Schwantner

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The instrumentation is as follows:

 6 Flutes (4 doubling Piccolo)  2 B-flat Clarinets  4 Oboes (2 doubling English Horn, 4 doubling on glass crystals)  4 Bassoons  4 B-flat Trumpets  4 Horns  3 Tenor Trombones  1 Bass Trombone  1 Tuba  Contrabass  Amplified Piano22  6 Percussionists (playing a total of 46 percussion instruments. )

general info @http://www.schwantner.net/bio.htm

Known for his dramatic and unique style and as a gifted orchestral colorist, Joseph Schwantner is one of the most prominent American composers today. He received his musical and academic training at the Chicago Conservatory and Northwestern University and has served on the faculties of The Juilliard School, Eastman School of Music, and the Yale School of Music, simultaneously establishing himself as a sought after composition instructor. Schwantner's compositional career has been marked by many awards, grants, and fellowships, including the Pulitzer Prize in 1979 for his orchestral composition Aftertones of Infinity and several Grammy nominations. Among his many commissions is his Percussion Concerto, which was commissioned for the 150th anniversary season of the New York Philharmonic and is one of the most performed concert works of the past decade. Schwantner is a member of the American Academy of Arts and Letters [|AN ANALYSIS AND COMPARISON OF FOUR COMPOSITIONS BY JOSEPH] [|SCHWANTNER] [|: "AND] [|THE MOUNTAINS RISING NOWHERE] [|"; "WILD ANGELS OF] [|THE] [| OPEN HILLS"; "AFTERTONES OF INFINITY"; AND "SPARROWS"] Diss.Folio, Cynthia. The University of Rochester, Eastman School of Music, 1985. 1985. 8508803

[|A conductor's guide to] [|the] [| wind music of Joseph] [|Schwantner] [| with a transcription of] [|the] [| composer's "New Morning for] [|the] [| World"] Diss.Pilato, Nikk. The Florida State University, 2007. 2007. 3282656.

[|THE] [| RECENT MUSIC OF JOSEPH] [|SCHWANTNER] [|: UNIQUE AND ESSENTIAL ELEMENTS] Diss.Briggs, Jeffery. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 1984. 1984. 8502083.

Timothy Salzman, Editor. A Composer’s Insight: Thoughts, Analysis, and Commentary on Contemporary Masterpieces for Wind Band. 4 Vols. Galesville, MD: Meredith Music Publications, 2003-. ISBN (Vol. 1) 9780634058271; 1574630342; (Vol. 2) 9781574630343;1574630482; (Vol. 3) 9781574630480; 9781574631548; (Vol. 4) 1574631543. Vols. 1 & 2, $29.95 each; Vol. 3, $39.95; Vol. 4, $39.99; all USD. Volume 1 features the wind music of Timothy Broege, Michael Colgrass, Michael Daugherty, David Gillingham, John

__//**Schwantner,**//__ David Stanhope, and James Syler.
Volume 2 spotlights the works of Leslie Bassett, Norman Dello Joio, Hiroshi Hoshina, Libby Larsen, David Maslanka, Nicholas Maw, Francis McBeth, Ron Nelson, H. Owen Reed, Jan Van der Roost, and Gregory Youst.

Volume 3 covers Richard Rodney Bennett, Warren Benson, Roger Cichy, John Corigliano, David Holsinger, Roger Nixon, Bernard Rands, Philip Sparke, Frank Ticheli, Michael Weinstein, and John Zdechlik. Volume 4 includes works by Samuel Adler, David Bedford, Daniel Bukvich, David Del Tredici, Eric Ewazen, Walter Hartley, Joseph Wilcox Jenkins, Joan Tower, Joseph Turrin, Dan Welcher, and Dana Wilson. Each composer chapter contains all or most of the following sections: • biographical information • compositional style/approach • works for wind band • interpretation of selected works with detailed musical examples • advice for composers and conductors • performance considerations • list of works and discography.

.[|An examination of innovative percussion writing in the band music of four composers: Vincent] [|Persichetti] [|--] [|Symphony] [| for Band; Karel Husa--"Music for Prague 1968"; Joseph Schwantner--"and the mountains rising nowhere"; Michael Colgrass--"Winds of Nagual"]

AN ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY OF __CONTEMPORARY__ WORKS PROGRAMMABLE BY __WIND BAND AND ORCHESTRA__ By JASON SCOTT LADD

excerpt. Joseph Schwantner Joseph Schwantner was born on March 22, 1943 in Chicago, Illinois. He attended the Chicago Conservatory and Northwestern University. He was a professor at the Eastman School of Music from 1970 through 2001 and was also on the faculty of The Juilliard School and Yale University. He has held the position of composer in residence with the St. Louis Symphony (1982-85) and was the second composer awarded the Ford Company’s “Made in America” commission. Among the ensembles which have performed his works are the Baltimore Symphony, the Buffalo Philharmonic, the Chicago Symphony, the Cincinnati Symphony, the London Sinfonietta, the Los Angeles Chamber Symphony, the Los Angeles Philharmonic, the Louisville Orchestra, the Minnesota Orchestra, the Pittsburgh Symphony, the Rochester Philharmonic, the St. Paul Chamber Orchestra, the San Francisco Symphony, the Stockholm Philharmonic, and the Syracuse Symphony. Total Orchestral Performances: 12 Total Band Performances: 66

=From a Dark Millennium (1981)= Duration: 12 minutes Publisher: Helicon Music Instrumentation: 3 Flutes (Piccolo), 2 Oboes, English Horn, 3 Clarinets (Eb Clarinet, 2 Bass Clarinets), 3 Bassoons, 4 Horns, 3 Trumpets in Bb, 3 Trombones, Bass Trombone, Tuba, Amplified Piano, Amplified Celeste, Timpani, 4 Percussion, and 2 String Basses. The percussion utilized includes medium-large bass drum, large bass drum, 3 suspended cymbals, medium large tam-tam, large tam-tam, 4 timbales, 6 roto-toms, glockenspiel, xylophone, vibraphone, crotales, marimba, and chimes. Gilbert Study: 20 evaluators, 79% of max. points, 4 average rating Daniels: Fourth Edition Recording: University of North Texas Wind Symphony, Eugene Migliaro Corporon conductor (Klavier 11089) Selected Performances: Eastman School of Music, Donald Hunsberger conductor (April 5, 1982); University of North Carolina-Greensboro Wind Ensemble, John Locke conductor (March 10, 1987); Elder Conservatorium Wind Ensemble, Robert Hower conductor (September 9, 2000); SUNY-Fredonia (February 26, 2003) Program Note: From a Dark Millennium (1980) was composed in response to a commission from the Mid- America Band Directors Association. The basis of the work is from the second movement of Schwantner’s Music for Amber: scored for flute, clarinet, bass clarinet, violin, cello, piano, and percussion. Consistent with numerous of his works the piece was inspired by poetry. The following poem which the work is based on is by the composer: SANCTUARY…….. Deep forests A play of Shadows, Most ancient murmurings from a dark millennium the trembling fragrance of the music of amber. The pitch basis of the piece is based on a group of pitches from an octatonic scale, performed in the beginning measures by the piano, celeste, and percussion. To achieve an ethereal sound the composer utilizes the woodwind section as singers, the brass section as whistlers, and bowed vibraphone. Uneasiness is given to the work through the use of the meter containing 11 beats per measure. Orchestral Performances: 0 Band Performances: 11

= = =In evening’s stillness (1996)= Duration: 11 minutes Publisher: Helicon Music, distributed by European-American Music Distributors Instrumentation: Piccolo, 3 Flutes, 3 Oboes, English Horn, 3 Clarinets, Bass Clarinet, 3 Bassoons, Contrabassoon, 4 Horns, 3 Trumpets, 3 Trombones, Tuba, Amplified Piano, and 4 Percussion 398 World Premiere: Midwest Music Educators National Conference convention in Peoria, IL, Donald Hunsberger, conductor Commission: Illinois College Band Director’s Association Recording: North Texas University Wind Symphony, Eugene Migliaro Corporon conductor (Klavier 11084) Selected Performances: United States Marine Band, Leonard Slatkin conductor (January 26, 1998); New World Symphony, David Amado conductor (September 13, 2002) Orchestral Performances: 0 Band Performances: 13

=New Morning for the World (1982/w2007)= Orchestral Instrumentation: Narrator, 4 Flutes (2 Piccolo), 2 Oboes, English Horn, 3 Clarinets (Bass Clarinet), 3 Bassoons, 4 Horns, 3 Trumpets in C, 4 Trombones, Tuba, Amplified Piano, Amplified Celeste, Harp, 5 Percussion, and Strings Wind Instrumentation (Pilato): Narrator, 4 Flutes (2 Piccolo), 2 Oboes, English Horn, 3 Clarinets, Bass Clarinet, Contrabass Clarinet, Soprano Saxophone, 2 Alto Saxophones, Tenor Saxophone, Baritone Saxophone, 3 Bassoons, 4 Horns, 3 Trumpets, 4 Horns, 4 Trombones, 2 Euphoniums, Tuba, 6 Percussion, Amplified Piano, Amplified Celeste, Harp, and String Bass Orchestral Premiere: January 15, 1983 at the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, by the Eastman Philharmonia, David Effron conductor and Willie Stargell narrator. Wind Premiere: April 20, 2007 by the Florida State University Wind Orchestra, Nikk Pilato conductor and David Eccles narrator Commission: American Telephone and Orchestra Daniels: Fourth Edition Orchestral Recordings: National Symphony, Leonard Slatkin conductor and Vernon Jordan narrator, (RCA 68692); Oregon Symphony, James DePreist conductor (Koch 000001SI5) Selected Performances: Shreveport Symphony, Kermit Poling conductor (January 13, 2006); Fort Wayne Philharmonic, Bradley Thachuk conductor (March 31, 2007); National d’Île de France, Yoel Levi conductor (October 6, 2007); Memphis Symphony, David Loebel conductor (February 24, 2008); Baltimore Symphony, Marin Alsop conductor (January 7, 2009) Program Note: New Morning for the New World has received numerous performances. Among the narrators who have performed the piece are Danny Glover, Robert Guillaume, James Earl Jones, Yolanda King, Coretta Scott King, William Warfield, and Sidney Portier. Orchestral Performances: 2 Band Performances: 2

= = =Percussion Concerto (1994)= Duration: 30 minutes Publisher: Schott-Helicon Orchestral Instrumentation: Solo Percussion, 3 Flutes (Piccolo), 2 Oboes, English Horn, 3 Clarinets (Bass Clarinet), 3 Bassoons (Contrabassoon), 4 Horns, 3 Trumpets, 3 Trombones, Tuba, Timpani, 3 Percussion, Piano, Harp, and Strings Wind Instrumentation (Boysen): Solo Percussion, 2 Flutes, Piccolo, 2 Oboes, English Horn, 2 Clarinets, Eb Clarinet, Bass Clarinet, 2 Bassoons, Contrabassoon, 4 Horns, 3 Trumpets in C, 2 Trombones, Bass Trombone, Tuba, 3 Percussion, Piano, and Harp Orchestral Premiere: January 6, 1995 by the New York Philharmonic, Christopher Lamb soloist Orchestral Commission: New York Philharmonic for its 150th Anniversary 399 Orchestral Recording: National Symphony, Leonard Slatkin conductor and Evelyn Glennie soloist (RCA 68692) Wind Recording: University of North Texas Wind Symphony, Eugene Migliaro Corporon conductor (Klavier 11153 ) Selected Performances: Annapolis Symphony, Jose-Luis Novo conductor (November 17, 2006); University of Calgary Wind Ensemble, Glenn Price conductor (November 17, 2006); Austin Symphony, Peter Bay conductor (February 3, 2007); Rochester Philharmonic, Christopher Seaman conductor (March 29, 2007); Houston Symphony, Michael Christie conductor (November 30, 2007); Czech National Symphony, Tan Lihua conductor (October 30, 2008); Grand Rapids Symphony, David Lockington conductor (January 8, 2010) Orchestral Performances: 6 Band Performances: 7

References: Pilato, N. (2007). A conductor’s guide to the wind music of Joseph Schwantner with a transcription of the composer’s New Morning for the World. Unpublished doctoral dissertation. Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL. Salzman, T. (Ed.). (2003a). A composer’s insight: Volume 1. Galesville, MD: Meredith Music Publications. Schwantner, J. (1981). From a Dark Millennium [score]. Miami: Helicon Music Corporation. Schwantner, J. (n.d.). Schwantner works. Retrieved on March 20, 2009 from http://www.schwantner.net/works.htm