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Michael Colgrass

Canadian musician and composer (1932-2019)

1932–2019

7 works and musical collections

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Born
1932
Died
2019
Birthplace
Brookfield
Place of death
Toronto
Citizenship / historical state
United States
Period (estimated from birth year)
Contemporary

Biography

Michael Colgrass — Canadian musician and composer (1932-2019). Michael Colgrass was born in 1932 in Brookfield. The recorded year of death is 2019; place of death: Toronto. The biographical record lists citizenship or historical state as United States.

Life and musical career

Occupations
composer; musicologist; percussionist; drummer
Education
University of Illinois Chicago; University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign; Riverside Brookfield High School; UIUC College of Media
Genres
classical music; jazz
Awards
Guggenheim Fellowship; Pulitzer Prize for Music
Official website
http://www.michaelcolgrass.com/
VIAF ID
22984972
ISNI
0000000083645509
GND ID
120941821
Library of Congress ID
n81015284
MusicBrainz ID
e2052e19-6a30-48fd-936e-69fa9fea9d3a

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

In this catalogue

Common listed instruments
percussion, Flute, Marimba, Piano, Piccolo
Genres represented
Classical
Source entries with composition dates
0

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Catalogue

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Works and musical collections with sheet music details
Title Work details Listed instruments Sheet music
III. Satirizing the World See work details
  • Piano
  • Flute
  • Piccolo
2 more instruments
  • percussion
  • Marimba
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IV. Sounding the Heavens See work details
  • Piano
  • Flute
  • Piccolo
2 more instruments
  • percussion
  • Marimba
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I. Te Tuma and Te Papa Emerging from the Egg See work details
  • Piano
  • Flute
  • Piccolo
2 more instruments
  • percussion
  • Marimba
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II. Creating Life See work details
  • Piano
  • Flute
  • Piccolo
2 more instruments
  • percussion
  • Marimba
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Two Unaccompanied Solos See work details
  • percussion
Classical
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Old Churches See work details See edition details View sheet music Work & edition details
The Beethoven Machine See work details See edition details View sheet music Work & edition details

Biographical record: Wikidata, matched on name and checked against dates held in the catalogue. The period label is an estimate from birth year. This short biography is assembled from the recorded facts. Authority record: VIAF 22984972.