Person · Male
George Walker
US composer
- From
- Washington, D.C., United States
- Active
- 1922–2018
- Releases
- 22
About
George Theophilus Walker (June 27, 1922 – August 23, 2018) was an American composer, pianist, and organist, and the first African American to win the Pulitzer Prize for Music, which he received for his work Lilacs in 1996.
Discography
Albums
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Serenata / Lyric for Strings / Poème / Orpheus / Folksongs for Orchestra
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Chamber Music and Songs
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Great American Orchestral Music, Vol. 5: Sinfonia no. 5 "Visions"
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Danzón
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Conversa: Duos for Cello and Piano
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Bach to Black: Suites for Piano, Volume II
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Five Piano Sonatas (1953-2003)
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Sinfonia no. 5 (Visions)
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Uncovered, Vol. 3: Coleridge-Taylor Perkinson, George Walker, William Grant Still
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Sinfonia no. 2
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Lyric for Strings • Folksongs for Orchestra • Lilacs for Voice & Orchestra • Negro Folk Symphony
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Sinfonia no. 3
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Five Sinfonias
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Complete Piano Works, Vol. 1
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Americascapes 2: American Opus
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Complete Piano Works 2
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George Theophilus Walker
Tags
- composer
Identifiers
- MusicBrainz
- b44585e4-86d9-4e36-9d5d-988ed83a961c
- ISNI
- 0000000083770246
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