Variations for Orchestra (Bassett)

Variations for Orchestra is a single-movement composition for orchestra by the American composer Leslie Bassett. The piece was first performed in Rome in 1963 by the RAI National Symphony Orchestra under the conductor Ferruccio Scaglia. It was later given its United States premiere at the Philadelphia Academy of Music on October 22, 1965 by the Philadelphia Orchestra under Eugene Ormandy. The work was awarded the 1966 Pulitzer Prize for Music.^[1]^[2]^[3]

References

ISBN 978-3631596081
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ISBN 1573561118
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^ Dobrin, Peter (May 27, 2015). "Review: Prism offers a festival of premieres". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Retrieved September 24, 2015.

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Pulitzer Prize for Music (1961–1970)

Walter Piston ('61): Symphony No. 7

Robert Ward ('62): The Crucible

Samuel Barber ('63): Piano Concerto

n.a. ('64)

n.a. ('65)

Leslie Bassett ('66): Variations for Orchestra

Leon Kirchner ('67): Quartet No. 3 for strings and electronic tape

George Crumb ('68): Echoes of Time and the River

Karel Husa ('69): String Quartet No. 3

Charles Wuorinen ('70): Time's Encomium

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[1] ISBN 978-3631596081
.

[2] ISBN 1573561118
.

[3] Dobrin, Peter (May 27, 2015). "Review: Prism offers a festival of premieres". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Retrieved September 24, 2015.

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