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Schwartz, Eric (b. 1976, Plainfield, New Jersey). American composer of mostly chamber and vocal works that have been performed in North America; he is also active as a pianist.
Mr. Schwartz studied composition with Margaret Brouwer and Donald Erb at the Cleveland Institute of Music, where he earned his BMus in 1999, and with Marc Consoli and Justin Dello Joio at New York University, where he earned his MA in 2002. He also studied with Sydney F. Hodkinson and George Tsontakis at the Aspen Music Festival in 1998.
As a pianist, he regularly accompanies modern dance classes and performs with the new music ensemble Forecast Music, which he co-founded in 2002. He has since served as its composer-in-residence.
He has taught music theory at New York University since 2002.
CONTACT INFORMATION
E-mail address: schwartzmuzak@yahoo.com
Website: http://www.forecastmusic.com/
COMPLETE LIST OF WORKS
ORCHESTRAL: Emerald, string orchestra, 1996; Brouhaha!, 1997; Of or Pertaining..., small orchestra, 1998; The Witching Hour, 1998
CHAMBER MUSIC: Clouds and Warfare, alto saxophone, 1994; String Quartet No. 1, 1994-95; Cathedral, French horn, 2 trumpets, trombone, tuba, 1995; Minimalist Funk Study No. 1, 2 violins, viola, 2 celli, 1995, revised 1997; A Taoist Meditation, clarinet, cello, viola, 1996; Serenade, guitar, violin, double bass, piano, percussion, 1997; Piano Trio, violin, cello, piano, 1998; Furthur, viola, piano, 1999; American Pumpkin, clarinet, violin, piano, 2000; Platypus Feet, French horn, 2 trumpets, trombone, tuba, 2000; Simply the Cats Pajamas, amplified cello, amplified piano, 2001; Snap, Crackle, flute, cello, piano, 2001; The Philostopher Speaks, flute, clarinet, French horn, string quartet, double bass, piano, 2001; Rock Star, clarinet, 2001; Zymurgy, electric guitar (with sampler pedal), 2001; Diabolus in Musica, flute, clarinet, violin, cello, piano, percussion, 2002; Post, clarinet, piano, percussion, 2002; Dos Leches Para el Hombre, 2 electric guitars, 2002; We the People, piano, percussion, 2002; Macabre, 3 percussion, 2003; SYmbiotic, French horn, percussion, 2003; The Haunted Palace (text by Edgar Allan Poe), speaker ad libitum, guitar, 2003
VOCAL: Three Songs from James Joyce's 'Chamber Music', soprano, piano, 1996; The Mental Travler (text by William Blake), tenor, oboe, harp, cello, percussion, 1999; The Spirits of the Dead – A Gothic Monodrama (text by Edgar Allan Poe), baritone, piano, 2000; When old corruption first begun (text by William Blake), amplified high voice (with processing), piano, 2002
PIANO: Three Images, 1997; The Sixth Toe, 2002
(Last updated on April 5, 2004)
