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Home: Manhasset, N.Y. Address: c/o ASCAP.
Simmons, Homer, composer; b. Evansville, Ind., Aug. 6} 1900. ASCAP 1947. Educ: Inglewood, Calif., High School; Univ. of So. Calif., Bachelor of Arts. Studied music with sister; Arnold Habbe, Evansville; with Homer Grunn, Von Stein Acad, of Music, Los Angeles. Harmony with Heinrich Wahl; self-taught in form and orchestration. Pianist for Hubbard's Operalogues 1923 and toured U.S. To Rome 1931, studied orchestration with Ottorino Respighi, then to Switzerland, studied piano with Paderewski at Morges. Counterpoint and orchestration with Nadia Boulanger in Paris, orchestration later in London with Gordon Jacob. Organized Musical Workshop in Los Angeles 1938. In aircraft industry during World War II. Works: Spanish Caprice for piano and orchestra; Impressions Basques for orchestra; String Quartets Nos. 1 and 2; Lyra Davidica for two pianos and string quartet; Panels from a Lacquered Screen for voice and string quartet; Evenings in Old Vienna for two pianos and string quartet; Red Riding Hood, fantasy-opera; many piano and violin solos. Songs: "Carnival"; "Evening Song"; "Downtown"; "Supplication"; "Nocturne"; "Tell Me Once More"; "While Roses Fall"; "Cradle Song"; "Serenade to Vida"; "Reverie." Home: P.O. Box 635, Sunland, Calif.
Simms, Alice D., composer, author; b. New York, N.Y., Jan. 13, 1917. ASCAP 1946. Educ.: Cornell Univ., Bachelor of Arts; piano with Elizabeth Strauss at Damrosch Inst. Taught languages in high school. Piano recital at eleven; wrote poetry in college and wrote and acted in college plays. Author radio scripts. Songs: fcNo, No, I Don't Wanna" (rhumba); "Bend Sister Bend" (spiritual); |
"Hail, There's No More Heil"; "Buzz, Buzz Buzz (Will You Be My Honey)"; "You Ain't What You Used To Be, Susie"; "Foolishly Yours"; "Sure and I Will"; "Charge It To Daddy"; "Wanna Do Nothing All Day"; "That Does It"; "It's You Again"; "Encore, Cheri"; "Love Is So Misleadin'"; "Shangri-la"; "Goom-bay" (tribal dance, citation at Governor's Induction at Nassau 1950); "Control Yourself'; "Enjoy Yourself'; "Tonight." Home: 15 Park Ave., New York 16, N.Y.
Simon, Edward G., composer, author, critic; b. New York, N.Y., Jan. 8, 1871; d. Brooklyn, N.Y., May 17, 1934. ASCAP 1928. Educ.: New York public schools. Largely self-educated in music; mastered string instruments. Clerk in store. Organized own orchestra and featured mandolin in stage orchestras and cafes until 1910. Music critic of New York Times and Metronome. Editor of standard music publishing houses, New York. Works: "Dawnlight, the Rose and You"; "Cradle Song"; "Hungarian Dance"; "Querida"; "June Rose"; "Day Dreams"; "Dancing Doll"; "To Lovely Summer"; "Perfect Love"; "Bower of Roses." Address: Estate, c/o ASCAP.
Simon, Howard, composer, author, pianist, teacher; b. Victoria, B.C., Can., Nov. 29, 1901. ASCAP 1950. To U.S. 1921; citizen 1948. Educ.: Chatham, Ont, public schools; Upper Canada College, Toronto. Studied music with private teachers; Toronto Cons, of Music; piano, B. H. Carman; theory and harmony, Leo Smith. Entered popular music field, Detroit, as music arranger. Formed music publishing company 1922. Publishers representative, Detroit and on road 1923-27. Organist Grand Riviera and other theaters 1927-29. Since 1929 teacher of piano and arranging. Conducted piano classes in Junior High Schools in association with Visual |
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