Bernard Wagenaar
Bernard Wagenaar (born July 18, 1894 in Arnhem , † May 19, 1971 in York , Maine ) was an American violinist and composer of Dutch origin.
Life
Wagenaar studied violin with Gerard Veerman , piano with Lucie Veerman Bekker and composition with his father Johan Wagenaar at the Utrecht Conservatory . He moved to New York in 1920 and became an American citizen in 1927.
From 1921 to 1923 he was violinist with the New York Philharmonic Orchestra . From 1925 to 1968 he taught composition at the Juilliard School of Music , where Ned Rorem , Jacob Druckman , Bernard Herrmann , Norman Dello Joio , Robert Ward , Tutti Camarata , Charles Jones , Alan Shulman , Barbara Pentland , James Cohn and Peter Dickinson , among others were among his students.
Wagenaar composed a. a. four symphonies, two of which were premiered under the direction of Arturo Toscanini , a sinfonietta, four string quartets and a song cycle.
Works
- 1st symphony , 1926
- Sinfonietta , 1929
- 2nd symphony , 1931
- 3rd Symphony , 1935
- Triple Concerto for flute, harp and cello, 1937
- Song of Mourning for orchestra, 1944
- 4th symphony , 1949
- Violin Concerto , 1950
- 5 tableaux for cello and orchestra, 1952
Web links
- The Arts - Bernard Wagenaar Biography
- The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts - Bernard Wagenaar ( June 20, 2010 memento on the Internet Archive ), accessed August 25, 2018
- answers.com - Bernard Wagenaar
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Wagenaar, Bernard |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American composer and violinist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 18, 1894 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Arnhem |
| DATE OF DEATH | May 19, 1971 |
| Place of death | York , Maine |