Adam Benjamin Silverman (born in 1973, Atlanta, GA) is a composer of contemporary classical music. His works include the opera Korczak's Orphans (to a libretto by Susan Gubernat, based on the life of Holocaust martyr from Poland Janusz Korczak), chamber and orchestral music, and music for the theater. With composers Dennis DeSantis, Roshanne Etezady, and Ken Ueno, he founded the Minimum Security Composers Collective.
Biography
Born in 1973 to Mark and Diana Silverman, he got an undergraduate degree from the University of Miami. He began his musical career as a rock guitarist and songwriter, and went on to study classical composition at the Vienna Musikhochschule and Yale with composers such as Ned Rorem, Kurt Schwertsik, Ezra Laderman and Martin Bresnick. As a student, he was especially interested in the musical system of microtonaljust intonation, and studied closely with composer Ben Johnston. His compositions Durham (Triangle Quartet) (1996, for string quartet) and Just Music Makes Me Lose My Temper (1995, for electric guitar, keyboard, and percussion) are just intonation compositions.
The personal name Adam derives from the Hebrew noun ha adamah meaning "the ground" or "earth". It is still a Hebrew given name, and its Quranic and Biblical usage has ensured that it is also a common name in all countries which draw on these traditions. It is particularly common in Christian- and Muslim-majority countries. In most languages its spelling is the same, although the pronunciation varies somewhat. Adán is the Spanish form of this name.
Adam is also a surname in many countries, although it is not as common in English as its derivative Adams (sometimes spelled Addams). In other languages there are similar surnames derived from Adam, such as Adamo, Adamov, Adamowicz, Adamski etc.
In Arabic, Adam (آدم) means "made from the earth/mud/clay".
Roger Adam was a French aircraft designer and manufacturer who produced light aircraft in kit from 1948 to 1955. He established the firm Etablissements Aeronautiques R. Adam.
Adam was a major character in the 1994 novel, Mordenheim, written by Chet Williamson.
Fictional character biography
Adam is the darklord of Lamordia. Known as Mordenheim's Monster or the Creature, he is an extremely intelligent and nimble dread flesh golem, based on Mary Shelley's Frankenstein. Adam is the most successful creation of Dr. Victor Mordenheim in his research into the creation of life, albeit the one that causes him grief unmeasured. Adam reduced the doctor's wife Elise to a vegetative state and apparently murdered their adopted daughter Eva.
The two are inextricably bound together: Dr. Mordenheim has Adam's immortality, and in return Adam shares the doctor's anguish.
Usually hidden from sight, Adam is believed to spend most of his time on the Isle of Agony, part of the archipelago known as the Finger.
References
Sources
Cermak, Andrew, John W. Mangrum, and Andrew Wyatt. Secrets of the Dread Realms (White Wolf Publishing, 2001).
Brie completed the look with a pair of cream moccasins and toted a khaki rucksack over one shoulder ...Costume design was headed by Doey Lüthi, lighting design by Adam Silverman, sound design by Max and Ben Ringham and Ted Hearne acting as composer ... .
Aberg took a first-round lead on the PGA Tour for the first time after posting the best opening-round score of his short career ... Ben Silverman of Thornhill, Ont., finished with a 73 and Adam Svensson of Surrey, B.C., had a 74 ... ... World No ... ___. AP golf ... .
“Just enjoy it and be grateful for the opportunity,” Yellamaraju told Golf Channel on his game plan for the final round ... He had plenty of those ... Adam Svensson won it in 2018 and two years ago, Ben Silverman captured the title.
LA QUINTA, Calif ... ... Mackenzie Hughes (68) of Dundas, Ont., was at 6-under 138, one shot ahead of Adam Hadwin (70) of Abbotsford, B.C. Adam Svensson (71) of Surrey, B.C., was at 2-under 142 and Ben Silverman (72) of Thornhill, Ont., was even at 144... .
Simon Cowell - pictured here in an Instagram photo he shared alongside his fiancee Lauren Silverman and their sons Eric, 10, and Adam, 18 - is bidding to build a new extension.
