Frances Ziffer
Frances Ziffer (June 5, 1917 – November 7, 1996) was an American composer, conductor, and pianist. She attended the Peabody Institute and studied with Carl Friedberg and David Saperton. She was a music director for theater groups and wrote lyrics or composed music for at least six musicals, as well as for numerous songs.[1] Ziffer married Joseph Burgio but published her works under the name "Ziffer," sometimes collaborating with Hortense Belson.[2]
Her compositions include:
Musicals[edit]
- A Streetcar Named Desire (play by Tennessee Williams; music by Frances Ziffer)[3]
- Dakota (book by Tom Hill; music and lyrics by Hortense Belson, Hardy Wieder, Frances Ziffer)[4]
- Dames at Sea[5]
- Little Brown Jug (book by Tom Hill; lyrics by Hortense Belson; music by Frances Ziffer)[6]
- Surprise Package (book by Tom Hill; music and lyrics by Hortense Belson, Hardy Wieder and Frances Ziffer)[5]
- Three on a Bed: A Musical Satire (words by Hortense Belson and Thomas Hill; music by Frances Ziffer)[7]
Songs[edit]
Source:[8]
- "Faith Alone" (with Martin Kalmanoff and Hardy Wieder) [1]
- "He Don't Wanna Love Me" (with Martin Kalmanoff and Hardy Wieder)[1]
- "I Didn't Hear From You" (words by Eugene Cohen; music by Frances Ziffer)
- "If and When it Happens" (words by Eugene Cohen; music by Frances Ziffer)
- "I'll Know Better Next Time"
- "I'm Only Waiting" (words by Hardy Wieder; music by Frances Ziffer)
- "In My Wildest Dreams"
- "Just Passing By"
- "Love is Always New" (words by Hardy Wieder; music by Frances Ziffer)
- "No Ifs, Ands or Buts"
- "One Foot to Sea" (with Martin Kalmanoff and Hardy Wieder)[1]
- "Pretty, Pretty Please" (words by Eugene Cohen; music by Frances Ziffer)[9]
- "Reward, Reward"
- "Running Through My Mind"
- "Say When" (with Martin Kalmanoff and Hardy Wieder)[1]
- "The Pleasure's All Mine"[9]
- "There's Only One You"
- "Which Way is the Way to Your Heart"
References[edit]
- ^ a b c d e Claghorn, Charles Eugene, 1911-2005. (1996). Women composers and songwriters : a concise biographical dictionary. Lanham, Md.: Scarecrow Press. ISBN 0-585-03162-2. OCLC 42329817.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "Ancestry.com". www.ancestryheritagequest.com. Archived from the original on 2020-06-10. Retrieved 2020-05-26.
- ^ The New York Times Theater Reviews. New York Times & Arno Press. 1972.
- ^ Beckhard, Richard (1952). Blueprint for Summer Theatre: 1952 supplement. John Richard Press.
- ^ a b Salem, James M. (1971). A Guide to Critical Reviews. Scarecrow Press. ISBN 978-0-8108-1690-9.
- ^ "Performing Arts collection". oac.cdlib.org. Retrieved 2020-05-26.
- ^ "Wagner College Search". Wagner College. Retrieved 2020-05-26.
- ^ Office, Library of Congress Copyright (1954). Catalog of Copyright Entries: Third series.
- ^ a b Office, Library of Congress Copyright (1956). Catalog of Copyright Entries: Third series.
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