Sohal, Naresh (Kumar)
Sohal, Naresh (Kumar)
Sohal, Naresh (Kumar), Indian composer; b. Harsipind, Punjab, Sept. 18, 1939. He took courses in science and mathematics at Punjab Univ. In 1962 he settled in England and pursued training in harmony and counterpoint at the London Coll. of Music (1965) and in composition with Jeremy Dale Roberts (1965–66). He then conducted research on micro-intervals under Alexander Goehr.
Works
ORCH .: Asht Prahar (1965; London, Jan. 17, 1970); Concerto for Harmonica, Percussion, and Strings (1966); Aalaykhyam I (1970; London, Nov. 27, 1971) and II (1972; London, Feb. 5, 1973); Indra-Dhanush (1973); Dhyan I for Cello and Small Orch. (1974); Tandavva Nritya: Dance of Destruction and Re-creation (1984). CHAMBER : Hexand for 6 Players (1971); Octal for 8 Players (1972); Hexahedron for 6 Players (1975); 2 brass quintets (1981, 1983). VOCAL : Kavita I for Soprano and 8 Players (1970), II for Soprano, Flute, and Piano (1972), and III for Soprano and Electric Double Bass (1972); Surya for 5 Soloists, Chorus, Flute, and 3 Percussion (1970); Inscape for 6 Solo Voices, Flute, Percussion, and Electronics (1979); The Wanderer for Baritone, Chorus, and Orch. (1981; London, Aug. 23, 1982); From Gitanjali for Bass-baritone and Orch. (N.Y., Sept. 12, 1985).
—Nicolas Slonimsky/Laura Kuhn/Dennis McIntire