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Steiner, Gitta

17 April 1932; Praha, Czech Republic –  1 January 1990; New York, New York
American based composer and pianist

Works for Brass Ensemble
  • Brass Quintet (1964)
Biography

Steiner’s family moved to New York in 1940, and became U.S. citizens in 1941. Steiner received a B. Mus. and M.S. from the Juilliard School, where she received the Abraham Ellstein Scholarship. She was a fellow at the Tanglewood Music Center in 1967. Her teachers included Elliott Carter, Vincent Persichetti, and Gunther Schuller. She taught piano and theory privately and at the Brooklyn Conservatory of Music.

Steiner received awards and honors which included the 1972 American Society of Composers and Publishers (ASCAP) Award, the Donell Library Composer’s Forum Honor, the Gretchaninoff Memorial Prize, and the Marion Freschl Award. Her music was published by Seesaw Music Corporation (today Subito Music Corporation).[5]