William Kraft
1923 - 2022
United States of America, IL
Bill Kraft -born Kraftashevsky- (06/09/1923 - 12/02/2022), an American composer, conductor, percussionist, and teacher, born in Chicago, Illinois. He was the principal timpanist, percussionist and composer-in-residence for the Los Angeles Philharmonic during the tenure of conductors Zubin Mehta and Carlo Maria Giulini. His Timpani Concerto is widely performed in international venues.
Songs of Flowers, Bells and Death
| Period: | Modernism |
| Composed in: | 1991 |
| Musical form: | songs |
| Duration: | 15'25 |
| In memory of: | victims of all wars |
| Label(s): | Albany Music Dist. TROY415 |
Requiem for victims of all wars, for chorus & percussion orchestra (Contextures 4).
♫ Songs of flowers, bells and death (Contextures IV)
© Albany TROY 415
| Source: | booklet of cd Albany TROY 415 |
Songs of flowers, bells and death (Contextures IV) for chorus and percussion ensemble (1991). Duration: 15'25. Commission Information: Barlow Endowment for Music Composition. Premiere Information: Brigham Young University Chorus and Percussion Ensemble, Ron Brough conducting; Provo, UT; March 8, 1994.