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 | COLLAGE CONCERTANTE |
cl, tpt, pno, guitar, drumset, boom box for CD playback |
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Elliott Schwartz | DARWIN'S DREAM |
any melodic instrument, piano, tape playback |
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Elliott Schwartz | EXTENDED OBOE | ob,tape
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Elliott Schwartz | FOUR MOBILES FOR DAVID |
solo percussionist, plus 2 audio playback tracks |
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Elliott Schwartz | HEARING DAVID |
solo instrument with audio playback |
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Elliott Schwartz | MIRRORS FOR BARNEY & ARNEY | cl, self-prepared tp(or 2cl)
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Elliott Schwartz | MOBILE & DREAM | 1-6pf, audience, optional tape
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Elliott Schwartz | MUSIC FOR NAPOLEON AND BEETHOVEN | tpt., pf., 2 audio tapes, assistant
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Elliott Schwartz | MUSIC FOR PRINCE ALBERT | pf., 2 tapes, assistant
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Elliott Schwartz | PENTAGONAL MOBILE |
5pf (or 1pf & tape) |
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Elliott Schwartz | REMEMBERING DAVID: ECHO VARIATIONS |
cl, hn, vcl, pf, plus audio recording |
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Elliott Schwartz | RIVERSCAPE | clarinet, string quartet, piano, nature audio sounds
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Elliott Schwartz | TELLY |
winds or brass, percussion, TVs, radios, and pre-rec tape |
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Elliott Schwartz | WATER MUSIC | string orchestra, recorded water sounds
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Elliott Schwartz | ZIGGURAT | flute (with self generated audio track made by performer)
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