René Leibowitz

René Leibowitz (17. helmikuuta 1913 Varsova – 28. elokuuta 1972 Pariisi) oli puolalais-ranskalainen musiikinteoreetikko, taidemusiikin säveltäjä ja kapellimestari. Hän käytti 12-säveljärjestelmää yhtenä ensimmäisistä ja oli tunnetuimpia sen käyttäjiä ja esitaistelijoita .

Leibowitzin sävellystuotanto on saanut vaikutteita etenkin Arnold Schönbergiltä, ja kapellimestarina ja musiikkikirjoittajana hän edisti Wienin toisen koulukunnan musiikkia. Hänen oppilaisiinsa kuului sarjallisuuden kehittäjä Pierre Boulez.

Leibowitz kirjoitti huomiota herättäneen kirjasen Sibelius, le plus mauvais compositeur du monde (suom. ’Sibelius, maailman huonoin säveltäjä’), jossa hän arvostelee ankarasti Jean Sibeliusta.

Kirjallinen tuotanto
 'Schoenberg et son école: l'étape contemporaine du langage musical, Paris : Janin, 1947
 L'évolution de la musique : de Bach à Schœnberg, 	Paris : Éditions Corrêa, cop. 1951
 Sibelius, le plus mauvais compositeur du monde, Liège, Éd. Dynamo, 1951
 Histoire de l' opéra, Paris, 1957.

Sävellystuotanto

Piano Sonata op. 1 (1939)
10 Canons for wind trio op. 2 (1939)
String Quartet no.1 op. 3 (1940) 
Symphony op. 4 (1941)
Double concerto for violin, piano and 17 instruments op. 5 (1942)
6 Songs for bass and piano op. 6 (1942)Tourist Death, concert aria for soprano and chamber orchestra (runo: Archibald MacLeish) op. 7 (1943)
4 Piano Pieces op. 8 (1943)
3 Songs for soprano and piano (runo: Pablo Picasso) op. 9 (1943)
Chamber Concerto for nine instruments op. 10 (1944)
Wind Quintet op. 11 (1944)
Sonata for violin and piano op. 12a (1944)
Sonata for flute and piano op. 12b (1944)Empedokles for mixed a cappella chorus (runo: Friedrich Hölderlin) op. 13 (1944/45)
Variations for orchestra op. 14 (1945)L'explication des métaphores/Explanation of Metaphors (runo: Raymond Queneau) op. 15 (1947)
Chamber Symphony ("Kammersymphonie") for 12 instruments op. 16 (1948)La Nuit close, music drama in three acts (runo: Georges Limbour) op. 17 (1947–50)
4 Songs for soprano and piano (runo: Michel Leiris) op. 18 (1949)
3 Piano Pieces op. 19 (1949)
Piano Trio op. 20 (1950)L'Emprise du Donné op. 21 (1950)
String Quartet no.2 op. 22 (1950)
Duo for cello and piano op. 23 (1951)Perpetuum Mobile: The City – A Dramatic Symphony for Narrator and Orchestra (runo: William Carlos Williams) op. 24 (1951)
5 Songs for soprano and piano op. 25 (1951)
String Quartet no.3 op. 26 (1951)
Fantasy for piano op. 27 (1952)
6 Short Piano Pieces op. 28 (1952)
5 Pieces for clarinet and piano op. 29 (1952)La Circulaire de minuit, opera in three acts (runo: Georges Limbour) op. 30 (1953)
6 Orchestral Pieces op. 31 (1954)
Concerto for piano and orchestra op. 32 (1954)Träume vom Tod und vom Leben – Eine Symphonie für Soli, Sprecher, gemischten Chor und Orchester (runo: Hans Arp) op. 33 (1954–55)
4 Songs for soprano and piano (runo: James Joyce) op. 34 (1954)Concertino for viola and chamber orchestra op. 35 (1954)Rhapsodie Concertante for violin and piano op. 36 (1955)La notte (runo: Angelo Poliziano), Epigramma (runo: Torquato Tasso) and A se stesso (runo: Giacomo Leopardi) for mixed chorus op. 37 (1955)Serenade for baritone and eight instruments (runo: Friedrich Hölderlin, Clemens Brentano) op. 38 (1955)
Symphonic Fantasy for orchestra op. 39 (1956)The Renegade for mixed chorus and instruments (runo: Lionel Abel) op. 40 (1956)Capriccio for high soprano and nine instruments (runo: Friedrich Hölderlin) op. 41 (1956)
String Trio op. 42 (1956)Sonata quasi una fantasia for piano op. 43 (1957)Humoresque for six percussionists op. 44 (1957)
String Quartet no.4 op. 45 (1958)Trois Poèmes de Georges Limbour for soprano and six instruments (runo: Georges Limbour) op. 46 (1958)Concertino for piano duet op. 47 (1958)
Overture for orchestra op. 48 (1958)Damocles, song cycle for soprano and piano (runo: Michel Leiris) op. 49 (1958)
Concerto for violin and orchestra op. 50 'dedicated to Ivry Gitlis' (1958)
3 Bagatelles for string orchestra op. 51 (1958)Art for Art's Sake – A Fantasia for Jazz Orchestra op. 52 (1959)Concertino for trombone and orchestra op. 53 (1960)Marijuana – Variations non sérieuses op. 54 (1960)
Sinfonietta da Camera op. 55 (1961)
Fantasy for violin solo op. 56 (1961)
Introduction, Funeral March and Fanfare op. 57 (1961)
Concerto for cello and orchestra op. 58 (1962)
String Quartet no.5 op. 59 (1963)
Les Espagnols à Venise – Opera buffa in one act (runo: Georges Limbour) op. 60 (1964)
Quatre bagatelles for trombone and piano op. 61 (1963)
Toccata pour piano op. 62 (1964)
Symphonic Rhapsody for orchestra op. 63 (1965)
Trois Études miniatures for piano op. 64 (1965)
String Quartet no.6 op. 65 (1965)
Suite for violin and piano op. 66 (1965)
2 Songs for soprano and piano (runo: Aimé Cesaire) op. 67 (1965)
A Prayer – A Symphonic Cantata for mezzo-soprano, male chorus and orchestra (runo: James Joyce) op. 68 (1965)
Sonatina for flute, viola and harp op. 69 (1966)
Trois Caprices for vibraphone op. 70 (1966)
Two Settings after William Blake for mixed chorus (runo: William Blake) op. 71 (1966)
String Quartet no.7 op. 72 (1966)
Trois Poèmes de Georges Bataille for bass and piano (runo: Georges Bataille) op. 73 (1966)
Motifs for speaker and instruments (runo: Georges Limbour) op. 74 (1967)
Petite Suite for piano op. 75 (1966)
Deux Poèmes for soprano and piano (runo: Michel Leiris) op. 76a (1966)
Chanson Dada, three melodramas for treble and instruments (runo: Tristan Tzara) op. 76b (1966)
Sonnet for soprano and five instruments (runo: E. E. Cummings) op. 77 (1967)
Rondo capriccioso for piano op. 78 (1967)
Capriccio for flute and strings op. 79 (1967)
4 Songs for bass and piano (runo: Carl Einstein) op. 80 (1967)
Suite for nine instruments op. 81 (1967)
Legend for soprano, piano and orchestra (runo: Hart Crane) op. 82 (1968)
String Quartet no.8 op. 83 (1968)
Saxophone Quartet op. 84 (1969)
Labyrinthe, music drama in one act (runo: René Leibowitz after Charles Baudelaire) op. 85 (1969)
4 Songs for bass and piano (runo: Paul Celan) op. 86 (1969)
Tre Intermezzi per pianoforte op. 87 (1970)
Laboratoire Central – Short Cantata for speaker, female chorus and instruments (runo: Max Jacob) op. 88 (1970)
Scene and Aria for soprano and orchestra (runo: Georg Heym) op. 89 (1970)
Clarinet Sextet op. 90 (1970)
Todos Caeràn, opera in 2 acts and 5 tableaux (runo: René Leibowitz) op. 91 (1971)
Trois Poèmes de Pierre Reverdy for vocal quartet and piano (runo: Pierre Reverdy) op. 92 (1971)
String Quartet no.9 op. 93 (1972)

Lähteet

Kirjallisuutta
 Meine, Sabine: Ein Zwölftöner in Paris: Studien zur Biographie und Wirkung von René Leibowitz (1913–1972). Publikationen der Hochschule für Musik und Theater Hannover, 10. Augsburg: Wißner, 2000. ISBN 3-89639-236-0

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