4, 1978) Supernovae (1983) Excelsior K-2 for Piano and Chamber Orch. 1969 for Saxophone and Orch.) American Youth Performs ( Fort Worth, Aug. 1962 for 2 Saxophones and Chamber Orch.) Concertino for Saxophone and Symphonic Wind Ensemble (1968 rev. 20, 1955) Suite for Trumpet and Strings (Rochester, N.Y, May 4, 1951) Concerto Grosso for 2 Saxophones and Symphonic Wind Ensemble (Chicago, Dec. 2, Sinfonietta (1953 Fish Creek, Wise, Aug. (1946 Minneapolis, May 23, 1948) And Thou America (1947 Rochester, N.Y, Oct. orch.: The Lady of Shalott (1939 Cincinnati, March 7, 1941) Fantasy Concerto for Flute, Strings, and Harp (NBC, Cincinnati, May 5, 1941) Fantasy for Violin and Orch. 4, 1980) Orpheus in Cow Town, scenic cantata for Soloists, Chorus, Orch., and Ballet (1997). Worksĭramatic: A Modern Trilogy, ballet (Cincinnati, April 2, 1941) Orpheus in Pecan Springs, opera (Denton, Tex., Dec. He excelled as a composer of sacred choruses and band music in the latter, he boldly experimented with modern techniques, as exemplified by his Dodecaphonic Set and, most spectacularly, in Fusion, in which he endeavored to translate the process of atomic fusion into musical terms through an ingenious application of asymmetrical rhythms. in Denton in 1965, director of graduate studies in music in 1969, and Distinguished Prof, in 1978.

in Cedars Falls (1946–65), becoming a prof, at North Tex. After the war, he taught at Iowa State Teacher’s Coll. Army as a cavalry bandsman and later as an infantry platoon leader in active combat in Germany in 1945. During World War II, he served in the U.S. Subsequently he studied composition with Hanson and Elwell at the Eastman School of Music in Rochester, N.Y. of Cincinnati (1938) and continued his studies at the Coll. He studied trumpet at the Cincinnati Cons, of Music (1936–38).

Latham, William P(eters), American composer and educator b.

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