Stanley Wolfe

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Stanley Wolfe (born January 7, 1924 in New York City , † May 29, 2009 in Yonkers ) was an American composer and music teacher.

Wolfe studied at the Juilliard School with William Bergsma , Vincent Persichetti and Peter Mennin and graduated in 1955 with a master's degree in composition. In the same year he began teaching music theory, contemporary music and composition there. In 1956 he took over the management of Juilliard's Extension Division , which he held until 1989. He continued teaching at the Juilliard School until 2005. From 1969 to 1973 he was also a music professor at Fordham University .

In addition to seven symphonies composed Wolfe, among other things, a Canticle for Strings, the Lincoln Square Overture for Orchestra, Variations for Orchestra, an Adagio for Woodwind Quartet, a string quartet, the dance piece King's Heart and a Violin Concerto, 1989 by Mark Peskanov and the New York Philharmonic Orchestra under Directed by Leonard Slatkin was premiered. Among other things, he has received three awards from the National Endowment for the Arts (1969, 1970, and 1977) and one award from the American Academy of Arts and Letters .

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SURNAME Wolfe, Stanley
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American composer and music teacher
DATE OF BIRTH January 7, 1924
PLACE OF BIRTH New York City
DATE OF DEATH May 29, 2009
Place of death Yonkers