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William Elden Bolcom

(b. 1938)
 

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William Elden Bolcom Life

 

Born Seattle, 26 May 1938, American composer and pianist.

He studied with Milhaud at Mills College (1958-61) and Leland Smith at Stanford (1961- 4) and began teaching at the University of Michigan in 1973.

As a pianist he has taken a leading part in the revival of ragtime and other American vernacular music.

His works are polystylistic and concerned with momentous philosophical and religious themes: they include a monumental setting of Blake's Songs of Innocence and Experience for soloists, choirs and orchestra (1956-81).

 

William Elden Bolcom Operas



The Operas of William Elden Bolcom