Biography

Ursula Mamlok began her study of music in her native city of Berlin, and continued at the Mannes College of Music in New York with George Szell. She earned Bachelor of Music and Master of Music degrees from the Manhattan School of Music. She also studied with Roger Sessions, Ralph Shapey, and Stefan Wolpe. Among her numerous commissions are those from the Koussevitsky and Fromm Music Foundations, Alaria Chamber Ensemble, Eastman School of Music, Earplay and The San Francisco Symphony. She has received awards and grants from the National Endowment for the Arts, Meet the Composer, the Martha Baird Rockefeller Foundation, and, in 1995, a Fellowship from the Guggenheim Foundation. Her works are regularly performed by major domestic foreign ensembles and have been recorded by the CRI, Gasparo, Leonarda, Newport Classic, Music and Arts, Opus One, True Media, and Centaur labels, and are published by C.F. Peters Corporation, American Composers Edition, McGuinness and Marx, and Hildegard. In 1987, Ursula Mamlok received a Commendation of Excellence "for her contribution to the world of concert music" by BMI. She has been on the composition faculties of New York University, City University of New York, Temple University, and the Manhattan School of Music. She is also a board member of the League/ISCM.

Recordings

• From My Garden, Designs, Sonata - Catherine Tait, violin; Barry Snyder, piano; "Music for Violin and Piano by American Women Composers" - Gasparo GSCD 300
• Rhapsody - for clarinet, viola and piano, "Earplay" - Centaur CRC 2274
• Panta Rhei - The Francesco Trio; "Contemporary American Piano Trios, Vol.2" - Music and Art CD 933
• Five Intermezzi for Solo Guitar - Todd Seelye, guitar; "Sheer Pluck" - Music and Art CD 1032
• Constellations for Orchestra, Polarities, Der Andreas Garten, Girasol, and String Quartet No.2 - "Ursula Mamlok", CRI CD 806.

Compositions

The following titles are available from C.F. Peters Corporation. Catalog numbers are in parentheses.

• Der Andreas Garten (P67224) - mezzo-soprano, flute (picc., alto) and harp, ca. 13', poetry in German by Gerard Mamlok.
• Five Bagatelles (P67278) - clarinet, violin and cello, ca. 7'
• Three Bagatelles (P67262) - harpsichord (piano), ca. 3'
• Five Capriccios (P66497) - oboe and piano, ca. 6'
• Concertino (P67277) - flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon, horn soli, percussion (1), and strings, ca. 15', performance material available on rental
• Constellations (P67562) - for orchestra, ca. 15', performance material available on rental
• Die Laterne (P67279) - soprano, flute, clarinet, violin, cello and piano, ca. 5'
• Festive Sounds (P66769) - flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon and horn, ca. 8'. Set of Parts (P66769a) - IAMA Series, SAI Philanthropies, Inc.
• Festive Sounds (P67705) - organ solo, ca. 8'
• Festive Sounds - woodwind quintet.
• From My Garden (P67072a - viola solo; P67072b - violin solo) - ca. 6'
• Girasol (P67480) - Sextet for flute, clarinet, violin, viola, cello and piano, ca. 15'. Set of Parts (P67480a)
• Five Intermezzi (P67435) - guitar solo, ca. 6'
• Music for Stonybrook (P67278a) - flute (alto), violin and cello, ca. 7'
• Panta Rhei (Time in Flux) (P66885) - violin, cello and piano, ca. 8' - IAMA Series, SAI Philanthropies, Inc.
• Polarities (P67662) - flute, violin, cello and piano, ca. 10'. Set of Part (P67662a)
• Rhapsody (P67341) - clarinet, viola and piano, ca. 8'
• Sextet (P66768) - flute (piccolo), clarinet in B-flat (E-flat), Bass Clarinet, Violin, Contrabass and piano, ca. 12'. Set of Parts (P66768a)
• Sonata for Violin and Piano (P67481) - ca. 10'
• Stray Birds (P67257) - Song Cycle for soprano, flute (picc, alto) and cello, ca. 15'
• String Quartet No.2 - ca. 11'.
• Variations and Interludes (P66498) - percussion (4 players), ca. 6'
• When Summer Sang (P66981) - flute (piccolo), clarinet, violin, cello and piano, ca. 8'. Set of Parts (P66981a)

Over 60 works are available from other publishers, including early works, children's and occasional pieces, and a few now intentionally out of circulation. The following are among the most important titles, available from Casia Publishing Company, McGinnis & Marx and from the composer.

• Alariana - recorder, clarinet, bassoon, violin, and cello, 8' - Casia
• Grasshoppers - piano, 8' - Casia
• Four Recital Pieces for Children - piano, 5' - Casia
• Variations for Solo Flute - in preparation, 8'
• Composition for cello - available from composer
• Concert Piece for Four - available from composer
• Concerto for Oboe and Orchestra - available from composer
• Concerto for String Orchestra - available from composer
• Daybreak for soprano and piano - available from composer
• Designs - for violin and piano - available from composer
• Divertimento - flute, cello and percussion - available from composer
• Eight Easy Duets - for two clarinets - available from composer
• Fantasie Variations - for cello - available from composer
• For Seven - available from composer
• Four Etudes for Piano - available from composer
• Four German Songs - soprano and piano, (Hesse) - available from composer
• Grasshoppers - for full orchestra (in 6 mvts) - available from composer
• Haiku Settings - for soprano and flute - available from composer
• Lament - for four cellos - available from composer
• In Memoriam - for bass recorder, violin and cello - available from composer
• Mosaics - SATB chorus and piano - available from composer
• Movements for flute (alto flute), string bass, vibraphone and percussion - available from composer
• Music for Stony Brook - flute, violin and cello - available from composer
• Music for viola and harp - available from composer
• Parakeet's Slumber Song - for piano - available from composer
• Polyphony No.1 - for clarinet - available from composer
• Polyphony No.2 - for English horn - available from composer
• Psalm 1 - for double chorus and keyboard - available from composer
• Quartet for Strings - No.1 - available from composer
• Sculpture I for piano - available from composer
• Sintra for flute and cello - available from composer
• Sonar Trajectory - for tape - available from composer
• Sonata 1942 - for violin and piano - available from composer
• Wildflowers - for violin - available from composer
• Woodwind Quintet - 1956 - available from composer

Contact Information

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New York, NY 10028