Composer
Peter Van Steeden
Dutch composer
1904–1990
2 works and musical collections
- Born
- 1904
- Died
- 1990
- Birthplace
- Amsterdam
- Place of death
- New Canaan
- Citizenship / historical state
- United States
- Period (estimated from birth year)
- Modern
Biography
Peter van Steeden (April 4, 1904, in Amsterdam – January 3, 1990, in New Canaan, Connecticut) was a composer. His best-known composition, "Home (When Shadows Fall)", has been performed by many musicians, including Nat King Cole, Louis Armstrong, Paul McCartney, Jackie Gleason, Cab Calloway, Eddie Cantor, Milton Berle, Theresa Brewer, Ella Fitzgerald, The Fontaine Sisters, Mary Martin, Gertrude Lawrence, Kate Smith, Maxine Sullivan, Giovanni Martinelli, Ethel Merman, Dinah Shore, The Ventures, and Sam Cooke.
Biography excerpt from Wikipedia contributors, available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Formatting and reference markers have been removed; the introduction may be shortened. View contributors and article history.
Life and musical career
- Occupations
- bandleader; composer; conductor; jazz musician
- Recorded memberships
- Delta Chi
- VIAF ID
- 120173032
- ISNI
- 0000000110080575
- GND ID
- 1152031651
- Library of Congress ID
- no2011008590
- MusicBrainz ID
- a691d89e-6bf8-44d6-a0cb-df109339228d
Recorded in Wikidata. Affiliations may refer to earlier stages of the composer's career.
In this catalogue
- Common listed instruments
- Piano, Trumpet, Voice
- Source entries with composition dates
- 0
These details describe the indexed sheet music, including arrangements.
Catalogue
Sheet music catalogue
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home | See work details |
| View sheet music |
| Home - Set of Parts | See work 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 120173032.