Camille Zeckwer
Camille Zeckwer (born June 26, 1875 in Philadelphia , † August 7, 1924 in Southampton ) was an American composer.
Richard Zeckwer's son initially had lessons from his father and studied from 1893-95 in New York City with Antonín Dvořák . He then studied composition with Philipp Scharwenka and violin with Florián Zajíc in Berlin .
In the 1910s he conducted Edwin Adler Fleisher's Symphony Club , and after his father's resignation in 1917, he became director of the Philadelphia Musical Academy . He composed an opera, a symphonic poem, a piano concerto, a "Swedish Fantasy" for violin and orchestra, chamber music works, piano pieces, choral works and songs.
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- Find A Grave - Camille Wolfgang Zeckwer
- Alfred Baumgärtner Propylaea World of Music. The Composers , Volume 5, 1989, ISBN 3549078358 , pp. 579-80
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| SURNAME | Zeckwer, Camille |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American composer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 26, 1875 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Philadelphia |
| DATE OF DEATH | August 7, 1924 |
| Place of death | Southampton |