William Schimmel
William Schimmel (born 1946) is an American musician and composer, who plays the accordion and is a promoter of the philosophy of "Musical Reality" (composition with pre-existing music). He holds Bachelor of Music, Master of Science and Doctor of Musical Arts degrees in composition from the Juilliard School, along with a diploma from the Neupauer Conservatory of Music in performance/composition. He is a major popularizer of the accordion, performs music in many genres, has commissioned and premiered hundreds of new works, has composed over 4000 works in every medium, has written a number of books and articles and has made numerous recordings and videos. He has composed over 4000 works in every medium including opera which have been performed by leading performers, ensembles and conductors including the Late Leopold Stokowski. His music has been featured in a number of films, most notably Scent of a Woman starring Al Pacino, where he appears in the famous Tango Scene with The Tango Project which he is a founding member and television shows as The Good Fight, Ray Donovan, Quantum Leap and more.
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Top Tracks
- Fromage dangereux
- St. Matthew the Mummer
- Accordion Music Two, Op. 45 "Bill"
- Bellows and Wood, Op. 62
- Accordion Music, Op. 37
- Lucky Man (Arr. W. Schimmel)
- New York Classical
- Dragonfly
- Dolce vita
- Fashion Creck
- Animal Suite, Opus 100a
- Bastards of Darkness! Bastards of Light!
- The Accordion's Hat, Op. 106
- Five Action Sketches (2014): II. So Narrow
- Pnsk & Blue
- Dimitri 15 (feat. Robert Young McMahan)
- Valentino Dances
- Jane Avril
- Ropa Vieja
- Mendellonga
Albums (17)
- Lowdown (2024)
- Interpolations (2023)
- What's Tango About the Classics? #3 (2020)
- Dragonfly (2020)
- Tangos for Yvar (2019)
- Blues, Hues, & Views (2019)
- What's Tango About the Classics? #2 (2018)
- New Jersey Percussion Ensemble at 50, Vol. 1 (2018)
- Jarvis and Friends, Vol. 1 (2018)
- What's Tango About the Classics? (2018)
- Chaya Czernowin: Wintersongs (2017)
- Accordion/Piano: Piano/Accordion (2013)
- Argento: Valentino Dances (2012)
- Jorge Martin: Cello Music (2011)
- Something to Sing About (2011)
- Pinsk & Blue (2007)
- Two To Tango: The Tango Project II (1970)
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