Person · Male
David Diamond
American composer
- From
- Rochester, United States
- Active
- 1915–2005
- Releases
- 22
- classical
About
David Leo Diamond (July 9, 1915 – June 13, 2005) was an American composer of classical music. He is considered one of the preeminent American composers of his generation. Many of his works are tonal or modal. His early compositions are typically triadic, often with widely spaced harmonies, giving them a distinctly American tone, but some of his works are consciously French in style. His later style became more chromatic.
Discography
Albums
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Symphony no. 2 / Symphony no. 4 / Concerto for Small Orchestra
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Sonata No. 1 for Violin & Piano and American Violin Sonatas
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American Chamber Music
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Ravel: Daphnis et Chloé (Complete Ballet) / Diamond: Elegy
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American Music for Strings
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Symphony no. 3 / Kaddish for Cello and Orchestra / Romeo & Juliet / Psalm
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Symphony no. 1 / Violin Concerto no. 2 / The Enormous Room
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Symphony no. 8 / Suite from TOM / This Sacred Ground
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Divertimento
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Rounds
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Chamber Music
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American Masters: Harris, Thompson, Diamond
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Chamber Music
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String Quartets, Volume Two: String Quartets 2, 9 & 10
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String Quartets, Volume One: String Quartets 3 & 8 / Concerto for String Quartet
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American Works for Piano Duo
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String Quartets, Volume Three: String Quartets 1, 5 & 6
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String Quartets, Volume Four: String Quartets 4 & 7 / Night Music for Accordion & String Quartet
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Bernstein: Arias and Barcarolles / Barber: Overture to "The School for Scandal" / Diamond: Elegy in the Memory of Maurice Ravel
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Symphony no. 6 / Rounds for String Orchestra / Romeo and Juliet
Links
Teacher
- Yan Maresz
- Robert Black
- Kenneth Fuchs
- Albert Glinsky
- Daron Aric Hagen
- Adolphus Hailstork
- Philip Lasser
- Lowell Liebermann
- Francis Thorne
- Eric Whitacre
- Nathan Currier
- Manuel Sosa
- German Cáceres
- Bernard Rogers
- Nadia Boulanger
- Charles Strouse
- Clare Shore
- James Sellars
- Kendall Durelle Briggs
- Roger Sessions
Tags
- american composer
- composer
Identifiers
- MusicBrainz
- 4e9546f3-7820-48b9-bd89-a2ca53c63442
- ISNI
- 0000000115727569
Data from MusicBrainz, saved 6 Nov 2026. Photo from Wikimedia Commons, covers from the Cover Art Archive and Apple Music.