Walter Damrosch

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Walter Damrosch was a prominent German-born American conductor and composer known for his leadership of the New York Symphony Society and his efforts to popularize classical music in the United States.

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Walter Damrosch canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf composer
conductor
human
music educator
activeYearsEnd 1940s
activeYearsStart 1880
awardReceived Chevalier of the Legion of Honour NERFINISHED
Officer of the Legion of Honour NERFINISHED
burialPlace Sleepy Hollow Cemetery NERFINISHED
citizenship German Empire NERFINISHED
United States of America
countryOfBirth Germany
countryOfDeath United States of America
dateOfBirth 1862-01-30
dateOfDeath 1950-12-22
educatedAt home schooling by his father Leopold Damrosch
employer New York Symphony Society NERFINISHED
familyName Damrosch NERFINISHED
father Leopold Damrosch NERFINISHED
fatherInLaw James G. Blaine NERFINISHED
fullName Walter Johannes Damrosch NERFINISHED
genre classical music
givenName Walter
heritage German-American
instrument piano
languageOfWorkOrName English
German
motherInLaw Jane S. Blaine NERFINISHED
movement American classical music
notableFor early radio music broadcasts
educational music programs for children
leadership of the New York Symphony Society
popularization of classical music in the United States
promoting works of Richard Wagner in the United States
notableWork opera "Cyrano" NERFINISHED
opera "The Man Without a Country" NERFINISHED
opera "The Scarlet Letter" NERFINISHED
symphonic works
occupation composer
music director
orchestra conductor
placeOfBirth Breslau NERFINISHED
Prussia
surface form: Kingdom of Prussia
placeOfDeath New York City
positionHeld conductor of the New York Symphony Society
music director of the New York Symphony Society
residence New York City
sibling Frank Damrosch NERFINISHED
spouse Margaret Blaine NERFINISHED

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Frank Damrosch sibling Walter Damrosch