Editing David Diamond (composer) (section)

{{short description|American classical composer (1915–2005)}}
{{infobox person
| name        = David Diamond
| birth_name  = David Leo Diamond
| birth_date  = {{birth date|1915|7|9}}
| birth_place = [[Rochester, New York]], U.S.
| image       = David Diamond 1987.jpg
| caption     = Portrait of Diamond {{circa|1987}}
| occupation  = [[Composer]]
| death_date  = {{death date and age|2005|6|13|1915|7|9}}
| death_place = [[Brighton, Monroe County, New York|Brighton, New York]], U.S.
}}

'''David Leo Diamond''' (July 9, 1915 &ndash; June 13, 2005) was an American [[composer]] of [[classical music]]. He is considered one of the preeminent American composers of his generation. Many of his works are [[Tonality|tonal]] or modestly [[Musical mode|modal]]. His early compositions are typically triadic, often with widely spaced [[harmonies]], giving them a distinctly American tone, but some of his works are consciously French in style. His later style became more [[chromatic]].