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Elwell, Herbert, 1898-1974

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Personal name headingElwell, Herbert, 1898-1974
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Associated countryUnited States
Birth date1898-05-10
Death date1974-04-17
Place of birthMinneapolis (Minn.)
Place of deathCleveland (Ohio)
Field of activityMusic
AffiliationCleveland Institute of Music
Oberlin College. Conservatory of Music Eastman School of Music
Cleveland Orchestra
Cleveland Plain Dealer (Firm)
Profession or occupationComposers Music teachers College teachers Music critics
Found inKoch, F. Reflections on composing, c1983: p. 12 (Herbert Elwell, 1898-1974)
Grove music online WWW site, Nov. 27, 2015: (Herbert Elwell; born Minneapolis, 10 May 1898; died Cleveland, 17 April 1974; American composer, critic, and teacher; in 1928 was appointed head of composition and theory at the Cleveland Institute; worked also at the Oberlin Conservatory and the Eastman School summer school, before he retired in 1945; from 1930-1936, he wrote programme notes for the Cleveland Orchestra, and was music critic for the Cleveland Plain Dealer (1932-1964))