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Alexandra Pierce (February 21, 1934 – February 1, 2021) was an American composer,[1] pianist, music theorist,[2] movement educator, author,[3] and Emerita Research Professor of Music and Movement at the University of Redlands.[4]


Biography


Born and raised in Philadelphia, her family later moved to Washington, D.C., where she studied piano with contemporary music specialist, Margaret Tolson. She received a Bachelor of Music, Phi Beta Kappa (1955), from the University of Michigan, where she majored in piano performance and medieval history; a Master of Music in piano performance from the New England Conservatory of Music (1958); a Master of Arts in music history from Harvard University (1959); and a Ph.D. in music theory and composition from Brandeis University (1968), where her teachers included composers Irving Fine and Harold Shapero. Her dissertation, written at Brandeis, is entitled The Analysis of Rhythm in Tonal Music.[5]

Pierce taught from 1968–2001 at the University of Redlands, where she was Professor of Music and Movement, and where she integrated movement research with the teaching of music theory, piano, and with her own composing. Prior to her arrival in Redlands, she taught at MIT and Antioch College.

Her book, Deepening Musical Performance through Movement: The Theory and Practice of Embodied Interpretation (Indiana University Press), was published in 2007.[3] She and Roger Pierce have co-authored two books on enhancing human movement: Expressive Movement: Posture and Action in Daily Life, Sports, and the Performing Arts (Da Capo Press, 1989)[6] and Generous Movement (Center of Balance Press, 1991).

Her music is published by Subito Music[7] (formerly by Seesaw Music), as well as by Sisra Publications,[8] Media Press,[9] and Hildegard Music.[10] Some of her scores are held in the Fleisher Collection at the Free Library of Philadelphia.[11] The tone poem Behemoth (1976) has been recorded by the Lansdowne Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Reuben Blundell.[12][13] Her Symphony No. 2, Dances on the Face of the Deep, completed in 1988 was recorded by the Koszalin State Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Szymon Kawalla on the Vienna Modern Masters label.


Selected works



Orchestral



String quartets



Winds



Flute


Clarinet


Oboe, English horn, alto saxophone


French horn, tuba, mixed chamber winds


Percussion



Piano



Piano, four hands



Prepared piano



Strings (guitar, harp, violin, violoncello)



Guitar


Harp


Violin


Violin and viola


Cello


Voice, solo



Books



Books by Alexandra Pierce



Books by Alexandra Pierce and Roger Pierce



References


  1. "Subito Music Online Store". Archived from the original on 2011-08-28. Retrieved 2013-01-14.
  2. Pierce, Alexandra (1983). Spanning: Essays on music theory, performance, and movement. ISBN 9781879970014.
  3. "Indiana University Press". Indiana University Press. Retrieved Mar 24, 2020.
  4. "University of Redlands - Alexandra Pierce - 2004". Archived from the original on 2014-10-28. Retrieved 2013-01-14.
  5. Pierce, Anne Alexandra (Mar 24, 1968). The analysis of rhythm in tonal music. OCLC 427374831. Retrieved Mar 24, 2020 via Open WorldCat.
  6. Pierce, Alexandra; Pierce, Roger (2002-09-12). Expressive Movement: Posture and Action in Daily Life, Sports, and the Performing Arts. ISBN 9780786747597.
  7. "Subito Music Corporation - A leader in the concert music industry publishing the finest quality music with excellent service". www.subitomusic.com. Retrieved Mar 24, 2020.
  8. "Arsis Press Composers". www.instantweb.com. Retrieved Mar 24, 2020.
  9. "Music by Alexandra Pierce :: CD's and Books :: Media Press - Publishers of Contemporary Music Since 1969". Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2013-01-14.
  10. "Hildegard Publishing - Music by Women Composers". www.hildegard.com. Retrieved Mar 24, 2020.
  11. Smith, Kile. Fleisher Discoveries: Alexandra Pierce, Creator of a World, 5 August, 2021
  12. 'American Discoveries', New Focus FCR286 (2021), reviewed at MusicWeb International
  13. Fleischer Discoveries podcast, August 2021
  14. Pierce, Alexandra (Mar 24, 2007). Deepening musical performance through movement: the theory and practice of embodied interpretation. Indiana University Press. OCLC 85851443. Retrieved Mar 24, 2020 via Open WorldCat.
  15. Pierce, Alexandra; Pierce, Roger (Mar 24, 1989). Expressive movement: posture and action in daily life, sports, and the performing arts. Plenum Press. OCLC 18463207. Retrieved Mar 24, 2020 via Open WorldCat.



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