Frances Ziffer

{{Short description|American composer, conductor and pianist}} '''Frances Ziffer''' (June 5, 1917 – November 7, 1996) was an American composer, conductor, and pianist. She attended the Peabody Institute and studied with Carl Friedberg and David Saperton. She was a music director for theater groups and wrote lyrics or composed music for at least six musicals, as well as for numerous songs.<ref name=":0">{{Cite book|last=Claghorn, Charles Eugene, 1911-2005.|title=Women composers and songwriters : a concise biographical dictionary|date=1996|publisher=Scarecrow Press|isbn=0-585-03162-2|location=Lanham, Md.|oclc=42329817}}</ref> Ziffer married Joseph Burgio but published her works under the name "Ziffer," sometimes collaborating with Hortense Belson.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Ancestry.com|url=https://www.ancestryheritagequest.com/error/HqaAuthPrompt|last=|first=|date=|website=www.ancestryheritagequest.com|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200610203825/https://www.ancestryheritagequest.com/error/HqaAuthPrompt|archive-date=2020-06-10|access-date=2020-05-26|url-status=dead}}</ref>

Her compositions include:

== Musicals == * A Streetcar Named Desire (play by Tennessee Williams; music by Frances Ziffer)<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=HzMOAQAAMAAJ&q=ziffer,+frances|title=The New York Times Theater Reviews|date=1972|publisher=New York Times & Arno Press|language=en}}</ref> *Dakota (book by Tom Hill; music and lyrics by Hortense Belson, Hardy Wieder, Frances Ziffer)<ref>{{Cite book|last=Beckhard|first=Richard|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=9AMIAQAAIAAJ&q=frances+ziffer|title=Blueprint for Summer Theatre: 1952 supplement|date=1952|publisher=John Richard Press|language=en}}</ref> *Dames at Sea<ref name=":1">{{Cite book|last=Salem|first=James M.|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=jpMjAQAAIAAJ&q=frances+ziffer|title=A Guide to Critical Reviews|date=1971|publisher=Scarecrow Press|isbn=978-0-8108-1690-9|language=en}}</ref> * Little Brown Jug (book by Tom Hill; lyrics by Hortense Belson; music by Frances Ziffer)<ref>{{Cite web|title=Performing Arts collection|url=https://oac.cdlib.org/findaid/ark:/13030/kt609nd56d/entire_text/|website=oac.cdlib.org|access-date=2020-05-26}}</ref> * Surprise Package (book by Tom Hill; music and lyrics by Hortense Belson, Hardy Wieder and Frances Ziffer)<ref name=":1" /> * Three on a Bed: A Musical Satire (words by Hortense Belson and Thomas Hill; music by Frances Ziffer)<ref>{{Cite web|title=Wagner College Search|url=https://wagner.edu/search/|website=Wagner College|language=en-US|access-date=2020-05-26}}</ref>

== Songs ==

Source:<ref>{{Cite book|last=Office|first=Library of Congress Copyright|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=zjYhAQAAIAAJ|title=Catalog of Copyright Entries: Third series|date=1954|language=en}}</ref>

* "Faith Alone" (with Martin Kalmanoff and Hardy Wieder) <ref name=":0" /> * "He Don't Wanna Love Me" (with Martin Kalmanoff and Hardy Wieder)<ref name=":0" /> * "I Didn't Hear From You" (words by Eugene Cohen; music by Frances Ziffer) * "If and When it Happens" (words by Eugene Cohen; music by Frances Ziffer) * "I'll Know Better Next Time" *"I'm Only Waiting" (words by Hardy Wieder; music by Frances Ziffer) * "In My Wildest Dreams" * "Just Passing By" * "Love is Always New" (words by Hardy Wieder; music by Frances Ziffer) * "No Ifs, Ands or Buts" * "One Foot to Sea" (with Martin Kalmanoff and Hardy Wieder)<ref name=":0" /> * "Pretty, Pretty Please" (words by Eugene Cohen; music by Frances Ziffer)<ref name=":2">{{Cite book|last=Office|first=Library of Congress Copyright|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=MTohAQAAIAAJ|title=Catalog of Copyright Entries: Third series|date=1956|language=en}}</ref> * "Reward, Reward" * "Running Through My Mind" * "Say When" (with Martin Kalmanoff and Hardy Wieder)<ref name=":0" /> * "The Pleasure's All Mine"<ref name=":2" /> * "There's Only One You" * "Which Way is the Way to Your Heart"

== References == {{Reflist}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Ziffer, Frances}} Category:American women composers Category:1917 births Category:1996 deaths Category:20th-century American women musicians Category:Peabody Institute alumni