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Composer

Leslie Bassett

American composer (1923–2016)

1923–2016

7 works in the index

Born
1923
Died
2016
Birthplace
Hanford
Place of death
Flowery Branch
Citizenship / historical state
United States
Period (estimated from birth year)
Contemporary

Biography

Leslie Raymond Bassett (22 January 1923 – 4 February 2016) was an American composer of classical music. He received the 1966 Pulitzer Prize in Music. He had a lifelong relationship with the University of Michigan School of Music. He received the MM there, and in 1956 was the recipient of the university's first DMA. Bassett was a member of the University of Michigan faculty from 1952 until 1992. Upon retirement from active teaching in 1992, he held the title of Albert A. Stanley Distinguished University Professor Emeritus of Composition until his death in 2016.

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Life and musical career

Occupations
composer; university teacher
Education
University of Michigan; California State University, Fresno
Teachers
Nadia Boulanger
Career institutions / employers
University of Michigan
Recorded memberships
American Academy of Arts and Letters
Instruments played
trombone
Genres
jazz
Awards
Guggenheim Fellowship; Rome Prize; Pulitzer Prize for Music; Arts and Letters Award in Music
Official website
http://www.lesliebassett.com
Languages used
English
VIAF ID
2738546
ISNI
0000000114661975
GND ID
119262673
Library of Congress ID
n81062079
MusicBrainz ID
bb597147-5101-4c4c-a146-a70674521bd7

Recorded in Wikidata. Affiliations may refer to earlier stages of the composer's career.

In this catalogue

Common listed instruments
Clarinet, Cello, Flute, Piano, violin
Works with composition dates
0 of 7

These details describe the indexed sheet music, including arrangements.

Catalogue

Works

Years are composition dates where known. Instruments describe editions in our catalogue and may include arrangements. A dash means the detail is not recorded.

Works and available sheet music details
WorkYear composedCatalogue / opusKey in titleListed instrumentsGenreEditions
3. Herbst — —— Piano, Cello, Flute, violin, Clarinet— 5
III — —— Clarinet— 2
I — —— Clarinet— 1
II — —— Clarinet— 1
IV — —— Clarinet— 1
1. Wolken — —— Piano, Cello, Flute, violin, Clarinet— —
2. Eine Buhne — —— Piano, Cello, Flute, violin, Clarinet— —

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 2738546. Portrait: University of Michigan. News and Information Service., CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.