Pitot, Genevieve (c. 1920–)

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Pitot, Genevieve (c. 1920–)

American pianist, composer and arranger. Born c. 1920, in New Orleans, LA.

Composed numerous works for Helen Tamiris, including Adelante, As in a Dream, and Liberty Song; worked for Donald Saddler, Agnes de Mille, Charles Weidman, and others, accompanying their works at recital performances (1930s–40s); worked for numerous choreographers on Broadway musicals, where she arranged and adapted musical components to fit their choreography (1939–89), among them Jerome Robbins, Michael Kidd, and Hanya Holm.