Leading orchestras and chamber ensembles have recorded his music for New World, CRI, Albany, Innova, Capstone and other labels. Honors and awards for his compositions include the Gaudeamus Foundation (Netherlands), the Rockefeller Foundation (two Bellagio residencies), and the National Endowment for the Arts. Over the course of his career he has served as president of The College Music Society, president of the Society of Composers, Inc, vice-president of the American Music Center, and board member of the American Composers Alliance.
Schwartz wrote or edited a number of books on musical subjects. These include Music: Ways of Listening, Electronic Music: A Listener’s Guide, Music since 1945 (co-author with Daniel Godfrey) and the anthology Contemporary Composers on Contemporary Music (co-editor with Barney Childs). Schwartz’s 70th and 80th birthdays were celebrated with concerts and guest lectures at Oxford, the Royal Academy of Music (London), Butler University, Concordia College, the University of Minnesota, the ACA Festival (NYC) and the Library of Congress. His music is published by ACA, Associated Music Publishers, and Lauren Keiser Music, and is preserved at archives including the Library of Congress and Special Collections in Performing Arts at the University of Maryland. He passed away December 7, 2016 in Brunswick.
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Elliott Schwartz | ALTO PRISMS |
8 violas |
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Elliott Schwartz | ANAGRAMS |
B flat trumpet and percussion (1) |
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Elliott Schwartz | ARCHEOPTERYX | tbn,pf
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Elliott Schwartz | ARIA WITH INTERRUPTIONS |
vla, perc |
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Elliott Schwartz | BEGINNER'S LUCK | solo gtr, with pre-recorded gtr
Version II is guitar with added piano |
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Elliott Schwartz | BIRD BATH |
woodwind quintet, recording of bird sounds |
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Elliott Schwartz | BIRTHDAY OFFERINGS |
vla, cl |
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Elliott Schwartz | BLOSSOMS AND CANNONS: A BIRTHDAY TRIBUTE |
pf, tape |
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Elliott Schwartz | BY GEORGE | ob., vc., pf.
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Elliott Schwartz | CAMBRIDGE MOSAIC |
Flute, Horn, Violin, Cello, Piano-4-hands, Percussion (i.e. a total of six instruments, seven performers). |
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Elliott Schwartz | CELEBRATION FANFARE 1 MIN | 4141, 4441, 5 SAXES, CBASS, PERC (5)
large concert band |
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Elliott Schwartz | CELEBRATION OVERTURE | 4141, 4441, 5 SAXES, CBASS, PERC (5)
large concert band |
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Elliott Schwartz | CHAMBER CONCERTO V | bsn solo, fl, pf, perc(2), strings
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Elliott Schwartz | CHAMBER CONCERTO VI: MR JEFFERSON | Violin solo, chamber orchestra 1-(Picc)-1 (E.H.)-1 (Bass Clar)-1 (CBsn), 1-1-1-0, Percussion (1 or 2 players), piano (doubles on harpsichord & celesta), strings.
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Elliott Schwartz | CLEVELAND DOUBLES |
soli cl/bcl-sax/SA & concert band: 3/pic-0-3/bcl,dbl reeds,3 sax(atb);2-2-2-euph-1;2perc |
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Elliott Schwartz | COLLAGE CONCERTANTE |
cl, tpt, pno, guitar, drumset, boom box for CD playback |
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Elliott Schwartz | CRYSTAL: A CYCLE OF NAMES AND MEMORIES |
pf, perc |
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Elliott Schwartz | DARWIN'S DREAM |
any melodic instrument, piano, tape playback |
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Elliott Schwartz | DARWIN'S DREAM II | improvisation ensemble of 3 to 6 players, including piano and percussion
chamber ensemble, video projections with sound |
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Elliott Schwartz | DARWIN'S DREAM III |
Mixed choir SATB, narrator, piano, video/audio projections |
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Elliott Schwartz | DIAMOND JUBILEE |
pic,2fl,2ob,2cl,bscl,2bsn,cbsn;4hn,3tpt,2tbn,bstbn,tba; hp, pf(dbl elec kb); timp(4drums), perc(4), strings |
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Elliott Schwartz | DOWNEAST FANFARE |
3 tpts |
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Elliott Schwartz | Downtown Crossing | solo trombone and bass trombone, 3 percussion, and approx 15 additional woodwind and brass players
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