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Composer

Fred Hersch

American jazz pianist

b. 1955

14 works and musical collections

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Born
1955
Birthplace
Cincinnati
Citizenship / historical state
United States
Period (estimated from birth year)
Contemporary

Biography

Fred Hersch — American jazz pianist. Fred Hersch was born in 1955 in Cincinnati. The biographical record lists citizenship or historical state as United States.

Life and musical career

Occupations
jazz pianist; academic musician; composer; pianist; musician
Education
Grinnell College; New England Conservatory; Walnut Hills High School
Teachers
Gunther Schuller; Jaki Byard; Sophia Rosoff
Career institutions / employers
Manhattan School of Music; New England Conservatory; Western Michigan University
Recorded memberships
Fred Hersch Trio
Instruments played
piano
Genres
jazz
Awards
Guggenheim Fellowship
Official website
https://fredhersch.com
VIAF ID
28269911
ISNI
0000000114892554
GND ID
133748332
Library of Congress ID
nr91020464
MusicBrainz ID
f573100a-b05b-4286-83f0-5620adf73695

Recorded in Wikidata. Affiliations may refer to earlier stages of the composer's career.

In this catalogue

Common listed instruments
Piano
Genres represented
Jazz
Source entries with composition dates
0

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Catalogue

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Instruments describe listed editions, including arrangements. Composition dates and keys appear where recorded; collection pages show their individual contents.

Works and musical collections with sheet music details
Title Work details Listed instruments Sheet music
At the Close of the Day - E-flat Instruments See work details See edition details Jazz View sheet music Work & edition details
Endless Stars - C Instruments See work details See edition details Jazz View sheet music Work & edition details
Little Penny Song (for Penny) See work details
  • Piano
Jazz
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Nocturne for the Left Hand Alone See work details
  • Piano
Jazz
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Melancholy Minuet See work details
  • Piano
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24 Variations on a Bach Chorale See work details
  • Piano
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II. The "Last Call" Waltz See work details
  • Piano
Jazz
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At the Close of the Day - C Instruments See work details See edition details Jazz View sheet music Work & edition details
Endless Stars - E-flat Instruments See work details See edition details Jazz View sheet music Work & edition details
At the Close of the Day - B-flat Instruments See work details See edition details Jazz View sheet music Work & edition details
Endless Stars - B-flat Instruments See work details See edition details Jazz View sheet music Work & edition details
Chorinho: Study in Thirds & sixths (for Spike) See work details
  • Piano
Jazz
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I. Four-Part Slow Drag See work details
  • Piano
Jazz
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III. Bowery Rag See work details
  • Piano
Jazz
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Biographical record: Wikidata, matched on name and checked against dates held in the catalogue. The period label is an estimate from birth year. This short biography is assembled from the recorded facts. Authority record: VIAF 28269911. Portrait: Hreinn Gudlaugsson, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.