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Phillip Ramey (b. Chicago, Illinois, United States, September 12, 1939) is an American composer, pianist, and writer on music.
For many years, he was a friend of the composer Paul Bowles, and visited him in his home in Tangier, Morocco on a number of occasions. He had professional associations with Aaron Copland, Samuel Barber, Leonard Bernstein, Virgil Thomson, and Vladimir Horowitz.
In 1993 he was commissioned to compose his Concerto for Horn and Strings for Philip Myers and the New York Philharmonic, in celebration of that orchestra's 150th anniversary.
Compositions
- 1968 - Commentaries, for flute and piano
- 1972 - Leningrad Rag, for piano
- 1984 - Idyll, for flute and piano
Books
- Ramey, Phillip (2005). Irving Fine: An American Composer in His Time. Lives in Music series, no. 8. Hillsdale, New York: Pendragon Press, in association with Library of Congress.
External links
- Interview with Phillip Ramey about Irving Fine biography
- Paul Bowles memoir
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