Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
Woyzeck (German pronunciation: [ˈvɔʏtsɛk]) is a stage play written by Georg Büchner. Büchner wrote the play between July and October 1836, yet left it incomplete at his death in February 1837. Büchner wrote the play between July and October 1836, yet left it incomplete at his death in February 1837.
Pitts served as mayor of Fredericksburg for seven years, school treasurer for twenty-six years, wrote a biographical local history, and was a Master Freemason. Pitts occasionally performed his most famous song. He died in Brooklyn in September 25, 1918 and was buried in the Rose Hill Cemetery in Fredericksburg, Iowa. [1] [8]
"The Song of Iowa" is the regional anthem of the U.S. state of Iowa, written by S. H. M. Byers in 1867 and adopted as the official state song by the Iowa State Legislature on March 20, 1911. The song is set to the tune "O Tannenbaum" and Byers' lyrics' theme is centered on his love and praise for Iowa. [1]
James Stevens (1892 – December 31, 1971) was an American writer and composer.Born in Albia, Iowa, [1] he lived in Idaho from a young age, and based much of his later novel Big Jim Turner (1948) on his childhood spent in Pacific Northwest logging camps.
Marple added magazine writers, short story authors, and Iowa Press and Authors' Club members to the book. Each author had their birth date, death date if applicable, a list of books, publication dates, and publishers. [2] Some of the listed authors moved away from Iowa as children, and some of them did not live in Iowa until they were elderly. [3]
Wozzeck (German pronunciation:) is the first opera by the Austrian composer Alban Berg.Composed between 1914 and 1922, it premiered in 1925. It is based on the drama Woyzeck, which German playwright Georg Büchner left incomplete at his death.
Robert James Waller Jr. was born in Charles City, Iowa, and grew up in Rockford, Iowa. [1] In 1961, he married Georgia Ann Wiedemeier. [2] Waller received his BA ('62) and MA ('64) from University of Northern Iowa (then known as Iowa State Teachers College). [3]
The written history of Iowa begins with the proto-historic accounts of Native Americans by explorers such as Marquette and Joliet in the 1680s. Until the early 19th century Iowa was occupied exclusively by Native Americans and a few European traders, with loose political control by France and Spain.