Annie Gosfield (1960- )
Annie
Gosfield lives in New York City and divides her time between performing
on piano and sampler with her own group and composing for many
ensembles and soloists. Her work often explores the inherent beauty of
non–musical sounds, and is inspired by diverse sources such as
machines, destroyed pianos, warped 78 records, and detuned radios. She
uses traditional notation, improvisation, and extended techniques to
create a sound world that eliminates the boundaries between music and
noise, while emphasizing the unique qualities of each performer. A 2012
fellow at the American Academy in Berlin, and the recipient of the 2008
Foundation for Contemporary Arts’ prestigious Grants to Artists
award, Gosfield’s essays on composition have been published by the New
York Times & featured in the book Arcana II. Active as an educator,
she has taught composition at Princeton University, Mills College, and
California Institute of the Arts. Dedicated to working closely with
performers, Gosfield has created new works in collaboration with
musicians such as ex-Kronos cellist Joan Jeanrenaud, pianist Lisa
Moore, cellist Felix Fan, the Miami String Quartet, and the Bang on a
Can All-Stars. Her music has been performed worldwide by some of the
best interpreters of contemporary music, including the Flux Quartet,
Silesian String Quartet, So Percussion, Talujon Percussion, Present
Music, Newband/The Harry Partch instruments, Agon Orchestra, Rova Sax
Quartet, The West Australian Symphony Orchestra New Music Group, Blair
McMillen, Chris Cutler, Marco Cappelli, George Kentros, Frances-Marie
Uitti, Fred Frith, Felix Fan, Stephen Gosling, Sarah Cahill, Anthony de
Mare, and many others, at festivals including Warsaw Autumn, ISCM World
Music Days, The Bang on a Can Marathon, The Santa Fe Chamber Music
Festival, Festival Musique Actuelle in Victoriaville, Wien Modern,
Spoleto Festival USA, OtherMinds, Huddersfield Contemporary Music
Festival, Settembre Musica Festival, Schleswig-Holstein Festival,
Company Week, and three "Radical New Jewish Culture" festivals curated
by John Zorn. Gosfield was a visiting lecturer at Princeton in 2007,
and held the Darius Milhaud Chair of Composition at Mills College in
2003 and 2005. She was a visiting artist at Cal Arts in 1999, and guest
composer at the Eastman School. Annie has received fellowships from the
McKnight Foundation, New York Foundation for the Arts, Civitella
Ranieri, and the Siemens Foundation, and has received grants and awards
from the NEA, Meet the Composer, the Argosy Foundation, the American
Composers Forum, the Mary Flagler Cary Charitable Trust, The
Rockefeller Foundation, the Jerome Foundation, the American Music
Center, U.S. Artists at International Festivals, among others.COMPOSITIONS Gosfield Links ~ ~ ~ Works by Genre ~ ~ ~ Gosfield on Gosfield
City Library, multimedia installation (1992) [with Manuel Ocampo and Roger Kleir]
Nickolaievski Soldat, sampler, guitar and percussion (1993)
Second Avenue Junkman, piano, guitar and percussion (1993)
The Manufacture of Tangled Ivory, percussion, sampler, guitar, cello and double bass (1995)
Lost Night, chamber orchestra and sampler (1995)
Blue Serge, sampling keyboard (1996)
In Rides the Dust, flute, tenor sax, trumpet, trombone, percussion, piano, guitar, cello and double bass (1996)
Freud, sampler and electric guitar (1996) [composed with Roger Kleier]
Four Roses, cello and detuned piano (1997)
In Rides the Dust, chamber orchestra (1997)
Cram Jin Quotient, keyboard sampler (1997)
Brooklyn, October 5, 1941, piano, baseballs and baseball mitt (1997)
Brawl, saxophone quartet (1998)
Mentryville, prepared piano (1999)
EWA7, keyboards, electric guitar and 2 percussionists (1999) [a site-specific factory-inspired work]
Shoot the Player Piano, video and music (1999)
It Almost Passed in a Dream, flute, bass marimba, harmonic canon, adapted guitar, bloboy and cello (1999)
Flying Sparks and Heavy Machinery, string quartet and percussion quartet (2000)
Cranks and Cactus Needles, flute, violin, cello and piano (2000)
Five Will Get You Seven, bass clarinet and 2 percussionists (2001)
Smoking and Drifting, bass clarinet, tenor saxophone, percussion, piano, 2 violins, viola, cello, and double bass (2001)
Lightheaded and Heavyhearted, string quartet (2002)
Lost Signals and Drifting Satellites, violin and electronics (2003)
Marked by a Hat, 8 microtonally tuned sympathetic strings on the "extreme guitar" (2003)
The Harmony of the Body–Machine, cello and electronics (2003)
Knuckleball, piano (2004) [commissioned by the "Piano Project"/short piano pieces for children]
Echoes of the Copper Octopus (Reflective, Malleable, and Very Tenacious), percussion quartet (2004)
Wild Pitch, cello, percussion and piano (2004)
Uphill Slides and Knockdown Dives, percussion and cello (2005)
In This Dream that Dogs Me, percussion, sampler, guitar and cello (2005) [live music for choreographer Karole Armitage]
A Sideways Glance from an Electric Eye (2006) [a virtual version of Henry Cowell's "Rhythmicon"]
Overvoltage Rumble, bass clarinet, guitar, cello, double bass, percussion and sampler (2006)
The Wanton Brutality of a Tender Touch, piano (2006)
Almost Truths and Open Deceptions, chamber concerto, solo cello, percussion, piano, 2 violins, viola and double bass (2007)
Lightning Slingers and Dead Ringers, piano and sampler (2008)
Broken Nails and Metal Tails, kalimba and electronics/recorded media (2009)
Five Characters Walk Into a Bar, piano (2009)
The Blue Horse Walks on the Horizon, string quartet (2010)
Daughters of the Industrial Revolution, sampler, guitar, cello, drum set and percussion (2011)
"A Bowler Hat" reimagined for Anthony De Mare’s "Liaisons" project, piano (2011) [reimagining of Stephen Sondheim work]
Burn Again With a Low Blue Flame, cello and tape (2011)
Floating Messages and Fading Frequencies (in progress) [inspired by radio transmissions of Danish Resistance in WWII]
[new work for piano and electronics], piano and tape (in progress) [to be released on Gosfield's upcoming Tzadik CD]
WORKS BY GENRE Gosfield Links ~ ~ ~ Gosfield on Gosfield ~ top of page ~
Dramatic/Theater
In This Dream that Dogs Me, percussion, sampler, guitar and cello (2005) [live music for choreographer Karole Armitage]
Orchestra
Lost Night, chamber orchestra and sampler (1995)
In Rides the Dust, chamber orchestra (1997)
Soloist(s) w/Orchestra or Ensemble
Almost Truths and Open Deceptions, chamber concerto, solo cello, percussion, piano, 2 violins, viola and double bass (2007)
Chamber
Nickolaievski Soldat, sampler, guitar and percussion (1993)
Second Avenue Junkman, piano, guitar and percussion (1993)
The Manufacture of Tangled Ivory, percussion, sampler, guitar, cello and double bass (1995)
In Rides the Dust, flute, tenor sax, trumpet, trombone, percussion, piano, guitar, cello and double bass (1996)
Four Roses, cello and detuned piano (1997)
Brawl, saxophone quartet (1998)
EWA7, keyboards, electric guitar and 2 percussionists (1999) [a site-specific factory-inspired work]
It Almost Passed in a Dream, flute, bass marimba, harmonic canon, adapted guitar, bloboy and cello (1999)
Flying Sparks and Heavy Machinery, string quartet and percussion quartet (2000)
Cranks and Cactus Needles, flute, violin, cello and piano (2000)
Five Will Get You Seven, bass clarinet and 2 percussionists (2001)
Smoking and Drifting, bass clarinet, tenor saxophone, percussion, piano, 2 violins, viola, cello, and double bass (2001)
Lightheaded and Heavyhearted, string quartet (2002)
Echoes of the Copper Octopus (Reflective, Malleable, and Very Tenacious), percussion quartet (2004)
Wild Pitch, cello, percussion and piano (2004)
Uphill Slides and Knockdown Dives, percussion and cello (2005)
Overvoltage Rumble, bass clarinet, guitar, cello, double bass, percussion and sampler (2006)
The Blue Horse Walks on the Horizon, string quartet (2010)
Daughters of the Industrial Revolution, sampler, guitar, cello, drum set and percussion (2011)
Solo Instrument
Freud, sampler and electric guitar (1996) [composed with Roger Kleier]
Lost Signals and Drifting Satellites, violin and electronics (2003)
Marked by a Hat, 8 microtonally tuned sympathetic strings on the "extreme guitar" (2003)
The Harmony of the Body–Machine, cello and electronics (2003)
Broken Nails and Metal Tails, kalimba and electronics/recorded media (2009)
Burn Again With a Low Blue Flame, cello and tape (2011)
Piano
Blue Serge, sampling keyboard (1996)
Cram Jin Quotient, keyboard sampler (1997)
Brooklyn, October 5, 1941, piano, baseballs and baseball mitt (1997)
Mentryville, prepared piano (1999)
Knuckleball, piano (2004) [commissioned by the "Piano Project"/short piano pieces for children]
The Wanton Brutality of a Tender Touch, piano (2006)
Lightning Slingers and Dead Ringers, piano and sampler (2008)
Five Characters Walk Into a Bar, piano (2009)
"A Bowler Hat" reimagined for Anthony De Mare’s "Liaisons" project, piano (2011) [reimagining of Stephen Sondheim work]
[new work for piano and electronics], piano and tape (in progress) [to be released on Gosfield's upcoming Tzadik CD]
Incidental/Film
Shoot the Player Piano, video and music (1999)
Works with Sampler
Nickolaievski Soldat, sampler, guitar and percussion (1993)
The Manufacture of Tangled Ivory, percussion, sampler, guitar, cello and double bass (1995)
Lost Night, chamber orchestra and sampler (1995)
Blue Serge, sampling keyboard (1996)
Freud, sampler and electric guitar (1996) [composed with Roger Kleier]
Cram Jin Quotient, keyboard sampler (1997)
In This Dream that Dogs Me, percussion, sampler, guitar and cello (2005) [live music for choreographer Karole Armitage]
Overvoltage Rumble, bass clarinet, guitar, cello, double bass, percussion and sampler (2006)
Lightning Slingers and Dead Ringers, piano and sampler (2008)
Daughters of the Industrial Revolution, sampler, guitar, cello, drum set and percussion (2011)
Electronic
Lost Signals and Drifting Satellites, violin and electronics (2003)
The Harmony of the Body–Machine, cello and electronics (2003)
A Sideways Glance from an Electric Eye (2006) [a virtual version of Henry Cowell's "Rhythmicon"]
Broken Nails and Metal Tails, kalimba and electronics/recorded media (2009)
Burn Again With a Low Blue Flame, cello and tape (2011)
Floating Messages and Fading Frequencies (in progress) [inspired by radio transmissions of Danish Resistance in WWII]
[new work for piano and electronics], piano and tape (in progress) [to be released on Gosfield's upcoming Tzadik CD]
Multimedia
City Library, multimedia installation (1992) [with Manuel Ocampo and Roger Kleir]
GOSFIELD LINKS Works by Genre ~ ~ ~ Gosfield on Gosfield ~ top of page ~
Annie Gosfield: Ghosts in the Machine (Frank J. Oteri, NewMusicBox)
Annie Gosfield in Concert -- The Industrial Age Goes Avant-Garde (Rodney Punt, The Huffington Post) also here
Annie Gosfield: Inspiration From the Messages of the Resistance (Ivan Hewett, The Telegraph)
Annie Gosfield - Interview (Julian Cowley, The Wire)
Annie Gosfield Receives Berlin Prize Fellowship (ASCAP)
Composer Annie Gosfield Brings on the Sweet Sound of Noise (Greg Cahill, All Things Strings)
Composer Interview - Annie Gosfield (Cornelius Dufallo, Urban Modes)
How Did Your Education Shape Your Attitudes About Music? (Annie Gosfield, NewMusicBox)
The Industrial Age Goes Avant-Garde (Rodney Punt, Huffington Post Arts)
An Interview with Annie Gosfield (Preston Wright, American Mavericks)
Composer's website . . . contact Annie Gosfield: annie(at)anniegosfield(dot)com
Gosfield @ Twitter
Gosfield @ Wikipedia
Gosfield @ American Academy in Berlin
Gosfield @ American Composers Forum
Gosfield @ American Music Center
Gosfield @ Answers.com
Gosfield @ ASCAP
Gosfield @ aworks
Gosfield @ Boston Modern Orchestra Project
Gosfield @ Cantaloupe Music
Gosfield @ Civitella Ranieri Center
Gosfield @ Classical Archives
Gosfield @ Classical Composers Database
Gosfield @ Classical Net
Gosfield @ composition:today
Gosfield @ Eardrum NYC
Gosfield @ Facebook
Gosfield @ Peter Flint Music
Gosfield @ Foundation for Contemporary Arts
Gosfield @ Huddersfield Contemporary Music Festival
Gosfield @ Impact Magazine
Gosfield @ InstantEncore
Gosfield @ Keith Kirchoff
Gosfield @ The Kitchen
Gosfield @ Lossless Club
Gosfield @ Susan Mashall & Company
Gosfield @ MaerzMusik/Berliner Festspiele
Gosfield @ Meet the Composer also here
Gosfield @ Mesto Zensk/City of Women
Gosfield @ Modern Classical
Gosfield @ MSN Music
Gosfield @ MusicWeb International
Gosfield @ Naxos
Gosfield @ The New York Times
Gosfield @ The New York Times/Opinionator
Gosfield @ Other Minds
Gosfield @ People Inside Electronics
Gosfield @ PSNY/European American Music
Gosfield @ Third Ear
Gosfield @ Walker Art Center
Publisher
Gosfield @ Composer's website
Gosfield @ Burnt Ivory Music
Gosfield @ PSNY/European American Music
Streaming Audio
Gosfield @ Composer's website - check under individual work listings also here
Gosfield @ American Mavericks/Interview
Gosfield @ Classical Archives
Gosfield @ FLUX quartet
Gosfield @ last.fm
Gosfield @ MySpaceMusic
Gosfield @ NPRmusic
Gosfield @ or-bits.com
Gosfield @ Other Minds
Gosfield @ Rhapsody.com
Gosfield @ SoundCloud
Gosfield @ WNYC/New Sounds
Recordings
Gosfield @ Composer's website
Gosfield @ Amazon.com
Gosfield @ ArkivMusic
Gosfield @ Cantaloupe Music
Gosfield @ CD Universe
Gosfield @ ClassicsOnline
Gosfield @ Discogs
Gosfield @ Forced Exposure
Gosfield @ Innova Records
Gosfield @ itunes
Gosfield @ Tzadik
Video
Gosfield @ YouTube
Gosfield @ Google Video
Gosfield @ MySpaceMusic
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Gosfield on Gosfield: Ghosts in the Machine (Frank J. Oteri/NewMusicBox) (VIDEO)
Composers
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Gosfield on Gosfield: An Interview/American Mavericks (streaming audio)
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