Composer
Marc Mellits
American composer
b. 1966
8 works in the index
- Born
- 1966
- Birthplace
- Baltimore
- Citizenship / historical state
- United States
- Period (estimated from birth year)
- Contemporary
Biography
Marc Mellits (born 1966) is an American composer and musician.
Mellits was born in Baltimore, Maryland. He studied at the Eastman School of Music from 1984 to 1988, at the Yale School of Music from 1989 to 1991, at Cornell University from 1991 to 1996, and at Tanglewood in the summer of 1997. His composition instructors include Joseph Schwantner, Samuel Adler, Martin Bresnick, Bernard Rands, Christopher Rouse, Roberto Sierra, Jacob Druckman, Poul Ruders, and Steven Stucky.
Mellits's music has been performed throughout the United States, Canada, and Europe. His music is influenced by minimalist and rock music, and has been identified with the postminimalist stylistic trend. He often composes for electric guitar and other amplified instruments.
Mellits received a 2004 Foundation for Contemporary Arts Grants to Artists Award. Mellits's commissions include pieces for the Orpheus Chamber Orchestra, Bang on a Can All-Stars, Assad Duo, Kronos Quartet, and the Meridian Arts Ensemble. His music has also been arranged by guitarist Dominic Frasca and the experimental music group Electric Kompany.
Mellits is a founding member of Common Sense Composers' Collective, which focuses on new and alternative ways of collaborating with performance ensembles. Mellits is the artistic director and keyboard player in his ensemble, the Mellits Consort.
As of 2011, Marc Mellits lives in Chicago, Illinois with his wife and two daughters, and teaches composition at the University of Illinois-Chicago.
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Life and musical career
- Education
- Cornell University
- VIAF ID
- 3013149108685668780009; 100402428
- ISNI
- 0000000071129486
- GND ID
- 139093257
- Library of Congress ID
- nr97005573
- MusicBrainz ID
- 19d99aba-9795-48a9-a828-b0b277b5ae33
Recorded in Wikidata. Affiliations may refer to earlier stages of the composer's career.
In this catalogue
- Genres represented
- Classical
- Works with composition dates
- 0 of 8
These details describe the indexed sheet music, including arrangements.
Catalogue
Works
Years are composition dates where known. Instruments describe editions in our catalogue and may include arrangements. A dash means the detail is not recorded.
| Work | Year composed | Catalogue / opus | Key in title | Listed instruments | Genre | Editions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Martha | — | — | — | — | Classical | 2 |
| Troica | — | — | — | — | Classical | 2 |
| Tasty Dementia | — | — | — | — | Classical | 2 |
| Blues for Wendy | — | — | — | — | Classical | — |
| Broken glass | — | — | — | — | Classical | — |
| Pocket Banana | — | — | — | — | Classical | — |
| Elegy for Lefty | — | — | — | — | Classical | — |
| Tominic | — | — | — | — | Classical | — |
Biographical record: Wikidata, matched on name and checked against dates held in the catalogue. The period label is an estimate from birth year. Authority record: VIAF 100402428.