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John Albert Exton (28 March 1933 in Wolverton (England) – 13 September 2009 in Perth (Australia)) was a British composer of classical music.〔obituary, found at: ozartsreview.hostingsuccess.com/1299/john-exton-an-appreciation〕 John Exton started to play the violin at the age of 11. In 1950 he became leader of the National Youth Orchestra of Great Britain.〔obituary, found at: ozartsreview.hostingsuccess.com/1299/john-exton-an-appreciation〕 He started to read music at the King's College in Cambridge. In 1956 he won the Mendelssohn Scholarship〔news.mendelssohn-schol.com/newsarchive.aspx〕 and studied with Luigi Dallapiccola in Florence for a year. After that he continued his studies in Cambridge with Robin Orr and Matyas Seiber.〔obituary, found at: ozartsreview.hostingsuccess.com/1299/john-exton-an-appreciation〕 He became Doctor in Music in 1963 and in the same year the director of music at Bedales School. In 1966 John Exton followed an appointment as a senior lecturer at the University of Western Australia in Perth. He taught composition there until his retirement. Notable students of John Exton include Carl Vine,〔Gordon Kerry (2008): New Classical Music: Composing Australia. University of New South Wales Press. p.148〕 Jennifer Fowler,〔Stephen Pleskun (2012): A Chronological History of Australian Composers and Their Compositions, volume 2. Xlibris.〕 Ross Bolleter〔interview with Ross Bolleter, see: http://musicguy247.typepad.com/my-blog/ross-bolleter-ruined-pianos/〕 or Stephen Benfall. ==Compositions== * 3 pieces, for oboe (1955, rev. 1961) * Dialogues, for 2 violins (1957) * Partita for string quartet (1957) * 3 simple pieces, for piano (1961) * 6 caprices, for violin (1961) * String trio (1961) * Variations for piano (1961) * Concertante for piano and five instruments (1961) * Fantasy for violin and piano (1961) * String quartet No.2 (1961) * Movements for orchestra (1964) * The story of Christ's nativity according to St. Luke, for narrators, singers and instruments (1965) * 2 Psalms and a Homily, for choir and organ (1966) * Wind quintet (1967) * String quartet No.3 (1969) * Breathing space, electro-acoustic work (1972) * String quartet No.4 with electronics (1972) * String quartet No.5 (1972) * Ryoanji, for 40 strings and percussion (1973) * String quartet No.6 (1974) * Give or take a few db, for piano (1975) * String quartet No.7 (1975) * Cantio obliqua, for violin (1993) * 3 pieces for organ "Contrapuncti“ * In memoriam Joseph Haydn, for baritone and string quartet 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「John Exton (composer)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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