Sharon Davis (composer)
Sharon Davis (born 1937) is a classical composer, pianist and music publisher. She is best known for her works Suite of Wildflowers, op. 1; Three Moods of Emily Dickinson;[1] and Three Poems of William Blake.[2] Her Though Men Call Us Free, written for soprano, clarinet and piano, draws upon words from Oscar Wilde's The Young King.[1] In the 1970s she performed with the Los Angeles Brass Quintet,[3] and Chamber Music Quarterly described her as a "fine musician".[1] Davis is the widow of composer William Schmidt and now manages his music publishing company, Western International Music Inc., in Greeley, Colorado.
References[edit]
- ^ a b c Chamber music quarterly. Chamber Music Quarterly. 1 January 1984. p. 26. Retrieved 24 April 2012.
- ^ "Composer: Sharon Davis (1937-)". Recmusic.org. Retrieved 24 April 2012.
- ^ Crystal Record Company (1977). Directory of new music. Crystal Record Co. p. 70. Retrieved 24 April 2012.
External links[edit]
- Delcina Stevenson & Sharon Davis performing Six Songs on Poems of William Pillin for soprano and piano
- Delcina Stevenson et al. performing Three Poems of William Blake for soprano and solo low clarinet (alto, bass and contrabass)
- Delcina Stevenson et al. performing Though Men Call Us Free for soprano, clarinet and piano
- Delcina Stevenson et al. performing Three Moods of Emily Dickinson for soprano, violin, cello and piano
- Sharon Davis performing her Cocktail Etudes for solo piano
- Sharon Davis performing Rayner Brown's Sonata Breve for solo piano
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