Morton Gould

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Morton Gould (born December 10, 1913 in Richmond Hill , Long Island , † February 21, 1996 in Orlando , Florida ) was an American composer , conductor and pianist .

Life

Gould studied piano with Abby Whiteside and composition with Vincent Jones at the Institute of Musical Art (now the Juilliard School of Music ) and at New York University . Initially he worked in radio and was a pianist for the Radio City Music Hall show . In 1934 he was arranger and conductor of a series of orchestral programs for WOR Mutual Radio . He achieved great popularity with his radio programs and became known in the United States of America, especially in the years after 1940 his programs Cresta Blanca Carnival and The Chrysler Hour (CBS) gave the "initial spark".

Gould composed Broadway pieces ( Billion Dollar Baby , Arms and the Girl ), film music ( Delightfully Dangerous , Cinerama Holiday , Windjammer ), music for television ( Holocaust , the CBS documentary World War One ) and ballets ( Interplay , Fall River Legend and I'm Old Fashioned ). Gould processed elements of folklore , jazz , blues and gospel music in his works .

As a conductor, he has directed all major US orchestras as well as orchestras in Canada, Mexico, Europe, Japan and Australia.

In 1936 his Choral und Fugue in Jazz was premiered by Leopold Stokowski .

Morton Gould was president of the collecting society American Society of Composers, Authors, and Publishers ( ASCAP , comparable to the German GEMA ) from 1986 to 1994 . In his honor, the Society for the Promotion of Young Composers created the Morton Gould Young Composer Awards, which are announced annually .

Awards

Works

Works for orchestra

  • 1933 Symphonette 4 (Latin-American)
    1. Rhumba
    2. tango
    3. Guaracha
    4. Conga
  • 1939 Foster Gallery
  • 1947 American Salute
  • 1976 American Ballads, Settings of American Tunes for Orchestra
  • American Caprice

Works for wind orchestra

  • 1938 Movement I from "Symphonette No. 2"
  • 1938 Pavanne from "Symphonette No. 2"
  • 1941 Jericho (Rhapsody for Band)
  • 1943 Concertette for Viola and Band
    1. Brisk
    2. blues
    3. Dance
    4. final
  • 1943 Fanfare for Freedom for Wind Ensemble
  • 1946 Ballad for Band
  • 1947 The First Thanksgiving from "Holiday Music"
  • 1947 Fourth of July from "Holiday Music"
  • 1947 Easter Morning from "Holiday Music"
  • 1947 Halloween from "Holiday Music"
  • 1947 Home for Christmas from "Holiday Music"
  • 1949 Serenade of Carols - movement II
  • 1949 Serenade of Carols - movement III
  • 1950 Big City Blues
  • 1951 Horseless Carriage Galop from "Family Album"
  • 1952 Symphony No. 4 - Symphony for Band (West Point Symphony)
  • 1953 Inventions
  • 1954 Buckaroo Blues
  • 1955 Derivations for Solo Clarinet and Dance Band
  • 1955 Cinerama March from "Cinerama Holiday"
  • 1955 On the Boulevard from "Cinerama Holiday"
  • 1955 Skier's Waltz from "Cinerama Holiday"
  • 1955 Souvenirs of Paris from "Cinerama Holiday"
  • 1955 Old Romance from "Family Album"
  • 1956 Santa Fe Saga
  • 1956 Soft Shoe Serenade from "Hoofer Suite"
  • 1957 Café Rio
  • 1958 Saint Lawrence Suite
  • 1958 Windjammer highlights
  • 1962 Prisms
  • 1964 Formations
  • 1964–1965 Dramatic Fanfares from CBS-TV documentary "World War I"
  • 1964–1965 Prologue - from CBS-TV documentary "World War I"
  • 1964–1965 Revolutionary Prelude from CBS-TV documentary "World War I"
  • 1964–1965 Royal Hunt from "Sarajevo Suite"
  • 1964–1965 Royal March from "Sarajevo Suite"
  • 1966 salutations
  • 1967 Columbian Fanfares
  • 1968 Mini-Suite for Band
  • 1976 Hymnal - on "We Shall Overcome" from "American Ballads"
  • 1976 Memorials - on "Taps" from "American Ballads"
  • 1976 Saratoga Quickstep - on "The Girl I Left Behind" from "American Ballads"
  • 1979 Cheers! - A Celebration March
  • 1980 Holocaust Suite (from the NBC-TV series) for Band
    1. Main theme
    2. Crystal Night
    3. Berta and Joseph
    4. Babi Yar
    5. Liberation
    6. Elegy
  • 1980 Prologue from "Holocaust Suite"
  • 1983 Centennial Symphony - Gala for Band
  • 1983 Fiestas from "Centennial Symphony"
  • 1983 gala
  • 1991 Festive Fanfare
  • 1991 Hail to a First Lady
  • 1994 Global Greetings for Symphonic Band
  • 1995 Remembrance Day (Soliloquy for a Passing Century)
  • American symphoniette no.2
    1. Moderately fast (with vigor and bounce)
    2. Pavanne - Allegretto
    3. Very fast - racy
  • American salute
  • Cowboy Rhapsody
  • Music for the Leathernecks
  • Overture from "Folk Suite"
  • Revolution Prelude
  • West Point Symphony
  • American Patrol for 3 Bands
  • Overture from "Folk Suite"
  • Yankee Doodle

Stage works

  • 1945 Interplay (American Concertette) ballet
  • 1947 Fall River Legend ballet in one act
  • 1952 Tap Dance Concerto
  • 1956 Hoofer Suite
  • 1964 Formations
  • 1983 I'm Old Fashioned, Astaire Variations Ballet
  • 1969-1983 Audubon (Birds of America) ballet
  • 1992 The Jogger and the Dinosaur

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Members: Morton Gould. American Academy of Arts and Letters, accessed March 31, 2019 .
personal data
SURNAME Gould, Morton
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American composer, conductor and pianist
DATE OF BIRTH December 10, 1913
PLACE OF BIRTH Richmond Hill , New York , United States
DATE OF DEATH February 21, 1996
Place of death Orlando (Florida) , Florida , United States