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Full list. Carlisle Sessions Floyd (June 11, 1926 – September 30, 2021) was an American composer primarily known for his operas. These stage works, for which he wrote not only the music but also the librettos, typically engage with themes from the American South, particularly the Post-civil war South, the Great Depression and rural life.
Sep 30, 2021 · Composer Carlisle Floyd, widely viewed as a founding father of American opera, died Thursday at age 95 in Tallahassee, Fla. His death was announced by his publisher, Boosey & Hawkes, which did...
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Sep 30, 2021 · Sept. 30, 2021. Carlisle Floyd, the composer-librettist whose operas explored the passions and prejudices of the South in lyrical tales that drew on rural fundamentalism, the Great Depression,...
Oct 4, 2021 · Oct. 4, 2021. The career of the American composer Carlisle Floyd, who died on Thursday at 95, spanned nearly 70 years and the heydays of a host of musical styles.
Oct 3, 2021 · Carlisle Floyd, a composer who melded lyrical melodies and easy-on-the-ear harmonies with his own librettos to create several of the most enduring works in the American opera repertory, died...
Sep 30, 2021 · Tallahassee Magazine. American composer Carlisle Floyd, photographed at his first home, in which he composed his best known opera, Susannah, in Tallahassee, Fla. in 2009. Composer Carlisle Floyd, widely viewed as a founding father of American opera, died Thursday at age 95 in Tallahassee, Fla.
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Oct 1, 2021 · Floyd, who taught at FSU from 1947 to 1976, wrote several masterpieces of American opera, including \"Susannah\" and \"Of Mice and Men\". He was honored by the university with an endowment and a tribute in 2011.
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