William Schuman

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Born: 4 August 1910, New York (USA)
Died: 15 February 1992, Manhattan (USA)

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[details ←] William Schuman: Superfluous Hair , SSAA chorus and piano accompaniment (for rehearsal only), choral, choral
[details ←] William Schuman: Attention, Ladies , TBB chorus and piano accompaniment (for rehearsal only), choral, choral
[details ←] Chester Bass, Flute, Percussion, Clarinet, Trumpet, Saxophone, Trombone, Bassoon, Oboe, Tuba, Piccolo, , sax, saxophone, , Tenor saxophone,
[details ←] Variations On America
[details ←] Symphony No. 3
[details ←] A Song of Orpheus Cello,
[details ←] Symphony No. 5 (1943): Symphony for Strings
[details ←] A Song of Orpheus Piano, Cello,
[details ←] Concerto Percussion, Violin,
[details ←] Symphony No. 8 Percussion,
[details ←] Beauty choral
[details ←] Symphony No. 10 Percussion,
[details ←] String Quartet No. 3
[details ←] Circus Overture (Side Show for Orchestra)
[details ←] The Mighty Casey (A Baseball Opera) Vocal,
[details ←] American Hymn
[details ←] Chester Piano,
[details ←] The Young Dead Soldiers Piano, French Horn,

Music

His music is polytonal, not serial, dense counterpoint, long melodic line, large gestures, powerful. The symphonies are a major achievement in Amererican music.

Biography

He was raised in the Bronx, New York City. Wrote pop songs in high school with buddy Frank Loesser of Broadway fame. Schuman decided to study serious music at age 21. Ten years later Koussevitsky premier of Third Symphony made him famous. Became president of Julliard School, then first director of Lincoln Center in 1962. Was major power in American music with Copland and Bernstein until the New York establishment declined in the seventies, and Schuman’s music fell from grace in new music circles.

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25 May 1938: Premiere of Symphony no. 2, in New York, USA.
10 February 1950: Premiere of the violin concerto, in Boston, USA.

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