Howard Hanson
Composer
1896 – 1981
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Who was Howard Hanson?
Howard Harold Hanson was an American composer, conductor, educator, music theorist, and champion of American classical music. As director for 40 years of the Eastman School of Music, he built a high-quality school and provided opportunities for commissioning and performing American music. He won a Pulitzer Prize and received numerous other awards.
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- Born
- Oct 28, 1896
Wahoo - Also known as
- Dr. Howard Hanson
- Hanson, Howard
- Howard Harold Hanson
- Parents
- Spouses
- Margaret Elizabeth Nelson
(1946/07/24 - )
- Margaret Elizabeth Nelson
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Education
- Northwestern University
- Institute of Musical Art
- Luther College
- Employment
- Titles in academia, Eastman School of Music
- Dean of the Conservatory of Fine Arts, University of the Pacific
(1919 - 1920)
- Lived in
- Nebraska
- Died
- Feb 26, 1981
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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