Person · Open Library
- Born
- June 11, 1899
- Died
- October 4, 1970
- Works
- 12
Top works
- Creative Orchestration
- Creative harmony
- Workbook to accompany Creative orchestration
- Bravura prelude for brass ensemble
- Instrumental duo suite (Machine Age poetry)
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Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Country
- United States
- Active from
- 1899
- Active to
- 1970
Discography
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 1,391
- Total plays
- 4,438
Tags
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George Frederick McKay (June 11, 1899 – October 4, 1970) was a prolific modern American composer. George Frederick McKay's music, recently recorded by Grammy-Winning artists Leonard Slatkin, William Bolcom and John McLaughlin Williams on NAXOS Records, emerges from the Far West of North America carrying a vigorous blend of influences, including Civil War Era folksongs sung to him by his grandparents; old Fiddlers' Tunes handed down in the family; Northwest Native American Songs and Dances <a hr
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- George
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Harrington
- Occupation
- musicologist
- Educated at
- Eastman School of Music
- Employer
- University of Washington
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- date of birth
- 1899-06-11
- date of death
- 1970-10-04
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Available in 8 languages
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