Classical Music, Composers, Contemporary Classical

Andrew Imbrie, 86

I was late getting to the Times today and just noticed that Andrew Imbrie has died.     Joshua Kosman’s obituary is here.  Robert P. Commanday remembers him here.

Imbrie wasn’t nearly as spectacular or well-known a musical figure as Stockhausen but through his prolific and quietly impeccable body of work, his teaching, and his singular, unique voice, he may have been just as influential.  You can listen to his magnificent Requiem, written in 1984 after the death of his son, free at Art of the States.  I’m listening to it now.