Person · Male
William Schuman
American composer
- From
- Manhattan, United States
- Active
- 1910–1992
- Releases
- 36
About
William Howard Schuman (August 4, 1910 – February 15, 1992) was an American composer and arts administrator.
Discography
Albums
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Ives: Three Places in New England / Symphony no. 3 / Schuman: New England Triptych / Mennin: Symphony no. 5
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A Lincoln Portrait /New England Triptych
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Elliott Carter: String Quartet no. 2 / William Schuman: String Quartet no. 3
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Barber: Concerto for Piano and Orchestra, op. 38 / Schuman: A Song of Orpheus: Fantasy for Cello and Orchestra
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Walter Piston: Symphony no. 2 / William Schumann: Concerto for Violin and Orchestra
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Crumb: A Haunted Landscape / Schuman: Three Colloquies for Horn and Orchestra
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Harris: Symphony no. 3 / Schuman: Symphony no. 3
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Brahms: Haydn Variations / Reger: Mozart Variations / Ives/Schuman: Variations on America
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Symphony no. 10 / New England Triptych / American Festival Overture
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A Tribute to William Schuman
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A Question of Taste / The Mighty Casey
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I Hear America Singing
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Choral Music
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Bernstein Century: Symphonies no. 3 & no. 8 / Symphony for Strings
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Barber: Adagio for Strings / Violin Concerto / Schuman: To Thee Old Cause / In Praise of Shahn
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Pageant
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Variations
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Schuman: Symphony no. 6 / Harris: Symphony no. 7
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Violin Concerto / New England Triptych / Variations on "America"
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American Masters
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Symphonies nos. 4 and 9 / Orchestra Song / Circus Overture
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Jamestown Concerto: American Music for Cello and Orchestra
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American Choral Music
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The Pulitzer Project: Pulitzer Prize-Winning Works by Schuman, Sowerby & Copland
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Liebermann: Konzert für Jazzband und Symphonieorchester / Strauss: Don Juan, op. 20 / Schuman: Prayer 1943
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Symphonies nos. 3 & 5
Compilations
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Virgil Thomson: Quartet No. 2 / William Schuman: Voyage
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The Symphonies (And Selected Orchestral Works)
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Symphony no. 8 / Night Journey / Variations on America
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Symphony no. 6 / Prayer in a Time of War / New England Triptych
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Symphonies Nos. 3 and 5
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Symphonies nos. 7 and 10
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Credendum • Four Squares of Philadelphia • Symphony No. 4, Opus 51
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Ruggles: Sun-treader / Schuman: Violin Concerto / Piston: Symphony no. 2
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Copland: Appalachian Spring / Schuman: American Festival Overture / Barber: Adagio for Strings / Bernstein: Candida Overture
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Also known as
William Howard Schuman · William Howard Schumann
Tags
- american composer
- composer
Identifiers
- MusicBrainz
- 63450091-fa4a-4d41-9c27-064fba0ae7a6
- ISNI
- 0000000114666178
Data from MusicBrainz, saved 9 Nov 2026. Photo from Wikimedia Commons, covers from the Cover Art Archive and Apple Music.