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Morton Gould (December 10, 1913 – February 21, 1996) was an American composer, conductor, arranger, and pianist. [1] Biography. Morton Gould was born in Richmond Hill, New York, United States. [1] . He was recognized early as a child prodigy with abilities in improvisation and composition. His first composition was published at age six.
Morton Gould (born Dec. 10, 1913, Richmond Hill, N.Y., U.S.—died Feb. 21, 1996, Orlando, Fla.) was an American composer, conductor, and pianist noted for his synthesis of popular idioms with traditional forms of composition and orchestration.
Feb 22, 1996 · Morton Gould, an American composer whose long and fruitful career did much to erase the lines between between concert and popular idioms, died yesterday at a hotel in Orlando, Fla. He was 82.
1 day ago · On today’s date in 1938, at the New York Philharmonic’s summertime concert home at Lewissohn Stadium, a 24-year-old American composer named Morton Gould conducted the first performance of his American Symphonette No. 2. The new piece was in three movements, and the second, Pavanne, proved especially popular. It fused elements of jazz in ...
Aug 5, 2021 · Died: July 12, 2021. MORTON Gould’s parents realised their young son was different the day he almost blew up their home with gunpowder. It wasn’t that the little boy was trying to destroy the...
May 25, 1986 · Mr. Gould is the first composer to be president of Ascap since Deems Taylor (1942 to 1948). An active administrative post, it brings with it a salary comparable to that of a chief executive...
Morton Gould (composer, born December 10, 1913, Richmond Hills, New york; died February 21, 1996) Morton Gould was a prolific and versatile composer whose works throughout this century reflected the moods and outlook of this country in all its rough-and-tumble optimism.
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