Title Page | Collection Summary | Biographical/Organizational Note | Scope and Content | Arrangement
Biographical Note
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| 1913, Sept. 28 | Born, Chicago, to Russian-Jewish immigrants Rose and David Fine |
| 1918 | Began piano studies with mother Became youngest student ever to receive a scholarship from the Chicago Musical College |
| 1924-1926 | Studied piano with Djane Lavoie-Herz, former student of Scriabin |
| 1926 | Composed first work, Lullaby, for piano |
| 1926-1928 | Studied harmony and composition with Ruth Crawford and counterpoint with Adolf Weidig at American Conservatory in Chicago Met Henry Cowell, Dane Rudhyar, and Imre Weisshauss, who became early supporters |
| 1929 | Solo for Oboe premiered at Carnegie Hall |
| 1931 | Moved to New York City Dance accompanist, Gluck-Sandor Dance Theater and other studios |
| 1932 | Became member of Aaron Copland's Young Composers' Group Premiere of Four Polyphonic Pieces for Piano at the First Yaddo Festival |
| 1934-1942 | Studied composition with Roger Sessions |
| 1935 | Married sculptor Benjamin Karp |
| 1937 | Helped found The American Composers' Alliance |
| 1937-1945 | Studied piano with Abby Whiteside |
| 1942 | Daughter Margaret born |
| 1943 | Studied orchestration with George Szell |
| 1945-1948 | Faculty member, piano department, New York University, New York, N.Y. |
| 1948 | Adjunct faculty member, literature and materials, Juilliard School, New York, N.Y. Moved to New Paltz, New York Daughter Nina born |
| 1953-1960 | Artistic director, Rothschild Foundation |
| 1964-1987 | Teacher, composition, Bennington College, Bennington, Vt. |
| 1980 | Elected to the American Academy and Institute of Arts and Letters |
| 2000, Mar. 20 | Died, Bennington, Vermont |