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Bernard Herrmann (born Maximillian Herman; June 29, 1911 – December 24, 1975) was an American composer and conductor [1] best known for his work in film scoring. As a conductor, he championed the music of lesser-known composers. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest film composers. [2]
Hermann Scherchen (21 June 1891 – 12 June 1966) was a German conductor, who was principal conductor of the city orchestra of Winterthur from 1922 to 1950. He promoted contemporary music, beginning with Schoenberg's Pierrot Lunaire, followed by works by Richard Strauss, Anton Webern, Alban Berg, Edgard Varèse, later Iannis Xenakis, Luigi Nono and Leon Schidlowsky.
Hermann Levi (7 November 1839 – 13 May 1900) was a German Jewish orchestral conductor.. Levi was born in Giessen, Germany, the son of a rabbi.He was educated at Giessen and Mannheim, and came to Vinzenz Lachner's notice.
Abendroth was born on 19 January 1883, at Frankfurt, the son of a bookseller. [1] [2] Several other members of the family were artists in diverse disciplines.After finishing his school studies at the Frankfort Gymnasium, Abendroth traveled to Munich and at the wish of his father undertook the first year of an apprenticeship as a book dealer, but he then switched to studying music at the ...
Bertil van Boer: Die Werke von Joseph Martin Kraus.Systematisch-thematisches Werkverzeichnis, Stockholm: Kungl.Musikaliska akademien 1988; Bertil van Boer: Dramatic Cohesion in the Music of Joseph Martin Kraus, Lewiston 1989 (Studies in History and Interpretation of Music Number, Vol. 15) ISBN 978-0-88946-440-7
Herman's optimistic view of show business life is presented in "It's Today!", the opening number from Mame, and "Big Time", from Mack and Mabel. On the other hand, "We Need A Little Christmas" and "Put On Your Sunday Clothes!" present his strategies for dealing with bad news and hard times.
Martinus Anthonius Johannes Maria "Martin" Hersman (born 26 February 1974) is a retired speed skater from the Netherlands who was active between 1992 and 2003. He competed at the 1994 and 1998 Winter Olympics in 1000 and 1500 m; his best achievement was sixth place in the 1500 m event in 1998.
Hermann Kotzschmar died in Portland in 1908, [4] at the age of 78, from a cerebral hemorrhage. Earlier that year, a fire had destroyed Portland City Hall. When a new city hall was built, Cyrus Hermann Kotzschmar Curtis, having become a wealthy publisher, donated an organ for an auditorium in the building, on the condition that it be a memorial to Hermann Kotzschmar.