Victor Herbert

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Victor Herbert was an influential Irish-American composer, cellist, and conductor best known for his popular operettas in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

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Victor Herbert canonical 4
The Great Victor Herbert 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf cellist
composer
conductor
operetta composer
person
activePeriod early 20th century
late 19th century
birthDate 1859-02-01
birthPlace Dublin
surface form: Dublin, Ireland
burialPlace Woodlawn Cemetery, Bronx, New York City
surface form: Woodlawn Cemetery, Bronx, New York
citizenship United States of America
coFounded American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers
conducted Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra
deathDate 1924-05-26
emigratedTo United States of America
genre light classical music
operetta
influenced American operetta tradition
early Broadway musical style
instrument cello
knownFor development of American musical theater
popular American operettas
legalSignificance central figure in early U.S. copyright law cases on performance rights
memberOf American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers
name Victor Herbert self-link
nationality Irish-American
notableWork Babes in Toyland (1961 film)
surface form: Babes in Toyland

Eileen
Mlle. Modiste
Naughty Marietta
Sweethearts
The Fortune Teller
The Only Girl
The Prima Donna
The Red Mill
The Serenade
occupation cellist
composer
conductor
roleInOrganization co-founder of ASCAP
spouse Therese Förster
style Romantic
lyric melodicism
taughtAt National Conservatory of Music of America
workedIn New York City
wrote cello concertos
choral works
orchestral works
songs

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Kensico Cemetery hasNotableBurial Victor Herbert
Victor Herbert name Victor Herbert self-link
Herbert Stothart collaboratedWith Victor Herbert
Alfred E. Green notableWork Victor Herbert
this entity surface form: The Great Victor Herbert
Lynne Overman notableWork Victor Herbert
this entity surface form: The Great Victor Herbert
Henry Kolker notableWork Victor Herbert
this entity surface form: The Great Victor Herbert