Mark Bucci

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Mark Bucci (26 February 1924,

dramatist. Influenced by Giacomo Puccini
, his work is composed in a contemporary yet lyrical style, which frequently employs marked rhythms and memorable harmonies and melodies.

Early life and education

Born in Manhattan, Bucci was of Sicilian and Scottish ancestry.[1] He studied music composition with Tibor Serly in New York City from 1942 to 1945 and then at the Juilliard School with Frederick Jacobi and Vittorio Giannini. At Juilliard he was notably the first winner of the school's Irving Berlin scholarship award in 1948 which was made possible through a donation by Rodgers and Hammerstein. Bucci also studied composition under Aaron Copland at the Tanglewood Music Center during the summers.[2]

Career

Bucci's first professional composition was written for the

musical revues, Vintage '60 (1960) and New Faces of 1962 (1962), and several film scores including Seven in Darkness (1969), My Friends Need Killing (1976) and Human Experiments
(1979). He is also the author of a handful of plays.

Accolades

He was awarded

Guggenheim Fellowships
in 1953 and 1957.

Personal life

He had one son, Jonathan Phillips Bucci, with his wife theatre publicist and playwright Peggy Phillips Bucci.[3]

References

  1. ^ Peggy Phillips (2002). My Brother's Keeper. iUniverse.
  2. ^ a b "Obituaries:Mark Bucci, Television, legit composer". Variety. September 25, 2002. Retrieved May 18, 2009.
  3. ^ "Deaths BUCCI, PEGGY PHILLIPS". The New York Times. December 31, 2004.

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