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Thomas Canning
org, 1911-1989 US
Musician / Composer of Classical
Thomas Canning (December 12, 1911 – October 4, 1989) was a composer and music educator, serving as a professor of composition and music theory at the Eastman school and as composer-in-residence at West Virginia University. He also held appointments at Morningside College, Indiana University of Pennsylvania, and the Royal Conservatory of Music. In his composition work, he created music for specific occasions or ceremonies, focusing on hymns and choral works, and collaborated with poets Robert Frost and William Carlos Williams to create music in conjunction with their works. His best-known orchestral work, Fantasy on a Hymn by Justin Morgan (1944), was recorded by Leopold Stokowski and Howard Hanson.
Discography
| Title | Artist | Year | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wagner: Wotan's Fantasy; Chopin: Mazurka In A Minor; Thomas Canning's Fantasy | Leopold Stokowski With Houston Symphony Orchestra ; Richard Wagner ; Frédéric Chopin ; Thomas Canning | 2007 | Album |
| Concerto For Orchestra/ Fantasy On A Hymn Tune By Justin Morgan | Leopold Stokowski - Houston Symphony Orchestra - Béla Bartók - Thomas Canning | 1983 | Album |
| Wagner / Chopin / Thomas Canning's Fantasy | Leopold Stokowski With Houston Symphony Orchestra, Richard Wagner, Frédéric Chopin, Thomas Canning | Album | |
| Wagner: Wotan's Fantasy; Chopin: Mazurka In A Minor; Thomas Canning's Fantasy | Leopold Stokowski With Houston Symphony Orchestra ; Richard Wagner ; Frédéric Chopin ; Thomas Canning | Album | |
| Lieutenant Kije Suite / Fantasy For Double String Quartet And String Orchestra | Sergei Prokofiev / Thomas Canning | Album |
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