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Born: March 23, 1910

Died: July 7, 1978

Paul Reif was an American composer. The narrative of Reif's compositions often reflected historical and social themes of the period; his musical genres spanned from classical to pop to musical. His songs include "I'm Just a Poor Street Singer"; "Sun Never Sets on AEF"; "My Face Is Dirty with Kisses"; "A Prairie Lullaby"; "Takes Two (Me Plus You)"; "Looking Glass Lake"; "They All Wanted You for Me"; "Cowboy Rhumba"; "You Stole My Wife, You Horsethief." Among his serious works are "Dream Concerto", for piano, and "Birches" for voice and orchestra.

Born Paul Heinz Reif on March 23, 1910 in Gaya (Kyjo), Moravia, Reif was the son of Else (née Koerner), a prominent couturier, and Oskar Reif, a glass factory manager. Following the death of his father in 1915, young Reif moved to Vienna, Austria, with his mother and younger brother Francis. In Vienna, Reif studied violin with renowned violinist Erika Morini, and with her father, Oscar Morini. From 1915 to 1926, he was educated in high school and college in Vienna. He studied counterpoint and conducting with Bruno Walter and Richard Strauss at the Academie of Mu­sic in Vienna, 1926 to 1928, and at the Sorbonne University in Paris, 1928 to 1930.

While in Europe, Reif wrote music for stage and screen in Vienna, Prague, Stockholm, and Paris. He was a member of AKM (Autoren, Komponisten and Musikverleger), the oldest and largest copyright society in Austria, and STIM, a Pro Company / Performing Rights Organization in Sweden. With his sister Maria and mother, Reif emigrated to the U.S. in 1940 and, following the Pearl Harbor attack, served in U.S. Army Intelligence, 1942 to 1945.

In the United States, Reif became a member of the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP) in 1948.

Reif was married to Rita Reif (née Murphy), a book author and New York Times writer, on July 2, 1953 in New York, New York. The couple resided in Manhattan and had two sons, L. Leslie Reif and Timothy M. Reif.

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"Adagio for Organ", 1967 "America 1776-1876-1976", 1975 "Banter for Flute and Piano", 1966 "Birches", 1965 "Brass Quintet", 1967 "Campaign", undated "The Circus" and "The Railway Stationery", 1968 "The Curse of Mauvais Air (a mini-opera buffa)", 1976 "Down at the Docks"; "Duo for Three", 1970, 1972-1977 "Ecce Homo", 1974 "Encounter"; "Episodes for String Orchestra"; "Eulogy for a Friend", 1972 "Fanfare and Fugato", 1968-1969 "The Fishes and the Poet's Hands", 1970 "Five Divertimenti for Four Strings", 1967-1968 "Five Finger Exercises", 1958 "Five Vignettes for Four Singers and Piano", 1972-1975 "Fog Over the Morning Town" and other short works; "Four German Songs", 1973 "Four Songs on Words of Kenneth Koch", 1968 "German for Americans", 1973 "Jazz Moods for Woodwinds", 1974 " Kaleidoscope" and "La Figlia Che Piange", 1957 "Less is More- Seven Bauhaus Sketches", 1977 "Letter from Birmingham Jail", 1964 "Mad Hamlet", 1961-1962 "A Murderer Among Us", 1964 "My Candle Burns at Both Ends", 1970 "O You Whom I Often and Sincerely Come" and "Richard Cory", undated "Philidor's Defense", 1965 "Portrait in Brownstone"; "Quintet (Clouds and Rain)"; "Requiem to War", 1968 "Reverence for Life", 1960 "Sextet (for cello and 5 woodwinds)", 1971 "Trio (for flure, cello, and piano or harpsichord)", undated "Trio for Flutes", 1971 "Triple City (cantata for mixed chorus and brass ensemble)", 1963 "Twin Concertos", 1960 "White Roses"; "Wind Spectrum", 1966, 1970 "Mad Hamlet", 1962

Reference: Princeton University Library

Reference: ASCAP Dictionary of Authors, Composers, Songs and Music