Frances Ziffer
Frances Ziffer was an American composer, conductor, and pianist. She attended the Peabody Institute and studied with Carl Friedberg and David Saperton. She was a music director for theater groups and wrote lyrics or composed music for at least six musicals, as well as for numerous songs. Ziffer married Joseph Burgio but published her works under the name "Ziffer," sometimes collaborating with Hortense Belson.
Her compositions include:
Musicals
- A Streetcar Named Desire
- Dakota
- Dames at Sea
- Little Brown Jug
- Surprise Package
- Three on a Bed: A Musical Satire
Songs
- "Faith Alone"
- "He Don't Wanna Love Me"
- "I Didn't Hear From You"
- "If and When it Happens"
- "I'll Know Better Next Time"
- "I'm Only Waiting"
- "In My Wildest Dreams"
- "Just Passing By"
- "Love is Always New"
- "No Ifs, Ands or Buts"
- "One Foot to Sea"
- "Pretty, Pretty Please"
- "Reward, Reward"
- "Running Through My Mind"
- "Say When"
- "The Pleasure's All Mine"
- "There's Only One You"
- "Which Way is the Way to Your Heart"