Composer
R. Carlos Nakai
American Native flutist
b. 1946
11 works in the index
- Born
- 1946
- Birthplace
- Flagstaff
- Citizenship / historical state
- United States
- Period (estimated from birth year)
- Contemporary
Biography
Raymond Carlos Nakai (born April 16, 1946) is an American flutist. Nakai played brass instruments in high school and college, and auditioned for the Armed Forces School of Music after a two-year period in the United States Navy. He began playing a traditional Native American cedar flute after an accident left him unable to play the trumpet. Largely self-taught, he released his first album Changes in 1983, and afterward signed a contract with Canyon Records, which produced more than 30 of his albums in subsequent years. His music features original compositions for the flute inspired by traditional Native American melodies. Nakai has collaborated with musicians William Eaton, Peter Kater, Philip Glass, Nawang Khechog, Paul Horn, and Keola Beamer. He has received 11 Grammy Award nominations for his albums.
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Life and musical career
- Education
- University of Arizona
- Instruments played
- flute; Native American flute
- Official website
- http://rcarlosnakai.com/
- Birth name
- Raymond Carlos Nakai
- Languages used
- English
- VIAF ID
- 24796446
- ISNI
- 0000000055166500
- GND ID
- 134727924
- Library of Congress ID
- n89669860
- MusicBrainz ID
- 3c050ada-9db8-4e87-86fb-11c5294f9711
Recorded in Wikidata. Affiliations may refer to earlier stages of the composer's career.
In this catalogue
- Common listed instruments
- Flute
- Works with composition dates
- 0 of 11
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wioste Olowan Tokiya | — | — | — | Flute | — | 4 |
| Whippoorwill | — | — | — | Flute | — | 3 |
| 12/13/82 Song | — | — | — | Flute | — | 3 |
| December Snow | — | — | — | Flute | — | 3 |
| 12/20/82 Song | — | — | — | Flute | — | 2 |
| Death Song-Lament | — | — | — | Flute | — | 2 |
| Whirlwinds Dancing | — | — | — | Flute | — | 2 |
| 11/20/82 Song | — | — | — | Flute | — | 2 |
| 11/3/82 Song | — | — | — | Flute | — | 2 |
| Wioste Olowan Inkpa Taya | — | — | — | Flute | — | 1 |
| 11/11/82 Song | — | — | — | Flute | — | 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 24796446. Portrait: Hugo Ramos from Lisbon, Portugal, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons.