Norman Dello Joio (born January 24, 1913) is an American composer. January 24 is the 24th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1913 is a common year starting on Wednesday. ... A composer is a person who writes music. ...

He was born in New York City and began his musical career as organist and choir director at the Star of the Sea Church on City Island in New York at age 14. His father was an organist, pianist, and vocal coach and coached many opera stars from the Metropolitan Opera. He taught Norman piano starting at the age of four. In his teens, Norman began studying organ with his godfather, Pietro Yon, who was the organist at Saint Patrick's Cathedral. In 1939, he received a scholarship to the Juilliard School of Music, where he studied composition with Bernard Wagenaar. Midtown Manhattan, looking north from the Empire State Building, 2005 New York City (officially named the City of New York) is the most populous city in the state of New York and the entire United States. ... This article or section should be merged with Pipe organ The Casavant pipe organ at Notre-Dame de Montréal Basilica, Montreal The organ is a type of keyboard musical instrument, distinctive because the sound is not produced by a percussion action, as on a piano or celesta, or by... A choir is a musical ensemble. ... This article deals with those who play the piano. ... This article is about opera as an art form. ... The Metropolitan Opera is located at Lincoln Center in New York, New York. ... 1939 was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... The Juilliard School is a performing arts conservatory in New York City, informally but definitively identified as simply Juilliard, and most famous for its musically-trained alumni. ...

While he was a student, he worked as organist at St. Anne's Church, but he soon decided that he didn't want to make his living as an organist. In 1941, he began studying with Paul Hindemith, who encouraged him to follow his own lyrical bent, rather than sacrificing it to the atonal systems then popular. 1941 was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Paul Hindemith (November 16, 1895 – December 28, 1963) was a German classical composer, violist, teacher, theorist and conductor. ... Atonality in a general sense describes music that departs from the system of tonal hierarchies that are said to characterized the sound of classical European music from the sixteenth through the nineteenth centuries. ...

By the late forties, he was considered one of the foremost American composers. He received numerous awards and much recognition. He is a prolific composer in a variety of genres, but is perhaps best known for his choral music. Music is an art, entertainment, or other human activity which involves organized sound, though definitions may vary. ...

He taught at Sarah Lawrence College and the Mannes College of Music. He was professor and dean at Boston University. In 1978, he retired and moved to Long Island, where he continues to compose. Boston University is a non-sectarian private university located in Boston, Massachusetts. ... Events January January 1 - The Copyright Act of 1976 takes effect, making sweeping changes to United States copyright law. ...