Leon Stein (September 18, 1910 in

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– May 9, 2002 in

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) was an American composer and music analyst. Stein attended

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, where he achieved his MM in 1935 and his Ph.D. in 1949; he studied under

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, and

Hans Lange Hans Lange (February 17, 1884 in Istanbul – August 13, 1960 in Albuquerque, New Mexico) was a German-American conductor and musician. He was a son of Paul Lange, who had been a lecturer for music at the American College for Girls and Ger ...

. He taught at DePaul from 1931 to 1978; he was dean of the School of Music there between 1966 and 1976. Stein was also Director of the Graduate Division at De Paul University of Music. College of Jewish Studies, Chicago. He directed a number of Chicago ensembles, including the City Symphony of Chicago. Stein's compositions were modernist in character; his works for saxophone are his most popular pieces. He also wrote on music, particularly Jewish music. His manuscripts are held in the Richardson Library at DePaul. He has two sons.

Books

*''The Racial Thinking of Richard Wagner'' (1950) *''Structure and Style: The Study and Analysis of Musical Forms'' (1962, 3rd ed. 1979) *''Anthology of Musical Forms'' (1962)

Music

;Stage *''The Fisherman’s Wife'' (1954) *''Deirdre'' (1955) *2 early ballets ;Orchestral *''Violin Concerto'' (1939) *''3 Hassidic Dances'' (1940–41) *''Symphony No. 1'' (1940) *''Symphony No. 2'' (1942) *''Triptych on 3 Poems of Walt Whitman'' (1943) *''Symphony No.3'' (1950–51) *''Rhapsody'' (1954) *''Then Shall the Dust Return'' (1971) *''Symphony No. 4'' (1974) *''Cello Concerto'' (1977) *''Concerto'' for clarinet and percussion (1979) ;Chamber/solo *''Sonata'' for violin and piano (1932) *''String Quartet No. 1'' (1933) *''Woodwind Quintet'' (1936) *''Invocation and Dance'' (1938) *''Quintet'' for saxophone and string quartet (1957) *''Sextet'' (1958) *''Violin Sonata'' (1960) *''Trio'' for Three Bb Trumpets (or Bb Clarinets) (1958) *''Trio'' for Saxophone, violin, and piano, (1961) *''String Quartet No. 2'' (1962) *''String Quartet No. 3'' (1964) *''String Quartet No. 4'' (1965) *''Sonata'' for tenor sax and piano (1967) *''String Quartet No.5'' (1967) *''Suite'' for saxophone quartet'' (1967) *''Sonata for Solo Viola'' (1969) *''Suite'' for wind quintet (1970) *''Brass Quintet'' (1975) *''Duo Concertante'' for viola and cello (1978) *''Suite'' for string trio (1980) *''Three for Nine'' (1982) *other works for solo instruments and keyboard ;Vocal *''Liederkranz of Jewish Folksongs'' (1936) *''The Lord Reigneth'' (1953) *other religious choral works to Hebrew and English texts

References

*Margareth Owens, "Leon Stein". ''

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External links

Interview with Leon Stein
January 16, 1988 {{DEFAULTSORT:Stein, Leon 1910 births 2002 deaths 20th-century classical composers American classical composers American male classical composers American opera composers DePaul University alumni 20th-century American composers 20th-century American male musicians