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Martin Considers The Legacy

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Maurice Peress conceived and produced an 80th birthday "Mostly Morton" tribute to Morton Gould three years ago.
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Maurice Peress, conductor and former New York Philharmonic associate
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Martin considers the legacy of Morton Gould with conductor and former New York Philharmonic associate Maurice Peress (PAIR-ess), who conceived and produced an 80th birthday "Mostly Morton" tribute to Gould three years ago. Peress says that Gould's death represents the passing of the Copland/Harris/Thomson generation of American composers who grew up in the ragtime/brass band/Tin Pan Alley era and reflected it in their music. 6:45 (repeated from PT

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