Julia Stilman-Lasansky Explained

Ada Julia Stilman-Lasansky^[1] (February 3, 1935 - March 29, 2007)^[2] was an Argentinian composer^[3] who moved to the United States in 1964.^[4]

Stilman-Lasansky was born in Buenos Aires,^[5] where she studied piano with Roberto Castro and composition with Gilardo Gilardi. After moving to the United States, she earned a M.M. and D.M.A. at the University of Maryland, then pursued further studies at Yale University. Stilman-Lasansky’s teachers included Leon Kirchner, Lawrence Moss,^[6] Krysztof Penderecki, and Morton Subotnick.^[7]

Stilman-Lasansky received a Phi Kappa Phi award in 1972 and a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) in 1974. The NEA commissioned her Cantata No. 4. Stilman-Lasansky was a member of the American Society of University Composers.^[8] She lived in Maryland for many years, and died in Paris in 2007.

Stilman-Lasansky’s compositions included:

Chamber

• Cello Quartet
• Cuadrados y Angulos (trumpet, sax, piano and timpani; text by Alfonsina Storni)
• Etudes (string quatrtet)
• Etudes (woodwind quintet)^[9]

Orchestral and Choral

• The Facets of Diamond Love (cycle of 5 cantatas)^[10]
  • Cantata No. 1 El Oro Intio (bass and orchestra; text by Amado Nervo)
  • Cantata No. 2 Cantares de la Madre Joven (seven female soloists and orchestra; text by Rabindranath Tagore)^[11]
  • Cantata No. 3 Barcarola (chorus and orchestra; text by Pablo Neruda)^{[12] [13]}
  • Cantata No. 4 Magic Rituals of the Golden Dawn (text by William Butler Yeats)^[14]
  • Cantata No. 5 Magic Rituals (circa 1997) (setting of "A deep sworn vow" by William Butler Yeats and the first strophe of the Old French "Le lai des amants")^[15]

Piano

• Sonata Visiones Primera

Solo vocal

• songs^[16]

Notes and References

1. Book: MacAuslan. Janna. Guitar Music by Women Composers: An Annotated Catalog. Aspen. Kristan. 1997. Greenwood Press. 978-0-313-29385-6. en.
2. Web site: Julia Stilman-Lasansky - Ancestry.com. 2021-11-22. www.ancestry.com.
3. Book: Hixon, Donald L.. Women in music : an encyclopedic biobibliography. 1993. Scarecrow Press. Don A. Hennessee. 0-8108-2769-7. 2nd. Metuchen, N.J.. 28889156.
4. Book: Greene, Frank. Composers on Record: An Index to Biographical Information on 14,000 Composers Whose Music Has Been Recorded. 1985. Scarecrow Press. 978-0-8108-1816-3. en.
5. Book: Stern, Susan. Women composers : a handbook. 1978. Scarecrow Press. 0-8108-1138-3. Metuchen, N.J.. 3844725.
6. Book: Arts, National Council on the Arts Task Force on Hispanic American. Report of the Task Force on Hispanic American Arts to the National Council on the Arts, August 11, 1979. 1979. Task Force.. en.
7. Book: Cohen, Aaron I.. International Encyclopedia of Women Composers. 1987. Books & Music (USA). 978-0-9617485-0-0. en.
8. Web site: Stilman-Lasansky. Julia. 1977. American Society of University Composers Proceedings 1976-77. 2021-11-22. libraries.uta.edu.
9. Web site: wind quintet Lin Foulk Baird. 2021-11-22. www.linfoulk.org.
10. https://search.worldcat.org/title/1452700058
11. Web site: Tagore Settings: Settings Music inspired by Tagore. 2021-11-22. www.tagoresettings.com.
12. Web site: Guide to the University of Chicago Contemporary Chamber Players Records 1958-2002. 2021-11-22. www.lib.uchicago.edu.
13. Book: Office, Library of Congress Copyright. Catalog of Copyright Entries: Third series. 1976. en.
14. Book: N.Y.), American Music Center (New York. American Music Center Newsletter. 1976. American Music Center.. en.
15. https://search.worldcat.org/title/1452700058
16. Book: Stewart-Green, Miriam. Women composers : a checklist of works for the solo voice. 1980. G.K. Hall. 0-8161-8498-4. Boston, Mass.. 6815939.