William Schuman

William Schuman net worth and salary: William Schuman is a Composer who has a net worth of $15 Million. William Schuman was born in in August 4, 1910. First recipient of the Pulitzer Prize for Music. He won for his piece 'A Free Song,' adapted from poems by Walt Whitman.
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Popular As William Schuman
Occupation Composer
Age 110 years old
Zodiac Sign Leo
Born August 4, 1910 (New York)
Birthday August 4
Town/City New York
Nationality New York

🌙 Zodiac

William Schuman’s zodiac sign is Leo. According to astrologers, people born under the sign of Leo are natural born leaders. They are dramatic, creative, self-confident, dominant and extremely difficult to resist, able to achieve anything they want to in any area of life they commit to. There is a specific strength to a Leo and their "king of the jungle" status. Leo often has many friends for they are generous and loyal. Self-confident and attractive, this is a Sun sign capable of uniting different groups of people and leading them as one towards a shared cause, and their healthy sense of humor makes collaboration with other people even easier.

🌙 Chinese Zodiac Signs

William Schuman was born in the Year of the Dog. Those born under the Chinese Zodiac sign of the Dog are loyal, faithful, honest, distrustful, often guilty of telling white lies, temperamental, prone to mood swings, dogmatic, and sensitive. Dogs excel in business but have trouble finding mates. Compatible with Tiger or Horse.

About

First recipient of the Pulitzer Prize for Music. He won for his piece 'A Free Song,' adapted from poems by Walt Whitman.

Before Fame

He played the violin and banjo as a child, but he was more passionate about baseball than music. He started a dance band during his high-school years called Billy Schuman and his Alamo Society Orchestra.

Trivia

He was a composition professor at Sarah Lawrence College from 1935 until 1945 and became president of Juilliard School in 1945. He was awarded the National Medal of Arts in 1987.

Family Life

His parents Samuel and Rachel Schuman were Jewish and residing in Manhattan when he was born.

Associated With

His parents named him after the 27th U.S. president William Howard Taft.

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