Composer
William Kraft
American composer and musician (1923–2022)
1923–2022
17 works and musical collections
- Born
- 1923
- Died
- 2022
- Birthplace
- Chicago
- Citizenship / historical state
- United States
- Period (estimated from birth year)
- Contemporary
Biography
William Kraft — American composer and musician (1923–2022). William Kraft was born in 1923 in Chicago. The recorded year of death is 2022. The biographical record lists citizenship or historical state as United States.
Life and musical career
- Occupations
- composer; conductor; musicologist; percussionist; timpanist
- Education
- Columbia University
- Teachers
- Jack Beeson; Seth Bingham; Henry Brant; Henry Cowell; Erich Hertzmann; Paul Henry Lang; Otto Luening; Vladimir Ussachevsky; Morris Goldenberg; Saul Goodman; Fritz Zweig
- Career institutions / employers
- University of California, Santa Barbara; Los Angeles Philharmonic
- Languages used
- English
- VIAF ID
- 293116590
- ISNI
- 0000000373967776
- GND ID
- 132172569
- Library of Congress ID
- n82128963
- MusicBrainz ID
- b1ae75b2-9da3-4468-8488-26a3dba01687
Recorded in Wikidata. Affiliations may refer to earlier stages of the composer's career.
In this catalogue
- Common listed instruments
- percussion, Glockenspiel, Timpani, violin
- 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. Allemande | See work details |
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| 2. Courante | See work details |
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| Bourees I and II | See work details |
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| Metaphern | See work details |
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| Sarabande | See work details |
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| II. AND THE FIRST SOUND MUST GATHER IN DEEP BRONZE | See work details |
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| Fanfare | See work details |
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| Toccata | See work details |
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| 3. Sarband | See work details |
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| 4. Gigue | See work details |
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| Prelude | See work details |
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| I. AND THE BRONZE BIRD SANG | See work details |
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| III. ANGELS OF THE WINDS | See work details |
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| IV. HOMAGE | See work details |
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| Andante | See work details |
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| Ostinatos | See work details |
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| Cadenze | See work details |
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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 293116590.