Howard Hanson

Howard Hanson
Howard Hanson, 1959
Born
Howard Harold Hanson

(1896-10-28)October 28, 1896
DiedFebruary 26, 1981(1981-02-26) (aged 84)
Alma materNorthwestern University
Occupation(s)Composer, conductor, educator, music theorist
Years active1916–1981
SpouseMargaret Elizabeth Nelson
AwardsPulitzer 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]

  1. ^ The New York Times – Obituaries. Harold C. Schonberg. February 28, 1981 p. 10119 Howard Hanson is Dead; Composer and Teacher
  2. ^ Swedes In America (Adolph B. Benson; Naboth Hedin. New York: Haskel House Publishers. 1969)
  3. ^ Cohen, Allen Laurence (2004). Howard Hanson in Theory and Practice. Westport, CT.: Praeger. p. 17. ISBN 0-313-32135-3.