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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 and, at Tanglewood, Aaron Copland. 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 orchestral work Windows. He was composer-in-residence of the New York Philharmonic from 1982-1985. Druckman taught at Juilliard, Tanglewood, Brooklyn College, Bard College, and Yale University, among other appointments.

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

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

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