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<!-- please do not add an infobox, per [[Wikipedia:WikiProject_Composers#Biographical_infoboxes]]-->'''David Ward-Steinman''' (November 6, 1936 &ndash; April 14, 2015) was an [[United States|American]] [[composer]] and [[music]] professor. He was the author of ''Toward a Comparative Structural Theory of the Arts'', and co-authored ''Comparative Anthology of Musical Forms''.
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'''David Ward-Steinman''' (November 6, 1936 – April 14, 2015) was an American [[composer]] and professor. He was the author of ''Toward a Comparative Structural Theory of the Arts'', and co-authored ''Comparative Anthology of Musical Forms''.
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Ward-Steinman spent his remaining days dividing his time between [[San Diego State University]] and [[Indiana University Bloomington|Indiana University]] in Bloomington. He was formerly Composer-in-Residence and Professor of Music at San Diego State, and then became Distinguished Professor of Music Emeritus there, and also an Adjunct Professor of Music at Indiana, where he taught in the spring.<ref>Theodore Presser website</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.idsnews.com/article/2015/04/jacobs-professor-david-ward-steinman-dies-at-78|title=Jacobs professor David Ward-Steinman dies at 78|work=idsnews.com|date=April 16, 2015}}</ref>

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Ward-Steinman spent his remaining days dividing his time between [[San Diego State University]] and [[Indiana University Bloomington|Indiana University]] in Bloomington. He was formerly Composer-in-Residence and Professor of Music at San Diego State, and then became Distinguished Professor of Music Emeritus there, and also an adjunct professor of Music at Indiana, where he taught in the spring.<ref>Theodore Presser website</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.idsnews.com/article/2015/04/jacobs-professor-david-ward-steinman-dies-at-78|title=Jacobs professor David Ward-Steinman dies at 78|work=idsnews.com|date=April 16, 2015}}</ref>


==Biography==
==Biography==
Ward-Steinman studied at [[Florida State University]] and the [[University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign|University of Illinois]], where he received the Kinley Memorial Fellowship for foreign study. After receiving his doctorate, he was a fellow at [[Princeton University]] from 1970. His teachers included [[John Boda]], [[Burrill Phillips]], [[Darius Milhaud]] (at [[Aspen, Colorado]]), [[Milton Babbitt]] (at [[Tanglewood]]) and [[Nadia Boulanger]].<ref name="auto">Oxford Music Online,''Ward-Steinman, David''</ref> He studied piano under [[Edward Kilenyi]], and in 1995 attended a course at [[IRCAM]].
Ward-Steinman studied at [[Florida State University]] and the [[University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign|University of Illinois]], where he received the Kinley Memorial Fellowship for foreign study. After receiving his doctorate, he was a fellow at [[Princeton University]] from 1970. His teachers included [[John Boda]], [[Burrill Phillips]], [[Darius Milhaud]] (at [[Aspen, Colorado]]), [[Milton Babbitt]] (at [[Tanglewood]]) and [[Nadia Boulanger]].<ref name="auto">Oxford Music Online, ''Ward-Steinman, David''</ref> He studied piano under [[Edward Kilenyi]], and in 1995 attended a course at [[IRCAM]].


From 1970 to 1972, Ward-Steinman was the [[Ford Foundation]] composer-in-residence for the [[Tampa Bay]] area of [[Florida]] and he spent 1989-90 in [[Australia]] under a [[Fulbright scholarship|Fulbright Senior Scholar Award]], with residencies at the Victorian Centre for the Arts and La Trobe University in [[Melbourne]].<ref name="auto"/>
From 1970 to 1972, Ward-Steinman was the [[Ford Foundation]] composer-in-residence for the [[Tampa Bay]] area of [[Florida]] and he spent 1989–90 in [[Australia]] under a [[Fulbright scholarship|Fulbright Senior Scholar Award]], with residencies at the Victorian Centre for the Arts and La Trobe University in [[Melbourne]].<ref name="auto" />


Ward-Steinman has received a number of commissions, most notably from the [[Chicago Symphony Orchestra]]. His [[orchestra]]l works have been performed by a number of ensembles, including the [[Japan Philharmonic Orchestra]], [[New Orleans Philharmonic Orchestra]], [[San Diego Symphony Orchestra]], and the [[Seattle Symphony Orchestra]]. His music has been recorded on a number of labels, including [[Harmonia Mundi]].
Ward-Steinman has received number of commissions, most notably from the [[Chicago Symphony Orchestra]]. His [[orchestra]]l works have been performed by a number of ensembles, including the [[Japan Philharmonic Orchestra]], [[New Orleans Philharmonic Orchestra]], [[San Diego Symphony Orchestra]], and the [[Seattle Symphony Orchestra]]. His music has been recorded on a number of labels, including [[Harmonia Mundi]].


==Sources==
==References==
===Citations===
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===Sources===
* [http://www.tritone-tenuto.com/ward-steinman.htm Tritone-Tenuto biography]
* [http://www.tritone-tenuto.com/ward-steinman.htm Tritone-Tenuto biography]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20080518201759/http://www.sigmaalphaiota.org/home/ComposersBureau/WardSteinmanDavid/tabid/421/Default.aspx SigmaAlphaIota biography]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20080518201759/http://www.sigmaalphaiota.org/home/ComposersBureau/WardSteinmanDavid/tabid/421/Default.aspx SigmaAlphaIota biography]
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* [[Oxford Music Online]], Marshall Bialosky, ''Ward-Steinman, David''
* [[Oxford Music Online]], Marshall Bialosky, ''Ward-Steinman, David''


==References==
==Further reading==
* {{cite journal |last=Ward-Steinman |first=David |date=Spring 2011 |title=On Composing: Doing It, Teaching It, Living It |journal=Philosophy of Music Education Review |volume=19 |issue=1 |pages=5–23 |doi=10.2979/philmusieducrevi.19.1.5 |s2cid=194099314 }}
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Latest revision as of 11:40, 10 November 2024

David Ward-Steinman (November 6, 1936 – April 14, 2015) was an American composer and professor. He was the author of Toward a Comparative Structural Theory of the Arts, and co-authored Comparative Anthology of Musical Forms.

Ward-Steinman spent his remaining days dividing his time between San Diego State University and Indiana University in Bloomington. He was formerly Composer-in-Residence and Professor of Music at San Diego State, and then became Distinguished Professor of Music Emeritus there, and also an adjunct professor of Music at Indiana, where he taught in the spring.[1][2]

Biography

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Ward-Steinman studied at Florida State University and the University of Illinois, where he received the Kinley Memorial Fellowship for foreign study. After receiving his doctorate, he was a fellow at Princeton University from 1970. His teachers included John Boda, Burrill Phillips, Darius Milhaud (at Aspen, Colorado), Milton Babbitt (at Tanglewood) and Nadia Boulanger.[3] He studied piano under Edward Kilenyi, and in 1995 attended a course at IRCAM.

From 1970 to 1972, Ward-Steinman was the Ford Foundation composer-in-residence for the Tampa Bay area of Florida and he spent 1989–90 in Australia under a Fulbright Senior Scholar Award, with residencies at the Victorian Centre for the Arts and La Trobe University in Melbourne.[3]

Ward-Steinman has received number of commissions, most notably from the Chicago Symphony Orchestra. His orchestral works have been performed by a number of ensembles, including the Japan Philharmonic Orchestra, New Orleans Philharmonic Orchestra, San Diego Symphony Orchestra, and the Seattle Symphony Orchestra. His music has been recorded on a number of labels, including Harmonia Mundi.

References

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Citations

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  1. ^ Theodore Presser website
  2. ^ "Jacobs professor David Ward-Steinman dies at 78". idsnews.com. April 16, 2015.
  3. ^ a b Oxford Music Online, Ward-Steinman, David

Sources

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Further reading

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