Hans Ewald Heller
Hans Ewald Heller | |
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| Born | Hans Edwald Heller 17 April 1894 Vienna, Austria |
| Died | October 1, 1966 (aged 72) New York City |
| Occupation(s) | Composer, music critic, teacher |
Hans Ewald Heller (17 April 1894 – 1 October 1966) was an Austrian-American composer, music critic and teacher.[1]
Life
Heller studied with
orchestrator for the Vienna Broadcasting System and taught classes on music for film.[3] He was described in The New York Times as being the cousin of Albert Einstein.[4]
In 1938, he moved to the United States and died in 1966.[1][2]
Selected compositions
Light operas
- Satan (Vienna, 1927)
- Messalina (Prague, 1928)
- Der Liebling von London (Vienna, 1930)
Overtures
- Carnival in New Orleans (1940)
Cantatas
- Ode to Our Women (1942)[5]
References
- ^ ISBN 978-0-02-865530-7.
- ^ a b "Hans Ewald Heller, a Music Editor, 72". The New York Times. 1966-10-02. Retrieved 2022-07-01.
- ^ "Dr Hans E. Heller, Viennese Composer, in America". Musical Courier. 119 (12): 12. 15 June 1939.
- ^ "Internment Camps in France Scored; Martin Baer, American Painter, Describes Conditions as Almost Intolerable; Heavy Labor Required – Hans Keller, Composer, Said to Be Cousin of Einstein, One of Intellectuals Held". The New York Times. 1940-12-22. Retrieved 2022-07-01.
- ^ "Tehila Nini Goldstein and Jascha Nemtsov perform Hans Heller's "Vom kleinen Alltag" - 4 Lieder op. 8". YouTube. October 18, 2021. Retrieved February 2, 2022.
External links
- "Heller, Hans Ewald", Oesterreichisches Musiklexikon (in German)
- "Hans Ewald Heller", italianopera.org
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