Elliott Shelling Schwartz (January 19, 1936 – December 7, 2016) was an American composer. A graduate of Columbia University,[2] he was Beckwith Professor Emeritus of music at Bowdoin College joining the faculty in 1964. In 2006, the Library of Congress acquired his papers to make them part of their permanent collection.
Recordings of his music can be heard on the New World 2011-01-07 at the Wayback Machine, CRI 2010-12-18 at the Wayback Machine, Capstone, , Albany and GM labels. A CD recording of his six chamber concertos has recently been released by BMOP-SOUND. In 2006, Schwartz's 70th birthday was celebrated with concerts, lectures and residencies at the University of Minnesota, the Library of Congress (Washington), Oxford, and the Royal Academy of Music (London).
In addition to his composing, Schwartz also wrote a number of books, critical essays and reviews. His books include:
Electronic Music: A Listener’s Guide[1] 2015-12-24 at the Wayback Machine, Music Since 1945 co-authored with Daniel Godfrey
The anthology, Contemporary Composers on Contemporary Music, an anthology co-edited with Barney Childs. [2]
^"Columbia College Today". www.college.columbia.edu. Retrieved 2022-06-09.
^. Schwartzmusic.com. Archived from the original on 2014-03-24. Retrieved 2013-06-10.
^The Tenth Anniversary International Contemporary Organ Music Festival(PDF) (Music festival program notes). Hartt School of Music / University of Hartford. 1980.
^"Elliott Schwartz, Maine's best-known classical composer, dies at 80". 8 December 2016.
A Maine composer remembered 2016-12-26 at the Wayback Machine
Classical Composer, Bowdoin Professor Elliott Schwartz Dies at 80
Elliott Schwartz, The Times Record Obituary 2016-12-26 at the Wayback Machine
Interview with Elliott Schwartz, April 5, 1987
April 14, 2024
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