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  1. Clifton Williams (composer) [James] Clifton Williams, Jr. (26 March 1923 Traskwood, Arkansas — 12 February 1976 Miami, Florida) was an American composer, pianist, French hornist, mellophonist, music theorist, conductor, and teacher. Williams was known by symphony patrons as a virtuoso French hornist with the symphony orchestras of ...

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    James Clifton Williams Jr. (23 March 1923, Traskwood, Ark. – 12 February 1976, Miami, Fla.) was an American composer. Williams began playing French horn, piano, and mellophone in the band at Little Rock (Arkansas) High School. As a professional horn player he would go on to perform with the San Antonio and New Orleans Symphony Orchestras. Williams ...

    Adaptable Music 1. Variation Overture(Flex instrumentation) (arr. Barber) (1962/2021) All Wind Works 1. Academic Procession(1961) 2. Air Force Band of the West March(1965) 3. Anitra's Tanz(as arranger) (1875/1965) 4. Arioso(1958) 5. Caccia and Chorale(1976) 6. Castle Gap(1964) 7. Concertino(1960) 8. Dedicatory Overture(1964) 9. Dramatic Essay(1958)...

    Franklin, John. "Symphonic Suite." In Teaching Music through Performance in Band. Volume 6,edit. & comp. by Richard Miles, 555-566. Chicago: GIA Publications, 2007.
    Hamilton, Craig V. "Sonata Allegro." In Teaching Music through Performance in Band. Volume 9,edit. & comp. by Richard Miles, 643-650. Chicago: GIA Publications, 2013.
    Miles, Richard B., and Larry Blocher. 2010. Teaching Music through Performance in Band.Volume 1. Chicago: GIA Publications. pp. 424.
  2. From his beginnings as a high school composer and arranger in Arkansas, to his academic and compositional career at the University of Texas and University of Miami, Clifton Williams made significant and lasting contributions to the school band movement that continue on to this day.

  3. Oct 23, 2015 · His career as a wind band composer took off in 1956 when Fanfare and Allegro, his first composition for band, won the inaugural Ostwald Award given by the American Bandmasters’ Association.

  4. James Clifton Williams, Jr. (1923–1976), was one of America's leading wind ensemble composers and a virtuoso hornist with the San Antonio and New Orleans Symphony Orchestras.

  5. Jul 31, 2021 · The Sinfonians by Clifton Williams was composed in 1960 and titled in homage to its commissioning body, the musical fraternity Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia.

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  6. A profile of the composer (James) Clifton Williams (1923-76), along with a list of their works available to browse and buy.