Two American composers-Howard Hanson and Roy Harris-wrote numerous
Whitman-inspired works. Just off the top of my head, Hanson wrote
his Songs from Drum Taps; Symphony No. 7, A Sea Symphony; The Mystic
Trumpeter; and Song of Democracy, just to name a few.
Harris wrote his Symphony for Voices; Three Songs of Democracy; and
Whitman Tryptych, among others.
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John M. Proffitt
General Manager & C.E.O.
Radio Station KUHF-FM