A hand of Howard Hanson - Royal flush
(I had a surreal vision of people of a parallel universe playing cards using CDs.)
Howard Hanson (1896 – 1981).
Hanson was one of those 20th century USA musicians who sought an American voice distinct from the European voice of the ‘Old World’ – some others were George Gershwin, Aaron Copland, Leonard Bernstein, Wm Grant Still, Samuel Barber, Morton Gould, John Adams.
Born in Wahoo, Nebraska, Hanson had Scandinavian ancestry. The music of the local Lutheran church impressed him, and his music tends to be serious more often than playful, and often has a spiritual angle. During his 40 years as director of the Eastman School, 2000 new works by 500 American composers were performed.
Outside the USA he seems to have been known as ‘Howard Who?’ until use of his music in the film Alien drew attention to him in 1979.
Howard Hanson’s greatest hit: www.youtube.com/watch?v=aG6dI7m4iS8&feature=related
Daily picture for 15 March 2012 using Pentax-A 50mm f1.7 prime lens.
A hand of Howard Hanson - Royal flush
(I had a surreal vision of people of a parallel universe playing cards using CDs.)
Howard Hanson (1896 – 1981).
Hanson was one of those 20th century USA musicians who sought an American voice distinct from the European voice of the ‘Old World’ – some others were George Gershwin, Aaron Copland, Leonard Bernstein, Wm Grant Still, Samuel Barber, Morton Gould, John Adams.
Born in Wahoo, Nebraska, Hanson had Scandinavian ancestry. The music of the local Lutheran church impressed him, and his music tends to be serious more often than playful, and often has a spiritual angle. During his 40 years as director of the Eastman School, 2000 new works by 500 American composers were performed.
Outside the USA he seems to have been known as ‘Howard Who?’ until use of his music in the film Alien drew attention to him in 1979.
Howard Hanson’s greatest hit: www.youtube.com/watch?v=aG6dI7m4iS8&feature=related
Daily picture for 15 March 2012 using Pentax-A 50mm f1.7 prime lens.