Schuman, William (sh
`mən), 1910–92, American composer, b. New York City. Schuman taught at Sarah Lawrence College (1935–45) and was twice a Guggenheim Fellow (1939 and 1940). While president of the Juilliard School of Music (1945–62) he helped initiate the Juilliard Quartet. He was also president of Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts (1962–69). His outstanding compositions are his Third Symphony and his Fourth Symphony (both 1941); his American Festival Overture (1939); Symphony for Strings (1943); Newsreel (1941); two secular cantatas, This is Our Time (1940) and A Free Song (1942; awarded the first Pulitzer Prize in music, 1943); the ballet Undertow (1945); the opera The Mighty Casey (Hartford, 1953); and several chamber works. His music is highly contrapuntal and often employs complex rhythms suggestive of jazz. Schuman was awarded a second Pulitzer in 1985, this time for his lifetime achievements in composition, teaching, and administration.
Schuman, William (Howard) (1910–92) composer, educator; born in New York City. He studied composition under Roy Harris at Juilliard and in 1943 won the first Pulitzer Prize in music (for "Secular Cantata, No. 2"). While remaining prolific as a composer, he headed the Juilliard School of Music from 1945–62 and then New York's Lincoln Center until 1969. His works, for a variety of media and marked by an eclectic technique often with a strong American flavor, include ten symphonies, a number of choral works, and the short opera The Mighty Casey (1953); this last-named was turned into a cantata in 1976, retitled Casey at the Bat, and was considerably expanded for a production in 1991.
`mən), 1910–92, American composer, b. New York City. Schuman taught at Sarah Lawrence College (1935–45) and was twice a Guggenheim Fellow (1939 and 1940). While president of the Juilliard School of Music (1945–62) he helped initiate the Juilliard Quartet. He was also president of Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts (1962–69). His outstanding compositions are his Third Symphony and his Fourth Symphony (both 1941); his American Festival Overture (1939); Symphony for Strings (1943); Newsreel (1941); two secular cantatas, This is Our Time (1940) and A Free Song (1942; awarded the first Pulitzer Prize in music, 1943); the ballet Undertow (1945); the opera The Mighty Casey (Hartford, 1953); and several chamber works. His music is highly contrapuntal and often employs complex rhythms suggestive of jazz. Schuman was awarded a second Pulitzer in 1985, this time for his lifetime achievements in composition, teaching, and administration.Schuman, William (Howard)
(born Aug. 4, 1910, New York, N.Y., U.S.—died Feb. 15, 1992, New York City) U.S. composer and administrator. He wrote songs in high school with his friend Frank Loesser. In 1930 he began studying composition with Roy Harris. He achieved success with his American Festival Overture (1939), and his Secular Cantata No. 2: A Free Song won the first Pulitzer Prize for music (1943). His other works include ballets for Martha Graham, the popular New England Triptych (1956), and 10 symphonies. As president of the Juilliard School (1945–62), he modernized its curriculum. As the first president of Lincoln Center (1962–68), he brought together several music organizations and established its Chamber Music Society and Mostly Mozart program.
Schuman, William (Howard) (1910–92) composer, educator; born in New York City. He studied composition under Roy Harris at Juilliard and in 1943 won the first Pulitzer Prize in music (for "Secular Cantata, No. 2"). While remaining prolific as a composer, he headed the Juilliard School of Music from 1945–62 and then New York's Lincoln Center until 1969. His works, for a variety of media and marked by an eclectic technique often with a strong American flavor, include ten symphonies, a number of choral works, and the short opera The Mighty Casey (1953); this last-named was turned into a cantata in 1976, retitled Casey at the Bat, and was considerably expanded for a production in 1991.
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