Robert McBride
Robert McBride (born February 20, 1911 in Tucson / Arizona , † July 1, 2007 ) was an American composer .
McBride studied at the University of Arizona in Tucson and taught in Bennington / Vermont until 1946. Since 1957 he was a professor at the University of Tucson.
His well over a thousand works are strongly influenced by jazz. Among them are u. a. five ballets, a symphony, a symphonic melody , a Mexican rhapsody , overtures, symphonic fantasies and paintings, a clarinet concerto, choral works and songs. In the 1950s he was involved in four film productions as a composer, including The Man with My Face from 1951.
source
- Alfred Baumgartner: Propylaea world of music: the composers. Volume 3, Berlin, Frankfurt 1989, ISBN 3549078331 , pp. 599-600.
Web links
- Robert McBride in the Internet Movie Database (English)
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | McBride, Robert |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American composer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 20, 1911 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Tucson , Arizona |
| DATE OF DEATH | July 1, 2007 |