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 | | Getty’s other works include his Three Waltzes for Piano and Orchestra (1988, performed by André Previn and the Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra); orchestral transcriptions of waltzes from that set (played at Tanglewood as well as by the California Symphony); and a number of works for chorus, for chamber ensembles, and for solo piano. |
 | | Getty has been widely applauded for his various creative and philanthropic achievements, and he has received honorary doctorates from the University of Maryland, Pepperdine University, the University of California at San Francisco, the San Francisco Conservatory, and the Mannes College of Music. |
 | | Getty insists that the topic was born of his interest in history, pure and simple, and that he did not intend for these texts, or his setting of them, to comment in any specific way on current American concerns or social issues. |
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