Irwin Heilner was an American composer of contemporary classical music

Contemporary classical music

Contemporary classical music can be understood as belonging to the period that started in the mid-1970s with the retreat of modernism. However, the term may also be employed in a broader sense to refer to all post-1945 modern musical forms.-Categorization:...

. His works are published by American Composers Alliance

American Composers Alliance

The American Composers Alliance is an American membership organization dedicated to the publishing and promoting of American contemporary classical music. Founded in 1937 by Aaron Copland, Milton Adolphus and others, it is the oldest national organization of its kind, and represents over 200...

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Heilner lived in Brooklyn

Brooklyn

Brooklyn is the most populous of New York City's five boroughs, with nearly 2.6 million residents, and the second-largest in area. Since 1896, Brooklyn has had the same boundaries as Kings County, which is now the most populous county in New York State and the second-most densely populated...

, New York

New York

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. In 1932 he was a member of the Young Composers' Group, which was founded by the composer Elie Siegmeister

Elie Siegmeister

Elie Siegmeister was an American composer, educator and author.His varied musical output showed his concern with the development of an authentic American musical vocabulary...

 and which met regularly at the home of the composer Aaron Copland

Aaron Copland

Aaron Copland was an American composer, composition teacher, writer, and later in his career a conductor of his own and other American music. He was instrumental in forging a distinctly American style of composition, and is often referred to as "the Dean of American Composers"...

.http://books.google.com/books?id=a3R-7_UWF4wC&pg=PA185&dq=%22irwin+heilner%22&sig=FH_5PBf-EtHI-NI-lDW3E7vn11E Heilner studied with Nadia Boulanger

Nadia Boulanger

Nadia Boulanger was a French composer, conductor and teacher who taught many composers and performers of the 20th century.From a musical family, she achieved early honours as a student at the Paris Conservatoire, but believing that her talent as a composer was inferior to that of her younger...

 beginning in the late spring of 1932, having been recommended by Aaron Copland

Aaron Copland

Aaron Copland was an American composer, composition teacher, writer, and later in his career a conductor of his own and other American music. He was instrumental in forging a distinctly American style of composition, and is often referred to as "the Dean of American Composers"...

.http://books.google.com/books?id=no59tOo0cxsC&pg=PA242&dq=%22irwin+heilner%22&sig=0LmzxXEq-hNVSti5PtCY_DxzpfA The two did not get along, however, and his planned three years of study lasted for just three months.http://books.google.com/books?id=no59tOo0cxsC&pg=PA242&dq=%22irwin+heilner%22&sig=0LmzxXEq-hNVSti5PtCY_DxzpfA His music was conducted and recorded by William Strickland

William Strickland (conductor)

William Remsen Strickland was an American conductor and organist.He served as guest conductor for the Cathedral Choral Society of Washington, D.C. during World War II...

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External links

• List of works from American Composers Alliance site