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Wallace Wesley LaViolette (b. 4 Jan 1894 Saint James, Minnesota; d. 29 Jul 1978 Escondido, California) was an American musician who composed, conducted, lectured, and wrote about music. He was also a poet and music theorist. As an educator, he mentored Shorty Rogers, Jimmy Giuffre, John Graas, George Perle, Florence Price,〔Julie Anne Sadie, Rhian Samuel, (''The Norton/Grove Dictionary of Women Composers'', pg. 374, ) MacMillan Press (1995)〕 Bob Carter,〔Leonard Feather and Ira Gitler, (''The Biographical Encyclopedia of Jazz'' pg. 114 (Bob Carter) ), Oxford University Press (1999)〕 Bob Florence, John Graas, and Robert Erickson. Laviolette was an important figure on the West coast jazz scene of the 1950s. == Selected compositions == * ''Largo Lyrico'', string quartet (1941) * ''Prelude and Aria,'' symphonic work (1941); premiered by the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra November 14 and 15, 1941〔''New LaViolette Works'', The Dallas Morning News, Nov. 2, 1941〕 * ''Autumn,'' from Songs of love, a song cycle based on Chopin compositions, for high voice, piano, and orchestra; music: Alexander Laszlo, words: Wesley LaViolette (1954) * ''Irridescence,'' from Songs of love, a song cycle based on Chopin compositions, for high voice, piano, and orchestra; music: Alexander Laszlo, words: Wesley LaViolette (1954) * ''Lilac time,'' from Songs of love, a song cycle based on Chopin compositions, for high voice, piano, and orchestra; music: Alexander Laszlo, words: Wesley LaViolette (1954) * ''Love laughed,'' from Songs of love, a song cycle based on Chopin compositions, for high voice, piano, and orchestra; music: Alexander Laszlo, words: Wesley LaViolette (1954) * ''The Wayfarer: An Interpretation of the Dhammapada'', published by DeVores & Co. (1956) * ''Charade,'' for four flutes (1946) * ''Sonata,'' for flute and piano (1946) 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Wesley LaViolette」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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