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Schreiber, Frederick C.
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Works: "Whispering"; "Rosemary"; "Day by Day*; "Gingham Gown"; "Havana"; "Tell Me a Story"; "Moon-light On the River Danube"; "111 Tliink of You." Worked as assistant to own teacher 1915-17, later took over entire class. Home: North Holly­wood, Calif. Address: c/o ASCAP.
Schroeder, Aaron H., composer, author; b. Brooklyn, N.Y., Sept. 7, 1926. ASCAP 1948. Educ.: Brook­lyn public schools; High School of Music and Art, New York. Wrote songs for public school shows and for varsity shows in high school. Member staff of popular music pub­lishing houses. Songs: "That's Where I Came In"; "Steam Roller"; "Twenty-Four Hours a Day"; "Tira-Lira Li (The Song of the Gondolier)"; "At a Sidewalk Penny Arcade"; "Poco Loco In the Coco"; "On Accounta Because I Love You." Home: Brooklyn, N.Y. Address: c/o ASCAP.
Schroeder, William A., composer, ar­ranger; b. Brooklyn, N.Y., Nov. 10, 1888. ASCAP 1914 (charter mem­ber). Educ.: public and private schools; Polytechnic School of Brook­lyn. Studied harmony, counterpoint, and composition with Rubin Gold-mark; modern harmony and com­position with Roy Harris. Began music career writing songs for school plays. World War I, Bandmaster, U.S. Navy; wrote music for Navy shows including Biff Bang; organized Navy symphony orch. Musical come­dies: Just One of the Boys; When Love Is Young; Lady Luxwy, His Little Widows; Lady Luck (produced in London, Eng., British Colonies, and Europe). Works: The Emperor Jones, for symph. orch.; Rhapsody, for symph. orch.; Three Grand Operas; Miniature, concertino for piano and orch.; Jack and the Bean Stalk, for symph. orch.; Ballet on an Irish Theme; And God Walked the Plains, Bible narrative with music; also songs for concert stage, sacred solos, three pieces for organ, piano compositions, and incidental music for plays, Little Old New York and A Wise Child. Home: New York, N.Y. Address: c/o ASCAP.
Schuman, William Howard, com­poser, educator; b. New York, N.Y.,
Schreiber, Frederick C, composer; b. Vienna, Austria, Jan. 13, 1895. ASCAP 1946. To U.S. 1939; citizen. Educ: Humanistic High School; Vienna Univ. (Inst, of Music His­tory); diploma Vienna State Acad, of Music (composing, conducting, piano, violoncello). Teacher of composition, opera conductor, organist and choir director, radio accompanist. Profes­sor of composition and theory at Vienna Cons, of Music 1927-38. Former member AKM (Austrian Per­forming Right Society). Teacher of composition and piano, organist Steu­ben Church, New York. Member American Guild of Organists; awarded prize 1945 for anthem "Praise the Lord, O My Soul"; awarded prize 1948 for Festive Prel­ude for Organ and Bells; 1948 prize winner for Sinfonietta in G in the International Contest for Symphonic Music (Musical Fund Society of Phila­delphia). Works for orchestra: Three Symphonies; Sinfonietta; Concerto Grosso; Music for Orchestra; Dance Suite; Concertino for Orchestra; Variations on a Folk Tune; Concertos for Violin, Violoncello, Oboe and Trumpet. Chamber music: two Quin­tets, eight Quartets; four Trios; six Sonatas. Also Concertino for Two Pianos; Sonata for Piano; Harpsichord Concerto. Organ: Sonata; Suite; Phantasia; Preludes. Vocal music: The Beatitudes (Symphonic Trilogy for Choir and Orchestra); Orchestra Lieder; sacred choral works with or­gan and a cappella; vocal solos. Home: 545 W. Ill St., New York 25, N.Y.