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"Notturno"
Harold Schiffman Sheet Music: $12 USD each |
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| Harold Schiffman (b. 1928; Greensboro, North Carolina) has composed in virtually all media. His commissions include those from such diverse groups as the Tallahassee Symphony, the International Trombone Association, the Apple Trio, the Concertino String Quartet, the Mallarmé Chamber Players, and the University of North Carolina at Greensboro School of Music, as well as from a number of individuals including conductor Richard Burgin, flutist Albert Tipton, soprano Janice Harsanyi, pianist Jane Perry-Camp, and pianist/conductor Max Lifchitz (for North/South Consonance). The North Carolina Symphony and the ARTEA Chamber Orchestra of San Francisco, among others, have premièred his music. In January 1981, New York's Alice Tully Hall, Lincoln Center, was the site of a twenty-five year retrospective of Mr. Schiffman's compositions, with the performance of both solo and chamber works there. Then in November 1992, the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, honored him with an all–Schiffman concert of performances ranging from large ensemble to solo. North/South Consonance celebrated Schiffman’s seventieth birthday with a 1998 New York performance by Jane Perry-Camp of excerpts from Spectrum, My Ladye Jane’s Booke (which had received its complete première in November, 1994), and his seventy-fifth in 2003 with a program of his music in Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall. In June, 2000, Extravaganza (1998) for three pianos, twelve hands, was the featured work at the University of North Carolina, Greensboro, Focus on Piano Literature 2000. More recent premières include Alma (2002), a cantata for mixed chorus, mezzo-soprano solo, and orchestra (mezzo-soprano Nadine Cheek Whitney, The Florida State University Philharmonia, The University Singers, Alexander Jiménez, conductor; April 15, 2005, Tallahassee, Florida); and Concertino (2004), for flute and string orchestra (Lisa Hansen, flutist, the North/South Chamber Orchestra, Max Lifchitz, conductor; New York, New York, January 9, 2005). In addition to performances in the United States, Mr. Schiffman's music has been presented in Europe, Latin America, and the Far East. His publishers include Associated/G. Schirmer, New York; Robert King (Alphonse Leduc, Paris); Southern Music Co., San Antonio; Columbia Music Co., Chapel Hill; and Andres Editions, Tallahassee. Schiffman’s symphonic, choral, chamber, and solo compositions appear on recordings issued by North/South Recordings (N/S R 1039, 1037, 1035, 1021, 1013, 1009, and 1001), and Centaur. The three most recent of these CDs include his cantata Alma (2002), Prelude and Variations (1970), and Chamber Concerto No. 2: In Memoriam Edward Kilenyi (2000); his Concertino (1977) for oboe and chamber orchestra; and his complete string quartets recorded by the Auer Quartet. Mr. Schiffman received his education at The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, The University of California at Berkeley, and The Florida State University, Tallahassee. His principal composition teacher was Roger Sessions with whom he studied at the University of California, as well as privately in Berkeley and again later in Princeton, New Jersey, following three years service (1951-54) in the U. S. Army. In Tallahassee, a further influential mentor was Ernst von Dohnányi. Appointed to the faculty of the Florida State University School of Music in 1959, Harold Schiffman retired from the position of Professor of Composition in 1983 and was designated Professor Emeritus in 1985. He was founding director of the Florida State University Festival of New Music in 1981. Notturno was written for harpist Elizabeth Graham Blakeslee who gave the American première of the composition in 1983. The introduction of Notturno to the European audience was performed by harpist Erzsébet Gaál in 2002 in Paris, France. According to the composer, the music should be performed freely and expressively within the phrasings indicated. |
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Notturno Sheet Music is $12.00 each
How to Order: • BY PHONE - phone: 812-332-0930 fax: 812-336-4556 • BY MAIL - get order form (Adobe Acrobat PDF file) then send check or money order to: Harpa Hungarica P.O. Box 5433 Bloomington, IN 47407-5433 USA Please include payment for the proper amount (including shipping) and a current mailing address. Also include a daytime telephone number, fax number, or email address in case we have a problem with your order. Upon receipt of payment we will process and send your order. • BY CREDIT CARD - using PayPal |
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Shipping Details: Payment must be received before order is shipped. • Domestic Orders All domestic orders are shipped via Priority mail. For orders up to $60.00 please add $4.00 shipping and handling. Orders over $60.00 will be charged at cost. Indiana residents, please include 5% sales tax. • International Orders All international orders are shipped via Express mail (or as per customer request). Shipping and handling are charged at cost. We will confirm all orders via fax or email as it is possible within 24 hours. If you have any questions regarding our products please do not hesitate to contact us. Return Policy: Unopened CDs and DVDs may be returned using the same packaging and adequately insured for the sale value. (Return shipping and insurance costs will be the responsibility of the Buyer.) Upon return of the unopened products, your account will credited or if you paid by check, a check will be issued. Contact Information: If you have a question or problem concerning your order please contact us by phone, fax, or email at the following: Erzsébet Gaál |
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