Jacob Druckman
Individual
A graduate of the Juilliard School in 1956, 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 until 1985. Druckman taught at Juilliard, The Aspen Music Festival, Tanglewood, Brooklyn College, Bard College, and Yale University, among other appointments.
Druckman died of lung cancer at age 67 in New Haven, Connecticut.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jacob_Druckman
Druckman died of lung cancer at age 67 in New Haven, Connecticut.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jacob_Druckman
June 26, 1928 – May 24, 1996
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