Simon Bucharoff
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Simon Bucharoff (April 20, 1881, Berdychiv, Ukraine – November 24, 1955) was an American pianist, composer and educator born in Berdychiv, Ukraine.[1]
Education[]
, 1902
Teachers[]
- Piano: Julius Epstein and Emil Sauer, Vienna
- Composition: and Robert Fuchs, Vienna
Career[]
- Head of Piano Dept. of Wichita College of Music, 1907
- Piano concertist, 1906–16
- Lecturer on musical subjects; master classes piano and composition 1931-36.
- From 1937 music editor and arranger, Hollywood
Works[]
Musical works[]
Operas: A Lovers Knot, Sakahra, Jewel, Addio, Wastrel, (received David Bispham Medal for A Lovers Knot and Sakahra). Chorus and Orch.: Salute to a Free World; Freedom on the March; Hear My Voice, O Lord; Jerusalem. Orch.: Four Tone Poems; The Wanderers Song; The Trumpeters Death (Pf. & Orch.); America; Moses; Prelude; Valse Brillante; Das Sterbe Gloecklein (trans.), Capriccio (trans.). For baritone and orch.: Parable of Nothin and Somethin; O Ye Peoples and Nations; Rejoicing, 1 Laugh and Laugh and Laugh (Ballad). Also many compositions for piano, voice, violin and various combinations;
Books[]
The Modern Pianist's Text Book
Professional associations and awards[]
- ASCAP, 1925
- Bispham Memorial Medal Award ("A Lovers Knot" and "Sakahra")
Genealogy[]
- Brother of Piano Pedagogue Isador Buchalter and Pauline Buchalter Friedman
- Uncle of Arch E. Friedman, Dan Friedman, Martin Friedman, Ruben Friedman (Darco Steel and Wire Company of Chicago)
- Great Uncle of Composer/Pianist/Arranger Donald Friedman (Chicago, IL)
- Great Great Uncle of Tenor Blake Friedman (New York City)
References[]
- ^ "Bucharoff, Simon". Grove Music Online. Oxford University Press. Retrieved June 9, 2012.
External links[]
- Ukrainian classical composers
- American male composers
- American composers
- Ukrainian educators
- 20th-century American educators
- Ukrainian pianists
- People from Berdychiv
- American pianists
- 1881 births
- 1955 deaths
- Ukrainian emigrants to the United States
- American male pianists
- 20th-century American male musicians
- 20th-century American pianists
- European composer stubs
- Ukrainian musician stubs
- American composer, 19th-century birth stubs