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First name: David
Last name: Diamand
Dates: 1915-2015
Category: Quartet
Nationality: american
Opus name: Piano Quartet (1937, revised 1967)
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Information: From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia David Leo Diamond (July 9, 1915 – June 13, 2005) was an American composer of classical music. He was born in Rochester, New York and studied at the Cleveland Institute of Music and the Eastman School of Music under Bernard Rogers, also receiving lessons from Roger Sessions in New York City and Nadia Boulanger in Paris. He won a number of awards including three Guggenheim Fellowships, and is considered one of the preeminent American composers of his generation. Many of his works are tonal or modestly modal. His early compositions are typically triadic, often with widely spaced harmonies, giving them a distinctly American tone, but some of his works are consciously French in style. His later style became more chromatic. Diamond's most popular piece is Rounds (1944) for string orchestra. Among his other works are eleven symphonies (the last in 1993), concertos including three for violin, eleven string quartets, music for wind ensemble, other chamber music, piano pieces and vocal music. He also composed the musical theme heard on the CBS Radio Network broadcast "Hear It Now" (1950–51) and its TV successor, "See It Now" (1951–58). Diamond was also named honorary composer-in-residence of the Seattle Symphony. He was a long time member of the Juilliard School faculty, his notable students including Robert Black, Kenneth Fuchs, Daron Hagen, Adolphus Hailstork, Anthony Iannaccone, Philip Lasser, Lowell Liebermann, Alasdair MacLean, Charles Strouse, Francis Thorne, and Eric Whitacre. Diamond is also credited with advising Glenn Gould on his mid-career work, most notably his String Quartet, Op. 1. In 1995, he was awarded the National Medal of Arts. He was openly Diamond gay long before it was socially acceptable, and believed his career was slowed by homophobia and antisemitism. In 2005, Diamond died at his home in Brighton, Monroe County, New York from heart failure.