George Tremblay papers

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George Tremblay papers

1923-2008 (majority 1960-1982)

http://hdl.handle.net/1903.1/19198

George Amedée Tremblay (1911-1982) was a Canadian born composer and teacher who relocated to the United States in 1920, settling in Los Angeles by 1925. He is known primarily for his work as a pedagogue of the serial technique of composition. In 1965 he discovered the "definitive cycle," a serial technique that he explored in his own compositions as well as in his book The Definitive Cycle of the Twelve Tone Row (NY: Criterion Music Corp., 1974). The George Tremblay Collection consists of both personal and professional papers including scores, performance reviews, correspondence, musings, recordings, and notes on the definitive cycle related to Tremblay’s work as a composer and teacher in the Los Angeles area, and his involvement with the American Composers Alliance, Broadcast Music Inc., and the Fleischer Collection at the Free Library of Philadelphia.

13.75 linear feet

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University of Maryland (College Park, Md.). Libraries

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University of Maryland (College Park, Md.). Libraries

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Tremblay, George, 1911-1982

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Composed 1949. First performance Hamburg, 1962, Hamburg Symphony Orchestra, Frederic Balazs conductor.--Cf. Fleisher Collection. From the description of Symphony in one movement / by George Tremblay. [1949] (Franklin & Marshall College). WorldCat record id: 56193227 George Amede Tremblay was born on January 14, 1911 in Ottawa, Canada. His early musical training came from his father who was organist and general music director at the Basilica in Ottawa. He beg...