Sessions, Roger, 1896-1985
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Sessions, Roger, 1926-1935, 1953-1973
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Sessions, Roger, American composer
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Roger Sessions
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Composer and educator Sessions graduated from Harvard and studied under Horatio Parker at Yale. In 1926 he won a Guggenheim Professorship and worked at composition in Europe until 1933 as a winner of the American Rome Prize. He held posts at Princeton (1935), Berkeley, CA (1945), Princeton again (1953), and the Julliard School (1965). Among his compositions are four symphonies, several operas, a notable violin concerto (1935), and chamber music. His best known work remains his early BLACK MASKERS (1923).
Composer; interviewee d.1985.
Commissioned by the Portland Symphony Orchestra in commemoration of the 100th anniversary of the State of Oregon. Composed 1959. First performance Honolulu, 9 January 1965. Dedicated to Carl Haverlin.--Cf. Fleisher Collection.
American composer.
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Languages Used
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Subjects
Chamber music
Chorale preludes
Composers
Composers
Composition (Music)
Conservatories of music
Duos (Violin and piano)
Incidental music
Incidental music
Incidental music
Instrumental music
Music
Music
Music
Music
Musical scores
Musical sketches
Music theory
Sonatas (Piano)
Sonatas (Violin and piano)
Sonatas (Violoncello and piano)
Suites (Band), Arranged
Suites (Orchestra)
Suites (Piano)
Symphonies
Twelve-tone system
Variations (String quartet)
Violin and piano music
Nationalities
Americans
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Composers
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United States
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