Twentieth Century Music: An Introduction
by Eric Salzman
Period: Early 20th Century
Born: Sunday, March 4, 1928 in Mannheim, Germany
As of November 2003 this composer is still living.
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Nation of Origin: Germany/United States
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Other Information:
Adler is considered an American Composer because he lived and worked in the United States from 1939 to the present. Adler was appointed chair of the Eastman School of Music in 1973.
General Bibliography:
Kennedy, Michael, The Oxford Dictionary of Music, Oxford University Press, 2nd Edition, 1997, ISBN: 0198691629
Sadie, Stanley and Tyrrell, John; Editors, The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians, Groves Dictionaries, Inc., January 2001, ISBN: 1561592390
Slonimsky, Nicolas and Kuhn, Laura; Editors, Baker's Biographical Dictionary of Musicians, Gale Group, December 2000, ISBN: 0028655257
Slonimsky, Nicolas, Music Since 1900, Schirmer Books, July 1994, ISBN: 0028724186
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