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Elizabeth Faw Hayden Pizer (born September 1, 1954) is an American composer, music journalist, and broadcast producer. She was born in Watertown, New York. Elizabeth Pizer studied music at the Boston Conservatory of Music in Boston, Massachusetts. She married musician and composer Charles Pizer. In 1982, she won the First Prize in the Delius Composition Contest, which was a big achievement for her music.

Her Musical Creations

Elizabeth Pizer has created many different types of music. Here are some of her selected works:

  • Elegy for Strings (1977/79): This piece is for a string orchestra or a string quartet.
  • Fanfare Overture (1977/79): This is a grand piece written for a symphonic band.
  • Look Down, Fair Moon (1976): A song for a singer and a piano.
  • Quilisoly (1976): This can be played by a flute and piano, or a violin and piano.
  • String Quartet (1981): A piece written for four string instruments.
  • Five Haiku (1978): This work is for a soprano singer and a small group of instruments, or just a soprano and piano.
  • Five Haiku, II (1979): Another haiku-inspired piece, this one for a mezzo-soprano singer and piano.
  • Ten Haiku (1978/79; arr. 1983): A longer piece for saxophone and piano.
  • Nightsongs (1986): Songs for a medium voice and piano, using words by Milton Drake.
  • Shakespeare Set (1978–87): A collection of songs for a singer without any instruments.

Electronic Music

Elizabeth Pizer also composed music using electronic tape. These pieces often create unique sounds and atmospheres:

  • Sunken Flutes (1979)
  • Arlington (1989)
  • Embryonic Climactus (1989)
  • The Infinite Sea (1990): This can be played with just electronic tape, or with a narrator speaking over the music.
  • Aquasphere (1990)

Recorded Music

Her music has been recorded and released on CDs. Some of these recordings include:

  • Romantics: American Piano Music (1992) by North/South Recordings
  • Desertscapes -- Music of American Women Composer (1997) by MMC Recordings
  • New American Piano Music (2001) by Innova Recordings
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