vn, 1923-1986 US
Musician / Composer of Classical
A.k.a. Lester Albert Trimble
Lester Albert Trimble (August 29, 1923 Bangor, Wisconsin – December 31, 1986 New York City) was an American music critic and composer of contemporary classical music.Encouraged by Schoenberg, who had seen some of his scores, Trimble entered the Carnegie Institute of Technology (now Carnegie Mellon University). While there he studied with Nikolai Lopatnikoff and Frederick Dorian and wrote music criticism for the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. He earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts in violin and composition from Carnegie in 1948, followed by a Masters in composition. During this time he also spent summers at the Berkshire Music Center at Tanglewood where he studied with Darius Milhaud and Aaron Copland. In 1950, Trimble went to Paris where he continued studies with Nadia Boulanger and Arthur Honegger.
Title | Artist | Year | Type |
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The Music Of Lester Trimble | Lester Trimble | 1972 | Album |
Pulsations / In Praise Of Diplomacy And Common Sense | Hall Overton / Lester Trimble | 1972 | Album |
Four Fragments From The Caunterbury Tales / Nine Epitaphs | Lester Trimble / Theodore Chanler | 1961 | Album |
Jubilation Overture, Closing Piece, Rondo-Prelude, Elegy | Robert Ward, Lester Trimble, Philip Bezanson, Forrest Goodenough | Compil. | |
Symphony In Two Movements. Five Episodes For Orchestra. La Corona | Lester Trimble, Louise Talma – Japan Philharmonic Orchestra - Akeo Watanabe ; The Dorian Chorale - Harold Aks | Album |