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Biography
Jacob Druckman (June 26, 1928 – May 24, 1996) was an USA|American composer born in Philadelphia . A graduate of the Juilliard School , Druckman studied with Vincent Persichetti , Peter Mennin , and Bernard Wagenaar . In 1949 and 1950 he studied with Aaron Copland at Tanglewood and later continued his studies at the École Normale de Musique in Paris (1954–55). He worked extensively with electronic music , in addition to a number of works for orchestra or for small ensembles. In 1972 he won the Pulitzer Prize for his first large orchestral work Windows (music)|Windows .Keller, James M. http://www.newworldrecords.org/album.cgi? rm=view& album_id=15606 "Thomas / Druckman / Harte". Liner note essay. New World Records . He was composer-in-residence of the New York Philharmonic from 1982-1985. Druckman taught at Juilliard, The Aspen Music Festival , Tanglewood, Brooklyn College , Bard College , and Yale University , among other appointments. He is Connecticut's state Composer laureate. http://www.sots.ct.gov/RegisterManual/SectionX/SITESEALSYMB.htm STATE OF CONNECTICUT, Sites º Seals º Symbols; Connecticut State Register & Manual ; retrieved on January 4, 2007
Druckman died of lung cancer at age 67. His music is published by Boosey & Hawkes. He is the father of percussionist Daniel Druckman.
Notable musicians who have recorded his works include David Zinman , Wolfgang Sawallisch , Zubin Mehta , Leonard Slatkin , Dawn Upshaw , Jan DeGaetani , and the American Brass Quintet .
Reflections on the Nature of Water , (1986) for solo marimba
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http://www.nypl.org/research/lpa/mus/pdf/musdruck.pdf The Jacob Druckman Papers, the composer's personal papers and manuscripts, are housed in the http://www.nypl.org/musicdiv Music Division of http://www.nypl.org/research/lpa/lpa.html The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts.
http://artofthestates.org/cgi-bin/composer.pl? comp=77 Art of the States: Jacob Druckman
http://www.boosey.com/pages/cr/composer/composer_main.asp? composerid=2758& langid=1& ttype=BIOGRAPHY& ttitle=Biography Biography at Boosey and Hawkes Publisher
http://www.avantgardeproject.org/AGP4/index.htm Jacob Druckman at the Avant Garde Project has FLAC files made from high-quality LP transcriptions of out-of-print vocal, instrumental, and electroacoustic works by Druckman available for free download.
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