Reza Vali (1952- )
Reza
Vali, born in Ghazvin, Iran began his studies in music at the
Conservatory of Music in Teheran. In 1972 he went to Austria to study
composition and music education at the Academy of Music in Vienna. He
earned his Ph.D. in music theory and composition from the University of
Pittsburgh in 1985. He is currently a faculty member of the school of
music at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, PA. In
December
1991 the Pittsburgh Cultural Trust selected him as Outstanding Emerging
Artist for which he received the Creative Achievement Award. Composer
David Stock has called Reza Vali "the most brilliantly successful
composer since Bartok to combine ethnic folk music and Western
classical music in a unique way that is as appealing as it is original."COMPOSITIONS Vali Links ~ ~ ~ Works by Genre
Four Persian Folk Songs, Set No. 1, soprano or mezzo-soprano and piano (1978)
Gestures, piano (1981)
Vâzenâ, soprano, harp and percussion (1982)
Nine Persian Folk Songs, Set No. 2, soprano and piano (1982)
Five Studies for Multiple Pianos (1983)
Ten Persian Folk Songs, Set No. 3, soprano or mezzo-soprano and piano (1983)
Eight Persian Folk Songs, Set No. 4, soprano or mezzo-soprano and piano (1983)
Der Eisberg, piano (1983)
Longing, soprano, string quartet and percussion (1984)
Soroush, chorus and orchestra (1984)
Four Persian Folk Songs, Set No. 5, soprano, children's choir (or women's choir), harp, piano and percussion (1984)
Reminiscences, piano (1985)
Seven Persian Folk Songs, Set No. 6, soprano and prepared harpsichord (1986) ~ top of page ~
Seven Persian Folk Songs, Set No. 7, soprano and chamber orchestra (1986)
String Quartet No. 1 (1987)
Persian Folklore, chorus (1987)
Song, flute (1987)
Opening Music, orchestra (1988)
Three Pieces for Orchestra (1989)
Folk Songs, Set No. 8, soprano or mezzo-soprano and chamber ensemble (1989)
Chant and Dance, chamber ensemble (1990)
The Night of Power, chamber ensemble (1990)
String Quartet No. 2 (1991)
Folk Songs, Set No. 9, flute and cello (1991)
Four Movements for String Quartet and String Orchestra (1992)
Funebre, violin and string orchestra (1992)
Folk Songs, Set No. 10, soprano and chamber orchestra (1993)
The Dervish and the Magus (music for an imaginary ballet in 7 scenes), cello and chamber orchestra (1994)
Deylámân, orchestra (1995)
Folk Songs, Set No. 11A, 4 cellos or (11B) string quartet (1995)
Folk Songs, Set No. 12A, sop., str qt and pf or (12B) 4 cellos or (12C) cello and pf (1996; horn and pf; flute and pf, 2002)
Folk Songs, Set No. 13, 4 cellos (1996)
Concerto For Flute and Orchestra (1998)
Folk Songs, Set No. 14, soprano and chamber orchestra (1999)
Folk Songs, Set No. 15, chamber ensemble (1999)
Calligraphies (3), string quartet (1999)
Zand, 4 cellos (1999)
String Quartet No. 3 (2001) ~ top of page ~
Calligraphy No. 4, santoor (Persian hammer dulcimer) and string quartet (2001)
Toward That Endless Plain, Concerto for Persian Ney and Orchestra (2003)
Love Songs, violin, viola, cello and piano (2003)
Calligraphy No. 5, violin or viola or guitar (2003)
Ana, film score (2003)
The Being of Love (Folk Songs, Set No. 16), soprano or mezzo-soprano and orchestra (2005)
Nayshaboorák (Calligraphy No. 6), string quartet (2006)
Kismet (Calligraphy No. 7), 3 flutes (2007)
WORKS BY GENRE Vali Links ~ top of page ~
Orchestra
Opening Music, orchestra (1988)
Three Pieces for Orchestra (1989)
Deylámân, orchestra (1995)
Soloist(s) w/Orchestra
Four Movements for String Quartet and String Orchestra (1992)
Funebre, violin and string orchestra (1992)
The Dervish and the Magus (music for an imaginary ballet in 7 scenes), cello and chamber orchestra (1994)
Concerto For Flute and Orchestra (1998)
Toward That Endless Plain, Concerto for Persian Ney and Orchestra (2003)
Chorus w/Orchestra
Soroush, chorus and orchestra (1984)
Choral
Persian Folklore, chorus w/keyboard (1987)
Chamber
Five Studies for Multiple Pianos (1983)
String Quartet No. 1 (1987)
Chant and Dance, chamber ensemble (1990)
The Night of Power, chamber ensemble (1990)
Folk Songs, Set No. 9, flute and Cello (1991)
String Quartet No. 2 (1991)
Folk Songs, Set No. 11A, 4 cellos or (No. 11B) string quartet (1995)
Folk Songs, Set No. 12A, soprano, string quartet and piano or (No. 12B) 4 cellos or (No. 12C) cello and piano (1996)
Folk Songs, Set No. 13, 4 cellos (1996)
Folk Songs, Set No. 15, chamber ensemble (1999)
Calligraphies (3), string quartet (1999)
Zand, 4 cellos (1999)
String Quartet No. 3 (2001)
Calligraphy No. 4, santoor (Persian hammer dulcimer) and string quartet (2001)
Love Songs, violin, viola, cello and piano (2003) ~ top of page ~
Calligraphy No. 5, violin or viola or guitar (2003)
Nayshaboorák (Calligraphy No. 6), string quartet (2006)
Kismet (Calligraphy No. 7), 3 flutes (2007)
Solo Instrument
Song, flute (1987)
Piano
Gestures, piano (1981)
Der Eisberg, piano (1983)
Reminiscences, piano (1985)
Vocal
Four Persian Folk Songs, Set No. 1, soprano or mezzo-soprano and piano (1978)
Vâzenâ, soprano, harp and percussion (1982)
Nine Persian Folk Songs, Set No. 2, soprano and piano (1982)
Ten Persian Folk Songs, Set No. 3, soprano or mezzo-soprano and piano (1983)
Eight Persian Folk Songs, Set No. 4, soprano or mezzo-soprano and piano (1983)
Longing, soprano, string quartet and percussion (1984)
Four Persian Folk Songs, Set No. 5, soprano, children's choir (or women's choir), harp, piano and percussion (1984)
Seven Persian Folk Songs, Set No. 6, soprano and prepared harpsichord (1986)
Seven Persian Folk Songs, Set No. 7, soprano and chamber orchestra (1986)
Folk Songs, Set No. 8, soprano or mezzo-soprano and chamber ensemble (1989)
Folk Songs, Set No. 10, soprano and chamber orchestra (1993)
Folk Songs, Set No. 12A, soprano, string quartet and piano (1996) ~ top of page ~
Folk Songs, Set No. 14, soprano and chamber orchestra (1999)
The Being of Love (Folk Songs, Set No. 16), soprano or mezzo-soprano and orchestra (2005)
Film Music
Ana, film score (2003)
VALI LINKS Works by Genre ~ top of page ~
Calligraphies: Three Persian String Quartets (Pejman Akbarzadeh, payvand.com)
A Composer in a New Key (Maryam Pirnazar, iranian.com)
Love and Enlightenment (Andrew Druckenbrod, post-gazette.com)
Vali's Folksongs (R.M. Campbell, seattlepi.com)
Composer's website
Composer's page @ andrew.cmu.edu (Carnegie Mellon University)
Vali @ Boston Modern Orchestra Project
Vali @ composers-classical-music
Vali @ Furious Artisans
Vali @ IMDb (Internet Movie Database)
Vali @ Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra
Vali @ MMB Music
Vali @ MusicWeb International
Streaming Audio
Vali @ American Public Media's SymphonyCast
Vali @ last.fm
Vali @ PRI's The World
Recordings
Calligraphies & String Quartets @ Albany Records
Chamber Music (Chant and Dance, etc.) @ Albany Records
Flute Concerto; Deylaman; Folk Songs (Set No. 10) @ Naxos
Persian Folklore @ New Albion Records
Vali @ ArkivMusic
Vali @ YouTube [none at the moment]
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