Tamar Muskal (1965- )
Tamar
Muskal composes music that harmonizes the unique cultural aspects
of both her native Israel with her chosen country of the United States.
Her music is always in a counterpoint style, carefully structured, and
with great attention for details. She earned her BA in viola, music
theory and composition at the Rubin Academy for Music and Dance in
Jerusalem and her Master’s degree from Yale University, where she
studied with Jacob Druckman, Martin Bresnick and Ezra Laderman. At the
City University of New York, she studied with David Del Tredici and
Tania Leon. Recent commissions and collaborations include a piece for
the Eighth Blackbird ensemble along with three interactive videos by
Daniel Rozin, a piece for cello (Maya Beiser), oud (Bassam Saba) and
percussion (Jamey Haddad and Shane Shanahan), a Carnegie Hall
commission, a commission from the New York Whitney Museum to write
music for two silent films by Alice Guy Blanche, a song cycle for
voice, percussion and string quartet for the 2009 Grammy winner Hila
Plitmann and the Lark Quartet on poems by David Grossman, and an
arrangement of that song cycle for Salt Bay Chamberfest. Muskal served
as the Westchester Philharmonic’s education composer-in-residence in
2001-2004, writing three orchestral pieces based on students’ artwork
and poetry. Muskal has been the recipient of many awards and
fellowships, from institutions such as ASCAP, Meet the Composer, the
Jerome Foundation, American Music Center, Norfolk Chamber Music
Festival, and most recently a fellowship from the Guggenheim Foundation
(2009).COMPOSITIONS Muskal Links ~ ~ ~ Works by Genre
[under construction]
Angels in America, [theater work] (????)
The Seven Beggars, [theater work] (????)
Cristabel, [theater work] (????)
Trojan Women, [theater work] (????)
String Quartet No. 1 (????)
In Pairs, percussion quartet (????)
Altitudes, orchestra (????)
Shout, clarinet and marimba (????)
Mar de Leche, voice, cello, oud and percussion (????)
The Labor of Life, [theater work] (1995)
Dmamah, flute, cello and piano (2001) [4 instruments?]
The Yellow Wind, 2 female singers, narrator, voice, Arabic flute and orchestra (2005) [based on book by David Grossman]
Seduction, short film score (2006)
Mirrors, chamber ensemble and digital projections (2007?) [with interactive digital artist Danny Rozin]
Water Colors, orchestra (2010)
Fur Elisa, piano (2011)
Farewell Letters to the Beloved One, soprano and string quartet (2012?) [text: Hanoch Levin]
- The Machine Room Of Love
- The Warrior
- Awaiting Your Arrival
- Labor
- As You Crouch At The Pit's Edge
WORKS BY GENRE Muskal Links ~ top of page ~
[under construction]
Dramatic/Theater
Angels in America, [theater work] (????)
The Seven Beggars, [theater work] (????)
Cristabel, [theater work] (????)
Trojan Women, [theater work] (????)
The Labor of Life, [theater work] (1995)
Orchestra
Altitudes, orchestra (????)
Water Colors, orchestra (2010)
Band
Soloist(s) w/Orchestra
Chorus w/Orchestra
Choral
Chamber
String Quartet No. 1 (????)
In Pairs, percussion quartet (????)
Shout, clarinet and marimba (????)
Dmamah, flute, cello and piano (2001) [4 instruments?]
Mirrors, chamber ensemble and digital projections (2007?) [with interactive digital artist Danny Rozin]
Instrument and Piano
Solo Instrument
Piano
Fur Elisa, piano (2011)
Vocal
Mar de Leche, voice, cello, oud and percussion (????)
The Yellow Wind, 2 female singers, narrator, voice, Arabic flute and orchestra (2005) [based on book by David Grossman]
Farewell Letters to the Beloved One, soprano and string quartet (2012?) [text: Hanoch Levin]
- The Machine Room Of Love
- The Warrior
- Awaiting Your Arrival
- Labor
- As You Crouch At The Pit's Edge
Incidental/Film
Seduction, short film score (2006)
Electronic/Electroacoustic
TAMAR MUSKAL LINKS Works by Genre ~ top of page ~
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The ACO Underwood Readings’ Blog: A Composer’s Anticipation (Tamar Muskal, NewMusicBox)
Letting Music Speak of Mideast Pain (Felicia Lee, The New York Times)
Composer's website [none at the moment] . . . contact Tamar Muskal: here
Muskal @ Classical Archives
Muskal @ Facebook
Muskal @ John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation
Muskal @ Alice Guy Blaché Films
Muskal @ IMDb (Internet Movie Database)
Muskal @ InstantEncore
Muskal @ NewMusicBox
Muskal @ The New York Times
Muskal @ Salt Bay Chamberfest
Muskal @ USA Projects
Publisher
Muskal @
Streaming Audio
Muskal @ Classical Archives
Muskal @ last.fm
Recordings
Muskal @ Amazon.com
Muskal @ ArkivMusic
Muskal @ CD Universe
Muskal @ ClassicsOnline
Muskal @ Innova Records
Video
Muskal @ YouTube
Muskal @ Google Video
Muskal @ Vimeo (via Google Advanced Search)
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