Leslie Bassett
American composer (1923ā2016) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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For the diplomat, see Leslie A. Bassett.
Leslie Raymond Bassett (22 January 1923 ā 4 February 2016) was an American composer of classical music. Bassett received the 1966 Pulitzer Prize in Music. Bassett had a lifelong relationship with the University of Michigan School of Music. He received the MM there, and in 1956 was the recipient of the University's first DMA. Bassett was a member of the University of Michigan faculty from 1952 until 1992. Upon retirement from active teaching in 1992, he held the title of Albert A. Stanley Distinguished University Professor Emeritus of Composition until his death in 2016.