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Stephen Albert
American composer (1941–1992)
This article is about the American composer.
Steven j greenbaum biography of albert
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Stephen Joel Albert (6 February 1941 – 27 December 1992)[1] was an American composer. He is best known for his Pulitzer Prize winning Symphony No.
1 RiverRun (1983) and his Cello Concerto (1990), written for Yo-Yo Ma. He died suddenly in a 1992 automobile accident, having just sketched out his Second Symphony. The work was subsequently completed by Sebastian Currier, and his death sparked musical tributes from composer colleagues such as Aaron Jay Kernis and Christopher Rouse.
Life and career
Born in New York City, Albert began his musical training on the piano, French horn, and trumpet as a youngster. He first studied composition at the age of 15 with Elie Siegmeister,[2] and enrolled two years later at the Eastman School of Music, where he studied with Darius Milhaud and Bernard Rogers (1958–1960