Elliott Schwartz

Elliott Schwartz (1936-2016) was an American composer, born in Brooklyn, who taught at Bowdoin College in Brunswick, Maine, from 1964. He studied at Columbia University and wrote orchestral, chamber and electronic music, later bringing chance, improvisation and theatre into his work. In Elevator Music groups of players sit on different floors of a building while the audience rides between them. He also wrote Electronic Music: A Listener's Guide. Schwartz's papers are held by the Library of Congress.