William Bolcom's lyrics & chords
William Elden Bolcom (born May 26, 1938) is an American composer and pianist. He has received the Pulitzer Prize and three Grammy Awards. Bolcom is a professor of music composition at the University of Michigan. He is married to mezzo-soprano Joan Morris. Bolcom was born in Seattle, Washington. At the age of 11, he entered the University of Washington to study composition privately with George Fredrick McKay and John Verall and piano with Madame Berthe Poncy Jacobson. He later studied with Darius Milhaud at Mills College while working on his M...read more
Coda Infant joy Three quarter blues Leopard Hippopotamus The lamb Stage fright Vervet monkey Elephant Greatscott First symphony for band Dfhfn The little black boy The clod and the pebble The tyger The shepherd Piano quintet A poison tree Spring Night Night of intrigue ii Rhinoceros Just another rhumba Hyrax Toothbrush time Capriccio for violoncello and piano Machine Zebra London Over the piano Wild dog