Composer
Andrew Thomas
American composer
b. 1939
1 works and musical collections
- Born
- 1939
- Birthplace
- Ithaca
- Citizenship / historical state
- United States
- Period (estimated from birth year)
- Contemporary
Biography
Andrew William Thomas (October 8, 1939 - April 19, 2026) was an American composer.
He studied with Karel Husa at Cornell University, with Nadia Boulanger in Paris, and earned his M.M. and D.M.A. Degrees in Composition at the Juilliard School. At Juilliard he studied with Luciano Berio, Elliott Carter, and Otto Luening.
Dr. Thomas taught and served as chairman of the Composition Department in the Juilliard Pre-College Division from 1969 to 1994, and in 1994 he was appointed Director of the Pre-College Division at the Juilliard School. In addition to composing, Thomas performed as a pianist and conductor, and was a guest teacher, throughout the world. His awards included a grant from The National Endowment for the Arts and a Distinguished Teacher Citation from The White House Commission on Presidential Scholars.
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Life and musical career
- Occupations
- composer; pianist; music educator; university teacher; conductor
- Education
- Juilliard School; Cornell University
- Career institutions / employers
- Juilliard School
- Instruments played
- piano
- Genres
- classical music
- Languages used
- English
- VIAF ID
- 66888469
- ISNI
- 0000000031902630
- GND ID
- 1050601645
- Library of Congress ID
- n81085646
- MusicBrainz ID
- e2ce1a90-beba-404b-b1f0-9727b91a9b6c
Recorded in Wikidata. Affiliations may refer to earlier stages of the composer's career.
In this catalogue
- Common listed instruments
- Marimba
- Source entries with composition dates
- 0
These details describe the indexed sheet music, including arrangements.
Catalogue
Sheet music catalogue
Instruments describe listed editions, including arrangements. Composition dates and keys appear where recorded; collection pages show their individual contents.
| Title | Work details | Listed instruments | Sheet music |
|---|---|---|---|
| Merlin | See work details |
| View sheet music |
Biographical record: Wikidata, matched on name and checked against dates held in the catalogue. The period label is an estimate from birth year. Authority record: VIAF 66888469. Portrait: Moscow Conservatory, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons.