Edwin Stringham
Edwin John Stringham (11 July 1890 in Kenosha, Wisconsin – 30 June 1974 in Chapel Hill, North Carolina) was an American composer.
Also recorded as Edwin John Stringham
Edwin Stringham
- Born
- 1890 · Kenosha.
- Died
- 1974
- Nationality
- United States
- Occupation
- composer
- Languages
- English
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Life
Life
Stringham was a native of Kenosha, Wisconsin. He earned a bachelor's degree in music from Northwestern University, a doctorate in music from the University of Denver, and a doctorate in teaching from the University of Cincinnati. He also studied at the Royal Academy of Rome, the Italian Academy, and the Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München. He died in Chapel Hill, North Carolina.
Career
Career
Stringham spent much time in Colorado before moving to New York City, where he served on the faculty of Teachers College at Columbia University. Until 1947, he was the director of music instruction at the U. S. Army American University in Biarritz, France. Most of his output was orchestral, and would frequently spice his works with elements of jazz. Among the orchestras to play his work was the Chicago Symphony Orchestra.
Politics
Politics
In the late 1940s, Stringham declared that the Communist Party was creating tensions between blacks and whites in the United States, singling out Paul Robeson as a leading member of a communist group seeking to divide the country along racial lines.
Life and career
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Life and career
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1890
Edwin Stringham born at Kenosha.
1974
Edwin Stringham died.
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- 1.Kenoshan Gets Diploma at 68. The Winona Republican-Herald. 7. June 13, 1949.
- 2.World Famous Composer Joins Faculty at UofT. The Corpus Christi Caller-Times. 15. September 28, 1947.
- 3.Reds Blamed for Racial Rows. The Daily Tar Heel. 1. March 26, 1949.
Bibliography printed in the source article · 1
- Howard, John Tasker. Our American Music: Three Hundred Years of It. Thomas Y. Crowell Company. 1939.
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