John Adam Hugo (1873–1945) was an American composer and pianist. A native of

Bridgeport Bridgeport is the most populous city and a major port in the U.S. state of Connecticut. With a population of 148,654 in 2020, it is also the fifth-most populous in New England. Located in eastern Fairfield County at the mouth of the Pequonnoc ...

, Connecticut, Hugo studied from 1888 until 1897 at the

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; his instructors there included ,

Immanuel Faisst Immanuel Gottlob Friedrich Faisst (13 October 1823 in Esslingen am Neckar – 5 June 1894 in Stuttgart) was a German composer and co-founder of the Stuttgart Music School, whose director he was, until his death. His compositions include works for ...

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, and

Hermann Zumpe Hermann Zumpe (9 April 1850 – 4 September 1903) was a German conductor and composer. Born in Oppach, Saxony, Zumpe grew up in Taubenheim in Sohland an der Spree. He was educated at the teachers' seminary at Bautzen, was a schoolmaster a ...

. He embarked on a career as a concert pianist, appearing in Germany, England, and Italy before returning to his native country in 1899. That year he became an instructor of piano at the Peabody Institute in Baltimore, where he remained for only one year before becoming the director of the European Conservatory and director of the music department of its Woman's College, in which positions he worked from 1901 until 1906. Beginning in the latter year he became a private teacher of piano in Baltimore. Hugo later returned to the city of his birth, where he died. Hugo composed three operas, of which one, '' The Temple Dancer'', was performed at the Metropolitan Opera in 1919; the other two were ''The Hero of Byzanz'' (a student work) and ''The Sun God''. He also wrote a

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; two

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s; some

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; and many songs.

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