Samuel Laderman was the dedicatee of one of his last orchestral works, a trumpet piece entitled Proclamation.
Samuel Laderman was the dedicatee of one of his last orchestral works, a trumpet piece entitled Proclamation. He rose to prominence with his set of two tone poems, Winter-Spring, and the Symphony in C Sharp Minor, then emigrated to the U.S. after conducting the American premiere of his Trois Poemes Juifs. His flirtation with baroque music and neoclassicism is exhibited by his two concerti grossi, composed nearly thirty years apart, but this teacher of Roger Sessions is best known for biblically inspired works, like his cello and orchestra piece titled after the Hebrew name for the book of Solomon, Schelomo. FTP, name this Swiss-born 20th Century Jewish composer of the Israel Symphony.
Samuel Laderman was the dedicatee of one of his last orchestral works, a trumpet piece entitled Proclamation.
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