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Moross, Jerome, composer; b. Brooklyn, N.Y., Aug. 1, 1913. ASCAP 1949. Works: Susanna and the Elders; The Eccentricities of Davy Crockett; Willie the Weeper, ballet ballads. Songs: "Biguine"; "Paeans"; "Life Could Be So Beautiful"; "You Ain't So Hot"; "Ridin On the Breeze"; "I've Got Me"; "My Yellow Flower." Home: New York, N.Y. Address: c/o ASCAP.
Morris, Edward, composer; b. Harris-burg, Pa., June 13, 1896. ASCAP 1928. Songs: "Little Hills Are Calling"; "Wandering Jew"; "Captive Warrior"; "Little Black Baby"; "Little Bit of a Fellow"; "Your Love For Me"; "Kinky Head"; "Waltzing Violin"; "Uncle Remus Rhapsody"; "Toy Town On Parade." Home: Albany, N.Y. Address: ^ ASCAP.
Morris, Harold Cecil, composer, conductor, pianist, educator; b. San Antonio, Texas, March 17. ASCAP 1939. Educ: Univ. of Texas, B.A.; Cincinnati Cons, of Music, Master of Music 1922, Doctor of Music 1939. Advanced studies with Godowsky in piano; Rothwell in orchestration; Scalero in counterpoint. Wrote, conducted and produced musicil comedy at Univ. of Texas, also at Cincinnati Cons, of Music. An organizer of Amer. Music Guild. Toured extensively as pianist in recitals with orchestras and chamber music organizations; soloist in own Piano Concerto with Boston Symphony under Koussevitzky in Boston and New York 1931. Held Chair of Music Lectureship at Rice Inst. 1933. Recitalist and lecturer at Duke Univ. 1939-40. Lectures published in volume, Contemporary American Music. Member of faculty at Inst, of Musical Art, Juilliard School of Music 1922-39; member of faculty, Teachers College, Columbia Univ. 1939-46. Guest professor at Univ. of Texas 1949. Director, International Society for Contemporary Music |
1936-40; life member and vice-president N.A.A.C.C.; honorary life member Texas Music Teachers Assoc.; honorary associate Andiron Club, N.Y.; MacDowell Colony Allied Members, N.Y.; Sinfonia, Phi Mu Alpha; member MacDowell Colony, Peterboro, thirteen summers. Rec'd. award for "Outstanding Service to American Music 1938-39" given by N.A.A.C.C. Works: Piano Concerto (Juilliard Publication Award); Violin Concerto (N.Y. State and National Awards N.F.M.C); Sonata for Piano and Violin (selected for King's Jubilee Concert, London); Poem for Orchestra (selected for All-American Program at Metropolitan Opera House 1939); Piano Sonata No. 4 (Publication Award N.A.A.C.C.); Suite for Orchestra (Philadelphia Music Guild Award), Piano Sonata No. 3 (Award of Fellowship of American Composers), Amaranth Symphony No. 3 (Texas Composers Award); Ballet Music for Wood-Winds (Texas Composers Performance Award), Trio No. 2 for Piano, Violin, and Cello (Soc. for Publication of Amer. Music Award, 1951). Other works solos, chamber music and orchestral compositions. Home: 299 Riverside Dr., New York 25, N.Y.
Morris, Lee, author; b. Boston, Mass., March 12, 1912. ASCAP 1948. Educ. Boston Latin School; Colby College, Boston Teacher's College, A.B. and M.Ed. Writer of special material for singers and night club shows. Songs: "If I Only Had a Match"; "I Guess You Could Call It Love"; "It All Seems New", "Tish Tish McTavish"; "Thirsty For Your Kisses." Home: 162 Seaver St., Roxbury, Mass.
Morris, Melville, composer, pianist; b. New York, N.Y., Oct. 5, 1888. ASCAP 1914 (charter member). Educ.: New York public schools. Pianist for popular music publishing houses; became manager Paul White- |
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