Judith Lang Zaimont ([ˈzeɪmɒnt];[1] born November 8, 1945) is an American composer and pianist.
[3] These lessons included piano with Rosina Lhévinne and theory and duo-piano with Ann Hull.
Judith and Doris had a successful performance career as duo-pianists that included appearances on Lawrence Welk's and Mitch Miller's television programs and a Carnegie Hall debut in 1963.
"[6] She began her compositional attempts at age eleven and won first place from the National Federation of Music Clubs for a piece written when she was only twelve.
This instrumental emphasis includes aspects of asymmetrical lines, octave displacement, as well as a more linear approach.
[14] She includes changes of character, dance rhythms, and programmatic titles in several of her works, as her pieces often draw on elements of nature, which is an inspiration for her writing.
"[17] Zaimont was influenced by several well-known composers, including Berlioz, Chopin, Scriabin, Prokofiev, Debussy, Ravel, Messiaen, Stravinsky, and Copland.
Her main attraction to these composers was their characterizing use of texture, fast harmonic rhythm, and figuration.
And since I do write melodies, the textures need to be lucid, with surfaces worked sufficiently to characterize the materials.
"I never heard the term 'adjective-composer' until 1972, when I was on Bob Sherman's radio show in New York, and he asked me what it was like to be a 'woman composer'.
She has attempted to urge teachers to include more female composers and new music in their students' college repertoire.