David Schiff
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. His music has been performed by major orchestras and festivals around the United States and by soloists
David Shifrin,
Regina Carter,
David Taylor,
Marty Ehrlich,
David Krakauer,
Nadine Asin and
Peter Kogan. He is the author of books on the music of
Elliott Carter,
George Gershwin and
Duke Ellington. His work has been honored by the
League-ISCM National Composers Competition award and the
ASCAP-Deems Taylor award for his book on Elliott Carter.
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