Composer
Brian Cherney
Canadian composer
b. 1942
12 works in the index
- Born
- 1942
- Birthplace
- Peterborough
- Citizenship / historical state
- Canada
- Period (estimated from birth year)
- Contemporary
Biography
Brian Cherney (born September 4, 1942) is a Canadian composer, teacher and writer.
Cherney was born in Peterborough, Ontario. He studied at the University of Toronto Faculty of Music where he was a pupil of John Weinzweig, Samuel Dolin, and John Beckwith. In 1972 he joined the Schulich School of Music at McGill University, where he has taught analysis and composition for over fifty years. His pieces, often characterized by carefully calculated formal trajectories and a rich harmonic language, give the impression of a quiet intensity, usually featuring "stillness" in some manner. Cherney was awarded the Jules Léger Prize for New Chamber Music in 1985 for River of Fire. His works have been played throughout North America, Europe, and elsewhere. His book, Harry Somers, remains one of the most important and detailed studies of this composer.
The Cherney portrait in the Canadian Composers Portraits series was released in 2005.
Illuminations: Essays in Honour of Brian Cherney, a special edition of the journal, Musical Intersections, was published in 2017.
Cherney was made a member of the Order of Canada in 2021.
He is the brother of oboist Lawrence Cherney.
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Life and musical career
- Occupations
- composer; university teacher
- Teachers
- Samuel Dolin; John Weinzweig
- Career institutions / employers
- McGill University
- VIAF ID
- 39640805
- ISNI
- 000000007369354X
- GND ID
- 103860681
- Library of Congress ID
- n83065588
- MusicBrainz ID
- d4931709-b52d-44a3-9f8c-8ea85c84ecd6
Recorded in Wikidata. Affiliations may refer to earlier stages of the composer's career.
In this catalogue
- Common listed instruments
- Flute, English Horn, Oboe, percussion, Viola
- Genres represented
- Classical
- Works with composition dates
- 0 of 12
These details describe the indexed sheet music, including arrangements.
Catalogue
Works
Years are composition dates where known. Instruments describe editions in our catalogue and may include arrangements. A dash means the detail is not recorded.
| Work | Year composed | Catalogue / opus | Key in title | Listed instruments | Genre | Editions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| In the Stillness of the Seventh Autumn | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Six miniatures | — | — | — | Oboe | — | 1 |
| Tombeau | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Gan Eden | — | — | — | violin | — | 1 |
| Illuminations | — | — | — | — | Classical | 1 |
| Epitaph | — | — | — | English Horn | — | 1 |
| Shekinah | — | — | — | Viola | — | 1 |
| Entendre marcher un ange | — | — | — | Flute, percussion | — | 1 |
| Music for a Solitary Cellist | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Incantation | — | — | — | Flute | — | 1 |
| Quelques pensees sur. | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| In the Stillness Between | — | — | — | — | Classical | 1 |
Biographical record: Wikidata, matched on name and checked against dates held in the catalogue. The period label is an estimate from birth year. Authority record: VIAF 39640805. Portrait: Stingdin ( talk ) ( Uploads ), Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.