Jay Schwartz
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Jay Schwartz (born June 26, 1965) is an American composer.[1][2]
Early life
[edit]Schwartz's father was a professional boxer before becoming a swimming pool maintenance worker in San Diego, where Schwartz was born.[3] His mother was a kindergarten teacher. Schwartz began playing the piano at a young age and taught himself composition. He studied music at Arizona State University, graduating in 1989. He pursued musicology in Tübingen, Germany.[1]
Career
[edit]From 1992 to 1995, he worked in the archives at the Staatstheater Stuttgart, Germany. Schwartz was initially employed as a manual labourer, then as an archivist, and later as an assistant composer for incidental music.[1]
In 2000, he received the Bernd-Alois-Zimmermann-Prize for composition from the city of Cologne, Germany. He is also a three-time recipient of the Strobel-Fellowship for electronic music from the Südwestrundfunk.
In 2014, he was awarded a residency at the Cité Internationale des Arts in Paris, and in 2017/2018[2] he received the Rome Prize for a residency at the Villa Massimo in Rome. In 2019, he was a fellow at the Civitella Ranieri Foundation in Italy.[4]
His works are published and represented by Universal Edition in Vienna, London, and New York.[5]
Works
[edit]Orchestral works
[edit]- Three Pieces for Orchestra (2001)
- Orchestral Suite, Incidental Music to "Werther: Sprache der Liebe" (2003)
- Music for Orchestra I (2005)
- Music for Orchestra II (2007)
- Music for Voices and Orchestra (2008)
- Music for Orchestra III (2010)
- Delta – Music for Orchestra IV (2014)
- Querendo Invenietis – Music for Orchestra V (2016)
- Tonus – Music for Orchestra VI (2019)
- Credo – Music for Orchestra VII (2022)
- Theta – Music for Orchestra VIII (2023)
- Passacaglia – Music for Orchestra IX (2024)
Instrumental works
[edit]- Music for Saxophone and Piano (1992)
- Music for Vibraphone and Electronics (1993)
- Music for Piano (1994)
- Music for 3 Stringed Instruments and Piano, Incidental Music to "Die Möwe" (2001)
- Music for Five Stringed Instruments (1997)
- Music for Two Saxophones and Two Double Basses (1998)
- Music for Piano, Violin and Double Bass (2000)
- Music for Cello (2000)
- Music for 6 Stringed Instruments, Boy Soprano and Harpsichord, Incidental Music to "Triumph der Liebe" (2001)
- Music for 12 Cellos (2002)
- Music for 5 Stringed Instruments, Incidental Music to "Werther: Sprache der Liebe" (2003)
- Music for 17 Stringed Instruments (2003)
- Music for Chamber Ensemble (2006)
- Music for Eight Double Basses (2007)
- Music for Flute (2007)
- Music for Violin, Cello and Piano (2007)
- Music for 13 Cellos (2007)
- Music for Five Stringed Instruments II (2009)
- Music for Three Stringed Instruments (2011)
- M for Baritone and Ensemble (2013)
- Lament for Voice and Saxophone Quartet (2013)
- Music for String Quartet (2016)
- Music for Cello (2019)
- Lament for Voice and Saxophone Ensemble (2019)
Vocal works
[edit]- Music for Six Voices I (2006) Music for Six Voices II (2007)
- Music for Six Voices III (2008)
- Zwielicht for Mixed Choir, Three Trombones and Organ (2012)
- In Paradisum for Mixed Choir, Two Violoncellos, Two Double Basses and Organ (2018)
Music theater
[edit]- Narcissus & Echo, chamber opera (2003)
Sound installations
[edit]- Music for a Bridge (2000)
- Music for Electromagnetic Piano (2000)
- Music for Autosonic Gongs I (2001) Donaueschingen
- Music for Autosonic Gongs II (2002) International Music Conference Sweden
- Music for Autosonic Gongs III (2002) Stadthaus Ulm
- Music for Autosonic Gongs IV (2002) Akademie der Kuenste Berlin
- Music for Autosonic Gongs V (2003) City of Kaiserslautern
- Music for Autosonic Gongs VI (2003) Saint Gereon Cologne
- Music for Autosonic Gongs VII (2003) Festival Schichtwechsel Industriekultur Saar
- Music for Autosonic Gongs VIII (2005) Homunculus Tanztheater - Semper Depot Vienna
- Music for Autosonic Gongs IX (2007) Documenta Kassel XII – Music Board Saint Martin
- Music for Autosonic Gongs X (2008) Wittener Tage für Neue Kammermusik
- Music for Autosonic Gongs XI (2017) Villa Massimo Rome
- Music for Autosonic Gongs XII (2018) Villa Massimo Rome
- Music for Autosonic Gongs XIII (2019) Gropius Bau Berlin
- Music for Autosonic Gongs XIV (2021) Music Hall Cincinnati[6]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Jay Schwartz". Salzburg Foundation (in German). Retrieved 23 November 2023.
- ^ a b "Jay Schwartz". Villa Massimo (in German). Retrieved 23 November 2023.
- ^ Brown, Jeffrey Arlo (2023-12-06). "Jay Schwartz's Music Reflects a Past of Oceans and Deserts". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2025-01-20.
- ^ "Jay Schwartz". Civitella Ranieri. 16 May 2022. Retrieved 23 November 2023.
- ^ "Schwartz Jay". Bayerische Staatsoper (in German). Retrieved 23 November 2023.
- ^ "Jay Schwartz - the composer's life and work". Universal Edition. Retrieved 2025-01-26.
External links
[edit]- Official website
- Jay Schwartz biography and works on the UE website (publisher)
- Video of Autosonic Gongs Concert Installation
- Profile in Van Magazine
- "Komponist Jay Schwartz: Ein Flug über unermessliche Weiten". Berliner Zeitung (in German). 25 June 2020. Retrieved 23 November 2023.
- "Der Erhabenheit verpflichtet: Die Komponisten John Luther Adams und Jay Schwartz". Berliner Zeitung (in German). 28 April 2020. Retrieved 23 November 2023.
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