Elliot Weisgarber

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Elliot Weisgarber (1919 - 2001) was a Canadian composer, clarinetist and ethnomusicologist at the University of British Columbia from 1960 to 1984. [1]

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Education

Weisgarber studied clarinet with Rosario Mazzeo of the Boston Symphony and Gustave Langenus of New York. [1] He went on to earn his performer's certificate at the Eastman School of Music (where he studied with Rufus Mont Arey) as well as bachelor's (1942) and master's (1943) degrees in composition. [1] [2] His composition teachers included Edward Royce, Bernard Rogers, Nadia Boulanger and Halsey Stevens. [2]

Career

Between 1944 and 1960 he taught at the Woman's College of the University of North Carolina. [1] [2]

In 1960 Weisgarber joined the faculty of the Music Department at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver, Canada where he spent the remainder of his life and career. [1] From 1966 to 1969 he was the recipient of several Canada Council grants for the purpose of studying Japanese music in Japan where he became proficient in playing the shakuhachi. [1] In 1974 he was a guest speaker at the Asian Composers' League conference in Kyoto and also participated in the UNESCO/ISME seminar in Tokyo. [1] Two years later he addressed the Asian Composers' League again, this time in Taiwan, prior to which he had been a guest lecturer and visiting composer at the National University of Teheran. [1] Weisgarber retired in 1984 and continued to compose until the time of his death. [1]

Compositions

Weisgarber's catalog of compositions consists of 450 separate works from short songs to symphonies, as well as a number of scores for film, radio and television. [2] His style of composition reflects the depth of his Asian experience as well as the traditions of his western musical education. [2] Examples of his work housed at the Canadian Music Centre include: [3]

Discography

Writings

Unpublished Work

Repositories of his Work

In addition to the finished scores at the Canadian Music Centre, the University Archives at the University of British Columbia's Irving K. Barber Learning Centre house a large collection of his original manuscripts and sketches. [5]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 King, Betty Nygaard. "Elliot Weisgarber".
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 "Elliot Weisgarber: Biography - Canadian Music Centre - Centre de Musique Canadienne".
  3. ↑ "SHEET MUSIC - Canadian Music Centre - Centre de Musique Canadienne".
  4. ↑ "Canadian Music Centre".
  5. 1 2 "Elliot Weisgarber fonds" (PDF). www.library.ubc.ca. University of British Columbia. June 2022. Retrieved 2024-06-23.
  6. ↑ "Elliot Weisgarber catalog of works - Canadian Music Centre - Centre de Musique Canadienne".
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