Robert Moevs

Robert Walter Moevs (2 December 1920 – 10 December 2007) was an American composer of contemporary classical music.^[1] He was known for his highly chromatic music.

Career

Moevs was born in La Crosse, Wisconsin, and served in the United States Army Air Forces as a pilot during World War II. He then received his degree from Harvard University. Moevs was a student of Walter Piston and Nadia Boulanger. He taught at Harvard University and Rutgers University. He received the Rome Prize (1952) and a Guggenheim Fellowship (1962). In 1978 his Concerto Grosso was awarded the Stockhausen International Prize in Composition.^[2]

His music has been performed by the Cleveland Orchestra, the Boston Symphony Orchestra and the Symphony of the Air. His papers, including unpublished scores and recordings, are held by the Rutgers Music Library. He died in Hillsborough, New Jersey.^[3][4]

Music

See also: List of compositions by Robert Moevs

Discography

Title / date	Performer	Label	Catalog no.
Piano Sonata (1950)	Joseph Bloch	New World Records	NWCRL136
Musica Da Camera I (1965)	Contemporary Chamber Ensemble conducted by Arthur Weisberg	New World Records	NWCRL223
Variazioni sopra una melodia (1961)	Jacob Glick / Robert Sylvester	New World Records	NWCRL223
A Brief Mass (1968)	Kirkpatrick Chamber Choir conducted by David Drinkwater	New World Records	NWCRL262
Fantasia sopra un motivo (1951)	Wanda Maximilien	New World Records	NWCRL404
Phoenix (1972)	Wanda Maximilien	New World Records	NWCRL404
Una collana musicale (1977) (excerpts)	Wanda Maximilien	New World Records	NWCRL404
Concerto Grosso for Piano, Percussion and Orchestra (1960 / 68)	Orchestra of the 20th Century conducted by Arthur Weisberg, Wanda Maximilien soloist	New World Records	NWCRL457
Una collana musicale (1977) (more excerpts)	Wanda Maximilien	New World Records	NWCRL496
Pan (1951)	Karl Kraber	Orion Records	out of print
Saraband (1986)	Jory Vinikour	Dorian Sono Luminus	DSL 92174