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4′33″. 4′33″[a] is a modernist composition [b] by American experimental composer John Cage. It was composed in 1952 for any instrument or combination of instruments; the score instructs performers not to play their instruments throughout the three movements. It is divided into three movements, [c] lasting 30 seconds, two minutes and 23 ...
Schuller was born in Queens, New York City, [1] the son of German parents Elsie (Bernartz) and Arthur E. Schuller, a violinist with the New York Philharmonic. [2] He studied at the Saint Thomas Choir School and became an accomplished French horn player and flute player.
William John Evans (August 16, 1929 – September 15, 1980) was an American jazz pianist and composer who worked primarily as the leader of his trio. [2] His use of impressionist harmony, block chords, innovative chord voicings, and trademark rhythmically independent, "singing" melodic lines continue to influence jazz pianists today.
Website. www.stevereich.com. Stephen Michael Reich (/ raɪʃ / RYSHE; [1][2] better-known as Steve Reich, born October 3, 1936) is an American composer who is known for his contribution to the development of minimal music in the mid to late 1960s. [3][4][5] Reich's work is marked by its use of repetitive figures, slow harmonic rhythm, and canons.
Dana Suesse was born in Kansas City, Missouri in 1909. When she grew too tall for ballet, she began piano lessons with Gertrude Concannon. While still a child, Suesse toured the Midwest vaudeville circuits in an act centered on dancing and piano playing. During the recital, she would ask the audience for a theme, and then weaving it into ...
Franz Liszt [n 1] (22 October 1811 – 31 July 1886) was a Hungarian composer, virtuoso pianist, conductor and teacher of the Romantic period.With a diverse body of work spanning more than six decades, he is considered to be one of the most prolific and influential composers of his era, and his piano works continue to be widely performed and recorded.
Poulenc in the early 1920s. Francis Jean Marcel Poulenc (French: [fʁɑ̃sis ʒɑ̃ maʁsɛl pulɛ̃k]; 7 January 1899 – 30 January 1963) was a French composer and pianist.. His compositions include songs, solo piano works, chamber music, choral pieces, operas, ballets, and orchestral concert mu
Occupation (s) Composer, arranger, conductor. Instrument. Trumpet. Years active. 1960s–2018. Website. patrickwilliamsmusic.com. Patrick Moody Williams (April 23, 1939 – July 25, 2018) was an American composer, arranger, and conductor who worked in many genres of music, and in film and television.