Background
Starer, Robert was born on January 8, 1924 in Vienna, Austria. Came to United States, 1947, naturalized, 1957. Son of Nison and Erna (Gottlieb) Starer.
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Starer, Robert was born on January 8, 1924 in Vienna, Austria. Came to United States, 1947, naturalized, 1957. Son of Nison and Erna (Gottlieb) Starer.
After the 1938 plebiscite in which Austria voted for annexation by Nazi Germany, Starer left for Palestine and studied at the Jerusalem Conservatory with Josef Tal. He studied composition at the Juilliard School in New York, studied with Aaron Copland in 1948 and received a postgraduate degree from Juilliard in 1949.
Robert Starer began studying the piano at age 4 and continued his studies at the Vienna State Academy. In World World War II he served in the British Royal Air Force. And in 1947 he settled in the United States.
Starer became an American citizen in 1957.
Robert Starer taught at the Juilliard School, Brooklyn College and the Graduate Center of the City University of New York where he became a distinguished professor in He lived with writer Gail Godwin for some thirty years. The two collaborated on several librettos.
Starer was prolific and composed in many genres. His music was characterized by chromaticism and driving rhythms.
His vocal works, whether set to English or Hebrew texts, were particularly praised.
He composed the score for Martha Graham"s 1962 ballet Phaedra. He also wrote four operas The Intruder (1956), Pantagleize (1967), The Last Lover (1975), and Apollonia (1979). One of the pieces Starer wrote was "Even and Odds" for piano players in their early stages.
He is also known for his pieces entitled "Sketches in Color" as well as his sight-reading training manual, "Rhythmic Training." He died on April 22, 2001 in Kingston New New York
He is buried in Artists Cemetery, Woodstock, Ulster County, New New York R. R. J. Doctorate.
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With Royal Air Force, 1943-1946. Member American Society of Composers, American Music Center (director 1962-1964), American Academy Arts and Letters.
Married Johanna Herz, March 27, 1942. 1 child, Daniel.