| LC control no. | n 84183730 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Personal name heading | Curtis-Smith, C. (Curtis), 1941-2014 |
| Variant(s) | Curtis-Smith, Curtis, 1941-2014 Smith, C. Curtis- (Curtis Curtis-), 1941-2014 |
| Birth date | 19410909 |
| Death date | 20141010 |
| Place of birth | Walla Walla (Wash.) |
| Place of death | Kalamazoo (Mich.) |
| Field of activity | Music Education Composition (Music) |
| Affiliation | Western Michigan University. School of Music Northwestern University (Evanston, Ill.) University of Illinois Northern State College |
| Profession or occupation | Composers Pianists College teachers Entertainers |
| Found in | Great American guitar solo, c1984: t.p. (C. Curtis-Smith) p. 2 (Curtis Curtis-Smith, b. 1941, Walla Walla, Washington) American keyboard artists, 2nd ed. (Curtis-Smith, Curtis (Otto Bismarck); b. 9-9-1941, Walla Walla, WA) WesternNews, viewed Oct. 14, 2014: (Curtis Curtis-Smith, an internationally known contemporary composer and pianist who taught at Western Michigan University for 43 years, died Oct. 10 at his home in Kalamazoo. He was 73 ... joined the WM<U faculty in 1968 as an assistand professor after earning both bachelor's and master's degrees in music from Northwetern University. He also studied at the University of Illinois and taught briefly at Northern State College. He retired 43 years later in 2011 but remained involved with the WMU School of Music as an instructor and Composer in Residence ... recipient of more than 100 grants, awards and commissions from organizations around the glove, including a Guggenheim Fellowship ... ) <http://www.wmich.edu/news/2014/10/19619> |
| Associated language | eng |
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