Passacaglia on a theme by Piston / Allen Sapp. 1942.
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Sapp, Allen, 1922-1999
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Composer and arts administrator Allen Sapp was born in Philadelphia in 1922. He studied with Walter Piston at Harvard University, and privately with Nadia Boulanger and Aaron Copland. Sapp taught at Harvard University (1950-58) and Wellesley College (1958-1961), then became chair of the Music Department at the State University of New York at Buffalo (1961-1975), where he co-founded the Center for Creative and Performing Arts. He also held administrative positions with Arts/Worth, the American Co...
Piston, Walter, 1894-1976
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Walter Hamor Piston (1894-1976) was a noted 20th-century American composer. He earned his Harvard AB 1924 and served as Walter W. Naumberg Professor of Music at Harvard from 1948-1960. From the description of Letters from Walter Piston to Carl Miller, 1954, 1968. (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 77063913 Composed 1957. First performance Boston, 7 March 1958, Boston Symphony Orchestra, Charles Munch conductor, Joseph de Pasquale soloist. Dedicated to Joseph de Pasqua...
