• Michael Charles Colgrass (April 22, 1932 – July 2, 2019) was an American and Canadian musician, composer, and educator. He was an associate composer of...
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  • Program music is a term applied to any musical composition on the classical music tradition in which the piece is designed according to some preconceived...
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    The rototom is a shell-less drum developed by Al Payson and Michael Colgrass that is able to change pitch by rotating its drumhead around a threaded metal...
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    Air Music 1977: Richard Wernick, Visions of Terror and Wonder 1978: Michael Colgrass, Deja Vu for percussion and orchestra 1979: Joseph Schwantner, Aftertones...
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    ensemble during his time there. His students at that time included Michael Colgrass, who, unsatisfied with the available percussion ensemble literature...
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  • Mark Camphouse Michael Colgrass John Corigliano Michael Daugherty David Del Tredici Thomas C. Duffy Eric Ewazen Aldo Rafael Forte Michael Gandolfi Rossano...
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    Barnes Chance Steven Bryant Nigel Clarke Michael Colgrass John Corigliano James Curnow Greg Danner Michael Daugherty Ingolf Dahl Elliot del Borgo David...
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    with performances of their music, including Louis Andriessen, Michael Colgrass, Michael Torke, Joan Tower, Betsy Jolas and György Ligeti. He has also...
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  • Colburn Sonata in D minor for baroque cello or viola da gamba (2009) Michael Colgrass Wolf (1975) Giuseppe Colombi (1635–1694) Chiacona a Basso Solo (1670)...
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  • (1986—89), playing most of his career with the Kansas City Chiefs. Michael Colgrass (1949) is a composer who won the 1978 Pulitzer Prize for Music and...
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