User:Auric/John Stump
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John Stump | |
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| Born | John Arthur Stump March 24, 1944 Kansas City, Missouri |
| Died | January 20, 2006 (aged 61) |
| Era | 20th century |
| Works | Faerie’s Aire and Death Waltz |
John Stump was a creator of unplayable musical scores, most notably Faerie’s Aire and Death Waltz.[1]
Life[edit]
He was born in Kansas City, Missouri and grew up in Lakewood, California, studying composition and orchestration at Long Beach City College. He also attended Cal State University Long Beach, where he played the French Horn in an orchestra led by Aaron Copland.
He edited a section of the Glendale Focus for nearly 14 years.[2]
List of works[edit]
- Prelude and the Last Hope in C and C# minor from the Opera Marche de l'Oie (March of the Ducks) - 1971
- "Faerie's Aire and Death Waltz (from ‘A Tribute to Zdenko G. Fibich')" - 1994
- String Quartet No. 556(b) for Strings In A Minor (Motoring Accident) - 1997
- A Suite for Four Trombones and Four Trumpets
References[edit]
- ^ Stump, Greg (13 March 2010). "John Stump, composer of Faerie's Aire and Death Waltz". Lost in the Cloud. Wordpress.com. Retrieved 18 July 2012.
- ^ Gary Kemper (February 13, 2006). "In Memoriam: John Stump". Glendale Focus newspaper. Vol. 3, no. 2. p. 3.
External links[edit]
- Death Waltz Day Lost in the Clouds
- "Who was John Arthur Stump?". Minstrels Conservatory of Music. January 15, 2014. Retrieved 29 March 2015.
Category:1944 births Category:2006 deaths Category:American composers