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David Maslanka
12+ albums
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David Maslanka (August 30, 1943 – August 6, 2017) was an American classical music composer who wrote for a variety of genres, including works for choir, wind ensemble, chamber music, and symphony orchestra. Best known for his wind ensemble compositions, Maslanka published nearly 130 pieces, including nine symphonies, eight of them for concert band, over 15 concerti, and a full Mass. Maslanka’s compositional style is rhythmically intense and complex, but also highly tonal and melodically-oriented. Maslanka’s compositions have been performed throughout the United States and Europe, as well as Australia, Canada, and Japan. Maslanka received his Bachelor of Music from the Oberlin Conservatory (1961–1965) and went on to earn a Master of Music and Doctor of Philosophy from Michigan State University (1965–71). During his undergraduate work, Maslanka also spent one year studying abroad at the Mozarteum in Salzburg, Austria (1963–64). While attending Michigan State University, Maslanka studied composition with H. Owen Reed. He served over 20 years on the faculty at Kingsborough Community College of the City University of New York and also served on the faculty at Sarah Lawrence College, New York University. Dr. Maslanka was a freelance composer and had worked solely on commission since 1990. He lived in Missoula, Montana. Maslanka died on August 6, 2017 following a brief battle with colon cancer. Dr. Maslanka received five residence fellowships at the MacDowell Colony in Peterboro
top songs
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Symphony No. 4: Measures 712-End
7,1332Symphony No. 4
5,1753Give Us This Day: II. —
2,2394Mother Earth
2,0865Give Us This Day: I. —
1,9346Illumination
1,5237Traveler
9508Give Us This Day: II. Very fast
7749A Child's Garden of Dreams, Book 1: I. There is a desert on the moon where the dreamer sinks so deeply into the ground that she reaches hell
69310Give Us This Day: I. Moderately slow
531albums
Maslanka: Garden of Dreams
The Music of David Maslanka
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Rising
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The Music of David Maslanka, Vol. 3: Hymn for World Peace
The Music of David Maslanka, Vol. 2: Concerto for Clarinet & Wind Ensemble
David Maslanka: Liberation
David Maslanka: A Child's Garden of Dreams
Maslanka: Wind Quintets Nos. 1-3
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David Maslanka: Unending Stream Of Life
David Maslanka: Symphony No. 8
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The Music of David Maslanka, Vol. 4: Symphony No. 10
David Maslanka: Symphony No. 9