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FYI
NEW YORK TIMES July 27, 2008
Norman Dello Joio, Prolific and Popular Composer, Is Dead at 95
By DANIEL J. WAKIN
Mr. Dello Joio achieved wide popularity in the mid-20th
century by composing a proliferation of essentially tonal,
lyrical works.
While his music rarely reached for the profound, it was
profoundly well written with a great lyrical sense. For me,
he was one of the greats of American Music.
Sadly, as with so many composers who continued to write
tonal music through the 50's to the end of his life, he has
been relatively ignored. While his music for band continues
to be played, the bulk of his orchestral works haven't been
performed in many years. Our loss. At least we have some
recordings. Sadly, many of his major works, like his opera
on St. Joan, remain unrecorded.
Karl
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