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Name
  
William McKinley


Role
  
Composer

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Died
  
February 3, 2015, Reading, Massachusetts, United States

Albums
  
Two Movements for Orchestra EP

Education
  
Yale School of Music (1966–1969), University at Albany, SUNY, Carnegie Mellon University

Awards
  
Guggenheim Fellowship for Creative Arts, US & Canada

Similar People
  
Richard Stoltzman, Gerard Schwarz, Slovak Radio Symphon, Warsaw National Philharm, Royal Liverpool Philharmonic

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William Thomas McKinley (December 9, 1938 – February 3, 2015) was an American composer and jazz pianist born in New Kensington, Pennsylvania). He wrote more than 300 musical compositions, many of which have been recorded by such ensembles as the London Symphony Orchestra, the Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra, the Prague Radio Symphony Orchestra, and the Seattle Symphony.

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McKinley was the recipient of numerous honors, including an award and citation from the American Academy and Institute of Arts and Letters, a Guggenheim Fellowship, and eight National Endowment for the Arts grants. He is also among the founders of the label MMC Recordings.

His son Elliott Miles McKinley is also a composer.

He died on 3 February 2015.

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Selected works

Symphonic
  • At least 4 Symphonies
  • Concertante
  • Piano Concerto No. 1, Op. 60 (1974)
  • Concerto Fantasy, Concerto No. 1 for viola and orchestra (1978)
  • Concerto No. 2 for viola and orchestra (1984)
  • Piano Concerto No. 2 "O'Leary" (1987)
  • Ancient Memories, Chamber Concerto for viola and chamber ensemble (1989)
  • Concerto No. 3 for viola and orchestra (1992)
  • Concert Variations for violin, viola and orchestra (1993)
  • Piano Concerto No. 3 (1994)
  • Chamber music
  • Trio for 2 violins and viola (1971)
  • Little Sonata for viola, clarinet and piano (1973)
  • Portraits for viola solo (1973)
  • Waves, Study for viola solo (1973)
  • Trio Appassionato for clarinet, viola and piano (1982)
  • Samba for viola and piano (1984)
  • Sonata No. 1 for viola and piano (1984)
  • References

    William Thomas McKinley Wikipedia


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