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Born in 1896 in Wahoo, Nebraska of Swedish descent, he was the first American composer to win the Prix de Rome. An ardent supporter of American music, he won the Pulitzer Prize in Music in 1944 for his Symphony no. 4, op. 34. He was the director of the Eastman School of Music from 1924 to 1964. He died in Rochester , New York, in 1981.

Resources in This Category

• Classical Net - Basic Repertoire List - Hanson

  http://www.classical.net/music/comp.lst/hanson.php
  Picture, and information about three symphonies.

• Hanson, Howard (1896 - 1981)

  http://stevenestrella.com/composers/composerfiles/hanson1981.html
  Biographical data, recommended CDs, books and sheet music, bibliography, and links to biographical essays from Dr. Estrella's Incredibly Abridged Dictionary of Composers.

• Howard Hanson

  http://www.library.northwestern.edu/archives/exhibits/alumni/hanson.html
  Brief profile with two portrait photographs from the Northwester University Alumni Exhibit.

• Howard Hanson

  http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=6842737&pt=Howard+Hanson
  Biographical sketch noting major works and awards with virtual memorial from Find a Grave.

• Howard Hanson

  http://www.usopera.com/composers/hanson.html
  Biography, discography and information about the premier at the Metropolitan Opera of Merry Mount including the cast of characters, synopsis, and performance history.

• Howard Hanson

  http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0361279/
  Brief filmography from the Internet Movie Database (IMDb) with links to related material.

• Howard Hanson

  http://musicalics.com/en/node/79815
  Catalog of works, profile of life, and photograph from Musicalics.

• Howard Hanson (1896-1981)

  http://www.lieder.net/lieder/get_settings.html?ComposerId=4331
  Listing with the Lied and Art Song Texts Page at REC Music linked to text of Whitman poem he arranged for chorus.

• Institute for American Music History: Howard Hanson

  http://www.rochester.edu/Eastman/iam/
  Offers information about the Institute, founded by the composer. Also includes a short biography by Ruth Watanabe.

• Naxos: Howard Hanson

  http://www.naxos.com/person/Howard_Hanson_24404/24404.htm
  Biographical sketch noting his affinity for working in a Romantic, European style and influence upon American music with portrait sketch and discography.

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