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David Schiff (born August 30, 1945 in New York City) is an American composer, writer and conductor whose music draws on elements of jazz, rock, and klezmer styles, showing the influence of composers as diverse as Stravinsky, Mahler, Charles Mingus, Eric Dolphy and Terry Riley.
Learn about David Schiff, a versatile musician who was born in the Bronx and moved to Portland, Oregon. He has composed music for various genres and ensembles, and taught at Reed College and Chamber Music Northwest.
Compositions. By Category. Performances. Works. Orchestral and chamber works published by Lauren Keiser Music (fka MMB Music) (ASCAP) Passacaglia on a theme from Wozzeck (1973) Manhattan School of Music, April 1973, George Manahan, piano.
David Schiff (born August 30, 1945 in New York City) is an American composer, writer and conductor whose music draws on elements of jazz, rock, and klezmer styles, showing the influence of composers as diverse as Stravinsky, Mahler, Charles Mingus, Eric Dolphy and Terry Riley.
May 23, 2022 · Composer David Schiff melds numerous genres into his music. PORTLAND — 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.
Oct 1, 1998 · Explore. Misunderstanding Gershwin. The composer mixed popular and classical idioms like no one before or since, and performers are still baffled. By David Schiff. October 1998 Issue. WHENEVER...
Mar 1, 2019 · Reed College celebrates the musical legacy of Prof. David Schiff, who retires after 38 years of teaching and composing. The three-concert series features his works in various genres and styles, performed by renowned musicians.
