Hans Ewald Heller Explained
| Hans Ewald Heller |
| Birth Name: | Hans Edwald Heller |
| Birth Date: | 17 April 1894 |
| Birth Place: | Vienna, Austria |
| Death Place: | New York City |
| Occupation: | Composer, music critic, teacher |
Hans Ewald Heller (17 April 1894 – 1 October 1966) was an Austrian-American composer, music critic and teacher.[1]
Life
Heller studied with Camilla Horn and J. B. Foerster and received a doctorates from the University of Prague and the University of Vienna. He lived in Vienna where he worked as a music teacher and critic, editing several journals and magazines.[2] He was an orchestrator for the Vienna Broadcasting System and taught classes on music for film.[3] He was described in The New York Times as being the cousin of Albert Einstein.[4]
In 1938, he moved to the United States and died in 1966.
Selected compositions
Light operas
- Satan (Vienna, 1927)
- Messalina (Prague, 1928)
- Der Liebling von London (Vienna, 1930)
Overtures
- Carnival in New Orleans (1940)
Cantatas
- Ode to Our Women (1942)[5]
External links
Notes and References
- Book: Slonimsky, Nicolas. Nicolas Slonimsky. Baker's Biographical Dictionary of Musicians. Kuhn . Laura Diane. 2001 . Schirmer Books. 978-0-02-865530-7. New York. 1519.
- News: 1966-10-02 . Hans Ewald Heller, a Music Editor, 72. The New York Times. 2022-07-01.
- 15 June 1939 . Dr Hans E. Heller, Viennese Composer, in America . Musical Courier. 119 . 12 . 12.
- News: 1940-12-22 . Internment Camps in France Scored; Martin Baer, American Painter, Describes Conditions as Almost Intolerable; Heavy Labor Required – Hans Keller, Composer, Said to Be Cousin of Einstein, One of Intellectuals Held. The New York Times. 2022-07-01.
- Web site: October 18, 2021 . Tehila Nini Goldstein and Jascha Nemtsov perform Hans Heller's "Vom kleinen Alltag" - 4 Lieder op. 8 . February 2, 2022 . YouTube.
