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.
Search
aca_composer_composition_db
ACE Publications
Composer | Title | SCORING/INSTRUMENTATION | Year | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Elliott Schwartz | BIRTHDAY OFFERINGS |
vla, cl |
||
Elliott Schwartz | WINGS | piano
|
||
Elliott Schwartz | PRELUDE, MEMORIAL, AND ARIA |
vcl, pf |
||
Elliott Schwartz | STRING QUARTET No. 2: For Louise and Aaron | String Quartet
2 Violins, Viola, Cello |
||
Elliott Schwartz | SEVEN SEASONS |
piano solo; inside the piano techniques |
||
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.
|
||
Elliott Schwartz | TEST DRIVE | 4-hands, grand piano
|
||
Elliott Schwartz | SHAKER VARIATIONS | Viola & Cello
|
||
Elliott Schwartz | IN MEMORIAM WBW | flute, piano
|
||
Elliott Schwartz | SQUARING THE CYCLES |
Organ, Trumpet, Chamber Ensemble of 8 players plus 2 percussion |
||
Elliott Schwartz | SUMMER'S JOURNEY | solo flute (1st movement) solo horn (2nd movement), ensemble
2 fl/dbl pic, ob, 2 cl/1dbls bscl, bsn, 2 altosx, tensx, barisax, 2tpt, 2hn, 2tbn, tba, 3perc, piano, db |
||
Elliott Schwartz | Downtown Crossing | solo trombone and bass trombone, 3 percussion, and approx 15 additional woodwind and brass players
|
||
Elliott Schwartz | TWO WATTERSON POEMS |
SATB, perc (2) |
||
Elliott Schwartz | TWO POEMS OF WILLIAM MEREDITH |
voice, pf |
||
Elliott Schwartz | BY GEORGE | ob., vc., pf.
|
||
Elliott Schwartz | BIRD BATH |
woodwind quintet, recording of bird sounds |
||
Elliott Schwartz | RIOT OF REEDS (clarinet choir) |
Ebcl, Bbcl, alt cl, bass cl, cb cl |
||
Elliott Schwartz | POLAR VARIATIONS | concert band
|
||
Elliott Schwartz | INSIDE AND OUT | Eb cl., pf.
|
||
Elliott Schwartz | BEGINNER'S LUCK | solo gtr, with pre-recorded gtr
Version II is guitar with added piano |
||
Elliott Schwartz | CRYSTAL: A CYCLE OF NAMES AND MEMORIES |
pf, perc |
||
Elliott Schwartz | WATER MUSIC | string orchestra, recorded water sounds
|
||
Elliott Schwartz | VOYAGER | 3222 4231 Timp, 3 perc, strings
|
||
Elliott Schwartz | RIVERSCAPE | clarinet, string quartet, piano, nature audio sounds
|
||
Elliott Schwartz | RAIN FOREST WITH BIRDS | concert band
|