Listening Through The Dictionary of Composers and Their Music
Louis Gruenberg (1884-1964)
Bio
Gruenberg was born in Brest-Litovsk in modern-day Belarus but emigrated to the United States with his family as a child. He was a talented pianist and studied at Dvořák's school in New York. He traveled to Europe to learn under Busoni and became a prolific composer. He had a successful career in Hollywood writing film scores and was a champion of Schoenberg and the early contemporary composers.
Music
Violin Concerto
Polychromatics
The Emperor Jones
Symphony No. 2
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