Hazel O. Cline Volkart (20 May 1907 – 21 May 1985) was an American composer, music educator, and pianist. Volkart studied music at the

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, the Kansas City Conservatory, the University of Missouri (Kansas City), and the University of Kansas. Her teachers included Bertha Hornaday, Dr. Wiktor Labunskid, Dr. Francis Buebendort, and

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. She married Emil J. Volkart in 1931 and they had a daughter (Bettye). Volkart was a private piano teacher in Kansas and Missouri for many years. She was an active member of

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and won first place from Mu Phi Epsilon in 1963 for her Sonatina in C, as well as Honorable Mention in 1956 and an unspecified award in 1957. Volkart's music was published by

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, Schroeder & Gunther, Inc, and Theodore Presser Company. Her compositions included:

Piano

*At the Circus *Choctaw Indian Dance *Cruise on the River *Four Piano Pieces (Bob-o-Link, Dance of the Marionettes, Grandfather's Clock, Little Lullaby) *Japanese Doll Dance *Little Buckaroo *Pirate King *Ridin' Along (four hands)

Strings

String Method Books I, II, and III

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Volkart, Hazel O. Cline American women composers 1907 births 1985 deaths 20th-century American women 20th-century American people