Chiliac, Mircea
Chiliac, Mircea
Chiliac, Mircea, Romanian composer and teacher; b. Bucharest, May 19, 1919. He studied at the Bucharest Cons. (1936–45), where he later taught (1966–84).
Works
(all 1st perf. in Bucharest unless otherwise given): DRAMATIC: Iancu Jianu, ballet (1959–63; Feb. 7, 1964); Vâ-paia, ballet (1973–74; Feb. 17, 1974); film music. orch.:NocturnĀ (1945; Feb. 20, 1946); 2 rhapsodies: No. 1 (Oct. 12, 1951) and No. 2 (1955; Sibiu, May 6, 1956); Poem for Violin and Orch. (May 23, 1953); Uvertură festivă (1953; Aug. 14, 1954); Bucureştii de altă dată (Dec. 9, 1957); Simfonieta (1965; Feb. 27, 1966); 4 concertos for Strings: No. 1 (1966; March 21, 1968), No. 2 (1983), No. 3 (April 23, 1983), and No. 4 (1987); Simfonia de cameră (1969; March 3, 1970); Simphonic Triptych (1971; Jan. 14, 1972); Divertisment for Strings (Nov. 16, 1972); Symphonic Variations for Piano and Orch. (1979; May 10, 1980); Thalassa, symphonic poem (1982; Timiš, April 23, 1983); Triple Concerto for Flute, English Horn, Harp, and Orch. (1984; Nov. 14, 1985). chamber: 4 string quartets (1945, 1972, 1980, 1985); Trio for Piano, Violin, and Cello (1975); Clarinet Sonata (1981); Quintet for Flute, Oboe, Clarinet, Horn, and Bassoon (1982); Cello Sonata (1986); Violin Sonata (1987).vocal: Choral pieces; songs.
—Nicolas Slonimsky/Laura Kuhn/Dennis McIntire