Born to Orthodox Jewish parents in Hamm, Germany; birth name: Artur Schlossberg; lived (1919-29) in Mannheim, Germany; earned PhD in musicology under Heinrich Besseler from Heidelberg University in 1932; left Germany in 1933 and relocated to Paris; changed his name to Jean Berger in 1934; left Europe in May 1939 and relocated to Rio de Janeiro; entered the U.S. 11 November 1940; became U.S. citizen 1943; taught musicology and music history & literature at Middlebury College (1948-59), U. of Illinois, Urbana (1959-61), and U. of Colorado, Boulder (1961-68); spent remainder of his life as an independent composer (300 works), publisher (John Sheppard Music Press), clinician, lecturer, guest faculty member, choral conductor, and song recital accompanist. Based in Denver, Colorado (1974-2002).
Born | 27 September 1909 |
Died | 28 May 2002 |
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Born | 27 September 1909 |
Died | 28 May 2002 |
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Scores, Songs (High voice) with piano, 113th Psalm, Ballets, Cantatas, Sacred, Charbon, Choruses, Sacred (Mixed voices) with instrumental ensemble, Choruses, Sacred (Mixed voices, 8 parts) with piano, Choruses, Secular (Mixed voices) with instrumental ensemble, Choruses, Secular (Mixed voices) with piano, Choruses, Secular (Mixed voices, 8 pts.), Unaccompanied, Duets (Unspecified instruments), Flutes (2) with string orchestra, Instrumental music, instruction and study, Mines et extraction, Musical settings, Operatic scenes, Overtures, Psalms (Music), Sacred Cantatas, Sonatas (Piano), Songs (Medium voice) with instrumental ensemble, Songs (Medium voice) with piano, Songs (Medium voice) with viola, Stringed instrumentsPlaces
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- OLID: OL4543850A
- ISNI: 0000000114736332
- VIAF: 61814213
- Wikidata: Q1685367
- Inventaire.io: wd:Q1685367
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- Artur Schlossberg
September 30, 2020 | Edited by MARC Bot | add ISNI |
March 31, 2017 | Edited by MARC Bot | add VIAF and wikidata ID |
April 18, 2011 | Edited by Linda L. Giedl | Edited without comment. |
April 18, 2011 | Edited by Linda L. Giedl | Need to establish connection between Jean Berger and Artur Schlossberg. I (Linda L. Giedl) am researcher, compiler, and author of first published chronology of his life (see American Music Research Center Journal, Vol. 18, 2010). |
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