William A. Schaefer
Biography
William A. Schaefer (28 February 1918, Cleveland, Ohio – 20 October 2009) was an American composer, arranger and educator.
Schaefer studied at Miami University, the University of Michigan and the Juilliard School of Music. From 1942 to 1946, he worked as a military bandmaster in the South Pacific, was director of the Kiltie Band at the Carnegie Institute of Technology in Pittsburgh in 1947, and professor at the University of Southern California from 1952 to 1979, where he conducted the wind ensemble.
Works for Winds
- Andante and Scherzo (1950)
- Batterie from "The Nose" (as arranger) (1928/1978)
- Battle Symphony (as arranger) (/1976)
- Drei zapfenstreiche (as re-scorer) (1808-1810/1984)
- Fantasia in F (as arranger) (1790/1962)
- Farandole (as arranger) (1872/)
- Feste Romane (as arranger) (1928/1976)
- Fêtes (as arranger) (/1959)
- Finale Symphony No. VIII (as arranger) (1889/1980)
- Huldigungsmarsch (as editor) (1864/1971)
- Jeremiah Clark Suite (as arranger)
- Konzertstück for Four Horns (as transcriber) (1849/2013)
- Marche Écossaise (as arranger) (1891/1908/1964)
- Music for Two Wind Bands (as arranger) (1977)
- Night on Bald Mountain (as scorer) (1867/1976/1990)
- Royal Fireworks Music (as arranger) (1749/1982)
- Scherzo for Band (as scorer) (1864?/1977)
- Significance of Heritage: The Sound of America
- Sonata Pian' E Forte (as arranger) (1597/1962)
- Suite Royale
- Symphony No. 5, Movement One (as transcriber) (1937/1970)
- Symphony No. 9 (as transcriber) (1945/1976)
- Three French Marches (as arranger) (1981)
Resources
- "William A. Schaefer." HeBu Musikverlag GmbH. Web. Accessed 26 March 2021
- "William A. Schaefer." IMDb. Web. Accessed 26 March 2021
- William Schaefer, Wikipedia. Accessed 26 March 2021
- "William Schaefer." Wise Music Classical. Web. Accessed 26 March 2021