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Donald Erb

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Donald Erb (b. 1927) is an American composer best known for large orchestral works such as Concerto for Brass and Orchestra and Klangfarbenfunk.

He receved a B.S. from Kent State University, an M.M. from the Cleveland Institute of Music, and a D.M. from Indiana University.

Erb has received the Prix de Rome and was composer-in-residence with the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra. He is Distinguished Professor of Composition, Emeritus, at the Cleveland Institute of Music in Cleveland, Ohio.

Erb's notable students include John Mackey, Nickitas J. Demos, and Jerod Impichchaachaaha' Tate.

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