and Catholic liturgical music helped him gain a deep respect for music that communicates powerfully with an economy of means. Following undergraduate studies in piano and composition at Oberlin Conservatory, Jalbert earned a PhD in Composition at the University of Pennsylvania, where he studied with George Crumb. Jalbert is Professor of Composition and Theory at Rice University's Shepherd School of Music in Houston, where he has taught since 1996, and currently serves as co-artistic director of Musiqa, a locally based contemporary chamber ensemble. His music is published by Schott Helicon Music Corporation (BMI), New York. (www.PierreJalbert.com) Publisher Schott Helicon Music Corporation (BMI), New York