Santa Fe Saga

G. Schirmer Band-Orchestra

för:

symfonisk blåsorkester

Utgåva:

Partitur, stämmor

Artikelnr.:

900349

Författare / kompositör:

Morton Gould

Svårighetsgrad:

avancerat

Mått:

22,3 × 27,9 cm

Publiceringsår:

1993

Förlag / Tillverkare:

G. Schirmer

Tillverkarens nr.:

HL50482006

UPC:

0073999025309

Beskrivning

Born in Richmond Hill, New York, on 10 December 1913, Morton Gould was recognised early on as a child prodigy with the ability toimproviseand compose. At the age of six he had his first composition published. He studied at the Institute of Musical Art (now the Juilliard School), but his most important teachers were Abby Whiteside (Piano) and VincentJones(composition).

Gould enjoyed an illustrious career. In addition to gaining a Pulitzer Prize for 'Stringmusic', he was Musical America's 1994 Composer-of-the-Year and recieved a Kennedy Center Honor inrecognition oflifetime contributions to American culture.

A long-time member of the American Society of Composers, Authors, and Publishers, Gould was elected president of ASCAP in 1986, a post he held until 1994. In1986 he waselected to the American Academy and Institute of Arts and Letters. He also served on the board of the American Symphony Orchestra League and on the National Endowment for the Arts music panel.