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'''Robert Savage''' (1951–1993) was an American composer and pianist. Born 1951 of American parents in [[Saudi Arabia]], he died from [[AIDS]] in 1993 in [[New York City|New York City, New York]].

==Biography==
Savage came as a teenager to the United States to live. He received a BA in music from [[Columbia University]] in 1975.  Among his teachers were [[Ben Weber (composer)|Ben Weber]], [[Ned Rorem]], [[David Diamond (composer)|David Diamond]], [[John Corigliano]], and [[David Del Tredici]]

He travelled widely and incorporated indigenous musical forms in his works, such as the [[zydeco]], a popular dance form he encountered in a year's stay in [[New Orleans]].

A student of [[Zen Buddhism]], Savage founded a Buddhist meditation group for persons with AIDS at the [[Gay Men's Health Crisis]] in New York City. During a stay at [[Zen Mountain Monastery]] in [[Mount Tremper]], New York, he also wrote several essays published in the Monastery's journal, ''[[The Mountain Record]]'', which relate his Zen practice to his experiences of nature.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.artistswithaids.org/artforms/music/catalogue/savage.html |title=The Estate Project |publisher=Artistswithaids.org |date= |accessdate=2014-08-12}}</ref>

==Works==
Works include:<ref>http://www.newworldrecords.org/uploads/fileuP81C.pdf</ref>
* Cowboy Nocturne (1975)
* Florida Poems (1984)
* Frost Free (1987)
* An Eye-Sky Symphony (1988)
* Sudden Sunsets (1989–93)
* AIDS Ward Scherzo (1992).

==External links==
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* [http://www.artistswithaids.org/artforms/music/catalogue/savage.html His biography and catalogue]
*[http://archives.nypl.org/mus/22312 Robert Savage collection, 1975-1994] Music Division, The New York Public Library.

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