August 4 - William Schuman (The Musical Birthday Series, 3rd Annual Cycle)

Previous posts for August 4th are here: Harry Lauder (2019) and Louis Armstrong (2020)

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William  Schuman (4 August 1910 – 15  February 1992) was an American composer and arts administrator.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Count

His "eight symphonies, numbered Three through Ten", as he himself put it (the first two were withdrawn), continue to grow in stature. -- Wikipedia

Bill Schuman (there’s only one “n”)

Lists symphonies 3 up to 10;

Without much ado,

He had tossed 1 and 2,

And didn’t start over again.

 

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Royalties

He arranged Charles Ives' organ piece Variations on "America" for orchestra in 1963' --- adapted from Wikipedia

William Schuman’s name survives

Because he orchestrated Ives;

And though he has substantial claim

To honor in his proper name,

A check’s a check if you’re an heir,

You cash it, and don’t really care.

 

 

 

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