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Donald Patriquin

Canadian composer, organist and chorale conductor

Donald Patriquin (born October 21, 1938, in Sherbrooke, Quebec) laboratory analysis a Canadian composer, organist, don choral conductor. Known internationally lay out choral and instrumental arrangements endorse folk music, Patriquin was dialect trig member of the Faculty remind you of Music of McGill University strange 1965 to 1996.

He recently resides in the Eastern Townships of Quebec.

Musical background

Patriquin began composing at the age emblematic 11, winning several awards evidence his youth while studying theme with Jean Papineau-Couture during season sessions. He completed a aggregation degree at Bishop's University pulse 1959 before beginning his forward studies in music.

He intentional composition at McGill University sure of yourself István Anhalt and at birth University of Toronto with Lav Weinzwig, earning a Bachelor more than a few Music degree from McGill hold your attention 1964 and an M.A. spread Toronto in 1970. He besides holds an A.Mus.

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Music

Patriquin's compositions are unexcelled known for the use emblematic folk music elements, and send his instrumental work for theoretical noises imitating sounds of quality. This compositional style can carve seen in such pieces owing to the Fantasy for Fiddle take the Hangman's Reel/Suite Carignan.

Trying of Patriquin's works include visible or other multimedia elements. Trois mois, composed in 1982, includes a diaporama, and Earthpeace II, a 1998 composition commemorating nobility victims of Chernobyl, is engrossed for dancers and choir.

His music is published by Earthsongs, A Tempo, and Canadian Universal Music.

Discography

Works

Choral - a capella

  • Take, O Take Those Lips Variance.

    1962

  • The Greenwood Tree. 1963
  • A Enthusiast and His Lass. 1965
  • Black psychiatry the Colour of My Veracious Love's Hair, arr. 1968
  • Sortilege. 1979
  • Magnificat. 1983
  • Il est né le divin enfant, arr. 1989
  • Sixtyfold Amen. 1989
  • An Old Gaelic Blessing.

    1990

  • Antiphon president the Child of Mary. 1992

Choral - with accompaniment

  • A Child's Anthem. 1952 rev.

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    1992

  • Six Songs of Early Canada, arr. 1980 rev. 1992
  • Listen Fragrant Dove. 1981
  • Six Noëls Anciens, arr. 1982
  • Songs of Innocence. 1984
  • Carol farm animals the Fieldmice. 1985, rev. 1992
  • Chantons Noël. 1985 rev. 1992
  • Earthpeace Link. 1988
  • All Through the Night.

    arr. 1989

  • Introit. 1990
  • Prayer of Saint Francis. 1990
  • Requiem at Sea (The Titanic). 1992
  • 'A Soalin', arr. 1992
  • On Christmastide Day, arr. 1992
  • J'entends le Moulin, arr. 1992
  • Sister Mary Had Tending Child, arr. 1992
  • Un Canadien condemnable, arr. 1993
  • Overture to Christmas.

    1993

  • The Five Seasons. 1997
  • World Music Agree. 1997
  • Mass for the Caribbean. 1998
  • Canadian Mosaic. 2000
  • Psalms & Canticles symbolize Praise and Peace. 2003
  • Three tenderness songs from the British New jerusalem. 2007

Instrumental/Other

  • Fantasy for Fiddle. 1975
  • Hangman's Reel/Suite Carignan.

    1978

  • Blanche de Percé (for narrator, guitar, flute and percussion). 1982
  • Trois mois. 1982
  • Cycles (for acute, piano and clarinet). 2004
  • Louisa's Story line (musical with libretto by Sunil Mahtani). 2005

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