Robert Stewart

Biography

Born in Buffalo, New York, Robert Stewart spent his formative years in Chicago, later receiving a masters degree in Music Education, Violin, and Composition at the American Conservatory.  He was a professional violinist and teacher, and during World War II composed for the Armed Forces radio shows. He received a MacDowell Colony fellowship (1956) and served as president of the Southeastern Composers League. He was involved with the Bennington Composers Conference Board and was recommended for ACA membership by Roger Goeb, Chow Wen-Chung, and Lionel Nowak. He was head of the Department of Music and Drama at Washington and Lee University in Lexington, VA, where he taught from 1954 to 1988. His archives are housed at Washington and Lee.

Robert Stewart, composer (1918-1995)

ACE Publications

63 title(s)
Composer Title SCORING/INSTRUMENTATION Year
Robert Stewart WHEN TIME STOOD STILL
Piano
Robert Stewart ANNIVERSARY CAPRICES violin, viola
Robert Stewart SONGS OF THE CLOWN high voice, viola
Robert Stewart THREE PIECES FOR TRUMPET AND ORGAN
Trumpet, organ
Robert Stewart BLUE RIDGE MOUNTAIN SUITE ob, cl, bsn
Robert Stewart FLAMING TREES
clarinet solo
Robert Stewart THREE SEASCAPES for Two Flutes Two Flutes
Robert Stewart IDYLL for strings string orchestra
Robert Stewart STUDY II: Consonances and Other Vocal Sounds
Soprano, speaking choir
Robert Stewart STRING QUARTET No. 6 string quartet
Robert Stewart THREE SONGS
Soprano (or Tenor), piano
Robert Stewart WORSHIP THE LORD
SATB
Robert Stewart POKER 3 to 5 percussionists
Robert Stewart STUDY I: Vowels
Soprano, speaking choir
Robert Stewart STRING QUARTET No. 5 string quartet
Robert Stewart FOUR LYRIC PIECES brass quintet
Robert Stewart SUITE FOR SOLO PERCUSSION
Percussion (1)
Robert Stewart FIVE VISIONS for Woodwind Quintet woodwind quintet
Robert Stewart STRING QUARTET No. 4 string quartet
Robert Stewart THREE FANTASIES, for Organ
Organ
Robert Stewart HEART ATTACK, for Tuba & 2 Perc tba, perc(2)
Robert Stewart REQUIEM FOR A SOLDIER orch: pic-2- 2-2-bcl-2-cbsn; 4-3-3-1; timp, 2perc; str
Robert Stewart HYDRA III for brass, perc, piano 3hns, 4tpts, 4tbn, 2euph, 2tba, 5perc, pf
Robert Stewart STRING QUARTET No. 3 string quartet
Robert Stewart VARIATIONS, for Piano Solo
Piano

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