Irwin Swack
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Irwin Swack was an American
composer of contemporary classical music
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He held degrees from the Cleveland Institute of Music
(where he studied violin, graduating with a B.M. in 1939), the Juilliard School
, Northwestern University
(master's degree), and Columbia University
(doctorate). He studied with Henry Cowell
(at Columbia University), Gunther Schuller
(at Tanglewood
), Vittorio Giannini
(at Juilliard), and Paul Creston
(at Columbia University). His music was recorded on the Centaur, CRS, Opus One, and Living Artist Recordings labels.
His music is published by Carl Fischer
, Shawnee Press, Theodore Presser, and Galaxy Music.
His last residence was in Bellmore, New York
.
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United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
composer of contemporary classical music
Contemporary classical music
Contemporary classical music can be understood as belonging to the period that started in the mid-1970s with the retreat of modernism. However, the term may also be employed in a broader sense to refer to all post-1945 modern musical forms.-Categorization:...
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He held degrees from the Cleveland Institute of Music
Cleveland Institute of Music
The Cleveland Institute of Music is an independent music conservatory located in the University Circle district of Cleveland, Ohio, United States and is overseen by president Joel Smirnoff and Adrian Daly, dean....
(where he studied violin, graduating with a B.M. in 1939), the Juilliard School
Juilliard School
The Juilliard School, located at the Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts in New York City, United States, is a performing arts conservatory which was established in 1905...
, Northwestern University
Northwestern University
Northwestern University is a private research university in Evanston and Chicago, Illinois, USA. Northwestern has eleven undergraduate, graduate, and professional schools offering 124 undergraduate degrees and 145 graduate and professional degrees....
(master's degree), and Columbia University
Columbia University
Columbia University in the City of New York is a private, Ivy League university in Manhattan, New York City. Columbia is the oldest institution of higher learning in the state of New York, the fifth oldest in the United States, and one of the country's nine Colonial Colleges founded before the...
(doctorate). He studied with Henry Cowell
Henry Cowell
Henry Cowell was an American composer, music theorist, pianist, teacher, publisher, and impresario. His contribution to the world of music was summed up by Virgil Thomson, writing in the early 1950s:...
(at Columbia University), Gunther Schuller
Gunther Schuller
Gunther Schuller is an American composer, conductor, horn player, author, historian, and jazz musician.- Biography and works :...
(at Tanglewood
Tanglewood
Tanglewood is an estate and music venue in Lenox and Stockbridge, Massachusetts. It is the home of the annual summer Tanglewood Music Festival and the Tanglewood Jazz Festival, and has been the Boston Symphony Orchestra's summer home since 1937. It was the venue of the Berkshire Festival.- History...
), Vittorio Giannini
Vittorio Giannini
Vittorio Giannini was a neoromantic American composer of operas, songs, symphonies, and band works.-Life and work:...
(at Juilliard), and Paul Creston
Paul Creston
Paul Creston was an Italian American composer of classical music.Born in New York City to Sicilian immigrants, Creston was self‐taught as a composer. He was an honorary member of Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia music fraternity, initiated into the national honorary Alpha Alpha chapter...
(at Columbia University). His music was recorded on the Centaur, CRS, Opus One, and Living Artist Recordings labels.
His music is published by Carl Fischer
Carl Fischer Music
Carl Fischer Music is a major publisher of sheet music based in New York City that has been in business since 1872. As one of the few remaining family-owned music publishers, it supplies educational materials to professional and beginning musicians of all ages, as well as new music works.Notable...
, Shawnee Press, Theodore Presser, and Galaxy Music.
His last residence was in Bellmore, New York
The Bellmores, New York
Bellmore is a hamlet in Nassau County, New York, United States. The population according to the 2010 census was 16,218...
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Works
- Duets for Violin and Viola
- Fantasie Concertante, string orchestra
- Profiles, clarinet, violin and cello
- Sonata for Flute and Piano
- String Quartet no. 1
- String Quartet no. 2
- String Quartet no. 3
- String Quartet no. 4
- String Quartet no. 5
- Symphony no. 1
- Symphony no. 2
- The Visions of Isaiah, mixed choir and orchestra
External links
- Irwin Swack page
- Irwin Swack page from American Music Center site
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