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]
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 edit
- Cello Quartet[7]
- Cuadrados y Angulos (trumpet, sax, piano and timpani; text by Alfonsina Storni)[7]
Orchestra edit
- Cantata No. 1 El Oro Intio (bass and orchestra; text by Amado Nervo)[7]
- Cantata No. 2 Cantares de la Madre Joven (seven female soloists and orchestra; text by Rabindranath Tagore)[10][7]
- Cantata No. 3 Barcarola (chorus[5] and orchestra; text by Pablo Neruda)[11][12]
- Cantata No. 4 Magic Rituals of the Golden Dawn (text by William Butler Yeats)[7][13]
Piano edit
Sonata Visiones Primera[7]
Vocal edit
songs[14]
References edit
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- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ a b Stern, Susan (1978). Women composers : a handbook. Metuchen, N.J.: Scarecrow Press. ISBN 0-8108-1138-3. OCLC 3844725.
- ^ 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.
- ^ a b c d e f g h Cohen, Aaron I. (1987). International Encyclopedia of Women Composers. Books & Music (USA). ISBN 978-0-9617485-0-0.
- ^ Stilman-Lasansky, Julia (1977). "American Society of University Composers Proceedings 1976-77" (PDF). libraries.uta.edu. Retrieved 2021-11-22.
- ^ "wind quintet | Lin Foulk Baird". www.linfoulk.org. Retrieved 2021-11-22.
- ^ "Tagore Settings: Settings | Music inspired by Tagore". www.tagoresettings.com. Retrieved 2021-11-22.
- ^ "Guide to the University of Chicago Contemporary Chamber Players Records 1958-2002". www.lib.uchicago.edu. Retrieved 2021-11-22.
- ^ Office, Library of Congress Copyright (1976). Catalog of Copyright Entries: Third series.
- ^ N.Y.), American Music Center (New York (1976). American Music Center Newsletter. American Music Center.
- ^ 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.