Wallingford Riegger
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American music composer (1885–1961)
Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1885
- Died
- 1961
- Works
- 23
Top works
- String quartet no. 1. Op. 30
- Variations for violin and orchestra
- Symphony no. 3, op. 42
- Concerto for piano and woodwind quintet, op. 53
- Dance rhythms, for orchestra, op. 58
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- 392
- Total plays
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Wallingford Constantine Riegger (April 29, 1885 - April 2, 1961) was a prolific American music composer, well known for orchestral and modern dance music, and film scores. He was born in Albany, Georgia, but lived much of his life in New York City.[1][2] He was known for his use of Arnold Schoenberg's twelve-tone technique which he used in much of his work. Riegger was born in 1885 to Ida Wallingford and Constantine Riegger. After his father's lumber mill burned down in 1888 <a href="https://ww
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Albany
- Place of death
- New York City
- Occupation
- cellist
- Educated at
- Juilliard School
- Employer
- Drake University
- Genre
- symphony
- Instrument
- cello
- Image
- Wallingford Riegger New York City 1930s.jpg
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- date of birth
- 1885-04-29
- date of death
- 1961-04-02
- manner of death
- accidental death
- student
- Morton Feldman
- member of
- American Academy of Arts and Letters
- pseudonym
- Walter Scotson
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