(b Rochester, ny, 9 July 1915). American composer. He studied at the Eastman School with Rogers, in New York with Sessions and in France with Boulanger; he also made contacts in Paris with Gide, Roussel, Ravel and Stravinsky. His meticulously crafted works are in a brilliant neo-classical style with an individual vein of lyricism; they include ballets, eight symphonies (1941-61), concertos, ten string quartets (1940-66) and many songs. Rounds for strings (1944) was widely performed.

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