Julia Stilman-Lasansky

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Ada Julia Stilman-Lasansky [1] (February 3, 1935 - March 29, 2007) [2] was an Argentinian composer [3] who moved to the United States in 1964. [4]

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Stilman-Lasansky was born in Buenos Aires, [5] where she studied piano with Roberto Castro and composition with Gilardo Gilardi. After moving to the United States, she earned a M.M. and D.M.A. at the University of Maryland, then pursued further studies at Yale University. Stilman-Lasansky’s teachers included Leon Kirchner, Lawrence Moss, [6] Krysztof Penderecki, and Morton Subotnick. [7]

Stilman-Lasansky received a Phi Kappa Phi award in 1972 and a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) in 1974. The NEA commissioned her Cantata No. 4. Stilman-Lasansky was a member of the American Society of University Composers. [8] She lived in Maryland for many years, and died in Paris in 2007. [2]

Stilman-Lasansky’s compositions included:

Chamber

Orchestra

Piano

Sonata Visiones Primera [7]

Vocal

songs [14]

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  2. 1 2 "Julia Stilman-Lasansky - Ancestry.com". www.ancestry.com. Retrieved 2021-11-22.
  3. ↑ 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.
  4. ↑ Greene, Frank (1985). Composers on Record: An Index to Biographical Information on 14,000 Composers Whose Music Has Been Recorded. Scarecrow Press. ISBN   978-0-8108-1816-3.
  5. 1 2 Stern, Susan (1978). Women composers : a handbook. Metuchen, N.J.: Scarecrow Press. ISBN   0-8108-1138-3. OCLC   3844725.
  6. ↑ Arts, National Council on the Arts Task Force on Hispanic American (1979). Report of the Task Force on Hispanic American Arts to the National Council on the Arts, August 11, 1979. Task Force.
  7. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Cohen, Aaron I. (1987). International Encyclopedia of Women Composers. Books & Music (USA). ISBN   978-0-9617485-0-0.
  8. ↑ Stilman-Lasansky, Julia (1977). "American Society of University Composers Proceedings 1976-77" (PDF). libraries.uta.edu. Retrieved 2021-11-22.
  9. ↑ "wind quintet | Lin Foulk Baird". www.linfoulk.org. Retrieved 2021-11-22.
  10. ↑ "Tagore Settings: Settings | Music inspired by Tagore". www.tagoresettings.com. Retrieved 2021-11-22.
  11. ↑ "Guide to the University of Chicago Contemporary Chamber Players Records 1958-2002". www.lib.uchicago.edu. Retrieved 2021-11-22.
  12. ↑ Office, Library of Congress Copyright (1976). Catalog of Copyright Entries: Third series.
  13. ↑ N.Y.), American Music Center (New York (1976). American Music Center Newsletter. American Music Center.
  14. ↑ 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.
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