Ida Gotkovsky facts for kids

Ida Rose Esther Gotkovsky, born on August 26, 1933, is a talented French composer and pianist. She creates many different kinds of music. Today, she teaches about how music works at a famous school in France called the Conservatoire National Superieur de Musique.

Ida Gotkovsky's Early Life

Ida Gotkovsky was born in Calais, France. Music was a big part of her family. Her father, Jacques Gotkovsky, was a violinist in a group called the Loewenguth Quartet. Her mother also played the violin. Ida's brother, Ivar, became a pianist, and her sister, Nell, became a violinist.

Ida started writing her own music when she was just eight years old. She went on to study at the Paris Conservatoire, a very famous music school. There, she learned from amazing teachers like Olivier Messiaen and Nadia Boulanger.

Awards and Recognition

Ida Gotkovsky won many important awards for her music. She earned six first-place prizes for her compositions. These awards show how talented she was, even early in her career. Some of her awards include:

• Prix Blumenthal (1958)
• Prix Pasdeloup (1959)
• Prix de Composition Concours International de Divonne les Bains (1961)
• Médaille de la Ville de Paris (1963)
• Grand Prix de la Ville de Paris (1966)
• Prix Lili Boulanger (1967)

What Kind of Music Does Ida Gotkovsky Write?

Ida Gotkovsky has written a lot of different types of music. Her works include:

• Chamber music: Music for a small group of instruments.
• Symphonies: Large pieces for a full orchestra.
• Instrumental music: Pieces for solo instruments.
• Vocal music: Songs for singers.
• Ballets: Music for dance performances.
• Operas: Musical plays where characters sing instead of speak.

She is especially known for writing many pieces for the saxophone. Her music for the trombone and tuba also shows influences from other famous composers. Ida Gotkovsky is also recognized for creating important works for bands, especially wind orchestras.

Ida Gotkovsky's Musical Belief

Ida Gotkovsky has a strong belief about her music. She wants to create "a universal musical art." This means she wants her music to connect with everyone, no matter where they are from. She also wants to show how music from different times can be connected. She does this by using a modern musical style with strong structures.

Selected Musical Works

Ida Gotkovsky has a large collection of musical pieces. Here are some examples of her work:

Stage Works

These are pieces written for performances on a stage.

• Le Rêve de Makar (The Dream of Makar), an opera (1964)
• Rien ne va plus (Nothing Works Anymore), a ballet (1968)
• Le Cirque (The Circus), a ballet (1972)
• Le Songe d'une nuit d'hiver (A Winter Night's Dream), an opera (1989)

Orchestra Music

These pieces are written for a large group of musicians playing together.

• Scherzo (1956)
• Symphonie pour cordes et percussion (Symphony for Strings and Percussion) (1957)
• Jeu (Game) (1957)
• Escapades (1958)
• Jongleries (Juggling) (1959)
• Funambules (Tightrope Walkers) (1960)
• Symphonie pour vingt-quatre instruments à vent (Symphony for twenty-four wind instruments) (1960)
• Concerto pour orchestre symphonique (Concerto for Symphony Orchestra) (1970)
• Musique en couleur (Music in Color) (1970)
• Poème symphonique (Symphonic Poem) (1973)
• Symphonie de printemps (Spring Symphony) (1973)
• Poème du feu (Poem of Fire) for wind orchestra (1978)
• Danses rituelles (Ritual Dances) for wind orchestra (1988)
• Brillante symphonie (Brilliant Symphony) for wind orchestra (1988–1989)
• Choral (1989)
• Couleurs en musique (Colors in Music) (1992)
• Fanfare for wind orchestra (1992)
• Or et lumière (Gold and Light) (1992)
• Symphonie à la jeunesse (Youth Symphony) (1993)
• Joyeuse symphonie (Joyful Symphony) for wind orchestra (2000)

Concertos

A concerto is a piece of music where one or more solo instruments play with an orchestra.

• Concerto for trumpet (1960)
• Concerto No. 1 for trumpet and orchestra (1962)
• Concerto for saxophone and orchestra (1966)
• Concerto for clarinet and orchestra (1968)
• Concerto for 2 violins and orchestra (1971)
• Variations concertantes for bassoon and orchestra (1972–1973)
• Concerto No. 2 for trumpet and orchestra (1973)
• Concerto for piano and orchestra (1975)
• Concerto for cello and orchestra (1977–1980)
• Concerto for trombone and wind orchestra (1978)
• Concerto for saxophone and large orchestra (1980)
• Concerto lyrique for clarinet and orchestra (1982)
• Symphonie for organ and wind orchestra (1982)
• Variations pathétiques for saxophone and orchestra (1983)
• Concerto for horn and orchestra (1984)

Chamber Music

These pieces are for smaller groups of instruments.

• Trio d'anches (Trio for Reed Instruments) (1954)
• String Quartet (1955)
• Danse russe (Russian Dance) for violin and piano (1957)
• Suite pour dix instruments (Suite for Ten Instruments) (1959)
• Brillance for alto saxophone and piano (1974)
• Sonata for violin and piano (1976)
• Images de Norvège (Pictures of Norway) for clarinet and piano (1977)
• Quatuor de saxophones (Saxophone Quartet) for four saxophones (1983)
• Sonata for clarinet solo (1984)
• Trio for violin, clarinet and piano (1984)
• Trio lyrique for violin, alto saxophone and piano (1984)
• Brass Quintet (1993)
• Quatuor de clarinettes (Clarinet Quartet) for four clarinets (1998)

Keyboard Music

These are pieces written for instruments like the piano or accordion.

• Variation for piano (1956)
• Dasvidania for accordion (1962)
• Prélude for piano (1970)

Vocal and Choral Music

These works are for singers, either solo or in a choir.

• Mélodies (Melodies) (1956)
• Chœur pour voix mixtes (Chorus for Mixed Voices) (1954)
• Hommage à Baudelaire (Homage to Baudelaire) (1982)
• Le Chant de la forêt (The Song of the Forest) for chorus and wind orchestra (1989)
• Oratorio olympique (Olympic Oratorio) for chorus and wind orchestra (1991)
• Hommage à Jean de la Fontaine (Homage to Jean de la Fontaine) for children's chorus, mixed chorus and orchestra (1995)

See also

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