Mortimer Wilson
Mortimer Wilson (born August 6, 1876 in Chariton , Iowa , † January 27, 1932 in New York ) was an American composer.
Wilson studied in Chicago with Wilhelm Middelschulte and Frederic Gran Gleason and taught music theory at the University of Lincoln / Nebraska from 1901 to 1907 . Afterwards he was a student of Hans Sitt and Max Reger in Leipzig . He became an orchestra conductor in Atlanta and in 1916 a teacher at Brenau College in Gainesville / Georgia . From 1918 he taught at the National Academy of Music in New York.
In addition to five symphonies and a concerto grosso, he composed the string suite Rural Wedding , the New Orleans overture , chamber music works, piano and organ pieces and songs, as well as some film scores, including the heavily oriental music for The Thief of Baghdad .
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| SURNAME | Wilson, Mortimer |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American composer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 6, 1876 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Chariton , Iowa |
| DATE OF DEATH | January 27, 1932 |
| Place of death | new York |