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Morton Gould (December 10, 1913February 21, 1996) was an American composer, conductor, arranger, and pianist.


Biography

Morton Gould was born in Richmond Hill,
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, United States. He was recognized early as a
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with abilities in
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and
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. His first composition was published at age six. Gould studied at the Institute of Musical Art in New York. His most important teachers were
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and Vincent Jones. During the Depression, Gould, while a teenager, worked in
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playing piano in
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s, as well as with
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acts. When
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opened, Gould was hired as the staff pianist. By 1935, he was
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and arranging orchestral programs for New York's WOR radio station, where he reached a national audience via the
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, combining popular programming with classical music. In 1936, Gould married Shirley Uzin, but the marriage ended in divorce in 1943. In the following year, Gould married Shirley Bank. This marriage too ended in divorce. Gould led the orchestra for ''The Jack Pearl Show'', which was broadcast on NBC in the 1930s. In the 1940s, Gould appeared on the '' Cresta Blanca Carnival'' radio program, ''Keep 'Em Rolling'', and ''Major Bowes' Shower of Stars'', as well as '' The Chrysler Hour'' on
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where he reached an audience of millions. In 1942, he composed music for the short film '' Ring of Steel'', directed by Garson Kanin and produced by the Film Unit of the U.S. Office for Emergency Management. Gould had four children. On 16 February 1945, Gould's son Eric was born. Gould's son David was born on 2 March 1947. Gould's first daughter, Abby, was born on 3 February 1950, and, on 21 December 1954, his daughter Deborah was born. Gould composed
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scores such as '' Billion Dollar Baby'' and '' Arms and the Girl'';
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such as ''
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'', ''
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'', ''
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'', and ''
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''; music for television series such as ''
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'' and the miniseries ''
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''; and
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scores including '' Interplay'', '' Fall River Legend'', and ''
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''. Gould's music, commissioned by
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s all over the United States, was also commissioned by the
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,
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, the
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, and the
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. His ability to seamlessly combine multiple musical genres into formal classical structure, while maintaining their distinctive elements, was unsurpassed, and Gould received three commissions for the
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. As a conductor, Gould led all of the major American orchestras as well as those of
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,
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,
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, and
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. With his orchestra, he recorded music of many classical standards, including Gershwin's ''
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'' on which he also played the piano. He won a
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in 1966 for his recording of
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' first symphony, with the
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. In 1983, Gould received the
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's Gold Baton Award. In 1986 he was elected to the
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. In 1943, he was hired by the William H. Weintraub advertising agency as its musical director, believed to be the first position of its kind in the advertising field. For many decades Gould was an active member of
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(American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers). He sat on its board from 1959 and served as president from 1986 until 1994. During his tenure, he lobbied for the intellectual rights of performing artists as the internet was becoming a force that would greatly affect ASCAP's members. Incorporating new styles into his repertoire as they emerged, Gould incorporated wildly disparate elements, including a
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titled "The Jogger and the Dinosaur," American tap dancing in his "Tap Dance Concerto" for dancer and orchestra, and a singing
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titled "Hosedown"—commissioned works for the Pittsburgh Youth Symphony. In 1993, his work "Ghost Waltzes" was commissioned for the ninth
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. In the same year, he received the El Premio ''Billboard'' for his contributions to
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in the United States. In 1994, Gould received the Kennedy Center Honor in recognition of lifetime contributions to
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. In 1995, Gould was awarded the
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for ''
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'', a composition commissioned by the
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in recognition of the final season of director
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. In 2005, he was honored with the
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. He also was a member of the board of the
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and of the
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music panel. Gould's origina
manuscripts, personal papers and other pertinent pieces
are archived in the Library of Congress and available to the public. Gould died on February 21, 1996 in Orlando, Florida, where he was the first resident guest composer/conductor at the
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and was in the middle of a three-day tribute honoring his music. He was 82 years old.


Work on Broadway

*''Interplay'' (1945), ballet to the
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of
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-
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*''Billion Dollar Baby'' (1945),
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- composer and orchestrator *''Arms and the Girl'' (1950), musical - composer and orchestrator *''
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' Broadway'' (1989),
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- featured
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for "Billion Dollar Baby"


Work in film and television

*''
Delightfully Dangerous ''Delightfully Dangerous'' is a 1945 American musical film directed by Arthur Lubin showcasing teenage singer Jane Powell—in her second film on loan out to United Artists from MGM—and orchestra leader Morton Gould. The working titles of thi ...
'' (1945), composer and actor *''
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'' (1951–1952), composer and music *''
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'' (1955), composer, additional music by
Jack Shaindlin Jack Shaindlin (April 14, 1909 – September 22, 1978) was a Russian-American musician, composer, arranger, conductor, and music director. He was musical director for ''The March of Time'' newsreel series. Early life and career Shaindlin was b ...
and
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*''
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'' (1958), composer, orchestra conducted by Jack Shaindlin *''
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'' (1962), composer, additional music by
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*''
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'' (
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- 1964), composer, CBS Symphony Orchestra conducted by
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.


Works

*Abby Variations (piano) (1964) *A Capella (1987) *Adeste Fidelis *American Ballads, Settings of American Tunes for Orchestra (1976) *American Caprice *American Salute (1942) *American Sing: Settings of Folk Songs (1984) *American Symphonette no 2 (1939) *American Youth March *Americana *The Anniversary Rag (piano) (1994) *Apple Waltzes (In Tribute to George Balanchine) (7 movements from Audubon) (1969) *At the Piano (1964) *Audubon (Birds of America) (1969) *Ballad for Band (1946) *Battle Hymn (1950) *Benny's Gig (1962) *Big City Blues (1950) *Boogie Woogie Etude (for piano and orchestra) (1943) *Buckaroo Blues (1954) *Burchfield Gallery (1978–1979) *Café Rio (1957) *Calypso Souvenir (1964) *Celebration Strut for Orchestra (1981) *'Cellos (1984) *Centennial Symphony, Gala for Band (1983) *Cheers! — A Celebration March (1979) *Christmas Time (1992) *Cinerama Holiday: Suite (1955) *Classical Variations on Colonial Themes (1984) *Columbia: Broadsides for Orchestra (1967) *Come Up From the Valley, Children (1964) *Concertette for Viola and Band (1943) *Concerto Concertante (for violin and orchestra) (1981–1982) *Concerto for Flute (1984) *Concerto for Orchestra (1944) *Concerto for Piano (1938) *Concerto for Viola (1943) *Cowboy Rhapsody (1943) *Dance Gallery *Dance Variations for Two Pianos & Orchestra (1953) *Dancing Days (1966) *Declaration: Suite (1956) *Derivations for Solo Clarinet and Band (1955) *Deserted Ballroom (1936) *Dialogues (for piano and orchestra) (1958) *Diversions: for Tenor Saxophone and Orchestra (1990) *
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(1949) *Dramatic Fanfares from CBS-TV documentary “World War I” (orchestra) (1964) *Duo for Flute and Clarinet (1982) * Fall River Legend (1947) *Family Album: Suite (1951) *Fanfare for Freedom (1942) *Festive Fanfare (1991) *Festive Music (1964) *Flares and Declamations (1987) *Flourishes and Galop (1983) *Folk Suite (1941) *Formations (1964) *Foster Gallery (1939) *Ghost Waltzes (piano) (1991) *Global Greetings for Symphonic Band (1994) *Guajira (for clarinet and orchestra) (1949) *Hail to a First Lady (1991) *Hamma'ariv aravim (1947) *Harvest (1945) *Holiday Music (1947) *Holocaust: Suite (from the NBC-TV series) (1978) *Home for Christmas *A Homespun Overture (1939) *Hoofer Suite (for Tap Dancer and Orchestra) (1956) *Hosedown: A Firefighter Fable (1995) *Housewarming (1982) *
I'm Old Fashioned "I'm Old Fashioned" is a 1942 song composed by Jerome Kern, with lyrics written by Johnny Mercer. It was written for the film '' You Were Never Lovelier'' (1942), where it was introduced by Nan Wynn who dubbed for Rita Hayworth as part of a ...
, The Astaire Variations (1983) *In Search of the Castaways Suite (from the Walt Disney film) (1962) * Interplay (American Concertette) (for piano and orchestra) (1945) *Inventions (for Four Pianos and Orchestra)(1953) *It's A Living *Jeeps and Peeps (1944) *Jekyll and Hyde Variations (1956) *Jericho *Jingle Bells (1952) *The Jogger and the Dinosaur (for rapper and orchestra) (1992) *Latin-American Symphonette (Symphonette No. 4) (1940) *Lincoln Legend (1942) *Main Street March *Main Street Waltz *March of The Leathernecks (1946 first performed)"March of The Leathernecks"
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*Mini-Suite for Band (1968) *Minstrel Show (1946) *Minute-Plus Waltz/Rag (1990) *New China March *No Longer Very Clear (for baritone or mezzo-soprano and piano) (1994) *Notes of Remembrance (1989) *Of Time and the River (1945) *Parade (for Percussion) (1956) *Patterns (piano) (1984) *Philharmonic Waltzes (1948) *Pieces of China (piano) (1985) *Prelude and Toccata *Prisms (1962) *Quotations (1983) *Rag Waltz (piano) (1984) *Recovery Music (for Clarinet) (1984) *Red Cavalry March *Rhythm Gallery (1959) *Saint Lawrence Suite for Band (1958) *Salutations (1966) *Santa Fé Saga (1956) *Serenade of Carols (1949) *Show Piece for Orchestra (1954) *Something To Do—Labor Cantata (1976) *Sonata No. 1 (piano) (1930) *Sonata No. 2 (piano) (1932) *Sonata No. 3 (piano) (1936) *A Song of Freedom (1941) *Soundings (1969) *Spirituals for String Choir and Orchestra (1941) *Spirituals for String Orchestra and Harp (1959) *StringMusic (1995) *Suite (for Cello and Piano) (1981) *Suite (for Violin and Piano) (1945) *Symphonette No. 3 (Third American Symphonette) *Symphonette No. 4 (Latin-American Symphonette) (1933) *Symphonic Serenade (1956) *Symphony No. 1 (1943) *Symphony No. 2 "Symphony on Marching Tunes" (1944) *Symphony No. 3 (1946) *Symphony No. 4 "West Point" (1952) *Symphony of Spirituals (1975) *Tap Dance Concerto (1952) *Ten for Deborah (piano) (1965) *There Are (No) Children Here (1996) *Troubadour Music (1969) *Tuba Suite (1971) *Two for Chorus (1966) *Two Pianos (1987) *Venice for Double Orchestra and Brass Choirs (1967) *Vivaldi Gallery for String Quartet and Divided Orchestra (1968) *Windjammer (1958) *World War I: Selections (Music for the CBS-TV series) (1964) *Yankee Doodle (1945)


Studio albums

* ''Morton Gould Showcase and his Orchestra'' (
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, 1947) * ''Wagon Wheels'' (
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, 1954) * ''Symphonic Serenade'' (
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, 1954) * ''The Serious Gershwin'' (
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, 1955) --start of RCA period * ''Jungle Drums'' (1956) * ''Brass and Percussion'' (1957) * ''Blues in the Night'' (1957) * ''Copland: Billy the Kid; Grofe: Grand Canyon Suite'' (1957) * ''Kern/Porter Favorites'' (1958) * ''Moon, Wind and Stars'' (1958) * ''Doubling in Brass'' (1959) * ''Moonlight Sonata'' (1960) * ''Carmen for Orchestra'' (1960) * ''Beyond the Blue Horizon'' (1961) * ''Sousa Forever!'' (1961) * ''Love Walked In'' (1962) * ''Good Night Sweetheart'' (1963) * ''Finlandia: Music of Sibelius'' (1963) * ''More Jungle Drums'' (1964) * ''Latin, Lush and Lovely'' (1964) * ''Makes the Scene'' (1967) * ''Morton Gould Twin Pack'' (1969) * ''A Musical Christmas Tree'' (1969)


References


External links


Morton Gould page at G. Schirmer
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Worthy Works by Morton Gould" by Ethan Iverson
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