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International who's who in music and musical gazetteer, 1918
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1salon-music for piano, several pieces on the theme "B—la—f" (Belaïeff, the name of his publisher).
3KORESTCHENKO, Arseni Nicolaievitch:
4Composer, pianist; b. Moscow, Dec. 18, 1870; stud. at the Moscow Cons. under Taneiew (piano) and Arensky (theory), winning the first gold medal in both branches upon graduation, 1891. Teacher of harmony a the Moscow Cons.; teacher of counterpoint and form at the Synodal School, Moscow. Comp.: 1-act opera, "Belthazar's Feast," op. 7 (Moscow, 1892); 2-act opera, "The Angel of Death" (text from Lermontov), op. 10; opera, "The Ice-Palace" (Moscow, 1900); overture, entre'actes and choruses to Euripides' "Trojans," op. 15; overture and chorus to "Iphigenia on Aulis," op. 18; ballet, "The Magic Mirror," op. 39 (Moscow, 1902); for orch., Barcarole, op. 6; "Tales," op. 11; "Scène poétique," op. 14; "Armenian Suite," op. 20; Scènes nocturnes (2nd suite), op. 21; "Symphonie lyrique," op. 23; "Musical Pictures," op. 27a; Fantasy, for piano and orch., op. 3; cantata, "Don Juan," for chorus and orch., op. 5; Armenian Songs, w. orch., op. 8 and 13; Grusian Songs, op. 27b; Georgian Songs, op. 27c; string quartet, op. 25; choral songs, op. 16, 29, 32, 37; songs, op. 2, 26, 28, 31, 35 and 36; Concert Fantasia f. piano and orch., op. 19; piano pieces. op. 1, 22, 30 and 33; Melody for piano and violin, op. 4; Melody for piano and cello, op. 34. Address: Conservatory of Music, Moscow, Russia.
6KORN, Clara Anna:
7Pianist, composer, teacher, writer; b. Berlin, Germany, Jan. 30, 1866, d. William Ludwig and Mathilde (Hertel) Gerlach; ed. pub. sch., Jersey City, grad. high sch., 1881; stud. piano w. William G. Vogt; held free scholarship in theory, Nat. Cons. of Music of America under Dvořák; stud. w. Horatio W. Parker and Bruno Oscar Klein; m. at Neuvy, N. J., Sept. 28, 1884 (1 daughter). Debut w. Alba Heyward Concert Co., Bowling Green, Ohio, Sept., 1891; teacher at Nat. Cons., New York, 1893-8; has taught privately since 1893; now head of piano and theory dept., De Bauere School for Music and Languages, New York. Advised by Tchaikovsky to devote herself to composition in 1891; subsequently commended by him; orch. works perf. in New York, at St. Louis Exposition, etc. Comp.: opera, "Our Last War"; Symphony in C minor; piano concerto, piano sonata, violin sonata (MS.); violin suite, "Modern Dances" (Essex Music Co.); songs and piano pieces (Theodore Presser, Breitkopf and Härtel); Ctbr. to "The Étude," "The Musician," "Musical Courier," "Musical America," etc., since 1898. Mem. New York State Teachers' Assn., Nat. Opera Club, New York; Fraternal Soc. of Musicians; Music Teachers' Nat. Assn. (formerly chmn. com. on art), etc. Address: 116 West 76th St., New York. Home: 804 President St., Brooklyn, N. Y. Summer: 90 Third Ave., Long Branch, N. J.
9KORNEGAY, Leonomie Dumais:
10Lyric soprano (range a to d'''-sharp); b. Adams, Mass., Feb. 22, 1883, d. George and Louise (Ruess) Dumais, distant cousin of Alexandre Dumas; ed. Mass. pub. schs. and privately; stud. music at New England Cons., Boston, w. Emilie Herzog in Berlin, and A. Orgeni in Dresden; m. Troy, N. Y., June 7, 1913. Debut in "Elijah" w. Alexander Heine-man, Theater des Westens, Berlin, Nov., 1907; engaged at Lortzing Theatre, Berlin. for such roles as Zerlina in "Fra Diavolo," 1906-7; sang Flower Girl in "Parsifal" at Bayreuth, 1908; lyric soprano in Bremen Stadttheater, 1908-9 (roles incl. Agatha in "Freischütz," etc.); taught Peace Inst., Raleigh, N. C., 1909-12; made concert appearances in many cities in northeastern and southern U. S. Address: Rocky Mount, N. C.
12KORNGOLD, Erich Wolfgang:
13Composer; b. Brünn, May 29, 1897, s. Julius K.; music critic; stud. with Robert Fuchs, A. von Zemlinsky and Hermann Grädener in Vienna; first came into public notice as composer at the age of 11, with his pantomime, "Der Schneemann" (prod. 1908), and is now internationally known, his works being performed by leading orchestras in Europe and America. Comp.: Piano Sonata in D minor (without op.); Piano Trio, op. 1 (1909); 2nd Piano Sonata in E major, op. 2 (1910); seven "Märchenbilder," op. 3 (1911); Schauspiel-ouverture f. grand orch., op. 4 (1911; Sinfonietta, f. full orch. (1914). Address: VI Theobaldgasse 7, Vienna, Austria.
15KORNGOLD, Julius:
16Music critic; b. Brünn, Dec. 24, 1860; stud. law in Vienna (Dr. jur); stud. music at the Cons. in Krenn; music critic of the "Neue Freie Presse" in Vienna since 1902; father of Erich Wolfgang Korngold, the composer (q. v.). Address: Redaktion der Neuen Freien Presse. Home: VI Theobaldgasse 7, Vienna, Austria.
18KOROLANYI, Friedrich:
19Composer and conductor; b. Germany. Conductor Karl-Schulz theatre in Hamburg; Neues Operettentheater in Leipzig, 1907; Operettentheater in Mannheim, 1908; Residenztheater in Dresden since 1909. Comp.: operettas, "Ein Abenteuer" (Bremen, 1899); "Heinzelmännchen" (Vienna, 1901), "Die Marketenderin" (Hamburg, 1905), "Die Liebesschule" (Leipzig, 1909), "Biribi" (Mannheim, 1909); also several farces and burlesques Address: Residenztheater, Dresden, Germany.
21KORTEN, Ernst:
22Composer; b. Germany. Comp.: opera, "Der Nachtwächter" (Elberfeld, 1891); "Albrecht Roser, ein badischer Held" (ib., 1896); "Der Blondin von Namur" (Bremen, 1914); Volksoper, "Z'widerwurz'n" (Elberfeld, 1905).
24KORTHENER, Frances J.:
25Pianist. teacher of piano, harmony, piano pedagogics; b. Canton, O., July 3, 1875, d. Ogden and Jane Elizabeth (Bulley) Bolton; ed. pub. schs., Canton, O.; at a girls' sch., Clifton, Eng., 2 yrs.; grad. Miss Mittleberger's School for Girls, Cleveland, O.; stud. music w. Lucy Home of Harrow Music Sch., in England, Franklin Bassett and Herman O. C. Korthener; m. H. O. C. Korthener, 1900. Has been engaged in teaching privately
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