Morton Gould
Brief bio by Tim Page.
Morton Gould talks with Tim Page about being both a composer and conductor and how each can offer the other some practical perspectives but that the two are very different areas of work. Gould says he wrote what came naturally and does not consider himself "cerebral" although he is capable of writing complicated works. However, he says he makes a conscious effort to communicate and emphasizes the need for greater communication through simpler works but that more complicated works of the past cannot be ignored.
Page plays a portion of Gould's Apple Waltz with Gould conducting the American Symphony Orchestra.
Gould says a work does not have to be dense for serious consideration. His advice to young composers: Get a teaching degree and train in as many practical outlets as possible - writing for the theatre, film, and orchestra. Tells young people not to shut out options and beware of fashion because it is here today and gone tomorrow.
Page plays Gould's Birchfield Gallery performed by the American Symphony Orchestra.
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