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John Woods Duke was one of America's foremost composers of art songs, and an accomplished pianist. His compositions enjoyed great popularity in the middle of the 20th century, and at the end of the century they attracted renewed attention. His catalog contains 265 art songs.
John Woods Duke (July 30, 1899 – October 26, 1984) was an American composer and pianist born in Cumberland, Maryland. He is best known for his large output of art songs.
John Duke - Classical Music Composers. John Woods Duke was the oldest child in a large musical family. After teaching him to read music at an early age and starting him on piano lessons at age 11, Duke's mother (a talented singer herself) enrolled him in the Cumberland, MD Allegheny Academy.
John Woods Duke (1899 – 1984) was an American composer and pianist born in Cumberland, Maryland. Song List.
Sep 11, 2022 · John Duke was a distinguished composer, pianist, and teacher of piano. He is best known for his art-songs in English, which were composed between 1920 and his death in 1984. His works also include solo instrumental pieces, instrumental and vocal chamber music, choral and symphonic works, and music for the stage.
Duke’s writings are important because they reflect the intellectual development and aesthetic views of a lesser-known American composer who chose to base his evolving contemporary compositional style on traditional musical structures.
Little Elegy. "Little Elegy" is a song by John Duke setting a poem by Elinor Wylie. Date: 1946 Composer: John Woods Duke Text: Elinor Wylie. Print vitals & song text.
