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Van Alexander (May 2, 1915 – July 19, 2015) was an American bandleader, arranger, and composer. Early years. Van Alexander was born Alexander Van Vliet Feldman in Harlem. [1] . His mother was a classical pianist, and she taught him to play the piano. [2] . He studied music at Columbia University. [1] .
1.67K subscribers. Subscribed. 22. 1.7K views 10 years ago. Here are a few excerpts from a two hour in-depth interview with the distinguished film & television composer and arranger: Van...
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Jan 26, 2020 · Van Alexander (1915-2015) was a composer, conductor, and arranger, based initially in New York, before heading to Hollywood and continuing his varied career there. His initial success was by ...
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Jul 30, 2015 · Van Alexander, a composer and arranger who adapted a nursery rhyme into “A-Tisket, A-Tasket,” which became Ella Fitzgerald’s breakout hit in 1938, died on July 19 at a hospital near his home in...
Later in the 1940s, he was hired by Bing Crosby to work in Hollywood, and worked extensively as a composer, arranger, and conductor for film scores. Alexander wrote a textbook on film arrangement...
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Jul 20, 2015 · Van Alexander, the 1940s US bandleader who became a prolific film and TV show composer, has died aged 100. According to Variety, the conductor and author died of heart failure on Sunday in a...
Jul 20, 2015 · Van Alexander, the 1940s bandleader who co-wrote "A-Tisket, A-Tasket" with Ella Fitzgerald and went on to score dozens of films and TV shows in the 1950s and '60s, died of heart...
