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Morton Gould

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The Resume

    (December 10, 1913-February 21, 1996)
    Born in Richmond Hill, New York
    Composer and conductor
    Conducted orchestras for the radio shows 'Keep 'Em Rolling,' 'Major Bowes' Shower of Stars,' and 'The Chrysler Hour'
    Composed scores for the Broadway musicals 'Billion Dollar Baby' (1945) and 'Arms and the Girl' (1950), the ballets 'Interplay' (1945) and 'Fall River Legend' (1948), the films 'Delightfully Dangerous' (1945) and 'Cinerama Holiday' (1954), and the TV miniseries 'Holocaust' (1978)
    Composed four symphonies
    Recorded albums of exotica ('Jungle Drums,' 'Latin, Lush and Lovely') and classical music
    President of ASCAP (1986-94)
    Received a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award (2005)

Why he might be annoying:

    He suffered bouts of depression and doubts about his talent.
    Both his marriages ended in divorce.
    He caused an explosion in the kitchen trying to follow his wife's instructions for reheating rice.
    His 'The Jogger and the Dinosaur' (1992) was described as a composition 'for rapper and orchestra.'

Why he might not be annoying:

    At age 8, he won a scholarship to the Institute of Musical Art (the predecessor of Juilliard).
    He received three commissions for works to celebrate the US Bicentennial: 'American Ballads' for the New York State Art Council, 'Symphony of Spirituals' for the National Endowment of the Arts, and 'Something to Do' for the Department of Labor.
    He was one of the first artists to embrace digital recording, using it as early as 1978.
    He won the Gold Baton from the American Symphony Orchestra League (1983).
    He won the Pulitzer Prize for Music for 'Stringmusic' (1995).

Credit: C. Fishel


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