Jacob Druckman

Jacob Druckman (June 26, 1928 – May 24, 1996) was an American composer born in Philadelphia. A graduate of the Juilliard School, Druckman studied with Vincent Persichetti, Peter Mennin, and Bernard Wagenaar. In 1949 and 1950 he studied with Aaron Copland at Tanglewood and later continued his studies at the École Normale de Musique in Paris (1954-55). He worked extensively with electronic music, in addition to a number of works for orchestra or for small ensembles. In 1972 he won the Pulitzer Prize for his first large orchestral work Windows. He was composer-in-residence of the New York Philharmonic from 1982-1985. Druckman taught at Juilliard, The Aspen Music Festival, Tanglewood, Brooklyn College, Bard College, and Yale University, among other appointments. He is Connecticut's state Composer laureate.[1]

Druckman died of lung cancer at age 67.

Notable musicians who have recorded his works include Wolfgang Sawallisch, Zubin Mehta, Leonard Slatkin, Dawn Upshaw, Jan DeGaetani, and the American Brass Quintet.

Notable students
Daniel Asia
Conrad Cummings
Melissa Hui
Daniel Kellogg
Aaron Jay Kernis
Graeme Koehne
David Lang
Peter Scott Lewis
Jing Jing Luo
Kevin Puts
Sheila Silver
Laurie Spiegel
Augusta Read Thomas
Anthony Gatto
Sidney Corbett
Joseph Waters
Scott Lindroth
Amnon Wolman

Major works
Windows, for orchestra
Brangle, for orchestra
Aureole, for orchestra
String Quartet no. 3
Lamia, for soprano and orchestra. Based on the poem by John Keats
Prism, (1980) for orchestra
The Seven Deadly Sins, for piano
Animus: III, for clarinet and electronic tape
Antiphonies, for two choruses. Setting of poems by Gerard Manley Hopkins
Dark Upon the Harp, for mezzo soprano, brass, and percussion. Psalms
Vox Humana, (1983) Chorus Orchestra
Counterpoise, (1994) Soprano Orchestra