William Schmidt's
Five Variations on an American Folk Song
"Goin' Home on a Cloud"
WILLIAM SCHMIDT: AMERICAN COMPOSER
William Joseph Schmidt, Jr. was born in 1926 in Chicago, Illinois. He began playing the saxophone at the age of six and was playing professionally by the time he was twelve. After serving as a Navy musician from 1944-46, he attended Chicago Musical College before moving to Los Angeles in 1952.
Much of the music of William Schmidt was influenced by jazz and folk music. His 160 compositions and 470 arrangements are primarily written for brass, woodwind and percussion in a variety of settings. He died on April 25, 2009 in Los Angeles.
Much of the music of William Schmidt was influenced by jazz and folk music. His 160 compositions and 470 arrangements are primarily written for brass, woodwind and percussion in a variety of settings. He died on April 25, 2009 in Los Angeles.
William Schmidt's
Five Variations on an American Folk Song
"Goin' Home on a Cloud"
1. Fanfare 2. Ostinato
3. Chorale 4. March
5. Fugato
Annapolis Brass Quintet
David Cran, trumpet Haldon Johnson, trumpet;
Calvin Smith, horn; David Kanter, trombone;
Robert Posten, bass trombone
To listen to this 1974 Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin ABQ performance
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Five Variations on an American Folk Song
"Goin' Home on a Cloud"
1. Fanfare 2. Ostinato
3. Chorale 4. March
5. Fugato
Annapolis Brass Quintet
David Cran, trumpet Haldon Johnson, trumpet;
Calvin Smith, horn; David Kanter, trombone;
Robert Posten, bass trombone
To listen to this 1974 Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin ABQ performance
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(There may be a slight pause before sound begins.)
To Hear
Charles Whittenberg's TRIPTYCH
A 1987 Annapolis Brass Quintet performance
at the National Gallery in Washington, DC
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Charles Whittenberg's TRIPTYCH
A 1987 Annapolis Brass Quintet performance
at the National Gallery in Washington, DC
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