Arlene Zallman facts for kids
Arlene Zallman (9 September 1934 – 25 November 2006) was an American composer and music educator. She created many musical pieces and also taught music to students.
Her Life and Education
Arlene Zallman was born in Philadelphia, USA. She loved music from a young age. She went to the famous Juilliard School of Music, which is a top school for artists. Later, she earned a master's degree from the University of Pennsylvania. There, she learned how to compose music from great teachers like Vincent Persichetti and George Crumb.
In 1959, Arlene received a special scholarship called a Fulbright Scholarship. This allowed her to travel to Florence, Italy, for two years. In Italy, she continued to study composition with a well-known composer named Luigi Dallapiccola.
Teaching and Awards
After her studies, Arlene Zallman became a music professor. She taught at several important universities. These included the Oberlin College Conservatory of Music and Yale University. In 1976, she became a professor of composition at Wellesley, Massachusetts.
Arlene received many awards for her amazing musical work. Some of these awards came from groups like Meet the Composer and the Guggenheim Foundation. Her piece called Three Songs from Quasimodo even won awards from the National Endowment for the Arts and the International Society for Contemporary Music.
She also spent time at special places for artists, like the MacDowell Colony and the Radcliffe Institute. These places allowed her to focus on her music. In 2003, she was a special guest composer at a music festival in Italy.
Arlene Zallman had two daughters. She passed away in her home in Wellesley in 2006. She was buried in Amherst, Massachusetts.
Her Musical Works
Arlene Zallman wrote many musical pieces. Some of her works were specially requested by people or groups, which is called a "commission." For example, she completed The Trio in 1999. Her music was published by companies that help new music reach listeners.
Here are a few examples of her many musical works:
- A Whimsical Offering for solo piano (1994)
- Analogy for solo flute (1971)
- And with Ah! Bright Wings for chorus and organ (1986)
- Letters for mezzo-soprano voice and viola (1996)
- Nightsongs I for violin and piano (1984)
- Racconto for piano (1968)
- Shakespeare Sonnet CXXVIII for baritone voice and piano (1980)
- Three Songs from Quasimodo for soprano voice (1976)
- Vox Faminae (a song cycle) for soprano voice and piano (2002)
