Howard Hanson | |
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.jpg) Howard Hanson, 1959 | |
| Born | Howard Harold Hanson October 28, 1896 Wahoo, Nebraska, US |
| Died | February 26, 1981 (aged 84) |
| Alma mater | Northwestern University |
| Occupation(s) | Composer, conductor, educator, music theorist |
| Years active | 1916–1981 |
| Spouse | Margaret Elizabeth Nelson |
| Awards | Pulitzer Prize George Foster Peabody Award |
Howard Harold Hanson (October 28, 1896 – February 26, 1981)[1] was an American composer, conductor, educator, music theorist, and champion of American classical music. As director for 40 years of the Eastman School of Music, he built a high-quality school and provided opportunities for commissioning and performing American music. In 1944, he won a Pulitzer Prize for his Symphony No. 4, and received numerous other awards including the George Foster Peabody Award for Outstanding Entertainment in Music in 1946.[2][3]
- ^ The New York Times – Obituaries. Harold C. Schonberg. February 28, 1981 p. 10119 Howard Hanson is Dead; Composer and Teacher
- ^ Swedes In America (Adolph B. Benson; Naboth Hedin. New York: Haskel House Publishers. 1969)
- ^ Cohen, Allen Laurence (2004). Howard Hanson in Theory and Practice. Westport, CT.: Praeger. p. 17. ISBN 0-313-32135-3.