Palombo, Paul (Martin)

Palombo, Paul (Martin), American composer; b. Pittsburgh, Sept. 10,1937. He was trained in electronics; studied composition at the Peabody Cons, of Music in Baltimore and at the Eastman School of Music in Rochester, N.Y. (Ph.D., 1969), with Barlow and Rogers. In 1969 he was appointed to the faculty of the Univ. of Cincinnati (Ohio) Coll.-Cons. of Music; in 1973, assumed the direction of the electronic music studio there; then was director of the music school of the Univ. of Wash, in Seattle (1978–81); in 1981 he became dean of the Coll. of Fine Arts at the Univ. of Wise, in Stevens Point.

Works

dramatic: Ballet: Proteus (1969). orch.:Serenade for Strings (1964); Sinfonietta for Chamber Orch. (1965); Movement (1967); Variations (1967–68). chamber: Cello Sonata (1966); String Quartet No. 1 (1966–67); Metatheses for Flute, Oboe, Double Bass, and Harpsichord (1970); Montage for Violin and Piano (1971); Ritratti anticamente for Viola and Piano (1972; rev. 1974); 4 Sonos: I for Harpsichord and Tape (1972), II for Harp and Tape (1972), III for Double Bass and Tape (1973), and IV for String Trio and Tape (1974); Variatione da camera for Flute, Clarinet, Viola, Cello, Piano, and 2 Percussion (1980). keyboard: Piano Sonata (1965); Variants for Harpsichord (1975). vocal:Moody Blues for Voices and Dance Band (1981); Morning Memories for Voice and Piano (1981); It’s Over for Voice and Piano (1981). electronic:Morphosis, ballet (1970); Crystals, multimedia score (1971); Etcetera, ballet (1973); Stegowagenvolkssaurus, music for a sculpture (1973–74); Music for Triceratops Americus (1977). other:Laser Music for Tape (1975); The Dance for Dance Band (1980).

—Nicolas Slonimsky/Laura Kuhn/Dennis McIntire