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Biography of David Diamond
Name: David Diamond
Birth Date: July 9, 1915
Death Date: N/A
Place of Birth: Rochester, New York, United States
Nationality: American
Gender: Male
Occupations: composer, educator
David Diamond
The American composer and teacher David Diamond (born 1915) wrote in a wide variety of styles and in virtually every medium. The strength of his music lies in its imposing formal design and its serious expression, which is, however, not without lyrical warmth and romanticism.David Diamond was born in Rochester, New York, on July 9, 1915. He was the son of Austrian-Polish Jewish immigrants who could not afford to cultivate the musical aptitude that he showed from about the age of six. Fortunately, the young boy's abilities also impressed others who were in a better position to help him. At a public school in Rochester he received a violin and free lessons, and in 1927, when the family moved to Cleveland, André de Ribaupierre taught him violin and theory without remuneration at the Cleveland Institute of Music.Upon returning to Rochester in 1929 Diamond entered the preparatory department of the Eastman School of …showed first 150 words…
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…showed last 150 words…such as Warning (1973) for chorus and tubular bells. While thus embracing some of the innovations of the 20th century, Diamond rejected others, most emphatically the aleatoricism of John Cage and his followers. Reflecting on his career, Diamond once commented, "one hopes the future will bring my music to a larger audience, one not interested in Trends and The Now, but music for All Time, for all humanity...." Further Reading Biographical information in David Ewen's American Composers: A Biographical Dictionary (1982) supersedes that which appears in Ewen's Composers Since 1900 (1969). Other biographical information appears in Contemporary Composers (St. James Press, 1992). Young readers might enjoy Madeline Goss's somewhat fancified biographical account in Modern Music Masters (1952). "From the Notebook of David Diamond," Music Journal (April 1964) is a strong statement of his artistic credo, as is Richard Freed's article in the New York Times, "Music is Diamond's Best Friend" (August 22, 1965). Other sources include Village Voice (October 22, 1996).
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