Glenn Miller belongs to the musical record as a figure whose work outlasted the moment that produced it.
The record lists Glenn Miller as American band leader, arranger, and composer (1904–1944).
Glenn Miller was born at Clarinda in 1904. His recorded nationality is United States. He trained at University of Colorado Boulder.
Recording arrived in this generation and changed everything: a performance could now outlive the performer.
He worked as jazz musician, bandleader and composer.
The instruments recorded are trombone.
His work is classed as jazz, swing and blues.
He performed with Glenn Miller & His Orchestra.
Music outlives its context more reliably than any other art, and usually for reasons its makers did not predict.
Recognition followed: Bronze Star Medal (1945) and Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award (2003).
That the work came out of United States shaped it: musical traditions, training institutions and the reach of a recording industry all differ by country.
Glenn Miller died in 1944, aged 40. The recordings and scores remain, which is the only durable form a musical life takes.
Achievements
- Bronze Star Medal — 1945
- Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award — 2003
- Instruments: trombone
- Genres: jazz, swing and blues
