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Laurence Traiger (born October 10, 1956) is an American composer and musicologist. Originally from Bellmore, Long Island, New York, he has studied and worked in Europe since 1976.〔http://nandocs.pbworks.com/f/traiger.pdf〕 He is the son of Arthur Traiger,〔(Amazon.com: arthur traiger )〕 English writing pedagogue, and brother of Saul Traiger, a philosophy educator. At age 11 he composed duos for violin; at age 14 he took lessons in harmony, counterpoint and composition from his violin instructor, William Cosgriff, and at 16 had a work performed at the Hartt School of Music. In 1974 he graduated from John F. Kennedy High School (Bellmore, New York). He received a scholarship from the University of Kansas, studying composition under Prof. John Pozdro. Leaving Kansas after his sophomore year, he moved to Europe. He first studied with Prof. Cesar Bresgen at the Mozarteum University of Salzburg, graduating in 1980.〔(Komponisten )〕 From 1980 to 1982 Traiger studied at the Conservatoire National in Paris with Ivo Malec. In 1982 he became a student in the master class of Wilhelm Killmayer at the Munich College of Music, graduating with honors. His extensive list of works include early music, Jewish music, Appalachian music, new music, choral music, orchestral music, accordion,〔(Müllheim: "Das Akkordeon hat einen Wandel durchlaufen" - badische-zeitung.de )〕 Irish music, chamber music and film music, as well as compositions for historical instruments and educational works. He has found returning to his roots touching and therapeutic,〔(AbelDuo » Press Reviews )〕 incorporating both Klezmer and rural Appalachian music into his body of work. (One his earliest published works was a Yiddish sing-along.〔(Chasidic Singalong Sound )〕) He has long been engaged with Jewish mysticism, and many of his works reflect this interest.〔(sueddeutsche.de )〕〔(Gera: Konzert mit Musik von Zeitgenossen zur Karwoche | OTZ )〕 For didactic works he strives to provide something that the student could use as a vehicle for expression, attempting to capture the teenage disposition in a moody and thoughtful, yet energetic and optimistic tone.〔http://www.teenstringsmagazine.com/article/default.aspx?articleid=21748〕 He has been invited to take part in international "new music" festivals such as the Steirischen Herbst,〔:de:Steirischer herbst〕 Klangspektrum, Villach and ADE-vantgarde, München. Traiger has had many collaborations with the Mitteldeutscher Rundfunk Choir,〔(MDR MUSIKSOMMER 2013 | MDR.DE )〕 including an invitation to compose a piece for Schumann-2010,〔http://www.schumann-portal.de/pgcms/output.php?PAGE_ID=2606〕 honoring the 200th anniversary of Robert Schumann's birth.〔(Die nächsten Konzerte | MDR.DE )〕 His work has appeared on MDR's CD "Das Hohelied Salomos." 〔(Review: Gewaltsam Wie Der Tod Ist Die Liebe: Das Hohelied Salomos - MDR Choir And Orchestra | Cross Rhythms )〕 He has dedicated works to various groups and artists, including ''Meistersextet Leipzig MDT Radio Choir''〔http://www.mdr.de/konzerte/die-naechsten-konzerte/artikel104844.html〕 and award winning classical guitarist, and fellow Mozarteum teacher, Maria Isabel Siewers.〔(Isabel Siewers profile )〕 Soprano Priska Eser-Steit lists Traiger as one of the few composers of "modern music" in her repertoire.〔http://www.eser-streit.de/repertoire.html/〕 His work has been premiered by the Tyrolean Chamber Orchestra,〔(Komponisten unserer Zeit XII - Tiroler Kammerorchester Innstrumenti - Veranstaltung - events.at )〕 Orpheus Choir of Munich,:〔(Oehmsclassics: orpheus chor münchen )〕 nota bene:〔(Danes naokoli: torek, 06.09.2011 | Dnevnik )〕 and Ensemble Cantissimo, among others.〔(Gelungen: Altes und Neues ergänzen sich - Der Online-Dienst für die Region - Startseite - schwaebische.de )〕 His favorite period is Baroque, describing it as “when rhetoric in music as well as in speaking was prized, and musicians ‘spoke’ with their instruments.” He has been described by Howard Arman〔http://www.mdr.de/klangkoerper/biografien/123280.html〕〔(Howard Arman (Conductor) - Short Biography )〕 as one of the few composers of music for Baroque instruments today.〔 His motets have been performed by Cantissimo Ensemble and Cantemus Lugano.〔http://www.irispress.it/Iris/page.asp?VisImg=S&Art=15024&Cat=1&I=immagini/Italia/Presepe.jpg&IdTipo=0&TitoloBlocco=Enti%20Locali〕 He has won numerous composition awards, including from ORF (broadcaster) and the publisher Barenreiter.〔(Biographie - ltraiger )〕 Laurence Traiger teaches at the Hochschule für Musik und Theater München and the Innsbruck branch of Mozarteum University of Salzburg.〔http://www.moz.ac.at/german/toolbar/results.shtml?cx=002911380811694884954:jkmkrngbric&cof=FORID:11&q=traiger&sa=Search!〕 His areas of interest include music history, theory for music teachers, composition and arrangement, and vocal polyphony of the 16th Century.〔http://www.moz.ac.at/lvs.php?penr=51396&lang=2〕 At the 2013 Internationale Sommerakademie Mozaertum, Traiger was featured in a ''Komponistenporträt'' (the presentation of a living composer in talk and music).〔http://www.moz.ac.at/files/pdf/soak/soak_va.pdf〕 ==Musical style== In 1986, Traiger “turned away from the ‘avant-garde’ and tried to find my own voice in tonality.”〔 With an emphasis on clarity, sensuality, and excitement, using tonal sonorities, his work has been described as melodically oriented and rhythmically varied, as well as rich in contrast and atmosphere. His goal is to make his work directly accessible to widely ranging ensembles and audiences.〔(Laurence Traiger, Biography - ltraiger )〕 His work has been described as "fresh and alive."〔 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「Laurence Traiger」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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