Smit, Leo, 1921-1999

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American pianist and composer.

From the description of Autograph documents (2), dated : Buffalo, 17 February [1976, and n.d.], 1976 Feb. 17. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270962013

Composer, pianist, and educator, Leo Smit was born in Philadelphia, Pa. in 1921. After studies at Curtis Institute of Music, he worked as a rehearsal pianist with George Balanchine's American Ballet in 1930-32. He made his solo debut at Carnegie Hall in 1939. Smit taught at Sarah Lawrence College (1947-49), UCLA (1957-63), and at the State University of New York at Buffalo (1963-1984). Smit died Dec. 12, 1999 in Encinitas, Calif.

From the description of Papers, 1939-2000. (SUNY at Buffalo). WorldCat record id: 52858792

From the description of Photograph Collection, ca. 1926-1999. (SUNY at Buffalo). WorldCat record id: 52916842

Composer, pianist, and educator, Leo Smit was born in Philadelphia, Pa. in 1921. After studies at Curtis Institute of Music, he worked as a rehearsal pianist with George Balanchine's American Ballet in 1936-37. He made his solo debut at Carnegie Hall in 1939. Smit taught at Sarah Lawrence College (1947-49), UCLA (1957-63), and at the State University of New York at Buffalo (1963-1984). Leo Smit died Dec. 12, 1999 in Encinitas, Calif.

From the description of Score collection, ca. 1940-1998. (SUNY at Buffalo). WorldCat record id: 52754367

Leo Smit was born to Russian immigrants on January 12, 1921, in Philadelphia. He received his earliest musical training from his father, Kolman Smit, beginning at age five. Kolman Smit was a professional violinist who performed in the Philadelphia Orchestra (1926-1931) under Leopold Stokowski, the Cincinnati Symphony under Fritz Reiner, and the NBC Symphony under Arturo Toscanini. After private piano studies with Martha Lantner, Joseph Wissof, and Bert Shefter, Smit traveled to Moscow with his mother in 1929 to study piano for three months with Dmitri Kabalevsky on scholarship at the Moscow Conservatory. Upon his return to Philadelphia, Smit received a scholarship in 1930 to study piano at Curtis Institute of Music with noted piano pedagogue Isabelle Vengerova. He continued his studies on scholarship in New York, studying piano with José́ Iturbi (1933-35) and composition with Nicolas Nabokov (1935). It was under Nabokov's tutelage that Smit produced his first original composition in 1935, Zvay, a song setting of a Yiddish poem by Mani Loeb for soprano and piano. Smit began his professional career as a pianist while still in his teens. His first professional engagement was as rehearsal pianist for George Balanchine's American Ballet Company in 1936-37. A year after beginning in this position, Smit met Igor Stravinsky during rehearsals of the composer's ballet, Jeu de Cartes. Smit gave his debut recital as a solo pianist at Carnegie Hall in February 1939. His successful debut was followed by a concert tour of the United States in 1940. Leo Smit's career as composer, pianist, conductor, and educator spanned seven decades of musical life in the United States. He established close working relationships, and/or friendships, with many of the most prominent musicians of the 20th century, incl uding Igor Stravinsky, Béla Bartók, Aaron Copland, Leonard Bernstein, Harold Shapero, William Schuman, Alex Haieff, Leopold Stokowski, and Lukas Foss. As a performer, Smit was an enthusiastic and persuasive advocate and interpreter of the music of his time, especially the solo piano music of Aaron Copland. His compositional output totals more than one hundred works, including two operas, three symphonies, more than ninety songs, two ballets, and numerous chamber and piano works. Smit was also a talented photographer. In addition to the many photographs he took of noted musicians, Smit also used his skill as a photographer to capture images from his travels. Many of his travel pictures reflect his reverence for nature. As part of his innovative approach to programming, Smit would often include displays of his photography in his theme-based concerts. During his career Leo Smit earned several awards and honors, including Fulbright (piano) and Guggenheim (composition) Fellowships in 1950, a fellowship at the American Academy in Rome for 1950-51, the Boston Symphony Merit Award in 1953 for his Symphony No. 1 (premiered October 16, 1953 by the Boston Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Charles Munch), the New York Critics Circle Award in 1957 (also for his Symphony No. 1), his selection as an artist for a State Department concert tour of Latin America in 1967-68, and the Buffalo Evening News Man of the Year award in 1969. As an educator, Smit held positions at Sarah Lawrence College (1947-49), UCLA (1957-63), and the State University of New York at Buffalo (1962-84). Leo Smit died December 12, 1999 in Scripps Hospital, Encinitas, Cailfornia.

From the description of Leo Smit Slide Collection, circa 1966-1991. (SUNY at Buffalo). WorldCat record id: 764422412

American composer, pianist, conductor, and teacher, Leo Smit (1921-1999) enjoyed a career that spanned nearly seventy years.

He established close working relationships and friendships with many of the most prominent musicians of the twentieth century, including Igor Stravinsky, Béla Bartók, Aaron Copland, Leonard Bernstein, Harold Shapero, William Schuman, and Lukas Foss. As a performer, Smit was an advocate and interpreter of the music of his time, especially the solo piano music of Aaron Copland, with whom he enjoyed an especially close relationship. Born in in Philadelphia, Smit received his earliest musical training from his parents and studied piano at the Curtis Institute of Music. He began his professional career as a pianist while still in his teens, his first job being rehearsal pianist for George Balanchine's American Ballet Company in 1936-1937. Smit gave his first recital as a solo pianist at Carnegie Hall in February 1939. Among his numerous teaching positions were Sarah Lawrence College (1947-1949), University of California, Los Angeles (1957-1963), and the State University of New York at Buffalo (1962-1984).

From the description of Leo Smit papers 1905-1998. (New York Public Library). WorldCat record id: 85221629

Leo Smit was born on January 12, 1921, in Philadelphia. He received his earliest musical training from his parents. His father, Kolman Smit was a violinist who performed in the Philadelphia Orchestra, the Cincinnati Symphony, and the NBC Symphony.

Smit’s early piano teachers included Martha Lantner and Bert Shefter. When he was eight years old, Leo traveled to Moscow with his mother to study piano with Dmitri Kabalevsky at the Moscow Conservatory. Upon his return to Philadelphia in 1930, Smit received a scholarship to study piano at Curtis Institute of Music with Isabelle Vengerova.

Smit began his professional career as a pianist while still in his teens. His first job was as rehearsal pianist for George Balanchine's American Ballet Company in 1936-37. Smit gave his first recital as a solo pianist at Carnegie Hall in February 1939. This was followed by a concert tour of the United States in 1940.

Leo Smit's career as composer, pianist, conductor, and teacher spanned nearly seventy years. He established close working relationships and friendships with many of the most prominent musicians of the 20th century. This included Igor Stravinsky, Béla Bartók, Aaron Copland, Leonard Bernstein, Harold Shapero, William Schuman, and Lukas Foss. As a performer, Smit was an advocate and interpreter of the music of his time, especially the solo piano music of Aaron Copland, with whom he enjoyed an especially close relationship.

Smit was also a talented photographer. In addition to the many photographs he took of musicians, performers, and friends, Smit also used his skill as a photographer to capture images from his travels.

During his career Leo Smit earned several awards and honors, including Fulbright and Guggenheim Fellowships in 1950, a fellowship at the American Academy in Rome for 1950-51, the Boston Symphony Merit Award in 1953 for his Symphony No. 1, and the New York Critics Circle Award in 1957. Smit was also selected to give a State Department concert tour of Latin America in 1967-68. He also had an educational career, holding positions at Sarah Lawrence College (1947-49), UCLA (1957-63), and the State University of New York at Buffalo (1962-84).

Leo Smit died December 12, 1999 in California.

From the guide to the Leo Smit papers, 1905-1998, (The New York Public Library. Music Division.)

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creatorOf Smit, Leo, 1921-1999. Tzadik : for saxophone quartet / Leo Smit. SUNY at Buffalo, University at Buffalo
creatorOf Smit, Leo, 1921-1999. Canon super nomen Bach : [for string quartet : 1985] / Leo Smit. SUNY at Buffalo, University at Buffalo
creatorOf Smit, Leo, 1921-1999. Symphony of dances and songs : for orchestra / Leo Smit. SUNY at Buffalo, University at Buffalo
referencedIn Horowitz, Vladimir, 1903-1989. The papers of Vladimir and Wanda Toscanini Horowitz, 1784-1991 (inclusive). Yale University, Music Library
creatorOf Smit, Leo, 1921-1999. Alabaster chambers : (1989) : seven threnodies for string orchestra / Leo Smit. SUNY at Buffalo, University at Buffalo
creatorOf Smit, Leo, 1921-1999. ABA : for clarinet (B♭) and piano : 1943 / Leo Smit. SUNY at Buffalo, University at Buffalo
creatorOf Copland, Aaron, 1900-1990. Jazz concerto pour piano et orchestre [Multimédia multisupport]. Bibliothèque nationale de France, BnF
creatorOf Smit, Leo, 1921-1999. Tzadik : for twelve players (four trios) / Leo Smit. New York Public Library System, NYPL
creatorOf Schumann, Robert, 1810-1856. Three romances, op. 94 : for oboe solo and orchestra / Schumann ; [arr. by Leo Smit]. SUNY at Buffalo, University at Buffalo
creatorOf Smit, Leo, 1921-1999. String quartet / Leo Smit. SUNY at Buffalo, University at Buffalo
creatorOf Porter, Cole, 1891-1964. Red, hot and Cole : 8 songs / Cole Porter ; [arr. by Leo Smit]. SUNY at Buffalo, University at Buffalo
creatorOf Smit, Leo, 1921-1999. Thinngs [sic] all over : for voice, oboe and piano / poem by Carla Rodman (written at the age of 7) ; music by Leo Smit. SUNY at Buffalo, University at Buffalo
creatorOf Smit, Leo, 1921-1999. The laughing kookaburras : a space fable in 3 acts / libretto by Fred Hoyle ; music by Leo Smit. Buffalo and Erie County Public Library, Central (downtown Buffalo)
creatorOf Smit, Leo, 1921-1999. Correspondence and contracts, 1946-1947. New York Public Libraries for the Performing Arts, Dance Collection
creatorOf Smit, Leo, 1921-1999. Magic water : a chamber opera in one act and six scenes / music and libretto by Leo Smit. SUNY at Buffalo, University at Buffalo
creatorOf Smit, Leo, 1921-1999. Attacca lo scherzo : for piano solo : 1984 / by Leo Smit. SUNY at Buffalo, University at Buffalo
creatorOf Smit, Leo, 1921-1999. Recitativo, aria e finale / Leo Smit ; reduzione par soprano e pianoforte. New York Public Library System, NYPL
creatorOf Smit, Leo, 1921-1999. Sonata in one movement, for piano solo (1951-55) Eastman School of Music
creatorOf MacDowell, Edward, 1860-1908. Three pieces by Edward MacDowell : arranged for oboe and piano / by Leo Smit. SUNY at Buffalo, University at Buffalo
creatorOf Smit, Leo, 1921-1999. Three Pushkin romances : voice + piano / Leo Smit. SUNY at Buffalo, University at Buffalo
creatorOf Smit, Leo, 1921-1999. Concerto for piano and orchestra : 1968 / Leo Smit. SUNY at Buffalo, University at Buffalo
creatorOf Smit, Leo, 1921-1999. A choir of starlings : a serenata for four voices and ten instruments / [music by Leo Smit ; words by Anthony Hecht]. SUNY at Buffalo, University at Buffalo
referencedIn Copland, Aaron, 1900-1990. Aaron Copland oral history. Yale University Library
creatorOf Smit, Leo, 1921-1999. Exequy : for string trio / Leo Smit. SUNY at Buffalo, University at Buffalo
creatorOf Smit, Leo, 1921-1999. A choir of starlings : a serenata for four voices and ten instruments, 1951 / music by Leo Smit ; words by Anthony Hecht. Buffalo & Erie County Public Library, Rare Books
creatorOf Smit, Leo, 1921-1999. Caedmon : cantata for 3 solo voices, male chorus and orchestra : 1952/70 / [text by Anthony Hecht ; music by Leo Smit]. SUNY at Buffalo, University at Buffalo
creatorOf Smit, Leo, 1921-1999. Cock robin / Leo Smit. SUNY at Buffalo, University at Buffalo
creatorOf Smit, Leo, 1921-1999. Pianista norteamericano : a concert and travel journal / by Leo Smit. SUNY at Buffalo, University at Buffalo
creatorOf Smit, Leo, 1921-1999. Trumpeter swan : five songs for a little girl / words and music by Leo Smit. SUNY at Buffalo, University at Buffalo
creatorOf Smit, Leo, 1921-1999. Martha through the looking-glass : three pieces for piano solo / Leo Smit. SUNY at Buffalo, University at Buffalo
creatorOf Smit, Leo, 1921-1999. Cycle V : the purple diadem (the poet speaks) / [poems by Emily Dickinson ; music by Leo Smit]. SUNY at Buffalo, University at Buffalo
creatorOf Smit, Leo, 1921-1999. Alabaster chambers : seven threnodies for string orchestra : 1989 / Leo Smit. SUNY at Buffalo, University at Buffalo
referencedIn The Papers of Vladimir and Wanda Toscanini Horowitz., 1784-1991 Irving S. Gilmore Music Library
referencedIn The Moldenhauer Archives at Harvard University: Manuscript music compositions, 1880-1985. Houghton Library
creatorOf Stravinsky, Igor, 1882-1971. Finale : the triumph of the hearts : from Jeu de cartes (1936) / by Igor Strawinsky ; arranged for solo piano by Leo Smit. SUNY at Buffalo, University at Buffalo
creatorOf Smit, Leo, 1921-1999. Petals of Amaranth (1995) : ten pieces for viola and piano / by Leo Smit. SUNY at Buffalo, University at Buffalo
creatorOf Smit, Leo, 1921-1999. Martha through the looking-glass : three pieces for piano solo / Leo Smit. SUNY at Buffalo, University at Buffalo
creatorOf Smit, Leo, 1921-1999. Canon super nomen Bach : for saxophone quartet : 1987 / Leo Smit. SUNY at Buffalo, University at Buffalo
creatorOf Smit, Leo, 1921-1999. Trio (1977-78) : oboe, harp, percussion / [Leo Smit]. SUNY at Buffalo, University at Buffalo
creatorOf Smit, Leo, 1921-1999. Extol thee--could I? Then I will / [words by] Emily Dickinson ; [music by] Leo Smit. SUNY at Buffalo, University at Buffalo
creatorOf Morton, Jelly Roll, d. 1941. Big foot ham : 1923 / by Ferdinand "Jelly Roll" Morton ; arranged for string quartet by Leo Smit. SUNY at Buffalo, University at Buffalo
creatorOf Smit, Leo, 1921-1999. Autograph documents (2), dated : Buffalo, 17 February [1976, and n.d.], 1976 Feb. 17. Pierpont Morgan Library.
referencedIn Bernstein, Leonard, 1918-1990. Leonard Bernstein collection : Part I, circa 1900-1994 (bulk 1933-1990). Library of Congress
creatorOf Smit, Leo, 1921-1999. Concerto for orchestra and piano : orchestration and reduction for 2 pianos : sketches / Leo Smit. Buffalo and Erie County Public Library, Central (downtown Buffalo)
creatorOf Smit, Leo, 1921-1999. The flute of wonder : three pieces for flute and piano / by Leo Smit. SUNY at Buffalo, University at Buffalo
creatorOf Smit, Leo, 1921-1999. A choir of starlings : a serenata for four voices and ten instruments / Leo Smit. SUNY at Buffalo, University at Buffalo
creatorOf Smit, Leo, 1921-1999. Score collection, ca. 1940-1998. SUNY at Buffalo, University at Buffalo
referencedIn The Leonard Burkat Papers, 1943-1981 (inclusive) Irving S. Gilmore Music Library
creatorOf Smit, Leo, 1921-1999. Exequy : for string trio / Leo Smit. SUNY at Buffalo, University at Buffalo
creatorOf Smit, Leo, 1921-1999. Academic graffiti. [11. Mallarmé / words by] W.H. Auden ; [music by] Leo Smit. SUNY at Buffalo, University at Buffalo
creatorOf Smit, Leo, 1921-1999. Leo Smit Slide Collection, circa 1966-1991. SUNY at Buffalo, University at Buffalo
creatorOf Smit, Leo, 1921-1999. Magic water : a chamber opera in one act, six scenes / music and libretto by Leo Smit. SUNY at Buffalo, University at Buffalo
creatorOf Smit, Leo, 1921-1999. Dance card : for orchestra / Leo Smit. SUNY at Buffalo, University at Buffalo
creatorOf Bernstein, Leonard, 1918-1990. Lenny memorial : 5.29.91, Los Angeles / [music by Leonard Bernstein ; compiled by Leo Smit]. SUNY at Buffalo, University at Buffalo
creatorOf Smit, Leo, 1921-1999. [Exequy : for string trio / Leo Smit]. SUNY at Buffalo, University at Buffalo
referencedIn USIA Artistic Ambassador Program Musical Commissions, 1973-1988, (bulk 1983-1987) Library of Congress. Music Division
creatorOf Smit, Leo, 1921-1999. Songs and refrains / lyrics by Fred Hoyle ; music by Leo Smit. SUNY at Buffalo, University at Buffalo
creatorOf Smit, Leo, 1921-1999. Tzadik : maker of miracles : for twelve players (four trios) / Leo Smit. SUNY at Buffalo, University at Buffalo
creatorOf Smit, Leo, 1921-1999. Four alchemy marches : according to Hoyle, Fred : for orchestra / Leo Smit. SUNY at Buffalo, University at Buffalo
creatorOf Smit, Leo, 1921-1999. Antiphonies : for solo violin : 1993 / by Leo Smit. SUNY at Buffalo, University at Buffalo
creatorOf Smit, Leo, 1921-1999. I loved you once / Leo Smit. SUNY at Buffalo, University at Buffalo
referencedIn Kirkpatrick, John, 1905-1991. The John Kirkpatrick papers, 1836-1993 (inclusive). Yale University, Music Library
creatorOf Porter, Cole, 1891-1964. At long last love ; Find me a primitive man ; Use your imagination ; Ridin' high / Cole Porter ; [arr. for] woodwind quintet [by Leo Smit]. SUNY at Buffalo, University at Buffalo
creatorOf Smit, Leo, 1921-1999. Capriccio for string orchestra : 1958 / Leo Smit. SUNY at Buffalo, University at Buffalo
creatorOf Smit, Leo, 1921-1999. Sonata for solo cello / Leo Smit. SUNY at Buffalo, University at Buffalo
creatorOf Porter, Cole, 1891-1964. Red, hot & Cole / [Cole Porter ; arr. by Leo Smit]. SUNY at Buffalo, University at Buffalo
referencedIn The John Kirkpatrick Papers, 1836-1993 (inclusive) Irving S. Gilmore Music Library
creatorOf Smit, Leo, 1921-1999. Virginia sampler : a ballet arranged for two pianos by the composer / Leo Smit. SUNY at Buffalo, University at Buffalo
creatorOf Smit, Leo, 1921-1999. Memento '51 : for vibraphone + bass / Leo Smit. SUNY at Buffalo, University at Buffalo
creatorOf Smit, Leo, 1921-1999. Three poems of M. Willieme : soprano + piano / [Leo Smit]. SUNY at Buffalo, University at Buffalo
creatorOf Smit, Leo, 1921-1999. I went to heaven / [Leo Smit]. SUNY at Buffalo, University at Buffalo
creatorOf Smit, Leo, 1921-1999. Sonata in one movement : for piano solo, 1951-55-62 / Leo Smit. Buffalo & Erie County Public Library, Rare Books
creatorOf Smit, Leo, 1921-1999. Virginia sampler : a ballet for orchestra / by Leo Smit. SUNY at Buffalo, University at Buffalo
creatorOf Smit, Leo, 1921-1999. A choir of starlings : vocal score / [music by Leo Smit ; words by Anthony Hecht]. SUNY at Buffalo, University at Buffalo
creatorOf Smit, Leo, 1921-1999. Yerma : a ballet from the play by Garcia Lorca / Leo Smit. SUNY at Buffalo, University at Buffalo
creatorOf Smit, Leo, 1921-1999. Variations / Leo Smit. SUNY at Buffalo, University at Buffalo
creatorOf Smit, Leo, 1921-1999. Academic graffiti : for (histrionic) voice, clarinet, violoncello, piano and percussion : 1962-82 / music by Leo Smit ; quatrains by W.H. Auden. SUNY at Buffalo, University at Buffalo
creatorOf Smit, Leo, 1921-1999. Exequy : for string trio / Leo Smit. SUNY at Buffalo, University at Buffalo
creatorOf Porter, Cole, 1891-1964. Red, hot and Cole : 8 songs / by Cole Porter ; transcribed for voice, oboe/English horn, string orchestra and percussion by Leo Smit. SUNY at Buffalo, University at Buffalo
creatorOf Liszt, Franz, 1811-1886. Csárdás obstiné (1884) : for wind quintet / F. Liszt ; arranged by Leo Smit. SUNY at Buffalo, University at Buffalo
creatorOf Smit, Leo, 1921-1999. So well, that I can live without / Leo Smit. SUNY at Buffalo, University at Buffalo
creatorOf Smit, Leo, 1921-1999. A mountain elegy : a melodrama for speaker and piano : 1975 / text, Henrik Ibsen, Peer Gynt Act V, scene iii ; music, Leo Smit. SUNY at Buffalo, University at Buffalo
creatorOf Smit, Leo, 1921-1999. The alchemy of love, or, The daemon servant's retribution : a comic opera in three acts. Act II / libretto by Fred Hoyle ; music by Leo Smit. SUNY at Buffalo, University at Buffalo
creatorOf Smit, Leo, 1921-1999. Cantata for a Roman lady : for four solo voices [SATB] and twelve wind & brass instruments, full score, 1957 / poems by Catullus ; music by Leo Smit. Buffalo & Erie County Public Library, Rare Books
creatorOf Porter, Cole, 1891-1964. Love songs without words : for woodwind quintet / after Cole Porter ; [arr. by] Leo Smit. SUNY at Buffalo, University at Buffalo
creatorOf Smit, Leo, 1921-1999. Four madrigals for a Roman lady : for mixed chorus a cappella / poems by Catallus ; music by Leo Smit. SUNY at Buffalo, University at Buffalo
creatorOf Smit, Leo, 1921-1999. A choir of starlings : a serenata for four voices and ten instruments / music by Leo Smit ; words by Anthony Hecht. SUNY at Buffalo, University at Buffalo
creatorOf Smit, Leo, 1921-1999. The alchemy of love, or, The daemon servant's retribution : a comic opera in three acts. [Act 1] / libretto by Fred Hoyle ; music by Leo Smit. SUNY at Buffalo, University at Buffalo
creatorOf Smit, Leo, 1921-1999. Toccata for solo piano : 1984 / by Leo Smit. SUNY at Buffalo, University at Buffalo
creatorOf Smit, Leo, 1921-1999. There's a certain slant of light / Leo Smit. SUNY at Buffalo, University at Buffalo
creatorOf Smit, Leo, 1921-1999. Three immortality songs (1996) : for baritone and guitar / poems by Emily Dickinson ; music by Leo Smit. SUNY at Buffalo, University at Buffalo
creatorOf Smit, Leo, 1921-1999. Canon super nomen Bach : 2/2/85 / Leo Smit. SUNY at Buffalo, University at Buffalo
creatorOf Smit, Leo, 1921-1999. In woods : 1978 : for oboe, harp and percussion (one player) / Leo Smit. SUNY at Buffalo, University at Buffalo
creatorOf Smit, Leo, 1921-1999. [Ballets. Selections] / Leo Smit. New York Public Library System, NYPL
creatorOf Smit, Leo, 1921-1999. A transient view : five choruses [for] unison, two, three and four equal voices unaccompanied / poems by Katie Louchheim ; music by Leo Smit. SUNY at Buffalo, University at Buffalo
creatorOf Smit, Leo, 1921-1999. Piano concerto / Leo Smit. SUNY at Buffalo, University at Buffalo
creatorOf Smit, Leo, 1921-1999. String quartet / Leo Smit. SUNY at Buffalo, University at Buffalo
creatorOf Copland, Aaron, 1900-1990. Jazz concerto pour piano et orchestre [Multimédia multisupport]. Bibliothèque nationale de France, BnF
creatorOf Smit, Leo, 1921-1999. Canticle prelude 5 : for organ / Leo Smit. SUNY at Buffalo, University at Buffalo
creatorOf Smit, Leo, 1921-1999. Tzway = Two : for voice and piano, 1935 / poem by Mani Leib ; music by Leo Smit. SUNY at Buffalo, University at Buffalo
creatorOf Smit, Leo, 1921-1999. Cock robin : for soprano, piccolo (or flute) and percussion / Leo Smit. SUNY at Buffalo, University at Buffalo
creatorOf Smit, Leo, 1921-1999. Leo Smit papers 1905-1998. New York Public Library System, NYPL
creatorOf Porter, Cole, 1891-1964. Cole Porter songs : arranged for small ensemble / Leo Smit. SUNY at Buffalo, University at Buffalo
creatorOf Smit, Leo, 1921-1999. A choir of starlings / poems by Anthony Hecht ; music by Leo Smit. SUNY at Buffalo, University at Buffalo
creatorOf Smit, Leo, 1921-1999. The alchemy of love : a space fable in three acts. Act II / libretto by Fred Hoyle ; music by Leo Smit. SUNY at Buffalo, University at Buffalo
creatorOf Smit, Leo, 1921-1999. Alabaster chambers : 1989 : seven threnodies for string orchestra / Leo Smit. SUNY at Buffalo, University at Buffalo
creatorOf Smit, Leo, 1921-1999. Dance card : for orchestra / Leo Smit. SUNY at Buffalo, University at Buffalo
creatorOf Smit, Leo, 1921-1999. Scena cambiata : for viola, cello and trombone : sketches 1980 / Leo Smit. SUNY at Buffalo, University at Buffalo
creatorOf Smit, Leo, 1921-1999. Concerto for orchestra and piano / Leo Smit. SUNY at Buffalo, University at Buffalo
creatorOf Liszt, Franz, 1811-1886. Csárdás obstiné / Franz Liszt ; arr. [by] Leo Smit. SUNY at Buffalo, University at Buffalo
referencedIn The Moldenhauer Archives at Harvard University: Correspondence, literary manuscripts, sound recordings, and other material, 1873-2001. Houghton Library
creatorOf Smit, Leo, 1921-1999. The alchemy of love : comic opera. Act two / [music by] Leo Smit ; [libretto by] Fred Hoyle. SUNY at Buffalo, University at Buffalo
creatorOf Leo Smit papers, 1905-1998 The New York Public Library. Music Division.
creatorOf Smit, Leo, 1921-1999. Altes Weihnachtslied = Old Christmas carol / [Leo Smit]. SUNY at Buffalo, University at Buffalo
creatorOf Smit, Leo, 1921-1999. ABA : for clarinet (B♭) and piano : 1943 / Leo Smit. SUNY at Buffalo, University at Buffalo
creatorOf Smit, Leo, 1921-1999. In a dark time, for high voice and piano. Poem by Theodore Roethke. Eastman School of Music
creatorOf Smit, Leo, 1921-1999. The dwarf heart : soprano + piano : six songs / poems by Anne Sexton ; music by Leo Smit. SUNY at Buffalo, University at Buffalo
creatorOf Smit, Leo, 1921-1999. Photograph Collection, ca. 1926-1999. SUNY at Buffalo, University at Buffalo
creatorOf Smit, Leo, 1921-1999. Toccata (1984) : piano solo / Leo Smit. SUNY at Buffalo, University at Buffalo
creatorOf Stravinsky, Igor, 1882-1971. [Danse sacrale : from Le sacre du printemps / by Igor Stravinsky ; arr. for piano by Leo Smit]. SUNY at Buffalo, University at Buffalo
creatorOf Smit, Leo, 1921-1999. Scena cambiata : for trombone, viola and violoncello / Leo Smit. SUNY at Buffalo, University at Buffalo
creatorOf Smit, Leo, 1921-1999. The flute of wonder : three pieces for flute and piano / by Leo Smit. SUNY at Buffalo, University at Buffalo
creatorOf Smit, Leo, 1921-1999. Extol thee--could I? Then I will / [words by] Emily Dickinson ; [music by] Leo Smit. SUNY at Buffalo, University at Buffalo
creatorOf Morton, Jelly Roll, d. 1941. Big foot ham : 1923 / by Ferdinand "Jelly Roll" Morton ; arranged for string quartet by Leo Smit. SUNY at Buffalo, University at Buffalo
creatorOf Smit, Leo, 1921-1999. Three Christmas tree carols : altes Weihnachtslied : after Franz Liszt : for mixed chorus and an instrumental ensemble / Leo Smit ; after Franz Liszt. SUNY at Buffalo, University at Buffalo
creatorOf Smit, Leo, 1921-1999. [Ballets. Selections] / Leo Smit. New York Public Libraries for the Performing Arts, Dance Collection
creatorOf Smit, Leo, 1921-1999. Piano sonata, four hands / Leo Smit. SUNY at Buffalo, University at Buffalo
creatorOf Smit, Leo, 1921-1999. Sonata in one movement for piano solo : 1951-55 / Leo Smit. SUNY at Buffalo, University at Buffalo
creatorOf Smit, Leo, 1921-1999. Delaunay pochoirs (1980) = Delaunay stencils : troix morceaux pour violoncelle et piano / Leo Smit. SUNY at Buffalo, University at Buffalo
creatorOf Smit, Leo, 1921-1999. Quartet (1938-1983) / Leo Smit. SUNY at Buffalo, University at Buffalo
creatorOf Smit, Leo, 1921-1999. A mountain eulogy : from Peer Gynt : for speaker and chamber orchestra / Leo Smit ; Henrik Ibsen. SUNY at Buffalo, University at Buffalo
creatorOf Smit, Leo, 1921-1999. Lizzie in wonderland : four characteristic pieces for harp solo / Leo Smit. SUNY at Buffalo, University at Buffalo
creatorOf Smit, Leo, 1921-1999. Copernicus : narrative and credo / text by Fred Hoyle ; music by Leo Smit. SUNY at Buffalo, University at Buffalo
creatorOf Smit, Leo, 1921-1999. [The alchemy of love]. Act II / [music by Leo Smit ; libretto by Fred Hoyle]. SUNY at Buffalo, University at Buffalo
creatorOf Smit, Leo, 1921-1999. Papers, 1939-2000. SUNY at Buffalo, University at Buffalo
creatorOf United States Information Agency. Artistic Ambassador Program. USIA Artistic Ambassador Program musical commissions, 1973-1988 (bulk 1983-1987). Library of Congress
creatorOf Smit, Leo, 1921-1999. Symphony no. 2 in six movements / by Leo Smit. SUNY at Buffalo, University at Buffalo
creatorOf Smit, Leo, 1921-1999. Songs of wonder : for high voice and piano / poems by Beth Frost (written at the age of 12) ; music by Leo Smit. SUNY at Buffalo, University at Buffalo
creatorOf Smit, Leo, 1921-1999. From Banja Luka : for voice and orchestra / Leo Smit. New York Public Library System, NYPL
creatorOf Smit, Leo, 1921-1999. Sonata for solo cello / Leo Smit. SUNY at Buffalo, University at Buffalo
referencedIn Leonard Bernstein Collection, circa 1900-1994, (bulk 1933-1990) Library of Congress. Music Division
creatorOf Smit, Leo, 1921-1999. Thomas Jefferson : a narrative monodrama for baritone and piano / poem by Lorine Niedecker ; music by Leo Smit. SUNY at Buffalo, University at Buffalo
creatorOf Smit, Leo, 1921-1999. Yerma / Leo Smit. SUNY at Buffalo, University at Buffalo
creatorOf Mendelssohn-Bartholdy, Felix, 1809-1847. Praeludium et fuga no. 5 in fa minore for 2 vlns, 2 vlas and vc / Mendelssohn ; [arr. by Leo Smit]. SUNY at Buffalo, University at Buffalo
creatorOf Smit, Leo, 1921-1999. Yerma : a ballet from the play by Garcia Lorca / Leo Smit. SUNY at Buffalo, University at Buffalo
creatorOf Smit, Leo, 1921-1999. In woods : 1978 : for oboe, harp and percussion (one player) / Leo Smit. SUNY at Buffalo, University at Buffalo
creatorOf Smit, Leo, 1921-1999. Two birthday pieces for [blank] / Leo Smit. SUNY at Buffalo, University at Buffalo
creatorOf Smit, Leo, 1921-1999. A light piece = Un pezzo leggiero : for violin and piano / Leo Smit. SUNY at Buffalo, University at Buffalo
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associatedWith Auden, W. H. (Wystan Hugh), 1907-1973 person
associatedWith Bartók, Béla, 1881-1945. person
correspondedWith Bernstein, Leonard, 1918-1990. person
associatedWith Bettis, Valerie. person
associatedWith Bettis, Valerie, 1920-1982. person
associatedWith Burkat, Leonard, 1919-1992. person
associatedWith Caedmon person
associatedWith Catallus, Gaius Valerius. person
associatedWith Catullus, Gaius Valerius person
associatedWith Chouinard, Joseph, person
associatedWith Copernicus, Nicolaus, 1473-1543 person
correspondedWith Copland, Aaron, 1900-1990 person
associatedWith Dickinson, Emily, 1830-1886 person
associatedWith Donor: Smit, Leo, 1921- person
associatedWith Foss, Lukas, 1922-2009. person
associatedWith Frost, Elisabeth A. (Elisabeth Ann), 1963- person
associatedWith García Lorca, Federico, 1898-1936. person
associatedWith Hawthorne, Nathaniel, 1804-1864. person
associatedWith Hecht, Anthony, 1923-2004. person
associatedWith Horowitz, Vladimir, 1903-1989. person
associatedWith Horowitz, Wanda Toscanini. person
associatedWith Hoyle, Fred, Sir. person
associatedWith Ibsen, Henrik, 1828-1906. person
associatedWith Kirkpatrick, John, 1905-1991. person
associatedWith Leonard Burkat person
associatedWith Liszt, Franz, 1811-1886. person
associatedWith Louchheim, Katie, 1903- person
associatedWith MacDowell, Edward, 1860-1908. person
associatedWith Mani Leib, 1883-1953 person
associatedWith Mendelssohn-Bartholdy, Felix, 1809-1847. person
associatedWith Moldenhauer, Hans person
correspondedWith Moldenhauer, Hans, collector. person
associatedWith Morton, Jelly Roll, d. 1941. person
associatedWith Niedecker, Lorine person
associatedWith Porter, Cole, 1891-1964. person
associatedWith Pushkin, Aleksandr Sergeevich, 1799-1837 person
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associatedWith Roberts, Laurence. person
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associatedWith Roethke, Theodore, 1908-1963. person
associatedWith Schumann, Robert, 1810-1856. person
associatedWith Schuman, William, 1910-1992. person
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Place Name Admin Code Country
New York (State)--Buffalo
New York (State)--Buffalo
United States
New York (State)--Buffalo
Latin America
Subject
Musicians
Musicians
Ballets
Ballets
Ballets
Ballets
Canons, fugues, etc.
Canons, fugues, etc. (String quartet)
Cantatas, Sacred
Cantatas, Secular
Carols
Choruses, Sacred (Mixed voices) with instrumental ensemble
Choruses, Secular (Equal voices), Unaccompanied
Choruses, Secular (Mixed voices), Unaccompanied
Choruses, Secular (Mixed voices) with instrumental ensemble
Choruses, Secular (Unison) with instrumental ensemble
Christmas music
Clarinet and piano music
Composers
Composers
Composers
Concertos (Piano)
Concertos (Piano)
Concertos (Piano)
Concert tours
Dickinson, Emily
Duets (Vibraphone, double bass)
Flute music with piano, Arranged
Flute music with piano, Arranged
Harp music
Instrumental ensembles
Latin poetry
Marches (Orchestra)
Monologues with music (Chamber orchestra)
Monologues with music (Chorus with instrumental ensemble)
Monologues with music (piano)
Music
Music
Musical sketches
Operas
Operas
Operas
Operas
Opera
Opera
Orchestral music
Orchestral music, Arranged
Organ music
Pianists
Piano music
Slides (Photography)
Sonatas (Piano)
Sonatas (Piano, 4 hands)
Sonatas (Violoncello)
Song cycles
Songs (High voice) and piano
Songs (High voice) with instrumental ensemble
Songs (High voice) with piano
Songs (High voice) with piano
Songs (Low voice) with piano
Songs (Medium voice) with guitar
Songs (Medium voice) with instrumental ensemble
Songs (Medium voice) with orchestra
Songs (Medium voice) with piano
Songs with instrumental ensemble
String orchestra music
String quartets
String quartets
String trios
String trios
Symphonies
Toccata
Trios (Oboe, harp, percussion)
Trios (Trombone, viola, violoncello)
Variations (Piano with orchestra)
Viola and piano music
Violin and piano music
Violin and violoncello music
Violin music
Violoncello and piano music
Vocal quartets with instrumental ensemble
Vocal quartets with instrumental ensemble
Woodwind quartets (Saxophones (4))
Woodwind quartets (Saxophones (4)), Arranged
Occupation
Arrangers
Composers
Pianists
Activity

Person

Birth 1921-01-12

Death 1999-12-12

Americans

Yiddish,

English,

German,

Latin

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