Eldin Burton Sheet Music
Burton was a pianist who had ambitions as a composer, and took the first steps by enrolling on a composition course at the Juilliard School in New York. The flute sonatina (which was a re-arranged version of a piano piece) later won the
Composition Contest of the New York Flute CLub in 1948. Burton gave the first performance with the flautist Samuel Baron, and as the contest’s first prize was an offer of publication by Schirmer, the work survived in the repertory. Burton later took a job with Schirmer and se
Composition Contest of the New York Flute CLub in 1948. Burton gave the first performance with the flautist Samuel Baron, and as the contest’s first prize was an offer of publication by Schirmer, the work survived in the repertory. Burton later took a job with Schirmer and se