Douglas Moore
Douglas Moore (1893–1969) was an American conductor, composer and musicologist.
Also recorded as Douglas Stuart Moore
Douglas Moore
- Born
- 1893 · New York.
- Died
- 1969 · New York.
- Nationality
- United States
- Occupation
- conductor · composer · musicologist
- Fields
- opera
- Education
- Yale University · Hotchkiss School · Schola Cantorum de Paris · Fessenden School
- Teachers
- Nadia Boulanger
- Known for
- Quintet for clarinet and strings · The Devil and Daniel Webster
- Honours
- Guggenheim Fellowship · Rome Prize · Pulitzer Prize for Music
- Languages
- English
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Biography
Born at New York in 1893, died in New York in 1969.
Douglas Moore studied at Yale University, Hotchkiss School and Schola Cantorum de Paris. Training under Nadia Boulanger is recorded. The recorded working language is English. Subjects and genres recorded for the work are opera. Employment is recorded with Columbia University and Cleveland Museum of Art. Works named in the authority record are Quintet for clarinet and strings and The Devil and Daniel Webster. Distinctions recorded are Guggenheim Fellowship, Rome Prize and Pulitzer Prize for Music.
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