Frederick Woltmann
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[edit]
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[edit]
- ^ 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.
- ^ John Tasker Howard (1965). Our American music: a comprehensive history from 1620 to the present. T. Y. Crowell Co.
- ^ Martin Brody, Music and Musical Composition at the American Academy in Rome (2014)
- ^ Claire Reis, Composers in America (1938, rev. 1947)
- ^ "The Specialists". textfiles.com. Retrieved 8 May 2024.
- ^ E. Ruth Anderson, Contemporary American Composers (1982)
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