Arthur Adolph Loesser (August 26, 1894 – January 5, 1969) was an American classical pianist, musicologist , and writer.
9-403: Loesser is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: Arthur Loesser (1894–1969), American classical pianist and writer Frank Loesser (1910–1969), American songwriter Jo Sullivan Loesser (1927–2019), American actress and singer See also [ edit ] Lesser [REDACTED] Surname list This page lists people with
18-483: A group of supporters led by Martha Bell Sanders and Mary Hutchens Smith, with Ernest Bloch serving as its first director. CIM enrolls 325 students in the conservatory and approximately 1,500 students in the preparatory and continuing education programs. There are typically about 100 openings per year for which 1,000-1,200 prospective students apply. Many members of The Cleveland Orchestra serve as faculty at CIM and CIM alumni can be found in major orchestras throughout
27-709: Is different from Wikidata All set index articles Arthur Loesser Born into a musical family in New York City, Loesser received early piano training from his German-born father until he began lessons with Zygmunt Stojowski at the Institute of Musical Art , now called the Juilliard School. Loesser was the author of the books Humor in American Song and Men, Women, and Pianos: A Social History . He also wrote program notes for
36-714: The Cleveland Orchestra and liner notes for recordings by Vladimir Horowitz and other musicians. Loesser served on the faculty of the Cleveland Institute of Music beginning in 1926. From 1953 until his death in 1969, he was head of the piano department. His pupils included Sergio Calligaris , Anton Kuerti , and Jane Corner Young . As a pianist, Loesser gave numerous concerts and recitals, his first during 1913 in Berlin . He often coupled his recitals with lectures which were known for their wit. He
45-578: The US Army where he worked in the Japanese intelligence department. It was during this period that he mastered the Japanese language and after the war ended he gave recitals with lectures in Tokyo. Loesser eventually retired from the army with the rank of major. Arthur Loesser was the half-brother of Broadway composer Frank Loesser . He jokingly described Frank as "the evil of two Loessers". Loesser
54-543: The United States and the world. CIM is located in the University Circle , a four-mile square neighborhood on the east side of Cleveland. Opened in 1961, the main building houses teaching studios, practice rooms, recital halls, a music library, and classrooms. The building was expanded in 2007, adding 34,000 square feet of space. This included a new entryway and lobby, an expansion to the music library,
63-411: The surname Loesser . If an internal link intending to refer to a specific person led you to this page, you may wish to change that link by adding the person's given name (s) to the link. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Loesser&oldid=1064558760 " Category : Surnames Hidden categories: Articles with short description Short description
72-473: Was active during the 1920s and 1930s as one half of a piano duo with the famous conductor Wilfrid Pelletier . The two made a number of recordings together that were made under the direction of Arthur Bodanzky . He also made several solo recordings, some of which have been issued on compact disc. Arthur Loesser wrote Men, Women & Pianos: A Social History which was published by Simon & Schuster in 1954. During World War II , from 1943, Loesser served in
81-468: Was married to Jean Basset; the couple had one daughter, the fashion historian Anne Hollander . Loesser died from a heart attack at the wheel of his car, outside the Cleveland Institute of Music on January 4, 1969, aged 74. Cleveland Institute of Music The Cleveland Institute of Music ( CIM ) is a private music conservatory in Cleveland , Ohio . The school was founded in 1920 by
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