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Salta, Menotti
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Salta, Menotti, composer, conductor, vocal teacher; b. Perugia, Italy, July 23, 1893. To U.S. 1927; citizen 1936. ASCAP 1937. Educ: Composition, Royal Cons, of Music, Guiseppe Verdi, Milan, Italy, 1922. Veteran, World War I, with Italian-Allied Annies. Started career in Italy as conductor in grand opera, symphony, musical comedy, recording; also com­posed chamber music, piano and vocal woiks and taught singing. From 1928-34, arranger and conductor at major film theater, New York; for ten years private arranger with Dr. Frank Black (N.B.C.); staff arranger and composer, Radio City Music Hall 1939-40; co-conductor and arranger radio programs, C.B.S. (1928-29) and N.B.C. (1930-34). Co-orchestra-tor for several Broadway musical shows. At present, vocal teacher. Works for symph. orch.: Four Chai-acteristic Dances, Mirage (Symphonic Ballet), Nocturne, Nostalgic Sere­nade; Sorrow of a Lonely Heart (Prelude m D Minor). For voice and Piano: "Serenata Rumena"; "Song in the Night"; "May Song"; "Hungarian Farewell"; "Till the Sandman Comes"; "Flower of Love", "C'Est L'Amour"; "You're the Song In My Heart." For Piano Solo: March of the Midgets; Puppets at Play; Mocking Marioiiettes; Flutter­ing Fireflies, Sorww of a Lonely Heart; Nocturne. For String Orch.: Prelude in D Minor; Hungarian Fare­well. For Violin with Piano ace.: Nos­talgic Serenade; Hungarian Farewell. For Organ: Pastorale; Vision. Home: The Whitby Hotel, 325 W. 45 St., New York 19, N.Y.
Salter, Hans J., composer, b. Vienna, Austria, Jan. 14, 1896. ASCAP 1946. Educ.: Vienna Acad, of Music and Univ.; composition Franz Schreker; conducting Weingartncr. Assistant conductor Volks Opera, Vienna, and other opera companies, State Opera, Berlin. Scored motion pictures in Ber-
lin, Head of Music Department UFA, Berlin. Former member AKM. To U.S. 1937, U.S. Citizen 1942. Scored motion pictures in Hollywood: Mag­nificent Doll; Lover Come Back; This Love of Ours; So Goes My Love, Scarlet Street; Christmas Holiday, That's My Man; Man Eater of Kumaon; Love From a Stranger, The Sign of the Ram; Frightened City, Borderline; Please Believe Me; Frenchie; Tomahawk. Songs. "Once Upon a Dream"; "No Matter Where You Are"; "So Goes My Love", "Blue Danube Dream"; "Spring in My Heart." Home: 3658 Woodhill Can­yon Rd., North Hollywood, Calif.
Salter, Mary Turner, composer, !>. Peoria, 111., March 15, 1856, d. Orangeburg, N.Y., Sept. 12, 1938 ASCAP 1932. Studied singing with Alfred Arthur and Max Schilling, Burlington, la., 1870-73, John O'Neil, Boston, 1874-76; Hermine Ruders-dorfl, New York, 1876-77. Soprano soloist in chuiches, Boston, New York, New Haven, Buffalo, Syiacu.se and Atlanta 1874-93, appeared in concerts and oratorios. Taught sing­ing at Wellesley Coll. 1879-81; taught choral groups New York, Boston, Chicago. Woiks incl. song-cycles, Love's Epitome; A Night in Nais-hapur; Lyrics ftom "Sappho", Fiom Old Japan. About eighty published songs. "The Cry of Rachel", "The Pine Tree"; "Fur Musik", "Die stille Wasseno.se"; "Unseen", "Serenity", "The Veeiy"; and also many duets, pait-songs, church music. Adchcss. Estate, [o ASCAP.
Salzedo, Carlos, composer, haipist, pianist; b. Arcachon, France, April 6, 1885. ASCAP 1949. To U.S. 1909; citizen 1923. Educ.: Paris Cons, (reed premiere prix for piano and harp). Be­gan concertizing at sixteen as harpist and pianist; later became solo harpist Metropolitan Opera Co. under Tos-canini. In 1913 organized Tiio de