Henry Schoenefeld, also spelled Henry Schoenfeld (October 4, 1857 in

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– August 4, 1936 in

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) was an

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. Schoenfeld studied in the

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at the Weimar Conservatory. He moved to

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in 1879, when he began

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that year and a mixed

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there from 1891 to 1902. In 1904, he again became a choir master and conducted the Woman's Symphony

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in Los Angeles. His compositions included two

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s, a ''Rural

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'', a

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themes for

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, and two Indian legends, as well as numerous pieces for

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. Schoenfeld taught at

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and many of his students, such as Roy Harris, went on to have successful careers. His son was the harpsichordist George Schoenefeld.The Macmillan encyclopedia of music and musicians ... - Page 1679 Albert Ernest Wier - 1938 Schoenefeld, George, American harpsichordist, born Chicago, Ill., June 24, 1887; son of Henry Schoenefeld; pupil of his father, then of Martin Krause in Berlin, Marc de la Nux in Paris, and Harold Bauer. He became interested in, and ... Schoenefeld, Henry, American composer and pianist, born Milwaukee, Wis., Oct. 4, 1857; died in 1936. He studied at the Leipzig ...

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