Donald Grantham

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Donald Grantham (born 9 November 1947) is an American composer and music educator. Grantham was born in Duncan, Oklahoma. After receiving a Bachelor of Music from the University of Oklahoma, he went on to receive his MM and DMA from the University of Southern California. For two summers he studied under famed French composer and pedagogue, Nadia Boulanger at the American Conservatory in France. His music has won many prestigious awards, including the Prix Lili Boulanger, the ASCAP Rudolf Nissim Prize, and First Prize in the National Opera Association's Biennial Composition Competition. Grantham is the recipient of a Guggenheim Fellowship and three separate grants from the National Endowment for the Arts. The symphony orchestras of Atlanta, Cleveland, and Dallas are among the ensembles that have commissioned Grantham to write new works. Grantham also collaborated with fellow composer Kent Kennan to author the textbook The Technique of Orchestration. Grantham currently teaches music composition at the University of Texas at Austin Butler School of Music, where he is the Frank C. Erwin, Jr. Centennial Professor of Music. Well known pieces include Southern Harmony and Kentucky Harmony for band. His most famous piece is the Baron Cimetiere's Mambo. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.

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Composer's Collection: Donald Grantham

Requiem - Howells, Whitacre, Pizzetti

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Southern Harmony: Music for Wind Band

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North Texas Wind Symphony: Sojourns

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Grantham, D.: 4 Caprichos De Francisco Goya / Sacred Harp / La Noche En La Isla / Slobberin' Goblins / Fantasy On Mr. Hyde's Songs

North Texas Wind Symphony: Rendezvous

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Offerings

North Texas Wind Symphony: Soundscapes

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Wine-Dark Sea

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Sojourns

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Music for a Golden Sky - Number 132

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Arts and Letters Award

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