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Jacob Druckman (June 26 1928 - May 24 1996) was an American composer born in Philadelphia. The graduate of the Juilliard School, Druckman studied by using Vincent Persichetti and, at Tanglewood, Aaron Copland. He worked extensively using electronic music, in addition to the total of works for even orchestra or for little ensembles. Around 1972 he won the Pulitzer Prize for his orchestral work Windows. He was composer-around-home of the New York Philharmonic from 1982-1985. Druckman taught at Juilliard, Tanglewood, Brooklyn College, Bard College, and Yale University, among other appointments. Notable musicians world health organization own recorded his works include Wolfgang Sawallisch, Zubin Mehta, Leonard Slatkin, Dawn Upshaw, Jan DeGaetani, and a American Brass Quintet.
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Yale: Jacob Druckman Information about a memorial concert in honor or the late faculty member and composer and the Jacob Druckman Memorial Fund. Infocus: Jacob Druckman An introduction to the composer's works by Mark Swed. Druckman, Jacob Raphael Biography showing education and influences, teaching positions, types of works, style, and mentioning major compositions from the Grove Concise Dictionary of Music entry at WQXR radio. Jacob Druckman Background information from Music Associates of America with biography, photograph, and contacts. Composer's Touchstone Details of a memorial concent by Anthony Davis featured the piece Jacob's Ladder, which he dedicated to his mentor, the late composer. Jacob Druckman: Reflections on the Nature of Water Program notes on his piece for solo marimba, written by Samuel Solomon. Includes brief biography. Jacob Druckman Biography, discography, representative pieces, complete works list, performances, and RAM audio sound samples from Boosey and Hawkes. |
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