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Adolph Weiss. "Weiss's music displays the tenuity of feeling, the inclination from the American soil, invariably accompanying an eclectic style." -1929 publication. (Baltimore, Maryland, November 12, 1891 – Van Nuys, California, February 21, 1971) was an American composer. A modernist, he was a pupil of Arnold Schoenberg in Vienna; his father ...
Adolph Weiss (Baltimore, Maryland, November 12, 1891 – Van Nuys, California, February 21, 1971) was an American composer. Our Story History & Vision Mission & Values Our Team Featured Recordings
1 “Ultramodern” composers: Adolph Weiss, Wallingford Riegger, Carl Ruggles, and Ruth Crawford Seeger The first phase of twelve-tone serialism in America unfolded largely under the banner of Henry Cowell’s New Music enterprises, including perform-ances, publications, and recordings (Mead 1981). The small group of self-
On September 12, 1891, I came into this world in the city of Baltimore, Maryland. At the age of 16, I became first bassoonist with the Russian Symphony Orch...
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Adolph Weiss was the first American student of Arnold Schoenberg, and consequently helped to introduce the technique of twelve-tone composition in the United States; his authorship of a 1930 article published…
WEISS, ADOLPH: Appointed for creative work in musical composition, abroad; tenure, twelve months from July 15, 1932. Born September 12, 1891, at Baltimore, Maryland. Education: Meisterklasse under Arnold Schönberg, Prussian State Academy of Fine Arts, 1925–27.
Oct 16, 2017 · Adolph Weiss (1891-1971) was a modernist composer and professional bassoonist, today mostly remembered as a footnote to John Cage, being his first compositio...
