Achron, Joseph
Period: Early 20th Century
Born: Thursday, May 13, 1886 in Lozdzieje, Russian Empire
Died: Thursday, April 29, 1943 in Hollywood, California (USA)
Nation of Origin: Russian/Lithuania
Major Works:
Orchestral
Hebrew Melody, Op. 33, for violin and orchestra (1911)
Hazzan, Op. 34, for cello and orchestra (1912)
2 Hebrew Pieces, Op. 35 (1913)
Dance Improvisation, Op. 37 (circa 1913)
Shir, Op. 42, dance for clarinet and orchestra (1917)
2 Pastels, Op. 44, for violin and orchestra (1917)
The Fiddle's Soul, Op. 50 (1920)
Violin Concerto No. 1, Op. 60 (1925)
Konzertanten-Kapelle, Op. 64, for violin and orchestra (1928)
The Golem, suite for chamber orchestra (1932)
Dance Overture (1932)
Little Dance Fantasy (1933)
Violin Concerto No. 2, Op. 68 (1933)
Violin Concerto No. 3, Op. 72 (1937)
Choral
Epitaph (in memory of Skryabin), Op. 38, for four voices and orchestra (1915)
Salome’s Dance, Op. 61, for mixed voices, piano and percussion (1925) / (1966)
Evening Service of the Sabbath, Op. 67, for baritone voice, four voices and organ (1932) - commissioned by Congregation Emanue-El of New York City, published by Bloch Publishing Company.
Chamber and Instrumental
1ère Suite en Style Ancien, Op. 21, for violin and piano (circa 1914) / (1923)
Chromatic String Quartet, Op. 26 (circa 1915)
Sonata No. 1, Op. 29, for violin and piano (circa 1915)
Symphonic Variations and Sonata on a Palestinian Theme, Op. 39, for piano (circa 1916)
Suite Bizarre, Op. 41, for violin and piano (circa 1917)
Sonata No. 2, Op. 45, for violin and piano (circa 1917)
Children's Suite, Op.57, for clarinet, string quartet and piano (circa 1925)
Elegy, Op. 62, for string quartet (1927)
4 Improvisations, Op. 65, for string quartet (1927)
The Golem, for cello, trumpet, horn and piano (1931)
Sinfonietta, Op. 71, for string quartet (1935)
Concerto for solo piano, Op. 74
Other
Spring Night, ballet music for a short film (1935)
Other Information:
Russian/Lithuanian composer and violinist of Jewish descent. His work made prominent use of Jewish melodies, harmonies, and rhythmic idioms.
General Bibliography:
Slonimsky, Nicolas, Music Since 1900, Schirmer Books, July 1994, ISBN: 0028724186
Salzman, Eric, Twentieth Century Music: An Introduction, Pearson, October 2001, ISBN: 0130959413
Slonimsky, Nicolas and Kuhn, Laura; Editors, Baker's Biographical Dictionary of Musicians, Gale Group, December 2000, ISBN: 0028655257
Sadie, Stanley and Tyrrell, John; Editors, The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians, Groves Dictionaries, Inc., January 2004, ISBN: 0195170679
Rutherford-Johnson, Tim, Kennedy, Michael, and Kennedy, Joyce The Oxford Dictionary of Music, Oxford University Press, 6th Edition, 2012, ISBN: 0199578109
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Biographical essay from Wikipedia
Prone to Violins blog entry for Achron
