Short bio Peggy Glanville-Hicks
Full biography Peggy Glanville-Hicks
Peggy Glanville-Hicks was an Australian composer and critic born on December 29, 1912, in Melbourne. She was a highly respected composer in her time and contributed to the cultural ferment of the mid-twentieth century. Peggy was also known for her work as a writer and critic, using her forceful voice to share her opinions on music.
As a composer, Peggy Glanville-Hicks wrote music for various genres, including operas, ballets, and chamber music. Her compositions were known for their epic, grandiose style, with a heroic brass fanfare and epic writing for chorus. She was considered an innate opera composer and was regarded as unafraid to experiment with new techniques and forms.
Peggy Glanville-Hicks was well-traveled, living and working in various countries throughout her life, including Greece, the USA, and Australia. Her music was influenced by each of these countries, featuring a unique blend of Western and Eastern styles.
In addition to her music, Peggy Glanville-Hicks was highly respected as a writer and critic. She contributed to various publications, including the New York Herald Tribune and The Musical Quarterly, sharing her opinions on music and cultural events.
Overall, Peggy Glanville-Hicks was a highly original and innovative composer, writer, and critic who had a significant impact on the world of music. Her work continues to inspire and influence composers and critics to this day.
Compositions featuring Peggy Glanville-Hicks
| # | Name | Duration | Genre | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tragic Celebration, for orchestra | 15:34 min | Orchestral | 1966 |
| 2 | Sappho, opera | 127:51 min | Opera | 1963 |
| 3 | Nausicaa, opera | 60:00 min | Opera | 1961 |
| 4 | The Transposed Heads, opera in six scenes | 76:36 min | Opera | 1953 |
| 5 | Sinfonia da Pacifica, for orchestra | Symphony | 1953 | |
| 6 | Letters from Morocco, for voice & orchestra | 14:36 min | Vocal Music | 1952 |
| 7 | Sonata for harp | 10:04 min | Chamber Music | 1952 |
| 8 | Sonata for piano & percussion | 9:47 min | Chamber Music | 1951 |
| 9 | Concertino da camera, for chamber orchestra | 8:44 min | Chamber Music | 1948 |
| 10 | Thirteen Ways of Looking at a Blackbird, for voice & piano | 11:53 min | Vocal Music | 1948 |
| 11 | Profiles from China, songs for voice & piano | 6:28 min | Vocal Music | 1945 |
| 12 | Mimic Heaven, 5 songs by A.E. Housman for voice & piano | 6:52 min | Vocal Music | 1944 |
| 13 | Rest, for voice & piano | 3:11 min | Vocal Music | 1931 |
| 14 | Frolic, for voice & piano | 1:19 min | Vocal Music | 1931 |
| 15 | Come Sleep, for voice & piano | 2:08 min | Vocal Music | 1931 |
| 16 | Prelude for a Pensive Pupil, for piano | 2:29 min | Keyboard | - |
| 17 | Gymnopedies (3), for harp, celeste & strings | 5:52 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 18 | Etruscan Concerto for piano & orchestra | 15:03 min | Concerto | - |
| 19 | Thomsoniana for voice, horn & piano | 10:30 min | Vocal Music | - |
Albums featuring Peggy Glanville-Hicks
| # | Сover | Name album | Year | Music label |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  |
John J. Becker, Ernst Toch, Ruth Crawford, Stefan Wolpe, Peggy Glanville-Hicks, Robert Erickson, Kenneth Gaburo, Pauline Oliveros, John McCaughey, The Astra Choir – Unsettled Choruses: A Terrain Of Humming And Phonetics 1930-74(CD, ) | 2023 | New World Records |
| 2 |  |
Paul Bowles, Lou Harrison, Virgil Thomson, Peggy Glanville-Hicks, John Cage – Composers-Critics of the New York Herald Tribune(CD, Album, Stereo) | 2017 | Other Minds |
| 3 |  |
Peggy Glanville-Hicks, Lawrence Durrell - Deborah Polaski, Martin Homrich, Scott MacAllister (2), Roman Trekel, Wolfgang Koch (3), John Tomlinson (2), Coro Gulbenkian, Orquestra Gulbenkian, Jennifer Condon – Sappho(2×CD, ) | 2012 | Toccata Classics |
| 4 |  |
Etruscan Concerto(CD, Stereo) | 2009 | ABC Classics |
| 5 |  |
Peggy Glanville-Hicks, Gerald English – The Songs(CD, Album) | 1999 | Tall Poppies |
| 6 |  |
Peggy Glanville-Hicks, Teresa Stratas, The Athens Symphony Orchestra & Chorus, Carlos Surinach – Nausicaa Scenes From The Opera(CD, Album) | 1995 | Composers Recordings Inc. (CRI) |
| 7 |  |
Gerald English, Michael Leighton Jones, Genty Stevens, West Australian Symphony Orchestra, David Measham, Peggy Glanville-Hicks – The Transposed Heads(CD, ) | 1994 | ABC Classics |
| 8 |  |
Gillis, Glanville-Hicks, Rudhyar, Freeman – Gillis • Tulsa, A Symphonic Portrait / Glanville-Hicks • Three Gymnopedies / Rudhyar • Sinfonietta / Freeman • String Quartet(LP, Mono) | 1978 | Varèse Sarabande |
| 9 |  |
Peggy Glanville-Hicks and Robert Graves, Teresa Stratas, The Athens Symphone Orchestra and Chorus, Carlos Surinach – Nausicaa - Opera In Three Acts(LP, Album, Stereo) | 1964 | Composers Recordings Inc. (CRI) |
| 10 |  |
Music Before Columbus, Volume 3(7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Mono) | 1957 | Andre Emmerich Gallery |
| 11 |  |
Peggy Glanville-Hicks, Carlos Surinach, The M-G-M Chamber Orchestra – Glanville Hicks: Sinfonia Pacifica and Three Gymnopedies, Surinach: Hollywood Carnival | 1956 | MGM Records |
| 12 |  |
The Louisville Orchestra, Peggy Glanville-Hicks – The Transposed Heads(LP, LP, Single Sided) | 1955 | First Edition Records |
| 13 |  |
Henry Brant, Dane Rhudyar, Peggy Glanville-Hicks – Concerto For Alto Saxophone And Orchestra / Sinfonietta; Gymnopedie | 1953 | Remington |
| 14 |  |
Don Kay, Peggy Glanville-Hicks, Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra, Richard Mills (2) – Tasmania Symphony (The Legend Of Moinee) / Sinfonia Da Pacifica(CD, ) | - | Vox Australis |
| 15 |  |
Peggy Glanville-Hicks / Marga Richter / Ben Weber (2) – Concerto Romantico / Aria And Toccata / Rapsodie Concertante, Op. 47(LP, Reissue, Mono) | - | MGM Records |
| 16 |  |
Peggy Glanville-Hicks, Nikolai Lopatnikoff – Sonata For Piano And Percussion; Concertino Da Camera / Variations And Epilogue(LP) | - | Columbia |
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