Edwin Schneider (May 20, 1874 - April 12, 1958) was an American

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, teacher, and music editor. He is best known as the partner and accompanist of

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John McCormack. Before meeting McCormack, he was an editor and translator for the

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Musical education

Schneider enrolled at the

Leipzig Conservatory The University of Music and Theatre "Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy" Leipzig (german: Hochschule für Musik und Theater "Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy" Leipzig) is a public university in Leipzig (Saxony, Germany). Founded in 1843 by Felix Mendelssohn ...

on September 26 1902. He had previously studied the piano with Harrison Weld, Christian Balatka and Glenn Dillard Gunn. He had also received lessons in harmony from

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and singing from Frederick W. Carbury before starting his studies in

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. At the Conservatory he was taught by

Gustav Schreck Gustav Ernst Schreck (born 8 September 1849 in Zeulenroda; died 22 January 1918 in Leipzig) was a German music teacher, composer and choirmaster of St. Thomas School, Thomasschule zu Leipzig, in Leipzig from 1893 to 1918. Life Schreck was born ...

in music theory, Gustav Ewald in singing and Friedrich Werder in Italian. His main subject was piano playing, which he studied under

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. Schneider graduated during Easter time 1903 with great references from his teachers.University of Music and Theatre Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy Leipzig, archive, A, I.1, 8570 (study records)

Songs

* When the Dew is Falling * Your Eyes

References

American pianists Accompanists 1874 births 1958 deaths American male pianists {{US-pianist-stub