Albert Harris (born in London on February 13, 1916, died in Auckland 14 February 2005) 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. He 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.

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  • Albert Harris (born in London on February 13, 1916, died in Auckland 14 February 2005) 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. He 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. 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. Albert Harris studied composition with Mary Carr Moore and Eugen Zador in Los Angeles, and conducting with Richard Lert. He is a recipient of several awards for choral pieces, songs, and an octet for French Horn from the Los Angeles Horn Club. Albert Harris the professor of orchestration at UCLA. He was Assistant Musical Director for NBC from 1946-49. "Music Service Incorporated" (MSI) was formed by Mr. Harris and two colleagues (one of whom was Nelson Riddle) and was responsible for the music for four TV Shows: "Mary Tyler Moore — Dick Van Dyke Show," "Ray Bolger Show," "Danny Thomas Show," and "Andy Griffith Show. " 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. Mr. 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 a renowned 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. While he was president of the American Society of Music Arrangers (a post he held from 1989-91), 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 and was nominated for a Pulitzer Prize in 1979 for his "Concerto de California" scored for guitar and String Quartet. Among those nominating Harris was Aaron Copeland 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. 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.
  • Albert Harris, wł. Aaron Hekelman, inne pseudonimy: Albert Liff, Albert Holm – pianista, kompozytor, autor tekstów piosenek i piosenkarz. Jego najbardziej znana kompozycja to "Piosenka o mojej Warszawie", znana w wykonaniu Mieczysława Fogga (R.M. Groński twierdzi, że to niemiecka melodia "Mamatschi kauf mir ein Pferdchen"). Napisał słowa do piosenki "Nie masz cwaniaka nad Warszawiaka". W latach 1946-1949 pracował w Szwecji, gdzie skomponował melodię do filmów: "Tappa inte sugen" opartego na musicalu "Lady behave" "Greven från gränden", będącym adaptacją operetki i brytyjskiego filmu z 1937 "Me and My Girl".
  • Albert Harris, egentligen Aaron Hekelman, andra pseudonymer: Albert Liff, Albert Holm, född 22 november 1911 i Warszawa, död 1974 i USA, polsk kompositör, schlagersångare, textförfattare och pianist. Han debuterade 1930 och var under 1930-talet en av de populäraste schlagersångarna i Polen. Under Andra världskriget befann han sig i Sovjetunionen, sedan en åter i Polen och 1946-1949 var han verksam i Sverige. Det var han som 1944 skapade "Sången om Warszawa" (Piosenka o mojej Warszawie) och sjöng själv in den i Sovjetunionen 1944. Den svenska texten skrevs av Carl-Arne och den blev i Bertil Boos tolkning en mycket stor framgång bland svenska lyssnare.
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  • Albert Harris (born in London on February 13, 1916, died in Auckland 14 February 2005) 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. He 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.
  • Albert Harris, wł. Aaron Hekelman, inne pseudonimy: Albert Liff, Albert Holm – pianista, kompozytor, autor tekstów piosenek i piosenkarz. Jego najbardziej znana kompozycja to "Piosenka o mojej Warszawie", znana w wykonaniu Mieczysława Fogga (R.M. Groński twierdzi, że to niemiecka melodia "Mamatschi kauf mir ein Pferdchen"). Napisał słowa do piosenki "Nie masz cwaniaka nad Warszawiaka".
  • Albert Harris, egentligen Aaron Hekelman, andra pseudonymer: Albert Liff, Albert Holm, född 22 november 1911 i Warszawa, död 1974 i USA, polsk kompositör, schlagersångare, textförfattare och pianist. Han debuterade 1930 och var under 1930-talet en av de populäraste schlagersångarna i Polen. Under Andra världskriget befann han sig i Sovjetunionen, sedan en åter i Polen och 1946-1949 var han verksam i Sverige.
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