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William D. Revelli
1902-1994 US, Pitkin County, Colorado
Brass
Born: February 12, 1902, Spring Gulch, Colorado, USA Died: July 16, 1994, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA A director of bands, including the Michigan Marching Band, at the University of Michigan for 36 years from 1935-1971. During his 36 years as director, the Michigan Marching Band won international acclaim for its musical precision. Revelli is also credited with innovations that moved college marching bands across the country away from rigid military formations. Among other things, Revelli’s Michigan Marching Band was the first to synchronize music and movement and the first to use an announcer. Revelli studied violin as a child, graduated from the Beethoven Conservatory of Music in St. Louis, and received degrees from the Chicago Musical College, Columbia School of Music and Vandercook School of Music. He also played in various pit orchestras in Chicago before accepting a high-school conducting job at Hobart High School in Hobart, Indiana in 1925.
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| University Of Michigan Band |
Band Members
Discography
| Title | Artist | Year | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Revelli Years With The University Of Michigan Symphony Band Volume One | The University Of Michigan Symphony Band, William D. Revelli | 1980 | Compil. |
| William D. Revelli Conducts The Michigan Bands | The University Of Michigan Symphony Band, William D. Revelli | 1960 | Album |
| Band Concert | William D. Revelli, Symphony Of The Air | Album |
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