John Williams was exposed to music at an early age, studying piano, trumpet, trombone, and clarinet. Born in Queens, New York, in 1932, he moved to Los Angeles in 1948; studied composition privately and at the University of California, Los Angeles; and served in the U.S. Air Force, where he arranged band music.
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