p, 1943-2012 US, North Carolina
Musician / Composer of Classical
William Duckworth (January 13, 1943 – September 13, 2012) was an American composer who also was an author, educator and Internet pioneer. He wrote more than 200 pieces of music and is credited with the composition of the first postminimal piece of music, The Time Curve Preludes (1977–78), for piano. Duckworth was a Professor of Music at Bucknell University. Nora Farrell, his wife, runs Monroe Street Music, which publishes many of his pieces.
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Title | Artist | Year | Type |
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The Time Curve Preludes | William Duckworth - R. Andrew Lee | 2011 | Album |
Surprised By Beauty: Minimalism In Choral Music | Boston Secession, Jane Ring Frank / Arvo Pärt - Gavin Bryars - William Duckworth - Ruth Lomon | 2007 | Album |
The New American Scene III | Cleveland Chamber Symphony / Edwin London | 1999 | Album |
Southern Harmony | William Duckworth | 1994 | Album |
Thirty-One Days | William Duckworth | 1987 | Album |
The Time Curve Preludes | William Duckworth | 1983 | Album |
Paths | Marilyn J. Ziffrin ; Walter Ross ; William Duckworth ; Galen Wilson ; David Cope | 1981 | Album |