Martha Alter
Martha Alter | |
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| Born | February 8, 1904 |
| Died | June 3, 1976 (aged 72) |
| Occupation(s) | Concert pianist and educator |
| Parent(s) | David Boyd and Daisy Myrl Alter |
Martha Alter (8 February 1904 – 3 June 1976) was an American pianist, music teacher and composer.
Life and career[edit]
Martha Alter was born in New Bloomfield, Pennsylvania, to parents David Boyd and Daisy Myrl Alter. She graduated from Vassar College in 1925. Alter continued her studies, receiving a master's in musicology from Columbia University and a master's of music composition from Eastman School of Music,[1] studying with Ernest Hutcheson, Rubin Goldmark, Howard Hanson and Bernard Rogers.[2]
She taught at Vassar College from 1929-1931[3] and took a position teaching music at Connecticut College in 1942.[4] She died in Newport, Pennsylvania, and her papers are housed at the Vassar College Libraries.[5]
Works[edit]
Selected compositions include:
- O Bethlehem
- Peace
- Bill George, march and song for baritone and orchestra, poem by Malcolm Cowley
- Anthony Cotnstock or A Puritan's Progress, ballet
- Groceries and Notions, drama with Gertrude Brown, book by K.K. Doughtie
References[edit]
- ^ Martha Alter papers, 1923-1942, archived from the original on 18 May 2014, retrieved 17 May 2014
- ^ Ahlquist, Karen (2001), Alter, Martha (1904 - 1976), composer, pianist, teacher, Grove Music Online, doi:10.1093/gmo/9781561592630.article.50768, retrieved 17 May 2014
- ^ Frankenstein, Alfred Victor; Spaeth, Sigmund Gottfried; Mize, John Townsend Hinton (1951). Who is who in music.
- ^ Martha Alter, Conn College Professor, dies, retrieved 17 May 2014
- ^ "History". Retrieved 5 October 2010.
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