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William Thomas McKinley
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American composer and executive (1938–2015)
Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- United States
- Active from
- 1938-12-09
- Active to
- 2015-02-03
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Discography
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 1,801
- Total plays
- 7,688
Tags
contemporary classicalAll20th CenturyClassical20th Century Classical
One of the most highly regarded and well-known composers of his generation, William Thomas McKinley (b. 1938) learned both classical and jazz piano at a very early age, becoming the youngest member of the American Federation of Musicians at the age of twelve. To date, he has composed over 300 works, is listed in Groves’ Dictionary of Music and Musicians, and has received commissions from the Lincoln Center Chamber Music Society, the Fromm Foundation, and the Naumburg Foundation. <a href="https:/
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Thomas
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- New Kensington
- Place of death
- Reading
- Occupation
- university teacher
- Educated at
- Yale University
- Employer
- New England Conservatory
- Field of work
- chamber music
- Instrument
- piano
- Image
- McKinley in 2011.jpg
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- date of birth
- 1938-12-09
- date of death
- 2015-02-03
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