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| 1897 births | |
| porter, quincy | |
| 1966 deaths | |
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He was born in New Haven, Connecticut on February 7 1897 . He went to Yale University where his teachers included Horatio Parker . He later studied with Ernest Bloch and Vincent D'Indy . He taught at Vassar during the 1930s, became dean (1938-42) and then director (1942-46) of the New England Conservatory of Music, and in 1946 returned to Yale, as professor, to teach until 1965. He died in Bethany, Connecticut on November 12 1966 . He wrote a substantial amount in the "absolute (established) forms", including nine String Quartet s (1923–1953), several concertos (including one for Harpsichord , one for Viola , and one for two pianos, the latter work receiving the 1954 Pulitzer Prize For Music ), and two Symphonies . His later music while Tonal is Harmonically and Rhythm ically acerbic and Dissonant . SELECTED WORKS
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