16 Facts About Morton Gould

Morton Gould was an American composer, conductor, arranger, and pianist.

Morton Gould was born in Richmond Hill, New York, United States.

Morton Gould was recognized early as a child prodigy with abilities in improvisation and composition.

Morton Gould studied at the Institute of Musical Art in New York.

In 1936, Morton Gould married Shirley Uzin, but the marriage ended in divorce in 1943.

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Morton Gould led the orchestra for The Jack Pearl Show, which was broadcast on NBC in the 1930s.

Morton Gould's first daughter, Abby, was born on 3 February 1950, and, on 21 December 1954, his daughter Deborah was born.

Morton Gould composed Broadway scores such as Billion Dollar Baby and Arms and the Girl; film music such as Delightfully Dangerous, Cinerama Holiday, Windjammer, and In Search of the Castaways; music for television series such as World War One and the miniseries Holocaust; and ballet scores including Interplay, Fall River Legend, and I'm Old Fashioned.

Morton Gould's music, commissioned by symphony orchestras all over the United States, was commissioned by the Library of Congress, The Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center, the American Ballet Theatre, and the New York City Ballet.

Morton Gould won a Grammy Award in 1966 for his recording of Charles Ives' first symphony, with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra.

In 1983, Morton Gould received the American Symphony Orchestra League's Gold Baton Award.

Many decades Morton Gould was an active member of ASCAP .

Morton Gould sat on its board from 1959 and served as president from 1986 until 1994.

In 1994, Morton Gould received the Kennedy Center Honor in recognition of lifetime contributions to American culture.

In 1995, Morton Gould was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for Music for Stringmusic, a composition commissioned by the National Symphony Orchestra in recognition of the final season of director Mstislav Rostropovich.

Morton Gould was a member of the board of the American Symphony Orchestra League and of the National Endowment for the Arts music panel.