Lazar Weiner
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| Born | October 24, 1897 Cherkassy, Russian Empire |
| Died | January 10, 1982 (aged 84) New York, New York, US |
| Education | Kiev Conservatory |
| Occupation | Composer |
Lazar Weiner (October 24, 1897 – January 10, 1982) was an Imperial Russian-born, American-naturalized composer of Yiddish song.
Biography
[edit]Lazar Weiner was born in Cherkassy in the Russian Empire on October 24, 1897.[1]
He emigrated to America at the age of 17 and later became the music director of the Central Synagogue in Manhattan.
He died in New York City on January 10, 1982.[2]
Works
[edit]Weiner composed more than 200 art songs as well as Yiddish and Hebrew cantatas and full synagogue services.
References
[edit]- ^ "Lazar Weiner 1897–1982". Jewish Folklore and Ethnology Newsletter. 5. American Folklore Society Jewish Folklore and Ethnology Section. 1982. Retrieved August 7, 2024 – via Google Books.
Born in Cherkassy, a small town in the southern Ukraine, Lazare Weiner moved to Kiev when he was ten years old. He sang in synagogue choirs as a child, and by the age of thirteen, he entered the Kiev Conservatory to study piano.
- ^ "Other deaths: Weiner, Lazar". The Boston Globe. January 12, 1982. p. 40. Retrieved August 7, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
External links
[edit]- Biography at the Milken Archive
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- 20th-century American classical composers
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