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William Elden Bolcom (born May 26, 1938) is an American composer and pianist. He has received the Pulitzer Prize , the National Medal of Arts, a [1] Grammy Award , the Detroit Music Award and was named 2007 Composer of the Year by Musical America.
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May 22, 2024 · William Bolcom, American composer, pianist, and teacher whose compositions encompass many idioms, from popular cabaret songs to more-traditional classical scores. Learn more about Bolcom’s life and work, including his inspirations and his various awards.
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Learn how William Bolcom, a prodigy from Seattle, became one of America's greatest living composers. From ragtime to opera, he mixed pop tunes with classical music and won the Pulitzer Prize.
This is a list of compositions by American composer William Bolcom . By genre. Operas. McTeague (1991–92) A View from the Bridge (1997–98) A Wedding (2003) Dinner at Eight (2016) Symphonies. Symphony No. 1 (1957) Symphony No. 2 Oracles (1964) Symphony No. 3 Symphony for Chamber Orchestra (1979) Symphony No. 4 (1986) Symphony No. 5 (1989)
Aug 26, 2022 · It took the composer William Bolcom over 40 years to follow his first piano concerto with a second one. When Bolcom was putting the finishing touches on that first concerto, in 1976, he...
William Bolcom is a renowned American composer of diverse musical genres, including opera, chamber, orchestral, and popular songs. He received the National Medal of Arts in 2006 and the Pulitzer Prize in 1988 for his piano music.
Learn about the composer William Bolcom, who has written symphonies, operas, rags, songs, and more. He talks about his influences, his style, his collaborations, and his latest projects.
