Composer
Alfred Reed
American composer, arranger and conductor (1921–2005)
1921–2005
134 works and musical collections
- Born
- 1921
- Died
- 2005
- Birthplace
- New York City
- Place of death
- Miami
- Citizenship / historical state
- United States
- Period (estimated from birth year)
- Contemporary
Biography
Alfred Reed (born as Alfred Friedman) (January 25, 1921 – September 17, 2005) was an American neoclassical composer, with more than two hundred published works for concert band, orchestra, chorus, and chamber ensemble to his name. He also traveled extensively as a guest conductor (most notably for the Tokyo Kosei Wind Orchestra after the retirement of Frederick Fennell) and served as a professor at the University of Miami School of Music.
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Life and musical career
- Occupations
- conductor; composer; bandmaster; music arranger; bandleader
- Education
- Baylor University; Juilliard School
- Career institutions / employers
- University of Miami; Baylor University; NBC; American Broadcasting Company
- Instruments played
- trumpet
- Movements
- Neoclassicism; neoclassicism
- Notable works
- Armenian Dances; Russian Christmas Music; A Festive Overture
- Birth name
- Alfred Friedman
- Languages used
- English
- VIAF ID
- 198631
- ISNI
- 0000000108617433
- GND ID
- 121937380
- Library of Congress ID
- n82235514
- MusicBrainz ID
- 6f8df01f-cfca-416e-8735-79cf4e67760e
Recorded in Wikidata. Affiliations may refer to earlier stages of the composer's career.
In this catalogue
- Common listed instruments
- Orchestra, Saxophone, Horn, Trombone, Clarinet
- Genres represented
- Classical, American
- Source entries with composition dates
- 0
These details describe the indexed sheet music, including arrangements.
Catalogue
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Instruments describe listed editions, including arrangements. Composition dates and keys appear where recorded; collection pages show their individual contents.
| Title | Work details | Listed instruments | Sheet music |
|---|---|---|---|
| Slavonic Folk Suite | See work details | See edition details | View sheet music |
| A Christmas Intrada | See work details | See edition details | View sheet music |
| El Camino Real | See work details | See edition details | View sheet music |
| Armenian Dances, Part 1 | See work details | See edition details | View sheet music |
| El Camino Real - A Latin Fantasy | See work details | See edition details | View sheet music |
| Divertimento For Flute | See work details | See edition details | View sheet music |
| Music in the Air! | See work details | See edition details | View sheet music |
| Ballade | See work details | See edition details | View sheet music |
| Curtain Up! | See work details | See edition details | View sheet music |
| Children's Suite | See work details | See edition details | View sheet music |
| Second Symphony | See work details | See edition details | View sheet music |
| A Little Concert Suite | See work details | See edition details | View sheet music |
| Rosalind in the Forest of Arden | See work details | See edition details | View sheet music |
| Third Suite for Band | See work details | See edition details | View sheet music |
| Imperatrix | See work details | See edition details | View sheet music |
| The Hounds of Spring | See work details | See edition details | View sheet music |
| Second Suite for Band | See work details | See edition details | View sheet music |
| Viva Musica | See work details | See edition details | View sheet music |
| Concertino for Marimba and Winds | See work details | See edition details | View sheet music |
| Fifth Suite For Band | See work details | See edition details | View sheet music |
| A Festive Overture | See work details | See edition details | View sheet music |
| Fourth Suite for Band | See work details | See edition details | View sheet music |
| Jidai | See work details | See edition details | View sheet music |
| Seventh Suite for Band | See work details | See edition details | View sheet music |
| Millennium III | See work details | See edition details | View sheet music |
| Fifth Symphony | See work details | See edition details | View sheet music |
| Fourth Symphony | See work details | See edition details | View sheet music |
| A Sacred Suite | See work details | See edition details | View sheet music |
| Intrada Drammatica | See work details | See edition details | View sheet music |
| Prelude and Capriccio | See work details | See edition details | View sheet music |
| Joyeux Noel [composer's transcription] | See work details | See edition details | View sheet music |
| Armenian Dances, Part 1, Selections from | See work details | See edition details | View sheet music |
| Othello, a Symphonic Portrait in Five Scenes | See work details |
| View sheet music |
| First Suite For Band | See work details | See edition details | View sheet music |
| Symphony No. 3 | See work details | See edition details | View sheet music |
| Music for Hamlet | See work details |
| View sheet music |
| A Festival Prelude | See work details | See edition details | View sheet music |
| Armenian Dances, Part I: 1st B-flat Trumpet | See work details | See edition details | View sheet music |
Biographical record: Wikidata, matched on name and checked against dates held in the catalogue. The period label is an estimate from birth year. Authority record: VIAF 198631. Portrait: Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.