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Margaret Buechner
Margaret Buechner (May 27, 1922 – June 8, 1998) was a German-born American composer. Born in Hanover, she emigrated to the United States in 1951 and became an American citizen in 1961. Her works include the ballets ''Phantomgreen'' and ''Elizabeth'', along with tone poems ''The Old Swedes Church'' and ''Erlkönig'' (based on the Goethe poem). Other major works are two related to her adopted country: ''Liberty Bell'' for chorus and orchestra, which incorporates a 1959 recording of the actual bell by Columbia Records, and the "symphonic trilogy" ''The American Civil War''. She died in Midland, Michigan Midland is a city in and the county seat of Midland County, Michigan. The city's population was 42,547 as of the 2020 census. It is the principal city of the Midland Micropolitan Statistical Area, part of the larger Saginaw-Midland-Bay City Comb ..., at the age of 76. External linksNord-Disc Record Company publisher of Buechner's music 1922 births 1998 deaths American ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Composer
A composer is a person who writes music. The term is especially used to indicate composers of Western classical music, or those who are composers by occupation. Many composers are, or were, also skilled performers of music. Etymology and Definition The term is descended from Latin, ''compōnō''; literally "one who puts together". The earliest use of the term in a musical context given by the ''Oxford English Dictionary'' is from Thomas Morley's 1597 ''A Plain and Easy Introduction to Practical Music'', where he says "Some wil be good descanters ..and yet wil be but bad composers". 'Composer' is a loose term that generally refers to any person who writes music. More specifically, it is often used to denote people who are composers by occupation, or those who in the tradition of Western classical music. Writers of exclusively or primarily songs may be called composers, but since the 20th century the terms 'songwriter' or ' singer-songwriter' are more often used, particularl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
