Scholium, Robert
Scholium, Robert
Scholium, Robert, Austrian composer, writer on music, and teacher; b. Vienna, Aug. 22, 1913; d. there, Sept. 30, 1987. He was a student at the Vienna Academy of Music and at the New Vienna Cons. He also received training from Marx and Lustgarten (theory and composition), Lafite (piano and organ), and Nilius (conducting). From 1959 to 1982 he taught voice at the Vienna Academy of Music. He was president of the Austrian Composers Union from 1965 to 1970, and again in 1983. In 1961 he was awarded the Austrian State Prize for composition and in 1971 the prize of the City of Vienna. After World War II, the influence of impressionism on his music was replaced by dodecaphony, aleatory, and timbre display.
Writings
writings (all publ. in Vienna unless otherwise given): Musik in der Volksbildung (1962); Egon Wellesz (1964); Die Wiener Schule: Entwicklung und Ergebnis (1969); with J. Fritz et al., Das kleine Wiener Jazzbuch (Salzburg, 1970); Singen als menschliche Kundgebung: Einführung in die Arbeit mit den “Singblattern zur Musikerziehung”; (1970); Das Österreichische Lied des 20. Jahrhunderts (Tutzing, 1977); Vokale Aufführungspraxis (1983).
Works
DRAMATIC : Der Tote Mann, musical comedy (1936–38); Mirandolina, musical comedy (1950); Der Biedermann Elend, opera (1962). ORCH .: Dance Suite (1933); 17 Intermezzi on Folk Songs (1934–35); Romance for Violin and Orch. (1942); Festive Capriccio (1943); 3 violin concertos: No. 1 (1944), No. 2 (1961; Vienna, Feb. 1, 1963), and No. 3 (1979–81; Vienna, Feb. 26, 1982); Admonter Dance (1945); Clarinet Concerto (1948); Sonata (1949); Serenade (1949–52); Piano Concerto (1950); Cello Concerto (1953–55); 6 syms.: No. 1 (1954–55; Vienna, March 26, 1976), No. 2 (1955–59; Linz, Oct. 28, 1963), No. 3 (1962; Vienna, May 6, 1966), No. 4 (1966–67; Vienna, Jan. 26, 1968), No. 5, Venetianische Ergebnisse (1969; Vienna, Jan. 23, 1970), and No. 6 (1986; Vienna, Feb. 12, 1987); Toccata (1957); Dialogue for Horn and Strings (1958); Contures for Strings (1958); Game (1970–71); Exclamation (1973); Seestück for Piano and Orch. (1974–79; Vienna, May 23, 1980); Epitaph for Hingerichtete (1976); Konzertstück, Fanfares (Linz, Sept. 8, 1984). CHAMBER : Bassoon Sonata (1949); Viola d’Amore Sonata (1949); 2 string quartets (1949; 1966–67); Viola Sonata (1950); Trio for Flute, Bassoon or Cello, and Piano (1951); Violin Sonata (1953); Chaconne for Viola and Piano (1955); Octet (1959); Suite for Trumpet and Piano (1964); Trio for Oboe, Clarinet, and Piano (1965); 2 Pieces for Clarinet and Piano (1966); Alto Flute Sonata (1968); Oboe Sonata (1970); 5 Pieces for Wind Quintet (1970–71); Die Ameisen for Cello and Piano (1973–74); Wind Quintet (1975); Adagio for Cello and Piano (1981); several sonatinas and Konzertstücken; piano pieces; organ music. VOCAL : Choral pieces; songs.
—Nicolas Slonimsky/Laura Kuhn/Dennis McIntire