Composer
Roger Nixon
American composer (1921–2009)
1921–2009
6 works and musical collections
- Born
- 1921
- Died
- 2009
- Birthplace
- Tulare
- Place of death
- Burlingame
- Citizenship / historical state
- United States
- Period (estimated from birth year)
- Contemporary
Biography
Roger Alfred Nixon (August 8, 1921 – October 13, 2009) was an American composer, musician, and professor of music. He wrote over sixty compositions for orchestra, band, choir and opera. Nixon received many awards and honors for his works, many of which demonstrate a feel for the rhythms and dances of the early settlers of his native state of California.
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Life and musical career
- Occupations
- composer; musicologist; musician
- Career institutions / employers
- San Francisco State University
- Instruments played
- clarinet
- VIAF ID
- 116617054
- ISNI
- 0000000120331075
- GND ID
- 1100383301
- Library of Congress ID
- n81076999
- MusicBrainz ID
- 5e6229e8-7fd1-4241-bfd2-ad4078947fb0
Recorded in Wikidata. Affiliations may refer to earlier stages of the composer's career.
In this catalogue
- Common listed instruments
- Bassoon, Clarinet, English Horn, Flute, Oboe
- Genres represented
- Classical
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | See work details |
6 more instruments
| View sheet music |
| 2 (Elegiac Rhapsody) | See work details |
6 more instruments
| View sheet music |
| 3 (Dialogues) | See work details |
6 more instruments
| View sheet music |
| Fiesta del Pacifico | See work details | See edition details | View sheet music |
| Pacific Celebration Suite - Score | See work details | See edition details | View sheet music |
| A Centennial Overture - Score | See work details | See edition 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 116617054.