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Alan belkin cours d orchestration lec on 2
Alan Belkin (born July 5, 1951 in Montreal, Quebec) is a Canadian composer, organist, pianist as well as a pedagogue.
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- Alan belkin cours d orchestration lec on 2
- Example 5a from alan belkin general principles of harmony
- Biography
- Works
- Discography
- Honours
- Publications
- References

Example 5a from alan belkin general principles of harmony
Biography
Alan Belkin was born July 5, 1951 in Montreal. He began piano studies with Philip Cohen, then he studied organ with Dom André Laberge and with Bernard Lagacé. He studied composition with Marvin Duchow and in 1983, he got his doctorate from the Juilliard School in New York under the tutelage of American composers David Diamond and Elliott Carter.
Since 1984, he has been teaching theory and composition at University of Montreal. He is acknowledged by Canadian Music Centre as an associate composer.
Alan Belkin maintains an English, French, German and Spanish web site which includes free texts on harmony, orchestration, counterpoint, musical form and other musical subjects. Alan Belkin's works have been played in Canada, Mexico, Europe, and the United States.
Works
Discography
Halogènes - excerpt of Night Labyrinth (1987): Adagio I (UMMUS UMM-101, 1990)
Honours
Prix d'excellence en enseignement, catégorie professeur agrégé University of Montreal (1994)