Frederic Hymen Cowen
Frederic Hymen Cowen · Arts & Literature
Composer and conductor
1852, Kingston, Jamaica — 1935, London, England
United Kingdom
Frederic Hymen Cowen is recognized among Jewish contributors to Arts & Literature — Composer and conductor
Sir Frederic Hymen Cowen was a British composer, conductor and pianist, a prolific and popular figure of late-Victorian and Edwardian music who wrote symphonies, operas, oratorios and songs. He conducted leading British orchestras and helped shape the concert life of his era. He was Jewish, born to a Jewish family in Jamaica.
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Composer and conductor
Source: Jinfo.org — Jews in Music
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