HOLLIER, DONALD RUSSEL (7 MAY 1934– ). Australian com-
poser and conductor. After graduating in 1955 from the New South
Wales State Conservatorium of Music, he studied intermittently at
the University of London, graduating with a doctorate in 1974. From
1967 to 1984 he was the head of academic studies at the Canberra
School of Music. He also served as music director of the Canberra
Choral Society and Canberra Opera. His numerous choral works
include Magnificat and Nunc Dimittis, for solo vv. and double
SATB (1965); And Musick Shall Untune the Sky, a cantata for solo
vv., SATB, and orch. (1965, rev. 1990); The Revelation of St. John
the Divine, an oratorio for Bar., double SATB, boys’ chorus, brass,
perc., str. orch., 3 org., and tape (1974); Canticle in Memory of Ben-
jamin Britten, for chorus and pf. (1978); Seven Psalms and Lamen-
tations of David, for SATB, handbells, 2 semi-choruses, soloists, 7
fl., pic., a. fl., 2 pf., and 2 perc. (1979); and Seven New Psalms, for
2 S, Tr. chorus, double SATB, 7 cl., 7 sax., org., 2 perc., 2 pf., and 4
elec. gui. (1986).
HOLLIGER, HEINZ (21 MAY 1939– ). Swiss composer, oboist, and
conductor. As an internationally recognized virtuoso on the oboe,
he has had pieces written for him by leading composers of the 20th
century. The earliest of his own compositions were influenced by
the Second Viennese School. Later works explore psychological
and musical extremes, often bringing into question basic preconcep-
tions about musical expression. His vocal ensemble works include
Advent, for S, A, and chorus (1959); Siebengesang, for female vv.,
ob., orch., and electronics (1967); Dona nobis pacem, for 12 solo vv.
(1969); Psalm (1971); Die Jahreszeiten (1979); Scardanelli-Zyklus,
for chorus, fl., chbr. ens., and tape (1975–91); Gesänge der Frühe,
for chorus, orch., and tape (1987); Jisei I, for 4 solo vv. and Japa-
nese temple bells (1988); Variazioni su nulla, for 4 solo vv. (1988);
Jisei II, for 4 solo vv. and Japanese temple bells (1989); Alb-Cher,
for spkr., 8 vv., and chbr. ens. (1991); Jisei III, for 4–8 solo vv. and
4 Japanese temple bells (1992); Dunkle Spiegel, for Bar., 5 vv., and
5 inst. groups (1996); and Vier Epigramme, for 4 solo vv. and opt.
mixed chorus (1999).
HOLLOWAY, ROBIN (19 OCTOBER 1943– ). English composer.
He studied at the University of Cambridge, where he was appointed
lecturer in 1975. The book Debussy and Wagner (1978) grew out of
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