Claude T. Smith
American conductor and composer
Claude Thomas Smith (March 14, 1932 – December 13, 1987) was an American band conductor, composer, and music educator. His compositions include Flight, adopted as the "Official March" of the National Air and Space Museum of the Smithsonian Institution, and Eternal Father, Strong to Save, commissioned in 1975, that premiered at a Kennedy Center celebration of the 50th anniversary of the United States Navy Band.
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Works
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- A Rhapsody on Christmas Carols
- Boys of the Old Brigade
- Chorale and Allegro
- Citation (Concert March)
- Danse Folâtre
- Dramatic Prelude
- Emperata Overture
- Fanfare, Ballad and Jubilee
- Fantasia for Alto Saxophone and Band
- Festival Variations
- Flight
- Honor Guard March
- Incidental Suite
- Legacy for Band
- Overture on an Early American Folk Hymn
- Prelude on an Early American Folk Hymn
- Rejoice in Glorious Hope
- Symphony no. 1 for Band
- Symphony no. 1 for Band: 1. Flourish
- Symphony no. 1 for Band: 2. March
- Symphony no. 1 for Band: 3. Lyric Song
- Symphony no. 1 for Band: 4. Toccata
- Variations on a Hymn by Louis Bourgeois
- Variations on a Revolutionary Hymn