Short bio Earl Kim
Birthday:
1920 in Dinuba, CA
Died:
1998 in Cambridge, MA
Genre:
Classical
Period:
Modern
Full biography Earl Kim
Earl Kim (1920-1998) was a celebrated American composer and music pedagogue whose works were noted for their gentle sonorities, sparse instrumentation, and sense of mystery. Born in Dinuba, California, Kim was of Korean descent and grew up in Fresno, where he began taking music lessons at an early age. He went on to study at the University of California, Berkeley, where he earned his Bachelor's and Master's degrees in music composition.
Compositions featuring Earl Kim
| # | Name | Duration | Genre | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ophelia, for accordion | 11:10 min | Chamber Music | 1995 |
| 2 | Dear Linda, for narrator, flute/piccolo, piano & percussion | 10:03 min | Miscellaneous (Classical) | 1993 |
| 3 | Poems (3) in French, for voice & string quartet | 12:58 min | Vocal Music | 1989 |
| 4 | Cornet, for narrator & orchestra | 25:27 min | Miscellaneous (Classical) | 1983 |
| 5 | Now and Then, songs for voice, flute, viola & harp | 7:56 min | Vocal Music | 1981 |
| 6 | Violin Concerto | 22:19 min | Concerto | 1979 |
| 7 | Earthlight for soprano, violin & piano | 15:06 min | Vocal Music | 1973 |
| 8 | Exercises en Route, songs for voice & ensemble | 28:48 min | Vocal Music | 1963 |
| 9 | Dialogues, for piano & orchestra | 9:10 min | Concerto | 1959 |
| 10 | Bagatelles (2), for piano | 2:48 min | Keyboard | 1948 |
| 11 | Where Grief Slumbers for voice, harp & strings, Nos 1-7, complete | 15:54 min | Vocal Music | - |
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