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Frederick Woltmann

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Frederick Woltmann (b. Flushing, New York, May 13, 1908; d. Los Angeles, California, October 20, 1965) was an American composer.[1][2]

Woltmann studied at Columbia University, then at the Eastman School of Music with Bernard Rogers and Howard Hanson (graduated 1933). In 1937 he received a Juilliard Fellowship to the American Academy in Rome (Prix de Rome).[3]

He composed many orchestral and choral works.[4] He served in the army during World War II. His works were performed by the New York Philharmonic, the Philadelphia Orchestra, and many others. About 1950 he moved to Los Angeles.[5]

Work list

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ORCHESTRA:

  • Songs for Autumn for baritone, soprano (1937)
  • Song of the Forest Dweller (1932)
  • Dance of the Torch Bearers (1932)
  • Poem for horn and strings (1936)
  • Concerto for Piano (1937)
  • Pool of Pegasus (1937)
  • Variations on an Old English Folk Song for piano and orchestra (1938)
  • The Coliseum at Night for orchestra (1939)
  • Solitude for orchestra (1942)
  • Symphony, From Leaves of Grass, for voice (1946)
  • Poem for flute (1935)
  • Rhapsody for horn (1935)
  • Legend for cello (1936)

CHAMBER WORKS:

  • From Dover Beach for baritone (1938)
  • Scherzo for 8 winds (1937)
  • Suite for Judy for piano and orchestra (1944)
  • Songs from a Chinese Lute for voice and 33 instruments (1936)

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References

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  1. ^ Martin Brody (15 November 2014). Music and Musical Composition at the American Academy in Rome. Boydell & Brewer. pp. 34–. ISBN 978-1-58046-245-7.
  2. ^ John Tasker Howard (1965). Our American music: a comprehensive history from 1620 to the present. T. Y. Crowell Co.
  3. ^ Martin Brody, Music and Musical Composition at the American Academy in Rome (2014)
  4. ^ Claire Reis, Composers in America (1938, rev. 1947)
  5. ^ "The Specialists". textfiles.com. Retrieved 8 May 2024.
  6. ^ E. Ruth Anderson, Contemporary American Composers (1982)