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Leslie Bassett
b, 1923-2016 US, Hanford, California
Musician / Composer of Classical
Leslie Bassett (January 22, 1923 – February 4, 2016) was an American composer of classical music, and the University of Michigan's Albert A. Stanley Distinguished University Professor Emeritus of Composition. Bassett received the 1966 Pulitzer Prize for Music for his Variations for Orchestra.He studied composition with Homer Keller at the University of Michigan.He was a member of the Gamma Pi chapter of Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia at California State University-Fresno, 1942.Bassett died at the age of 93 on February 4, 2016 at his home in Flowery Branch, Georgia.
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Colors and Contours on North Texas Wind Symphony: Deja View by North Texas Wind Symphony & Eugene Migliaro Corporon Lullaby for Kirsten on Galbraith: Danza De Los Duendes / Mays: Dreamcatcher / Bassett: Lullaby for Kirsten by Eugene Migliaro Corporon Quartet on Myths & Legends by Stentorian Consort Trombone Quartet Clarinet Duets: V. Lento on Clarinet Solos, Duos, Trios by Larry Combs Clarinet Duets: VI. Allegro on Clarinet Solos, Duos, Trios by Larry Combs Clarinet Duets: II. Allegro moderato on Clarinet Solos, Duos, Trios by Larry Combs Temperaments: No. 1. Aggressive, energetic on Silhouettes by Alejandro Saladin Cote Clarinet Duets: IV. Marcato on Clarinet Solos, Duos, Trios by Larry Combs Clarinet Duets: I. Adagio on Clarinet Solos, Duos, Trios by Larry Combs Trombone Sonata: II. Moderato cantabile on 6 Sonatas for Trombone & Piano by David Johansen & Daniel LauTrack list and 30sec audio provided by 
Discography
| Title | Artist | Year | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Angels In The Architecture | Frank Ticheli • Leslie Bassett • William Bolcom • Middle Tennessee State University Wind Ensemble • Reed Thomas | 2011 | Album |
| Passaggi | Joseph Schwantner, Stephen Michael Gryc, Leslie Bassett, Joseph Turrin, Nebojša Živković, The Hartt School Wind Ensemble • Glen Adsit | 2009 | Album |
| Bassett Bolcom Daugherty | Leslie Bassett, William Bolcom, Michael Daugherty, The University Of Michigan Symphony Orchestra, Kenneth Kiesler | 2003 | Album |
| New Music For Virtuosos | Leslie Bassett, Ralph Shapey, William O. Smith, Harvey Sollberger, Robert Erickson, Andrew Imbrie, Robert Hall Lewis, Robert Morris | 1998 | Album |
| Echoes From An Invisible World | Leslie Bassett | 1994 | Compil. |
| Concerto For Orchestra / Echoes From An Invisible World | Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, Sergiu Comissiona - Henri Lazarof / Leslie Bassett | 1980 | Album |
| New Music For Virtuosos | Milton Babbitt / Leslie Bassett / William O. Smith / Charles Wuorinen | 1977 | Album |
| Ralph Sauer Plays Music For Trombone By Milhaud, Persichetti, Bassett And Pergolesi | Ralph Sauer With Alan DeVeritch, Ron Leonard, Paul Pitman - Darius Milhaud, Vincent Persichetti, Leslie Bassett And Giovanni Battista Pergolesi | 1976 | Album |
| Naumburg Award Winners | Donald Erb / George Edwards / Leslie Bassett | 1975 | Album |
| Fantasy Sonata / Sounds Remembered | Meyer Kupferman / Leslie Bassett | 1973 | Album |
| Second Sonata In C, Chromatic Fantasy / Music For Violoncello And Piano | Ross Lee Finney, Leslie Bassett | 1973 | Album |
| Passacaglia On Vermont Folk Tunes / Epos / Variations For Orchestra | Richard Donovan / Leslie Bassett | 1966 | Album |
| Quintet For Strings, Opus 35 / Trio For Clarinet, Viola And Piano | George Perle / Leslie Bassett | 1961 | Album |
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