Floyd Morgenstern | |
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| Born | Floyd Victor Morgenstern June 25, 1910
O'Fallon, Illinois, United States |
| Died | October 11, 1984 (aged 74)
San Francisco, California, United States |
| Nationality | American |
| Occupation | Composer |
Floyd Victor Morgenstern (June 25, 1910 – October 11, 1984) was an American composer, pianist, and music teacher.
Morgenstern was born in O'Fallon, Illinois. He received a scholarship to study at the Juilliard Institute of Music. In 1933 he played a recital of his own compositions on CBS' Andre Kostelanetz Presents. [1] He studied film music at Paramount Studios in 1938. He died in San Francisco. [2]
One of his compositions was entered in the music event in the art competition at the 1932 Summer Olympics. [2]
Selected Compositions
- Shades of Gray (1936), co-written with Walter Bishop [3]
References
- ^ "Radio Programmes. Summary of Schedule of Victoria and Other Pacific Coast Stations". The Daily Colonist. Vol. 75. May 14, 1933. 22.
- ^ a b "Floyd Morgenstern". Olympedia. Retrieved August 1, 2020.
- ^ Catalog of Copyright Entries: Musical compositions. Library of Congress, Copyright Office. 1937.
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