Martha Alter Explained

Martha Alter
Birth Date:February 8, 1904
Birth Place:New Bloomfield, Pennsylvania
Death Place:Newport, Pennsylvania
Parents:David Boyd and Daisy Myrl Alter
Occupation:Concert pianist and educator

Martha Alter (8 February 1904 – 3 June 1976) was an American pianist, music teacher and composer.

Life and career

Martha Alter was born in New Bloomfield, Pennsylvania, to parents David Boyd and Daisy Myrl Alter. She graduated from Vassar College in 1925. Alter continued her studies, receiving a master's in musicology from Columbia University and a master's of music composition from Eastman School of Music, studying with Ernest Hutcheson, Rubin Goldmark, Howard Hanson and Bernard Rogers.

She taught at Vassar College from 1929-1931[1] and took a position teaching music at Connecticut College in 1942. She died in Newport, Pennsylvania, and her papers are housed at the Vassar College Libraries.[2]

Works

Selected compositions include:

Notes and References

  1. Book: Who is who in music. Alfred Victor. Frankenstein. Sigmund Gottfried. Spaeth. John Townsend Hinton. Mize. 1951.
  2. Web site: History. 5 October 2010.