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Tittle, Steve
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Dates of existence
1935-
History
Steve Tittle is a Canadian composer and teacher. He studied composition at Kent State University with Harold Miles, John White and Fred Coulter, and at the University of Wisconsin with Hilmar Luckhardt, Robert Crane and Burt Levy. In 1970, he joined the teaching staff at Dalhousie University, where he became an associate professor of composition and theory in 1990. He was the founder of the Dalhousie Experimental-Electronic Sound Studio and the improvisation ensemble, Murphy's Law. He was the co-founder of the music ensemble, Upstream, and performed regularly with this group. His compositions include commissions for Upstream, Symphony Nova Scotia, CBC Radio, the Kronos Quartet, Scotia Festival, and Dalhousie University.