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Albert Harris (composer) was born on 13 February, 1916 in London, England, United Kingdom, is an Albert Harris was English musician. Discover Albert Harris (composer)'s Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 89 years old?
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Composer, arranger |
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89 years old |
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Aquarius |
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13 February, 1916 |
Birthday |
13 February |
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London, England, United Kingdom |
Date of death |
14 February, 2005 |
Died Place |
Auckland, New Zealand |
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United Kingdom
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Albert Harris (composer) Height, Weight & Measurements
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Albert Harris (composer) Net Worth
His net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Albert Harris (composer) worth at the age of 89 years old? Albert Harris (composer)’s income source is mostly from being a successful artist. He is from United Kingdom. We have estimated Albert Harris (composer)'s net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.
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$1 Million - $5 Million |
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Albert Harris (13 February 1916 – 14 February 2005) was an English musician who worked most of his life in Hollywood as an orchestrator, arranger and composer for several of the big Film Studios and for such pop icons as Barbra Streisand, Roberta Flack and Cher.
Harris was born in London and studied piano from age 6 and was also a self-taught guitarist; his knowledge of this instrument enabled him in later years to compose pieces specifically for guitar (his Variations and Fugue on a Theme by Handel was recorded by Andrés Segovia).
During the mid-1930s he began to make a name for himself as a session musician in London where he featured on many recordings, most notably as session guitarist with the Lew Stone band, his delicate but swinging improvisations enhancing many of Stones records during the 1934-35 period.
He came to New York in 1938 at which time he started playing piano in big bands across the U.S., after which he began studying at New York University's College of Music where he earned a doctorate in music in 1944.
Before earning his doctorate he moved to Los Angeles in 1942.
He is a recipient of several awards for choral pieces, songs, and an octet for French Horn from the Los Angeles Horn Club.
He was Assistant Musical Director for NBC from 1946 to 1949.
In 1959, conductor Frank deVol recorded an album of Harris's compositions, Bacchanal, which was 15 pieces, each named for a Greek god.
He was music director for Barbra Streisand on the TV special "Barbra and Other Instruments," music orchestrator and arranger for Cher’s album "Bittersweet Moonlight" and was music arranger for Roberta Flack for appearances in Hollywood.
Harris was the composer and conductor for Quinn Martin Productions, specifically "Cannon", "Barnaby Jones", "Streets of San Francisco" and "FBI."
Over a period of 30 years, Mr. Harris was employed by all the major film studios as an orchestrator and composer.
A popular teacher and lecturer in Los Angeles, he was invited to speak at the Santa Barbara Academy of the West by Darius Milhaud.
He married Diane Smith, from New Zealand, in California in 1986, and the couple retired to New Zealand in 1992.
He is survived by his wife Diane Harris and his sister Bette Friedman.
While he was president of the American Society of Music Arrangers (a post he held from 1989 to 1991), he co-lectured at a composer's workshop with Henry Mancini.
Albert Harris was a member of Composers and Lyricists Guild of America, on the board of directors of the American Society of Music Arrangers.
He won the National Composer's Award for his "Concerto de California" scored for guitar and String Quartet.
Among those nominating Harris was Aaron Copland with whom Harris shares a harmonic language that, in the words of Ned Rorem, "sounds like the great outdoors".
Harris retired from film and television work in 1990.