Heussenstamm, George
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| born on | 24 July 1926 at 04:20 (= 04:20 AM ) | ||||
| Place | Los Angeles, California, 34n03, 118w15 | ||||
| Timezone | PST h8w (is standard time) | ||||
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| Astrology data |   00°50'   21°04 Asc. 22°00'
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Biography
American composer whose most well-known works include jazz-classical chamber styles, such as Etudes (7) for oboe, clarinet & bassoon, Op. 77 (1964) The Alchemy for solo oboe, Op. 60 (1976), and Ensembles, for brass quintet (1976). Recordings of his compositions include Woodwind Treasures by the West Wind Quintet and Alchemy: American Works for Oboe and English Horn CD by Mark Hill, and others.
Formerly, a professor of music at Cal State Northridge, Cal State Los Angeles, and other colleges in Southern California, Heussenstamm is the author of several books pertaining to music theory. These include The Norton Manual of Music Notation, Hal Leonard Harmony & Theory – Part 1: Diatonic, and Hal Leonard Harmony & Theory – Part 2: Chromatic. The Norton Manual of Music Notation has become a standard of music notation.
Source Notes
Sy Scholfield provided birth certificate.
Categories
- Vocation : Education : Teacher (Professor of music)
- Vocation : Entertain/Music : Composer/ Arranger
- Vocation : Entertain/Music : Jazz
- Vocation : Writers : Textbook/ Non-fiction (Music theory)