Patterson, Paul (Leslie)
Patterson, Paul (Leslie)
Patterson, Paul (Leslie), English composer and teacher; b. Chesterfield, June 15, 1947. He studied with Richard Stoker at the Royal Academy of Music in London (1964–68), and also received instruction from Elizabeth Lutyens, Hans Keller, and Harrison Birtwistle. He pursued private training with Richard Rodney Bennett (1968–70). In 1971 he became the Manson Fellow at the Royal Academy of Music, where he served as head of composition and 20th-century music from 1985. From 1974 to 1980 he also was director of contemporary music at the Univ. of Warwick. In 1989 he became composer-in- residence of the Southwark Festival. In 1990–91 he was composer-in-residence of the Exeter Festival, and in 1991 its artistic director. Patterson has developed a compositional style that combines such contemporary usages as aleatory and electronics with more accessible means of expression.
Works
dramatic: Film scores; television music. orch.: Trumpet Concerto (1968; Bristol, Nov. 19, 1969); Symphonic Study II (1968); Chamber Concerto (1969); Partita for Chamber Orch. (Nottingham, March 5,1970); Piccola sinfonia for Strings (1970; Oakham, March 11,1971); Concerto for Horn and Strings (Nottingham, July 21, 1971); Fiesta sinfonica (1971; Nottingham, July 22, 1972); Sonors (1972; Southend, Jan. 10, 1973); Fusions for Orch. and Tape (Croydon, March 9, 1974); Chroma-scope for Brass Band (Harrogate, Aug. 9, 1974); Count Down for Brass Band (1974; London, Oct. 11, 1975); Strange Meeting for Orch. and Tape (Croydon, May 5, 1975); Cataclysm for Brass Band (Hull, Aug. 9, 1975); The Circular Ruins (Exeter, Dec. 10, 1975); Wildfire for Orch. and Tape (London, March 27, 1976); Concerto for Clarinet and Strings (London, May 19, 1976); Concerto for Orchestra (Birmingham, Nov. 13, 1981); Sinfonia for Strings (1982; Warsaw, Sept. 22, 1983); Europhony for Chamber Orch. (Cardiff, June 11, 1985); Upside-Down-Under-Variations (London, March 3, 1985); Propositions for Harmonica and Strings (London, April 25, 1987); White Shadows on the Dark Horizon (1988); Fanfare for the Future for Brass and Percussion (London, Oct. 29, 1989); Sym. (1989–90); Little Red Riding Hood for Narrators and Orch. (1992); Concerto for Violin and Strings (1992); Festivo (1993). chamber: Wind Quintet (San Remo, Aug. 4,1967); Wind Trio (London, Oct. 16,1968); Monologue for Oboe (1969; London, May 5, 1970); Fanfares for Great Occasions for 3 Trumpets, 2 Trombones, Bass Trombone, and Tuba (1969–75; 1, Chichester Fanfare, Chichester, June 6, 1975; 2, Warwick Fanfare, Warwick, Sept. 11, 1974); 3, St. Bartholomew’s Fanfare, London, June 21,1973; 4, Exeter Fanfare, Exeter, July 19, 1969); Comedy for 5 Winds (Mayfield, May 15, 1972); Intersections for Chamber Ensemble (N.Y., July 8, 1973); Conversations for Clarinet and Piano (London, Nov. 18, 1974); Floating Music for Flute, Clarinet, Violin, Cello, Piano or Celesta, and Percussion (London, Oct. 21, 1974); Shadows for Clarinet and Tape (Cincinnati, April 6, 1975); Diversions for Saxophone Quartet (1975); Cracowian Counterpoint for Chamber Ensemble (London, June 3, 1977); At the Still Point of the Turning World for 8 Instruments (1979; Stockholm, Jan. 5, 1980); Deception Pass for Brass Ensemble (Cheltenham, July 5,1980); Spiders for Harp (St. Asaph, Wales, Sept. 27, 1983); Duologue for Oboe and Piano (Christchurch, July 20, 1984); Luslawice Variations for Violin (Luslawice, Sept. 10, 1984); Mean Time for Brass Quintet (London, June 16, 1985); String Quartet (Chester, July 24, 1986); Memories of Quiberville for Trombone Quartet (1986; Manchester, Feb. 7, 1987); Suite for Cello (Bristol, Nov. 19, 1987); Tides of Mananan for Viola (1987). keyboard piano:Country Search (1974); 3 Portraits (1984); A Tunnel of Time (1988). Organ: jubilate (1969); Intrada (1969); Visions (1972); Interludium (1972); Fluorescence (1973); Games (1977). vocal:Rebecca for Speaker and Chamber Ensemble (1965; Dartington, Aug. 21, 1966); Kyrie for Chorus and Piano, 4-Hands (1971; N.Y., March 21,1972); Time Piece for Men’s Voices (1972; London, March 10, 1973); Gloria for Chorus and Piano, 4-Hands (1972); The Abode of the Dead/You’ll Never be Alone for Voices and Chamber Orch. (BBC, Oct. 10, 1973); Requiem for Chorus, Boy’s Chorus, and Orch. (1974; Coventry, June 21, 1975); Spare Parts for Chorus (1976; London, Jan. 18, 1978); Brain Storm for Soprano, Alto, Tenor, Bass, and Live Electronics (London, Feb. 9, 1978); Voices of Sleep for Soprano, Chorus, and Orch. (Washington, D.C., April 19, 1979); The Canterbury Psalms for Chorus and Orch. or Organ (Canterbury, April 15, 1981); Vampireen for 6 Men’s Voices (St. Albans, June 5, 1983); Mass of the Sea for Soprano, Bass, Chorus, and Orch. (Gloucester, Aug. 22,1983); Christ is the King for Chorus (Chichester, July 19, 1984); Missa brevis for Chorus (1985); Stabat mater for Mezzo-soprano, Chorus, and Orch. (1985–86; Huddersfield, March 27, 1986); Magnificat and Nunc Dimittis for Chorus and Organ (Norwich, July 4,1986); Te Deumfor Soprano, Chorus, Boy’s Chorus, and Orch. (Hereford, Aug. 25,1988); The End for Chorus (1989); O be Joyful for Chorus and Organ (1991); Revolting Rhymes for Narrator and Ensemble (1992).
—Nicolas Slonimsky/Laura Kuhn/Dennis McIntire