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Godwin, Paul, 1902-1982

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Personal name headingGodwin, Paul, 1902-1982
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Variant(s)Goldfein, Pinchas, 1902-1982
Godwin, Paul
See alsoCorporate body: Paul Godwin-Ensemble
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Corporate body: Paul Godwin's Jazz-Symphoniker
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Associated countryPoland Germany
LocatedVienna (Austria) Budapest (Hungary) Berlin (Germany) Netherlands
Birth date1902-03-28
Death date1982-12-09
Place of birthSosnowiec (Województwo Śląskie, Poland)
Place of deathDriebergen (Netherlands)
Field of activityMusic
AffiliationStaatliche Akademische Hochschule für Musik (Prussia, Germany) Nederlandse Radio-Unie Alma Musica Amsterdam Amsterdam String Quartet
Heller Revue Orchestra Amsterdam Piano Quintet
Profession or occupationViolinists Violists Conductors (Music) Jazz musicians
Special noteAACR2 heading: Godwin, Paul
Found inVerklungenes Berlin, 1997: container (Paul Godwin)
German Wikipedia, Feb. 21, 2013 (Paul Godwin; real name Pinchas Goldfein; b. Mar. 28, 1902, Sosnowiec, Russian Empire, d. Dec. 9, 1982, Driebergen, Netherlands; Polish-German violinist and bandleader)
   <http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Godwin>
Das grosse Schauspielhaus, 1997: container (Paul Godwin's Jazz-Symphoniker)
Reutter, O. Es geht vorwärts, 2001?: insert (Paul Godwin-Ensemble)
Hindemith, P. The four temperaments [SR] 1956: label (Paul Godwin, viola)
Sound Fountain WWW site, Feb. 15, 2021: Audio & Music, LInks; Violinist-violist Paul Godwin (Paul Godwin; at the age of 10, he was taken to Vienna and studied with Herman Kaplan, and in Budapest with Jenö Hubay and in Berlin with Willy Hess; played in theater and restaurant orchestras to earn money for his studies at the Hochschule für Musik; was expelled for "misusing his talents" in playing popular music; became leader of the Heller Revue Orchestra, and then of his own orchestra; left Germany in 1933 and fled to Holland; from 1946, he worked for the Dutch Broadcasting Corporation; played viola in the Alma Musica ensemble, the Amsterdam String Quartet, and the Amsterdam Piano Quintet)
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