Ann Loomis Silsbee

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Ann Loomis Silsbee (21 July 1930 - 28 August 2003) was an American composer [1] and poet who composed two operas, [2] published three books of poetry, [3] and received several awards, commissions, and fellowships.

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Silsbee was born in Cambridge, Massachusetts. [4] She earned a bachelor's degree from Radcliffe College, a master's in music from Syracuse University, and a doctor of musical arts in composition from Cornell University. She studied with Irving Fine, [5] Earl George, and Karel Husa, [6] and in Paris with unspecified teachers. [7] Her dissertation was on a composition by Peter Maxwell Davies called Stone Litany. [8] While at Cornell, she attended a poetry seminar led by Archibald Randolph (A.R.) Ammons, whose poetry she would later set to music. She married Robert Silsbee, a physicist who taught at Cornell, [3] and they had three sons, Doug, David, and Peter. [9]

In 1964, Silsbee's work River was performed at the Ferienkurs fuer Neue Musik in Darmstadt, Germany. [10] In the late 1960s and early 1970s, she taught at the State University of Cortland (New York) and at Cornell University. [7] In the early 2000s, she hosted several poetry groups and retreats. [3] Her awards, commissions, and fellowships included:

Awards

Commissions

Fellowships

Silsbee served on the boards of the American Composers Alliance (ACA) and the International League of Women Composers. Her papers are archived at Cornell University. [3] Her works were recorded commercially on the LPs TURNA TV 34704 and NORTH NR 221, [7] and published by the ACA. [12] They include:

Books

Chamber

Dance

Electronic

Opera

Orchestra

Piano

Vocal

References

  1. ↑ Hixon, Donald L. (1993). Women in music : an encyclopedic biobibliography. Don A. Hennessee (2nd ed.). Metuchen, N.J.: Scarecrow Press. ISBN   0-8108-2769-7. OCLC   28889156.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 Borroff, Edith (1992). American operas : a checklist. J. Bunker Clark. Warren, Mich.: Harmonie Park Press. ISBN   0-89990-063-1. OCLC   26809841.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Zhou, Andrew. "Downriver: Ann Silsbee and the Creation of Letter from a Field Biologist" . Retrieved 2022-04-23.
  4. ↑ Stern, Susan (1978). Women composers : a handbook. Metuchen, N.J.: Scarecrow Press. ISBN   0-8108-1138-3. OCLC   3844725.
  5. 1 2 Anderson, Ruth (1976). Contemporary American composers : a biographical dictionary. Boston: G.K. Hall. ISBN   0-8161-1117-0. OCLC   2035024.
  6. ↑ Directory of New Music. Crystal Record Company. 1983.
  7. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 Cohen, Aaron I. (1987). International encyclopedia of women composers (Second edition, revised and enlarged ed.). New York. ISBN   0-9617485-2-4. OCLC   16714846.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  8. ↑ Surtees, Warnaby, John. The Music Of Peter Maxwell Davies Based On The Writings Of George Mackay Brown. OCLC   1005982091.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  9. ↑ Home, Bangs Funeral. "Obituary for Robert H. Silsbee | Bangs Funeral Home". Obituary for Robert H. Silsbee | Bangs Funeral Home. Retrieved 2022-04-23.
  10. ↑ McVicker, Mary F. (2016-08-04). Women Opera Composers: Biographies from the 1500s to the 21st Century. McFarland. ISBN   978-1-4766-2361-0.
  11. 1 2 3 Heinrich, Adel (1991). Organ and harpsichord music by women composers : an annotated catalog. New York: Greenwood Press. ISBN   978-0-313-38790-6. OCLC   650307517.
  12. ↑ Stewart-Green, Miriam (1980). Women composers : a checklist of works for the solo voice. Boston, Mass.: G.K. Hall. ISBN   0-8161-8498-4. OCLC   6815939.
  13. ↑ Price, Nancy (2016-02-25). Cello and Double Bass Ensemble Music. Lulu.com. ISBN   978-1-329-92715-5.
  14. ↑ The Clarinet. Department of Music, Idaho State University. 1980.
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