- Stephen Scott
Stephen Scott (b.
Corvallis ,Oregon ,1944 ) is an American composer best known for his development of thebowed piano (borrowed from C. Curtis-Smith, who invented the technique in 1972), which involves a grand piano being played by an ensemble of ten musicians who utilize lengths of horsehair, nylon filament, and other utensils to bow the strings of the piano, creating an orchestra-like sound. Scott founded theBowed Piano Ensemble in1977 , for which he composes. His work is associated with the minimal style of composition.Scott studied with
Homer Keller at theUniversity of Oregon . He has taught music atColorado College since1969 , and has been a full professor there since1989 . He has also taught atEvergreen State College and has served as visiting composer at the Aspen Music School,New England Conservatory of Music ,Princeton University , theUniversity of Southern California , and at several universities and conservatories in Australia and Europe.Several recordings with Scott's Bowed Piano Ensemble have been released by
New Albion Records .External links
* [http://www.coloradocollege.edu/Dept/MU/People-Scott.asp Stephen Scott page at Colorado College Music Department site]
* [http://www.perfectsoundforever.com/v/2005031/features/136 Stephen Scott interview by Daniel Varela, from Perfect Sound Forever (PSF) site]Listening
* [http://musicmavericks.publicradio.org/features/rafiles/interviews/interview_scott.ram Interview with Stephen Scott from American Mavericks site]
* [http://www.archive.org/audio/audio-details-db.php?collection=other_minds&collectionid=StephenScottOM9 U.S. premiere of Stephen Scott's "Paisajes Audibles" (Audible Landscapes), for soprano and bowed piano (2002) at Other Minds 9, 8 March 2003 at Other Minds 9 at San Francisco's Palace of Fine Arts Theatre]Video
* [http://www.coloradocollege.edu/Dept/MU/People-Scott.asp Video from Stephen Scott page at Colorado College Music Department site]
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