On this date, December 10th, in 1913, Morton Gould, an American composer whose career did much to erase the lines between between concert and popular idioms, was born. He wrote for Broadway, the movies, the ballet stage and television. His two Broadway musicals were Billion Dollar Baby (choreographed by Jerome Robbins in 1945) and Arms and the Girl (1950). Among his ballets were Fall River Legend (choreographed by Agnes de Mille) and Interplay and Im Old Fashioned (both choreographed by Jerome Robbins). “I have always been and still am stimulated by the vernacular, by the sound of spirituals, jazz and the like. Although I might venture into more complicated abstractions, there is always present in one form or another at least the residue of those elements.” —Morton Gould Enjoy this audio clip of Morton Gould and his orchestra performing his composition, “Pavanne” (from American Symphonette No. 2)… https://youtube/watch?v=HRbslD5nz-8
Posted on: Wed, 10 Dec 2014 07:37:46 +0000
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