Michael Aaron
Michael Aaron (born July 4, 1898 in London , United Kingdom , † April 29, 1963 in Miami , Florida , United States ) was an American pianist , piano teacher and composer .
Life
Michael Aaron's parents were Jacob Aaron and May Sonkin. They emigrated with Michael to Calgary , Canada , where they lived in 1910. Aaron attended public schools in Calgary. In addition to autodidactic studies, he had piano lessons from 1913 to 1916 with John M. Williams in Calgary. During exams at the Royal School of Music in London in 1916, he earned an Honor Certificate . From 1920 he lived in New York City and gave private piano lessons. On August 22, 1925, he married in Montreal Jessie McGregor (1901-1950), with whom he had a daughter, Beverley Aaron (* 1932). The marriage ended in divorce in 1938. On January 3, 1943, he married Muriel Reisman. With her he had a son, Robert Aaron (* 1948). On January 14, 1943, he became a US citizen. From 1949 he ran a private piano school in Merrick, Long Island, New York. He was an honorary member of the National Guild of Piano Teachers .
literature
- Aaron, Michael . In: In: Lee Stern (Ed.): Who is who in Music: A Complete Presentation of the Contemporary Musical Scene, with a Master Record Catalog . Lee Stern Press, 1951 p. 1 (English)
- Aaron, Michael . In: Alfred Victor Frankenstein, Sigmund Gottfried Spaeth, John Townsend Hinton Mize: The International who is who in Music , 1951 (English)
Works (selection)
In 1945 Michael Aaron published a popular piano school in five books, which was translated into several languages and later edited, expanded and revised. He also published many materials for piano lessons.
1927
1928
- Flying Kite for piano OCLC 179293960
- Dance of the dwarfs for piano OCLC 179297716
- Waltz of the manikins for piano OCLC 498246652
1929
- Spooks for piano OCLC 27339143
- Song of the anvil OCLC 498246721
- Dancing wavelets OCLC 498246683
- Forest echoes OCLC 498246701
1930
1931
1932
1933
1936
1937
- In far-away Japan OCLC 1003861219
1944
1946
1950
1955
1959
1960
1961
Web links
- Michael Aaron at The Music Sack
- Sheet music and audio files by Michael Aaron in the International Music Score Library Project
- Portrait advertisement in the January 1, 1954 issue of Etude , a US music magazine
- Michael Aaron at http://composers-classical-music.com
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c d Lee Stern: Who is who in Music: A Complete Presentation of the Contemporary Musical Scene, with a Master Record Catalog . Lee Stern Press, 1951 ( google.de [accessed December 2, 2017]).
- ^ A b c Alfred Victor Frankenstein, Sigmund Gottfried Spaeth, John Townsend Hinton Mize: Aaron, Michael . In: The International who is who in Music . Who is Who in Music, Incorporated, Limited, 1951 (English, google.de [accessed February 20, 2018]).
- ^ Nielsen Business Media Inc: Billboard . Nielsen Business Media, Inc., May 18, 1963, p. 49 (English, google.de [accessed on February 21, 2018]).
- ↑ Tim de Brie gives as the date of death May 1963 on composers-classical-music.com without further indication of the source.
- ↑ On The Music Sack, May 15, 1963 is given as the date of variety obit .
- ↑ Tim de Brie gives on composers-classical-music.com as the place of death Florida, Miami, USA without citing the source.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Aaron, Michael |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American pianist, piano teacher and composer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 4th July 1898 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | London , UK |
| DATE OF DEATH | April 29, 1963 |
| Place of death | Miami , Florida , United States |