William Laurence Bergsma (April 1, 1921 – March 18, 1994) was an American composer and teacher. He was long associated with Juilliard School, where he taught composition, until he moved to the University of Washington as head of their music school until 1971.
William Laurence Bergsma (April 1, 1921 – March 18, 1994) was an American composer and teacher. He was long associated with Juilliard School, where he...
Stuart Bergsma (b. 1903), American medical missionary Titia Bergsma (1786–1821), First Dutch (and Western) woman in Japan in 1817 WilliamBergsma (1921–1994)...
instrument. His composition teachers included Vincent Persichetti and WilliamBergsma. Fellow students included Steve Reich and Peter Schickele. In 1959...
Peter Schickele (/ˈʃɪkəli/; July 17, 1935 – January 16, 2024) was an American composer, musical educator and parodist, best known for comedy albums featuring...
directed by Nick Byrne. A comic opera The Murder of Comrade Sharik by WilliamBergsma (1973) is based on the plot of the story. In 2007, Guerilla Opera staged...
Wife of Martin Guerre (1956) is an opera by the American composer WilliamBergsma with a libretto by Janet Lewis. The 1982 film Le Retour de Martin Guerre...
laureate (d. 2012) 1920 – Toshiro Mifune, Japanese actor (d. 1997) 1921 – WilliamBergsma, American composer and educator (d. 1994) 1921 – Arthur "Guitar Boogie"...
four-octave harmonium. Other examples include: Alban Berg. Altenberg Lieder WilliamBergsma. Dances from a New England Album, 1856 for orchestra. It includes parts...
Jan Bach – String Trio Samuel Barber – Summer Music for wind quintet WilliamBergsma – The Fortunate Islands, for string orchestra (revised version) March...
from Harlingen Eggerik Beninga (1490–1562), East Frisian chronicler WilliamBergsma (1921–1994), American composer of Frisian descent Titus Brandsma (1881–1942)...
was adapted as a comic opera called The Murder of Comrade Sharik by WilliamBergsma in 1973. In 1988, an award-winning film version Sobachye Serdtse was...
(Zydeco & Cajun) Dances from a New England Album, 1856 for orchestra by WilliamBergsma includes parts for melodeon (movements I–III) and harmonium (movement...
Sinfoniette. Jack Beeson (1921–2010), American composer of 1 symphony WilliamBergsma (1921–1994), American composer of 2 symphonies Andrzej Dobrowolski...
(1920–2013) Douglas Allanbrook (1921–2003) Jack Beeson (1921–2010) WilliamBergsma (1921–1994) Karel Husa (1921–2016) Andrew Imbrie (1921–2007) Ralph...
the Juilliard Graduate School, as well as hiring teachers including WilliamBergsma, Peter Mennin and Hugo Weisgall, whose pupils included future composers...
Montaine (1920–2013) Jack Beeson (1921–2010) Seymour Barab (1921–2014) WilliamBergsma (1921–1994) Ernest Gold (1921–1999) film music, cycle Songs of Love...
privately with Hall Overton before he enrolled at Juilliard to work with WilliamBergsma and Vincent Persichetti (1958–1961). Subsequently, he attended Mills...
(1894–1981) Arthur Berger (1912–2003) Jonathan Berger (born 1954) WilliamBergsma (1921–1994) Irving Berlin (1888–1989) Derek Bermel (born 1967) Elmer...
Quartetto per archi in due tempi (1955), dedicated to Luciano Berio. WilliamBergsma (1921–1994): Five string quartets (1942, 1944, 1953, 1970, 1982). Ruth...
6 Hydromelos 1965 Based on water-tone music[clarification needed] WilliamBergsma 2 Voyages 1976 Hector Berlioz Symphonie fantastique Harold en Italie...
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