Elliott Schwartz
Illustration — Elliott Schwartz c. 2006 Elliott Shelling Schwartz (January 19, 1936 – December 7, 2016) was an American composer. A graduate of Columbia University, he was Beckwith Professor Emeritus of music at Bowdoin College joining the faculty in 1964.
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Elliott Schwartz
- Born
- 1936 · New York City.
- Died
- 2016 · Brunswick.
- Nationality
- United States
- Occupation
- composer · musicologist · writer · music critic · pianist
- Languages
- English
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Illustration — Elliott Schwartz c. 2006 Elliott Shelling Schwartz (January 19, 1936 – December 7, 2016) was an American composer. A graduate of Columbia University, he was Beckwith Professor Emeritus of music at Bowdoin College joining the faculty in 1964.
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Born at New York City in 1936, died in Brunswick in 2016.
The recorded working language is English. Employment is recorded with Bowdoin College.
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- 1.Elliot Schwartz Collection, 1965-2005.
- 2.Columbia College Today. www.college.columbia.edu.
- 3.Schwartzmusic.com. Biography.
- 4.Hartt School of Music / University of Hartford. The Tenth Anniversary International Contemporary Organ Music Festival. 1980.
- 5.Elliott Schwartz, Maine's best-known classical composer, dies at 80. 8 December 2016.
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