2012
Douglas Townsend, American composer and musicologist (born 1921)
Douglas Townsend, American composer and musicologist (born 1921)
Douglas Townsend, American composer and musicologist (born 1921)
Douglas Townsend
American classical composer (1921–2012)
- Died
- 2012
Douglas Townsend was an American classical composer and musicologist. Born in Manhattan, Townsend became interested in composition while a student at the Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School of Music & Art and Performing Arts, in New York City. He taught himself composition, counterpoint and orchestration. In 1941, he began studying composition privately, with Tibor Serly, Stefan Wolpe, Aaron Copland, Otto Luening and Felix Greissle, among others.
Events associated with Douglas Townsend
1921
Douglas Townsend, American composer, musicologist, and academic (died 2012)
Douglas Townsend, American composer, musicologist, and academic (died 2012)
Douglas Townsend, American composer, musicologist, and academic (died 2012)