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William Bolcom

William Elden Bolcom (born May 26, 1938) is an American composer and pianist. He has received the Pulitzer Prize, the National Medal of Arts, a Grammy Award, and the Detroit Music Award, and was named Composer of the Year by Musical America in 2007. He taught composition at the University of Michigan from 1973 to 2008 and was named the Ross Lee Finney…

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Born
(1938-05-26) May 26, 1938 (age 88)
Occupations
Composer, pianist
Origin
American

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William BolcomBorn(1938-05-26) May 26, 1938 (age 88)1.00infobox
William BolcomOccupationsComposer, pianist1.00infobox
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Lyric Concerto for Fluteinstance ofMinnesota Opera.Bolcom has also composed concertos0.80text
Orchestra for James Galwayinstance ofMinnesota Opera.Bolcom has also composed concertos0.80text
the Concerto in D for Violininstance ofMinnesota Opera.Bolcom has also composed concertos0.80text
Orchestra for Sergiu Lucainstance ofMinnesota Opera.Bolcom has also composed concertos0.80text
the Concerto for Clarinetinstance ofMinnesota Opera.Bolcom has also composed concertos0.80text
Orchestra for Stanley Druckerinstance ofMinnesota Opera.Bolcom has also composed concertos0.80text
and Concert Suite for alto saxophoneinstance ofMinnesota Opera.Bolcom has also composed concertos0.80text
bandinstance ofMinnesota Opera.Bolcom has also composed concertos0.80text
composed for University of Michigan professor Donald Sinta in 1998instance ofMinnesota Opera.Bolcom has also composed concertos0.80text

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