Frederick Zimmermann

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Frederick Zimmermann (born May 18, 1906 in New York City , † August 3, 1967 in Ohlstadt ) was an American double bass player and music teacher.

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Zimmermann was a student of the double bass player of the New York Philharmonic and a teacher at the Institute of Musical Art (later Juilliard School of Music ), Herman Reinshagen . He also studied music theory with Felix Deyo and Ruggiero Vene .

From 1930 to 1966 he was a member of the New York Philharmonic, where he made his debut as a soloist in 1932 and was principal bassist for a long time. In 1935 he succeeded Reinshagen as a teacher at the Juilliard School. He has continued to teach at Columbia University , Manhattan School of Music , Mannes College of Music , New York University , Hartt School of Music in Hartford, Connecticut, and the New School of Music in Philadelphia.

His numerous students included the classical bassists Joseph Guastafeste , Orin O'Brien , Donald Palma , Robert Gladstone , David Walter , Linda McKnight , Alvin Brehm , Stuart Sankey , Frank Proto , Ron Naspo and Lucas Drew and the jazz bassists Henry Grimes , Barre Phillips , Eddie Gomez , Oene van Geel and Red Mitchell .

Zimmermann wrote numerous transcriptions of compositions from the 14th to 20th centuries for the double bass. In 1966 he published the textbook A Contemporary Concept of Bowing Technique for the Double Bass . In addition, Zimmermann was active as a painter. He studied with George Grosz at the Art Students' League and had three exhibitions of his own.

literature

  • Jay S. Blumenthal Frederick Zimmermann: double bass performer and pedagogue . Dissertation, New York University, School of Education, Health, Nursing, and Arts Professions, 1984 ( microfilm ).

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SURNAME Carpenter, Frederick
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Carpenter, Fred
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American double bass player
DATE OF BIRTH May 18, 1906
PLACE OF BIRTH New York , USA
DATE OF DEATH 3rd August 1967
Place of death Ohlstadt