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Gordon Sherwood (August 25, 1929 – May 2, 2013) was an American classical composer. Known in Germany as the "Beggar-Composer", [1] his works exhibit various early 20th-century European and American classical music styles, as well as showing influences from blues, Arabic, Indian and Asian music. [2] The New York Philharmonic under Dmitri ...
Apr 27, 2015 · Gordon Sherwood (1929-2013): Introduction and Allegro Dmitri Mitropoulos conducting the New York Philharmonic on 5-5-1957 Illinois-born Gordon Sherwood composed "Introduction and Allegro"...
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The American composer Gordon Sherwood has quite a story to tell. Born in Evanston, Illinois in 1929, he was destined to be a soldier, to follow his father, but he managed instead to pursue a formal musical training, including studies with Aaron Copland at Tanglewood.
American composer Gordon Sherwood had an auspicious beginning: at only age 26 his music was performed at a broadcast concert by Dmitri Mitropolous and the New York Philharmonic.
Gordon Sherwood is a unique figure in recent music history. This versatile and ingenious composer became known through the television film ‘The Beggar of Paris’.
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Der amerikanische Komponist Gordon Sherwood (1929-2013) war ein Vertreter der klassischen Moderne. Ausgebildet in USA und Europa von Aaron Copland, Philipp Jarnach und Goffredo Petrassi war er beeinflusst von Dimitri Schostakowitsch und Béla Bartók ebenso wie vom Blues und Jazz sowie den musikalischen Stilen seiner ausgedehnten Reisen durch ...
