Joseph Schwantner

Joseph Schwantner
Born (1943-03-22) March 22, 1943 (age 81)
Chicago, Illinois
OccupationModern classical composer
Notable workAftertones of Infinity
AwardsPulitzer Prize for Music (1979)
WebsiteOfficial site

Joseph Clyde Schwantner (born March 22, 1943, Chicago, Illinois) is a Pulitzer Prize-winning[1] American composer, educator and a member of the American Academy of Arts and Letters since 2002.[2] He was awarded the 1970 Charles Ives Prize.[3]

Schwantner is prolific, with many works to his credit.[4] His style is coloristic and eclectic, drawing on such diverse elements as French impressionism, African drumming, and minimalism. His orchestral work Aftertones of Infinity received the 1979 Pulitzer Prize for Music.[1]

  1. ^ a b "1979 Winners". Pulitzer Prize. Retrieved 23 March 2014. Music : Aftertones of Infinity by Joseph Schwantner. First performed by the American Composers Orchestra on January 29, 1979 in Alice Tully Hall New York City.
  2. ^ "Current Members". American Academy of Arts and Letters. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved March 23, 2014. Joseph Schwantner – Music – 2002
  3. ^ "Award Winners – Music – Charles Ives prize". American Academy of Arts and Letters. Archived from the original on 31 January 2016. Retrieved 23 March 2014. Joseph C. Schwantner – Charles Ives Scholarship – 1970
  4. ^ "Schwantner, Joseph C." WorldCat. Retrieved 23 March 2014. Works: 193 works in 402 publications in 2 languages and 5,372 library holdings