Haieff, Alexei Vasilievich Composers Composition Music

(1914-1994) Although his music never achieved much popularity it was played by major ensembles and he won significant awards among which were Guggenheim fellowships in 1946 and 1949, and a prize from the American Academy of Arts and Letters in 1946. He was a Fellow at the American Academy in Rome from 1947-48 and was composer-in-residence there in 1952-53.