Irwin Swack
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Irwin Swack (November 8, 1916 – January 2, 2006) was an American composer of contemporary classical music from West Salem, Ohio.
He held degrees from the Cleveland Institute of Music[1] (where he studied violin, graduating with a B.M. in 1939),[2] the Juilliard School, Northwestern University (master's degree),[2] and Columbia University (doctorate).[3] He studied with Henry Cowell (at Columbia University), Gunther Schuller (at Tanglewood), Vittorio Giannini (at Juilliard), Paul Creston (at Columbia University), and Normand Lockwood.[3] Swack also worked as an assistant professor of music at Jacksonville State College.[4] His music was recorded on the Centaur, CRS, Opus One, and Living Artist Recordings labels.
His music is published by Carl Fischer, Shawnee Press, Theodore Presser, and Galaxy Music.
His last residence was in Bellmore, New York.
Awards and grants
[edit]- ASCAP Standard Awards
- Ford Foundation grant
- Meet-the-Composer grant
- New York State Council on the Arts grant
Works
[edit]- Duets for Violin and Viola
- Fantasie Concertante, string orchestra
- Profiles, clarinet, violin and cello
- Sonata for Flute and Piano
- String Quartet no. 1
- String Quartet no. 2
- String Quartet no. 3
- String Quartet no. 4
- String Quartet no. 5
- Symphony no. 1
- Symphony no. 2
- The Visions of Isaiah, mixed choir and orchestra
References
[edit]- ^ "Alumni Success". Cleveland Institute of Music. Retrieved April 19, 2025.
- ^ a b Ninetieth Annual Commencement (PDF), Evanston: Northwestern University, June 16, 1948 – via Internet Archive
- ^ a b c Irwin Swack (PDF). American Society of University Composers Region II Conference. Montclair State College. February 20–21, 1987.
- ^ "Irwin Swack, Assistant Professor 1". Jacksonville State University.
External links
[edit]- Irwin Swack page
- Irwin Swack page from American Music Center site
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