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Mohammed Fairouz (born November 1, 1985) is an American composer. He is one of the most frequently performed composers of his generation〔(BBC World News )〕 and has been described as an important new artistic voice. Fairouz began composing at an early age and studied at the New England Conservatory of Music and the Curtis Institute of Music. His teachers included Gunther Schuller, Halim El-Dabh, Gyorgy Ligeti and John Heiss.〔(Mohammed Fairouz Biography )〕 Fairouz lives in New York City. == Vocal music == Fairouz says that he first set the poem "The True Knowledge" by Oscar Wilde to music at the age of 7 〔(【引用サイトリンク】 title= Mohammed Fairouz - The World in Counterpoint )〕 and has gone on to write hundreds of art songs and over a dozen song cycles.〔Rase, Sherri (April 8, 2011), (Conversations—with Mohammed Fairouz ), ''()onStage'', retrieved 2011-04-19〕〔Fischer, Shell (March 1, 2011), (Poets, Composers Find Sanctuary ), ''Poets & Writers'', retrieved 2011-04-19〕 In Poets & Writers Magazine, he described himself as being obsessed with text.〔 ''Three Fragments of Ibn Khafājah'' was commissioned by the Cygnus Ensemble〔(Cygnus Ensemble Commissions List )〕 and sets poetry by Arab Andalucian poet Ibn Khafajah. Musicians for Harmony commissioned the song cycle ''Furia'' for baritone Randall Scarlata together with the Imani Winds and the Borromeo String Quartet and sets Western texts about the Middle East.〔(Musicians for Harmony Homepage )〕 ''Jeder Mensch'', was written for Kate Lindsey with texts set from the diaries of Alma Mahler.〔Hoffman, Gary (September 13, 2011), (Kate Lindsey: An Interview ), ''Opera Today'', retrieved 2011-04-09〕 Lindsey is also the soloist in a 2014 recording of Fairouz's 2012 cycle, ''Audenesque (in memory of W. B. Yeats)'', with the LPR Ensemble conducted by Evan Rogister, released in 2015 on the Deutsche Grammophon label (catalog no. B0022417). The disc also features Fairouz's 2013 instrumental work, ''Sadat''. Fairouz has also collaborated extensively with living poets. ''Bonsai Journal'', on texts by Judson Evans, was released on Albany Records.〔(Albany Records Catalog entry for ''Boston Diaries'' ), retrieved 2011-04-09〕 Fairouz's theatrical song cycle, written with Wayne Koestenbaum, titled ''Pierrot'' was commissioned by the Da Capo Chamber Players. The Pierrot ensemble, Lunatics at Large commissioned the cycle ''Unwritten'' on texts by David Shapiro.〔Lunatics at Large: (The Sanctuary Project )〕 Fairouz has also written an oratorio entitled, Zabur, which was premiered by the Indianapolis Symphonic Choir and the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra in April 2015.〔http://indychoir.org/performances/faure-requiem-zabur/〕 Staying true to his focus on text, the work sets a libretto by Najla Said and features text in both Arabic and English. Zabur is scored for a full orchestra, mixed choir, children's mixed choir, tenor soloist, and baritone soloist. 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「Mohammed Fairouz」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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