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Bill Smith
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jazz musician and composer from the United States
Person · Open Library
- Works
- 121
Top works
- Alice, the musical
- The Capistrano Story
- The history of Pooncarie and district
- Completa Guía de Viajes
- Search for the Grave
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- 2,315
- Total plays
- 11,110
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William Overton Smith (Bill), composer, clarinet; b. Sacramento, California, 1926. Clarinet at 10: theory, harmony at 16. To NYC; studied at Juilliard; later for several years with Darius Milhaud at Mills College in Oakland, California. While at Mills, met fellow-student Dave Brubeck ans formed octet with him. M.A. in music 1952; became teacher at colleges while continuing to play and write all kinds of music including jazz. Won Prix de Rome, later settled in Rome working on Guggenheim grant. <a
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- William
- Family name
- Smith
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Sacramento
- Place of death
- Seattle
- Occupation
- musicologist
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Genre
- jazz
- Instrument
- clarinet
- Official website
- faculty.washington.edu/kendo/smith.html
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- name in native language
- Bill Smith
- birth name
- William Overton Smith
- date of birth
- 1926-09-22
- date of death
- 2020-02-29
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