Ernst Toch
Ernst Toch · Arts & Literature
Classical and film composer
1887, Vienna, Austria — 1964, Los Angeles, California, USA
Austria · Germany · United States
Ernst Toch is recognized among Jewish contributors to Arts & Literature — Classical and film composer
Ernst Toch was an Austrian-American composer who won the Pulitzer Prize for Music in 1956 for his Third Symphony and wrote concert works, chamber music, and Hollywood film scores. Forced to flee Nazi Germany because he was Jewish, he settled in the United States and influenced a generation of composers. Toch was Jewish, born to a Jewish family in Vienna.
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Classical and film composer
Source: Jinfo.org — Jews in Music
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