Composer

Samuel Adler

American composer and conductor

b. 1928

108 works and musical collections

Born: 1928
Birthplace: Mannheim
Citizenship / historical state: Germany; United States
Period (estimated from birth year): Contemporary

Biography

Samuel Hans Adler (born March 4, 1928) is a German-American composer, conductor, author, and professor. During the course of a professional career which ranges over six decades he has served as a faculty member at both the University of Rochester's Eastman School of Music and the Juilliard School. In addition, he is credited with founding and conducting the Seventh Army Symphony Orchestra which participated in the cultural diplomacy initiatives of the United States in Germany and throughout Europe in the aftermath of World War II. Adler's musical catalogue includes over 400 published compositions. He has been honored with several awards, including Germany's Order of Merit – Officer's Cross.

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Life and musical career

Occupations: conductor; composer; musicologist; music educator; university teacher; music arranger; musician
Education: Boston University; Harvard University; Eastman School of Music; Boston University College of Fine Arts
Teachers: Paul Hindemith; Aaron Copland
Career institutions / employers: Brandeis University; Juilliard School; University of North Texas College of Music; University of North Texas; Eastman School of Music
Recorded memberships: American Academy of Arts and Letters
Genres: opera; symphony
Notable works: Piano Concerto No. 3
Awards: Guggenheim Fellowship; Officer's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany; Berlin Prize; Arts and Letters Award in Music
Official website: http://www.samuelhadler.com/
Birth name: Samuel Hans Adler
Nickname: Sam
Languages used: English
VIAF ID: 116712957
ISNI: 0000000114634037
GND ID: 123273714
Library of Congress ID: n79077371
MusicBrainz ID: 55b87abd-fd36-4f8e-8342-d2622c545efc

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

In this catalogue

Common listed instruments: Organ, Piano, Flute, Bassoon, violin
Genres represented: Classical
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.

Works and musical collections with sheet music details
Title	Work details	Listed instruments	Sheet music
III. Scherzo- Finale	See work details	Piano Flute Classical	View sheet music Work & edition details
3) Chromatic Gigue (In Perpetual Motion)	See work details	Piano violin	View sheet music Work & edition details
1) Sermon	See work details	Bassoon	View sheet music Work & edition details
Two Meditations for Organ (I. Arioso - II. Pastorale)	See work details	Organ	View sheet music Work & edition details
III. How Firm a Foundation	See work details	Organ	View sheet music Work & edition details
I. Dialogue	See work details	Piano Flute Classical	View sheet music Work & edition details
II. Meditation	See work details	Piano Flute Classical	View sheet music Work & edition details
Song with Variant	See work details	Cello Classical	View sheet music Work & edition details
Toccata	See work details	Cello Classical	View sheet music Work & edition details
II	See work details	Piano Guitar Viola Classical	View sheet music Work & edition details
1) On David's Harp (Pastorale)	See work details	Piano	View sheet music Work & edition details
Song to Be Sung by the Father of Infant Female Children	See work details	See edition details	View sheet music Work & edition details
I. Irregular Meters	See work details	violin	View sheet music Work & edition details
Spun Upon a Whirling Star	See work details	Organ	View sheet music Work & edition details
Welcoming the Sabbath	See work details	Organ	View sheet music Work & edition details
Fantasy on the Name Craighead	See work details	Organ	View sheet music Work & edition details
I. And Will the God of Grace Perpetual Silence Keep	See work details	Organ	View sheet music Work & edition details
Partita for Organ (I. Overture - II. Minuet - III. Piccolo Scherzo - IV. Pavane - V. Tarantella)	See work details	Organ	View sheet music Work & edition details
I. Arioso	See work details	Organ	View sheet music Work & edition details
God Of Grace Perpetual Silence K	See work details	See edition details	View sheet music Work & edition details
A Little Night and Day Music - Score and Parts	See work details	See edition details	View sheet music Work & edition details
5) Art Above Nature--to Julia	See work details	Flute	View sheet music Work & edition details
III	See work details	Piano Guitar Viola Classical	View sheet music Work & edition details
2) Aeolian Minuet	See work details	Piano violin	View sheet music Work & edition details
My Daughter the Cypress	See work details	See edition details	View sheet music Work & edition details
I. A Little Night Music	See work details	Flute Oboe Bassoon 3 more instruments Horn Piccolo Tenor Saxophone Classical	View sheet music Work & edition details
II. A Little Day Music	See work details	Flute Oboe Bassoon 3 more instruments Horn Piccolo Tenor Saxophone Classical	View sheet music Work & edition details
2) Scherzo	See work details	Bassoon	View sheet music Work & edition details
II. A waltz in fast shirting tonalities	See work details	violin	View sheet music Work & edition details
Scherzo	See work details	Cello Classical	View sheet music Work & edition details
Slow March	See work details	Cello Classical	View sheet music Work & edition details
Prelude	See work details	Cello Classical	View sheet music Work & edition details
Two	See work details	Harp Classical	View sheet music Work & edition details
Three	See work details	Harp Classical	View sheet music Work & edition details
Psalm 42	See work details	Piano Voice Choir Classical	View sheet music Work & edition details
Secrets Lost in Wind	See work details	Organ	View sheet music Work & edition details
Smile, O Voluptuous Cool-Breath'd Earth	See work details	Organ	View sheet music Work & edition details
"Toccata, Recitation, and Postlude"	See work details	Organ	View sheet music Work & edition details
The Feast of Weeks	See work details	Organ	View sheet music Work & edition details
Reflection	See work details	Organ	View sheet music Work & edition details
II. Oh Thou Whose Hand the Kingdom Sways	See work details	Organ	View sheet music Work & edition details
IV. Deep in Our Hearts	See work details	Organ	View sheet music Work & edition details
Festive Proclamation for Solo Organ	See work details	Organ	View sheet music Work & edition details
Sonata for Organ Solo (I. Toccata - II. Intermezzo - III. Scherzo - IV. Gigue)	See work details	Organ	View sheet music Work & edition details
HaMotsi	See work details	Guitar Voice	View sheet music Work & edition details
A Little Night and Day Music - Clarinet 1	See work details	See edition details	View sheet music Work & edition details
A Little Night and Day Music - Alto Sax 1	See work details	See edition details	View sheet music Work & edition details
A Little Night and Day Music - Trumpet 3	See work details	See edition details	View sheet music Work & edition details

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 116712957.