Schiff, David
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Name (Latin)
Schiff, David
Other forms of name
Schiff, David, 1945-
Date of birth
1945-08-30
Associated country
United States
Field of activity
Music
Occupation
Composers
College teachers
Authors
Associated Language
eng
Gender
male
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Sources of Information
- Allen, Angela. David Schiff's complex musical lines lead to friendly guy next door, via Classical voice North America website, posted May 23, 2022, viewed October 25, 2022(David Schiff is one of the West Coast's most prolific composers of chamber and symphonic music. Add to those genres his knack for writing jazz, opera, Irish folk, rock 'n' roll, klezmer, Jewish liturgical, pop, and art song; lives in Portland, Ore.; he retired in 2019 from teaching at Reed College, where he directed the college orchestra)
- Gershwin, Rhapsody in blue, 1997:CIP t.p. (David Schiff, prof. of music, Reed College, Portland, Or.)
- Keiser Southern Music website, October 25, 2022(Composer and author David Schiff was born in New York City on August 30, 1945. He studied composition with John Corigliano and Ursula Mamlok at the Manhattan School of Music, and with Elliott Carter at the Juilliard School where he received his D.M.A. He holds degrees in English literature from Columbia and Cambridge Universities. Schiff is the R.P. Wollenberg Professor of Music at Reed College in Portland, Oregon)
- Koshgarian, R. Am. orchestral music, 1992(Schiff, David; b. 1945)
- Milken Archive of Jewish Music website, October 25, 2022(David Schiff; composer and distinguished writer on music and culture; born in New York City, he began composing as a child, but he elected to major in English literature during his undergraduate studies at Columbia College (Columbia University); master's degree at Cambridge University; studied composition at the Manhattan School of Music; following that, he earned his doctorate in composition at The Juilliard School; professor at Reed College in Portland since 1980)
- Schiff, David. Stomp, 2008:back cover (David Schiff; born August 30, 1945, New York City; composer and author)
- The music of Elliott Carter, 1983:t.p. (David Schiff)
- LCN note: b. 1945