Emerson Meyers
Herman Emerson Meyers (born October 27, 1910 in Washington, DC ; † December 5, 1990 ) was an American composer, pianist and music teacher.
Meyers studied piano and composition at the Peabody Conservatory of Music in Baltimore. From 1943 he taught at the Catholic University , where he founded the Center for Electronic Music in 1964. He served on the board of directors of the National Symphony and served as president of the Washington Music Teachers Association , the Maryland Music Teachers Association , the Eastern Division of the Music Teachers National Association , the Peabody Alumni Association, and the Kindler Foundation .
His compositions, in which he sometimes used tape recordings, electronic sounds and unusual instruments, ranged stylistically from impressionistic to strictly atonal pieces to musical parodies. In 1943 he received the First Prize for Chamber Music from the National Federation of Music Clubs . In 1955 and 1962 he studied as a Fulbright scholar at the Royal Conservatory of Liège.
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- Claudia Levy: ["Emerson Meyers, Composer and Pianist, Dies"], The Washington Post, December 7, 1990
- Find A Grave - Herman Emerson Meyers
- Emerson Meyers as a pianist (audio recordings 1941–1948)
- Emerson Meyer's 75th b'day celebration (at the National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, May 4, 1986)
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Meyers, Emerson |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Meyers, Herman Emerson (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American composer, pianist and music teacher |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 27, 1910 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Washington, DC |
| DATE OF DEATH | 5th December 1990 |
| Place of death | Washington, DC |