Howard Hanson

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Howard Harold Hanson (October 28, 1896 – February 26, 1981) 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. In 1944, he won a Pulitzer Prize for his Symphony No. 4, and received numerous other awards including the George Foster Peabody Award for Outstanding Entertainment in Music in 1946.

Birth and Death Data: Born October 28, 1896 (Wahoo), Died February 26, 1981 (Rochester)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1934 - 1940

Roles Represented in DAHR: conductor, composer, speaker

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Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Victor	CS-81086	12-in.	1/19/1934	'Tis an earth defiled	Wilfrid Pelletier ; Lawrence Tibbett	Baritone vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Victor	BS-035867	10-in.	5/11/1939	Joe Clark steps out	Eastman-Rochester Symphony Orchestra ; Howard Hanson	Orchestra	conductor
Victor	BS-035868	10-in.	5/11/1939	Afro-American Symphony : Scherzo	Eastman-Rochester Symphony Orchestra ; Howard Hanson	Orchestra	conductor
Victor	BS-048823	10-in.	4/29/1940	El Greco : Pavane	American Composers' Orchestra ; Howard Hanson	Orchestra	conductor
Victor	BS-048824	10-in.	4/29/1940	Lazy cigarette : Habañera	American Composers' Orchestra ; Howard Hanson	Orchestra	conductor

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Hanson, Howard," accessed April 19, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/100019.

Hanson, Howard. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved April 19, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/100019.

"Hanson, Howard." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 19 April 2024.

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