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威廉姆·克拉夫特(William Kraft)1923年生于芝加哥,早年在圣地亚哥州立学院与加州大学洛杉矶分校接受音乐教育,主修钢琴与打击乐。1943年,克拉夫特应征入伍,在美国空军的乐团中演奏钢琴与打击乐,并为乐队改编乐曲。在服役于欧洲期间,他时常找机会去著名的剑桥大学旁听音乐课程。退役返回美国后,他曾一度靠在爵士乐队中演奏打击乐为生。1948年,克拉夫特赴坦戈伍特的伯克夏音乐中心,分别从欧文·法因和伦纳德·伯恩斯坦学习作曲与指挥。克拉夫特于1949年正式考入哥伦比亚大学音乐系,主修作曲与打击乐,并于1954年获得双专业的硕士学位。值得一提的是,在打击乐名家莫里斯·哥登堡和索尔·戈德曼的严格训练与指导下,克拉夫特的
Born in Chicago in 1923, William Kraft began his music education at San Diego State College and UCLA in his early years majoring in piano and percussion. In 1943, Kraft was enlisted to play piano and percussion in the USAF’s orchestra and adapt the band’s composition. While serving in Europe, he often finds a chance to attend music classes at the prestigious Cambridge University. After retiring to the United States, he used to play percussion for a living on the jazz band once. In 1948, Kraft attended the Berkshire Music Center in Tango Wood, studying composition and command from Owen Farin and Leonard Bernstein, respectively. Krafft formally admitted to the Department of Music in Columbia University in 1949, majoring in composition and percussion, and in 1954 received a double master’s degree. It is worth mentioning that, under the rigorous training and guidance of the percussionists Morris Fort Gordon and Sol Goldman, Kraft