[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 25 (Wednesday, February 28, 1996)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E223]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




               HONORING THE LIFE AND WORK OF MORTON GOULD

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                          HON. JERROLD NADLER

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, February 27, 1996

  Mr. NADLER. Mr. Speaker, on February 21st, this country lost a truly 
outstanding individual when composer and conductor Morton Gould died at 
the age of 82.
  Born in Richmond Hill, NY, Morton Gould's creativity was recognized 
just last year, when he won the Pulitzer Prize for Stringmusic. He 
composed for Broadway and for the ballet; his music was commissioned by 
symphony orchestras throughout the United States. His style integrated 
jazz, blues, gospel, country-and-western, and folk elements into 
compositions that were instantly recognizable as American, and which 
led to his receiving three commissions for the U.S. Bicentennial.
  As a conductor, Morton Gould led many of the major American 
orchestras as well as those of Canada, Mexico, Europe, Japan, and 
Australia.
  But as accomplished as he was as composer and conductor, Morton 
Gould's true genius was that he became what he called a ``musical 
citizen'': composer, conductor, arranger, educator, mentor. He loved 
and appreciated all kinds of music and did much to advance the 
protection of songwriters, including serving as president of the 
American Society of Composers, Authors, and Publishers [ASCAP].
  Morton Gould received a 1994 Kennedy Center Honor in recognition of 
his lifetime contribution to American Culture.
  Mr. Speaker, it is fitting that this man, who contributed so much of 
lasting value to America, should be remembered and honored.

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