David Diamond

Jul 13 00:49 UTC 2005

American composer David Diamond died June 13. He was 89. He wrote some 
of the loveliest & most listenable music of any American. I think the 
20th century composer he was closest to was Vaughan Williams, although 
his music is American to the bone. The first piece of his I remember 
hearing was Rounds for String Orchestra, which remains one of my 
favorite pieces of American music to this day. 

Now the last remaining giant of that generation is Elliott Carter, who 
would be 97 this year (if he's still alive).