ALBERT HARRIS was born in Londen, came to New York in 1938, He carned a Doctor of Music dogree from New York College of Music, moved to Los Angeles in 1942, whore he has been a resident since. Harris studied composition with Mary Carr Moore and Eugen Zadar in Los Angeles, and conducting with Richard Lert. He is a recipient of several awards for choral pieces, sengs, and an octet for French Horn ftam the Les Angeles Horn Club. Dr, Hattis composed pices recorded by Segovia (“Variations on a Theme by Handel”) and Laurindo Almeida has recorded this ‘Sonatina’. He has lectured for UCLA and the Santa Barbara Academy of the Wost, He was Assistant Musical Director for NBC from 1916-49, He has arranged and conducted many dramatic scores for television and motion pictures and for such prominent personalities as Barbara Streisand, Roberta Flack, Cher and Andy Griffith. At present, Dr. Harris divides his activities beuween film orchestrations and private Students. He is a member of Locals 47 (Las Angeles) and 802 (New York), Compasers and Lyricists Guild of Amorica, ASCAP, and of the Board of Directors of the American Society of Music Amangers. The ‘‘Sonatina” was premiered in New York by Carlos Barbosa-Lima in Alice Tully Hall on March 20, 1972. Donal Henahan wrote in the New York Times "*...of the four newer pieces, Harris? Sonatina’? made the most pleasant impression with its tunefal folkish matorials."”; SONATINA Revised and fingered by Carlos Barbosa-Lima (1975) 1 Guitar Solo Allegro moderato ( J = 66) > © Copyrieht 1969 by COLUMBIA MUSIC-CO.. Washington, D.C Imternaonal Copyreht Secwed Mate ia USA.” AIR phi Rexcvedcrese. g— re @ @ ‘ we ao yo figs a] a Poconit + = +o os tp ee 7 O~ LE y ‘ i cs— C7. — ® @ ott Sonatian 14a7 — ie oe ee fod ee = —- oo oF 7 a : 4 a tempo sia ie af Ret iesCon moto 3 —s a stn yom tom m Ta 4 eee eee —S eS 66 © apr vi , Oat a, 4 agate g tates he o s £ == = - =F ——! ae 2 Foo" fence apeqeire} Sonatinn-142. ARIA Andante tranquillo ( 4 = 96) 2 Ba oF === | fl Deg dO ag a tempo crusts OY ,5—\, 3 a ‘ Cf Co ,0u O® @ Sonatina -14@ tempo — 3 7 motto rit, atempo $23 o-%’—_, » ear) = @® a = a ° 4 poco vit.poco nt. (legatoy 3. RONDO Allegro non troppo ( ¢= 80) ‘Sonatina -14ta $s S 10soa aut ¢3 Sonatina 142 ¢r—— a tempo 42 © @ c—»%—g7 za —— —= ge ee TS oS p fa oe pte ee gt ee ep —+ F +f 7 poeo rit, SA, 10 195926 me a, Quer = Se apt eet 8 Sonatina - 14poce rall, rit grempo ‘ 144 1 2 a Se => > eee aay a =—=— _— a4) (¢]) =——— EE Ta == 9 z ae nts tye ee fe 2 fe Sonatina -14tempa fun poco sastenute) foe ° peanrabtle{poco meno) Pid allegro, és. ge fe Sonatina - 14 deciso @D GD— oF p ato" Albert Harris May 29,1951 ‘Van Nuys, Calif, ‘Total duration 840"