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Encyclopedia > Vincent Persichetti

Vincent Persichetti (June 6, 1915 – August 14, 1987) was a composer and teacher at the Juilliard School whose students included Philip Glass and Thelonious Monk.


He is also the author of Twentieth Century Harmony: Creative Aspects and Practice, ISBN 0393095398.


External links

  • Theodore Presser: Vincent Persichetti (http://www.presser.com/Composers/info.cfm?Name=VINCENTPERSICHETTI)
  • UNSUNG SONGS (http://www.lawrence.edu/fac/koopmajo/persichetti.html) discussion of Emily Dickinson Songs, Opus 77, by Vincent Persichetti (1915-1985)
  • Philadelphia Music Alliance: Vincent Persichetti (http://www.phillymusic.org/stars/1994vp.html)

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Music Program Notes - O to P (1593 words)
Persichetti was graduated from Combs College, Philadelphia Conservatory, and Curtis Institute.
Persichetti, a church organist like Bach, served in the Arch Street Presbyterian Church in Philadelphia for nearly 20 years after his appointment at the age of 16.
Vincent Persichetti composed Pageant in 1953, as something of a sequel to his Psalm written the previous year.
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