Howard Hanson Net Worth

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Howard Hanson was a renowned composer who had a net worth of $15 million. He was born in 1896 and won the Pulitzer Prize in 1944 for his Symphony No. 4. He was the director of the Eastman School of Music for 40 years and was known for his original works such as "Symphonic Rhapsody," "Two Yuletide Pieces," and the "Scandinavian Suite," which celebrated his Lutheran and Scandinavian ancestry.
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Age, Biography and Wiki

Birth Day	October 28, 1896
Birth Place	Nebraska
Age	123 YEARS OLD
Birth Sign	Scorpio

💰 Net worth: $15 Million (2024)

About

Pulitzer Prize winner for 1944's Symphony No. 4. He directed the Eastman School of Music for 40 years. He was known for such original works as "Symphonic Rhapsody," "Two Yuletide Pieces," and the "Scandinavian Suite," a celebration of his Lutheran and Scandinavian ancestry.

Before Fame

He earned a BA degree in music from Northwestern in 1916, studying with Peter Lutkin, a church music expert, and pianist and composer Arne Oldberg. His first nationally recognized work was "The California Forest Play" from 1920.

Trivia

His best-known composition was Symphony No. 2, the 'Romantic,' which was premiered by Serge Koussevitzky and the Boston Symphony Orchestra on November 28, 1930, as part of its 50th-anniversary celebration.

Family Life

He was born in Wahoo to Swedish immigrant parents. He married Elizabeth Nelson in 1946.

Associated With

His 1935 composition "Three Songs from Drum Taps" was based on the poem by Walt Whitman.

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