Netty Simons
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Netty Simons (b. 26 October 1913, d. 1994) was an American
pianist, music editor, music educator and composer.
and studied music at Third Street Music School. She graduated from New York University
where she studied with Marion Bauer
and Percy Grainger
from 1931 to 1937, and taught at the Third Street Music School from 1928 to 1933. In 1933 she began studies with Alexander Siloti
at the Juilliard School of Music, and in 1938 with composer Stefan Wolpe
.
From 1961 to 1962 she was producer and coordinator of concerts at Carnegie Hall
in New York City. She received a Recording Publication Award from the Ford Foundation
in 1971. Her papers are archived at the New York Public Library and the Vassar College
Libraries.
Simons' works have been recorded and issued on CD, including:
United States
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pianist, music editor, music educator and composer.
Biography
Netty Simons was born in New York CityNew York City
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and studied music at Third Street Music School. She graduated from New York University
New York University
New York University is a private, nonsectarian research university based in New York City. NYU's main campus is situated in the Greenwich Village section of Manhattan...
where she studied with Marion Bauer
Marion Bauer
Marion Eugénie Bauer was an American composer, teacher, writer, and music critic. A contemporary of Aaron Copland, Bauer played an active role in shaping American musical identity in the early half of the twentieth century....
and Percy Grainger
Percy Grainger
George Percy Aldridge Grainger , known as Percy Grainger, was an Australian-born composer, arranger and pianist. In the course of a long and innovative career he played a prominent role in the revival of interest in British folk music in the early years of the 20th century. He also made many...
from 1931 to 1937, and taught at the Third Street Music School from 1928 to 1933. In 1933 she began studies with Alexander Siloti
Alexander Siloti
Alexander Ilyich Siloti was a Russian pianist, conductor and composer. Alexander Ilyich Siloti (also Ziloti, , Aleksandr Iljič Ziloti) (9 October 1863, near Kharkiv - 8 December 1945, New York) was a Russian pianist, conductor and composer. Alexander Ilyich Siloti (also Ziloti, , Aleksandr Iljič...
at the Juilliard School of Music, and in 1938 with composer Stefan Wolpe
Stefan Wolpe
Stefan Wolpe was a German-born composer.-Life:Wolpe was born in Berlin. He attended the Klindworth-Scharwenka Conservatory from the age of fourteen, and the Berlin Hochschule für Musik in 1920-1921. He studied composition under Franz Schreker and was also a pupil of Ferruccio Busoni...
.
From 1961 to 1962 she was producer and coordinator of concerts at Carnegie Hall
Carnegie Hall
Carnegie Hall is a concert venue in Midtown Manhattan in New York City, United States, located at 881 Seventh Avenue, occupying the east stretch of Seventh Avenue between West 56th Street and West 57th Street, two blocks south of Central Park....
in New York City. She received a Recording Publication Award from the Ford Foundation
Ford Foundation
The Ford Foundation is a private foundation incorporated in Michigan and based in New York City created to fund programs that were chartered in 1936 by Edsel Ford and Henry Ford....
in 1971. Her papers are archived at the New York Public Library and the Vassar College
Vassar College
Vassar College is a private, coeducational liberal arts college in the town of Poughkeepsie, New York, in the United States. The Vassar campus comprises over and more than 100 buildings, including four National Historic Landmarks, ranging in style from Collegiate Gothic to International,...
Libraries.
Selected works
- Songs for Wendy for voice and viola (c.1975)
- Quartet
- Quartet for Strings
- Quintet
- Night Sounds for piano
- Windfall
- Illuminations
- Piano Work 1952
- 2 Dot for 2 Pianos
- Trialogue I: The Tombstone Told When She Died for alto, baritone and viola (1963); words by Dylan ThomasDylan ThomasDylan Marlais Thomas was a Welsh poet and writer, Encyclopædia Britannica. Retrieved 11 January 2008. who wrote exclusively in English. In addition to poetry, he wrote short stories and scripts for film and radio, which he often performed himself...
- Trialogue II: Myselves Grieve for alto, baritone and viola (1969); words by Dylan Thomas
- Trialogue III: Now (Now, Say Nay) for mezzo-soprano, baritone and viola (1973); words by Dylan Thomas
- Songs for Jenny
- Three Songs (1950)
- Design Groups I (1967)
- Silver Thaw
- Puddintame
- Buckeye Has Wings
- Too Late, Bridge Is Closed
- Great Stream Sile
- Facets 2, Trio for flute/piccolo, B-flat clarinet, and double bass
- Facets 3 for oboe (or viola) and piano (1962)
- Facets 4 for string quartet
- Cityscape No. 1
- Cityscape No. 2
- This Slowly Drifting Cloud
- Duo
- Circle of Attitudes for violin
- Sonata
- Quartet for Strings
- Summer's Outing for concert band
- Journey Sometimes Delayed for concert band
- Gate of Hundred Sorrows
- Wild Tales Told On the River Road for clarinet (or bass clarinet) and percussion
- Summer's Outing for concert band
Simons' works have been recorded and issued on CD, including:
- Music for Young Listeners Classical/Chamber, CRI Records, 1973