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Diamond, David. (1915–2005). ["A Portrait": "The Marchioness of Brinvilliers"] 5 Songs [No. 2 only]. Philadelphia: Elkan-Vogel. 1947. The second number listed on the title under the general heading of 5 Songs by David Diamond. Text by Herman Melville. For voice and piano. Quarto. 12.25 x 9 inches (31 x 23 cm). 6 pp. Two hand stamps to title: "Dec 2, 1947" and "Review Copy Elkan-Vogel Co., Inc. Philadelphia, PA." Frayed to upper and outer edge and pencil markings to title but in fine condition overall.
David Diamond is considered one of the preeminent American composers of his generation. After his enrollment at the Cleveland Institute of Music and the Eastman School of Music he temporarily went to Paris to study with Nadia Boulanger. He enjoyed wide success in the 1940's and 1950's, before the serial and modernist trends largely pushed him into the shadows. The New York Times described him as "part of what some considered a forgotten generation of great American symphonists, including Howard Hanson, Roy Harris, William Schuman, Walter Piston and Peter Mennin." Among his many close friends in the world of music were Aaron Copland and Leonard Bernstein.
Diamond, David. (1915–2005). ["A Portrait": "The Marchioness of Brinvilliers"] 5 Songs [No. 2 only]. Philadelphia: Elkan-Vogel. 1947. The second number listed on the title under the general heading of 5 Songs by David Diamond. Text by Herman Melville. For voice and piano. Quarto. 12.25 x 9 inches (31 x 23 cm). 6 pp. Two hand stamps to title: "Dec 2, 1947" and "Review Copy Elkan-Vogel Co., Inc. Philadelphia, PA." Frayed to upper and outer edge and pencil markings to title but in fine condition overall.
David Diamond is considered one of the preeminent American composers of his generation. After his enrollment at the Cleveland Institute of Music and the Eastman School of Music he temporarily went to Paris to study with Nadia Boulanger. He enjoyed wide success in the 1940's and 1950's, before the serial and modernist trends largely pushed him into the shadows. The New York Times described him as "part of what some considered a forgotten generation of great American symphonists, including Howard Hanson, Roy Harris, William Schuman, Walter Piston and Peter Mennin." Among his many close friends in the world of music were Aaron Copland and Leonard Bernstein.