Joseph Achron
Joseph Achron · Arts & Literature
Violinist and composer
1886, Łoździeje, Russian Empire (now Lazdijai, Lithuania) — 1943, Hollywood, California, United States
Russian Empire · United States
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Joseph Achron was a violinist and composer, a leading member of the Society for Jewish Folk Music who sought to create a distinctly Jewish art music, most famously in his Hebrew Melody for violin. He later settled in Hollywood, composing concert works and film scores. He was Jewish, and Schoenberg praised him as an underrated composer.
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Violinist and composer
Source: Jinfo.org — Jews in Music
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