Composer

William Bolcom

American composer (born 1938)

b. 1938

198 works and musical collections

Born: 1938
Birthplace: Seattle
Citizenship / historical state: United States
Period (estimated from birth year): Contemporary

Biography

William Elden Bolcom (born May 26, 1938) is an American composer and pianist. He has received the Pulitzer Prize, the National Medal of Arts, a Grammy Award, and the Detroit Music Award, and was named Composer of the Year by Musical America in 2007. He taught composition at the University of Michigan from 1973 to 2008 and was named the Ross Lee Finney Distinguished University Professor of Composition in 2006. He is married to mezzo-soprano Joan Morris.

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Life and musical career

Occupations: pianist; composer; music educator
Education: Mills College at Northeastern University; University of Washington; Stanford University
Career institutions / employers: University of Michigan
Recorded memberships: American Academy of Arts and Letters
Instruments played: piano
Genres: opera; symphony
Awards: Guggenheim Fellowship; Rome Prize; National Medal of Arts; Pulitzer Prize for Music
Official website: https://williambolcom.com
Birth name: William Elden Bolcom
Languages used: English
VIAF ID: 32188813
ISNI: 0000000114703098
GND ID: 119297892
Library of Congress ID: n81080002
MusicBrainz ID: a74a8341-2e42-4914-a0b5-26f63b9ee58b

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

In this catalogue

Common listed instruments: Piano, Low Voice, Voice, Horn, Vocal
Genres represented: Classical, Pop, pop
Source entries with composition dates: 0

These details describe the indexed sheet music, including arrangements.

Catalogue

Sheet music catalogue page 4 of 5

Instruments describe listed editions, including arrangements. Composition dates and keys appear where recorded; collection pages show their individual contents.

Works and musical collections with sheet music details
Title	Work details	Listed instruments	Sheet music
I Will Breathe A Mountain	See work details	See edition details Classical	View sheet music Work & edition details
Borborygm	See work details	Organ Classical	View sheet music Work & edition details
from CASINO PARADISE: I'll Be By	See work details	Low Voice	View sheet music Work & edition details
from CASINO PARADISE: Night, Make My Day	See work details	Low Voice	View sheet music Work & edition details
from CASINO PARADISE: The Curse	See work details	Low Voice	View sheet music Work & edition details
from DYNAMITE TONITE: When We Built the Church	See work details	Low Voice	View sheet music Work & edition details
THE WIND IN THE WILLOWS: River Song	See work details	Low Voice	View sheet music Work & edition details
THE WIND IN THE WILLOWS: Messing About in Boats	See work details	Low Voice	View sheet music Work & edition details
THE WIND IN THE WILLOWS: Carol	See work details	Low Voice	View sheet music Work & edition details
THE WIND IN THE WILLOWS: Rat's Song	See work details	Low Voice	View sheet music Work & edition details
THE WIND IN THE WILLOWS: The Bird's Song	See work details	Low Voice	View sheet music Work & edition details
THE WIND IN THE WILLOWS: Let's Go Take a Spin Around the Moon	See work details	Low Voice	View sheet music Work & edition details
THE WIND IN THE WILLOWS: The World Has Had Great Heroes	See work details	Low Voice	View sheet music Work & edition details
THE WIND IN THE WILLOWS: The Fight Song	See work details	Low Voice	View sheet music Work & edition details
THE WIND IN THE WILLOWS: When the Toad Came Home	See work details	Low Voice	View sheet music Work & edition details
MINICABS: 1. I Feel Good	See work details	Low Voice	View sheet music Work & edition details
MINICABS: 2. People Change	See work details	Low Voice	View sheet music Work & edition details
MINICABS: 3. Those	See work details	Low Voice	View sheet music Work & edition details
MINICABS: 4. Food Song #1	See work details	Low Voice	View sheet music Work & edition details
MINICABS: 5. Food Song #2	See work details	Low Voice	View sheet music Work & edition details
MINICABS: 6. I Will Never Forgive You	See work details	Low Voice	View sheet music Work & edition details
MINICABS: 7. Songette	See work details	Low Voice	View sheet music Work & edition details
MINICABS: 8. Not Even a Haiku	See work details	Low Voice	View sheet music Work & edition details
MINICABS: 9. Maxim #1	See work details	Low Voice	View sheet music Work & edition details
MINICABS: 10. Maxim #2	See work details	Low Voice	View sheet music Work & edition details
MINICABS: 11. Anyone	See work details	Low Voice	View sheet music Work & edition details
MINICABS: 12. Finale: Mystery of the Song?	See work details	Low Voice	View sheet music Work & edition details
SONGS TO DANCE: 1. This is a face	See work details	Low Voice	View sheet music Work & edition details
SONGS TO DANCE: 2. Since I have	See work details	Low Voice	View sheet music Work & edition details
SONGS TO DANCE: 3. The rabbit	See work details	Low Voice	View sheet music Work & edition details
SONGS TO DANCE: 4. I am not free	See work details	Low Voice	View sheet music Work & edition details
SONGS TO DANCE: 5. For me	See work details	Low Voice	View sheet music Work & edition details
SONGS TO DANCE: 6. From wandering	See work details	Low Voice	View sheet music Work & edition details
SONGS TO DANCE: 7. Beware	See work details	Low Voice	View sheet music Work & edition details
SONGS TO DANCE: 8. I wouldn't die	See work details	Low Voice	View sheet music Work & edition details
SONGS TO DANCE: 9. I remember	See work details	Low Voice	View sheet music Work & edition details
SONGS TO DANCE: 10. For everything	See work details	Low Voice	View sheet music Work & edition details
SONGS TO DANCE: 11. I have climbed	See work details	Low Voice	View sheet music Work & edition details
The Last Days of Mankind	See work details	Low Voice	View sheet music Work & edition details
may i feel	See work details	Low Voice	View sheet music Work & edition details
Vaslav's Song	See work details	Low Voice	View sheet music Work & edition details
from CASINO PARADISE: My Father the Gangster	See work details	Low Voice	View sheet music Work & edition details
from CASINO PARADISE: I'm His	See work details	Low Voice	View sheet music Work & edition details
from CASINO PARADISE: Drive Me, Driver	See work details	Low Voice	View sheet music Work & edition details
from GREATSHOT: If You Can Go Beyond	See work details	Low Voice	View sheet music Work & edition details
Yet Another Goldberg Variation (for left hand alone)	See work details	Piano	View sheet music Work & edition details
from CASINO PARADISE: A Great Man's Child	See work details	See edition details	View sheet music Work & edition details
from CASINO PARADISE: There Stood Love	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. Authority record: VIAF 32188813. Portrait: Gotfryd, Bernard, photographer, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.