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Composer of the Week

Music: Classical

Kate Molleson

An informative guide to composers' lives and their music.

An informative and accessible guide to composers' lives and their music.

Composer of the Week: William Schuman (1910-1992)

Composer of the Week: William Schuman (1910-1992): Episode 3

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William Schuman (1910-1992)

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BBC Radio 3 - Composer of the Week, William Schuman (1910-1992), Episode 3

Schuman's all-American baseball opera The Mighty Casey and his Violin Concerto.

Apart from music, Schuman had one other love in life: the all-American ball game. Donald Macleod explores the composition of his unique one-act 'baseball opera' The Mighty Casey.

William Schuman had one other great love in his life, aside from music: the swish of the bat and the roar of the crowd at the all-American ball game. Donald Macleod explores the composition of the composer's unique 'baseball opera', "The Mighty Casey", as well as his Violin Concerto - arguably the greatest American concerto since Barber's.

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Donald Macleod explores the life and career of American composer William Schuman

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