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.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Walter Damrosch canonical | 2 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
composer
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conductor ⓘ human ⓘ music educator ⓘ |
| activeYearsEnd | 1940s ⓘ |
| activeYearsStart | 1880 ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Chevalier of the Legion of Honour
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Officer of the Legion of Honour NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Sleepy Hollow Cemetery NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| citizenship |
German Empire
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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
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German ⓘ |
| motherInLaw | Jane S. Blaine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| movement | American classical music ⓘ |
| notableFor |
early radio music broadcasts
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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"
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opera "The Man Without a Country" NERFINISHED ⓘ opera "The Scarlet Letter" NERFINISHED ⓘ symphonic works ⓘ |
| occupation |
composer
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music director ⓘ orchestra conductor ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Breslau
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Prussia ⓘ
surface form:
Kingdom of Prussia
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| placeOfDeath | New York City ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
conductor of the New York Symphony Society
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music director of the New York Symphony Society ⓘ |
| residence | New York City ⓘ |
| sibling | Frank Damrosch NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spouse | Margaret Blaine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.