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David Leo Diamond ( July 9 1915 – June 13 2005 ) was an American Composer of Classical Music . He was born in Rochester, New York and studied at the Cleveland Institute Of Music and the Eastman School Of Music under Bernard Rogers , also receiving lessons from Roger Sessions in New York City and Nadia Boulanger in Paris . He won a number of awards including three Guggenheim Fellowship s, and is considered one of the preeminent American composers of his generation. Many of his works are Tonal or modestly Modal . His early compositions are typically triadic, often with widely spaced Harmonies , giving them a distinctly American tone, but some of his works are consciously French in style. His later style became more Chromatic . Diamond died at his home in Brighton from Heart Failure . Diamond's most popular piece is ''Rounds'' (1944) for String Orchestra . Among his other works are eleven Symphonies (the last in 1993), Concerto s including three for Violin , eleven String Quartet s, music for Wind Ensemble , other Chamber Music , Piano pieces and vocal music. He also composed the musical theme heard on the CBS Radio Network broadcast "Hear It Now" (1950-51) and its TV successor, "See It Now" (1951-58); (see {Link without Title} ). A longtime member of the Juilliard School faculty, Diamond was also named honorary composer-in-residence of the Seattle Symphony. His notable students include Daron Hagen , Adolphus Hailstork , Anthony Iannaccone , Alisdair MacLean and Lowell Liebermann . Diamond is also credited with advising Glenn Gould on his mid-career work, most notably Gould's String Quartet Op.1. He is a distant blood relative of Lucchese Crime Family associate Stanley Diamond . WORKS Ballets
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Vocal David Mourns for Absalom (1946) text is II Samuel 18:33 EXTERNAL LINKS
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