*1954 US
Composer of Classical
Stephen Jaffe (born December 30, 1954 in Washington, D.C.) is an American composer of contemporary classical music. He lives in Durham, North Carolina, USA, and serves on the music faculty of Duke University, where he holds the post of Mary and James H. Semans Professor of Music Composition; his colleagues there include composers Scott Lindroth and Anthony Kelley. Jaffe graduated summa cum laude from the University of Pennsylvania in 1977; he received a master's degree the following year from the same institution. During his time in Pennsylvania, he studied with George Crumb, George Rochberg, and Richard Wernick.
Title | Artist | Year | Type |
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Elation | Scott Lindroth / Stephen Jaffe / Miriam Gideon - Laura Gilbert, Jonathan Bagg, Dan Lippel, Donald Berman, Stacey Shames, Elizabeth Shammash | 2014 | Album |
The Music Of Stephen Jaffe, Volume Two: Concerto For Violin And Orchestra • Chamber Concerto ("Singing Figures") | Stephen Jaffe — Gregory Fulkerson, Odense Symfoniorkester, Donald Palma • Stephen Taylor, Speculum Musicae, William Purvis | 2004 | Album |
The Rhythm Of The Running Plough • Four Songs With Ensemble • Double Sonata | Stephen Jaffe | 1993 | Album |