Tranquillo Manoah Leide-Tedesco (August 19, 1894 – January 29, 1982) was an Italian-American composer, conductor and violinist.

Biography

Tranquillo Manoah Leide-Tedesco was born in

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, Italy, but grew up in

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. His father, Lazzaro Leide-Tedesco, originally from

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, became Rabbi of the Jewish Community of Greater

(1904-1941) and the Chief Rabbi of Naples. Manoah Leide-Tedesco grew up in an artistic family of composers, singers and musicians. His brother,

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Educated at the

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, Leide-Tedesco did his post graduate studies in Czechoslovakia (1925–1931), receiving his Doctorate in Philology and Sociology. He attended the

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where he continued his musical studies under

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, Josef Suk and Karel Jirák. From 1922-1935 Leide-Tedesco conducted many of the leading symphony orchestras of Central Europe including the Philharmonics of Prague, Vienna and Pressburg. During this time he was entrusted with some of the very first performances of the works of

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'' and ''Alborada del Gracioso''),

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(''Parergon zur

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(''Studi sinfonici per "La matrona d'Efeso"''), Schoenberg (''

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. Leide-Tedesco conducted the New Chamber Symphony of New York City from 1932-1935. The first performances of his own compositions were broadcast during this time over the NBC chain from Rockefeller Center. He conducted orchestras for: NBC, CBS, Chicago Symphony, Baltimore Symphony, Orquesta Sinfonica (Mexico City), Czech Philharmonic, BBC, RAI Rome, West Germany Radio Corp., Koln, Grant Park Chicago. Leide-Tedesco first visited the United States in 1912 and became a U. S. citizen in 1932. Between 1935 and 1945, he served with the United States Government where he was Chairman of Cultural Programs for the Office of Education. He also held positions with the United States Department of State and the Institute of International Understanding. He lectured widely in the United States and Latin America and campaigned for fairer immigration laws and better integration of new immigrants. Throughout his life, Leide-Tedesco traveled the world collecting books, paintings, music and friends. Personal friends who corresponded frequently, and visited with him and his wife, Regina, in the artist community of

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(1955-1981), included painters Emmanuel Glicenstein Romano, Alois Lecoque, and Paschal Quackenbush; musicians and composers

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(no relation),

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, Karel Jirák, and operatic singer

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; as well as his good friend

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, developer of the

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Compositions

In 1952

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conducted the first

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performance of Leide-Tedesco's ''For Harvest Time, Prelude of Dances''. Other works by Leide-Tedesco include: Op. 1 — Trio for Strings Op. 2 — Cycle of Songs for Soprano Op. 3 — Serenade for baritone and viola for the play ''La cena delle beffe'' Op. 4 — Romance for Violin and Piano Op. 5 — Concerto for Violin and Orchestra (unfinished) Op. 6 — Chansonette Française for Orchestra Op. 7-8 — Two Compositions for Violin and Orchestra Op. 9-10 — Two Violin Solo from Scarlatti Op. 11-14 — Wood Wind Quintets (two books) Op. 15 — "Asturias" for Symphony Orchestra Op. 16 — Preludes for Pianoforte (3) Op. 17 — Prelude No. XXIV Op. 18 — Fugue No. VIII Op. 19 — Prelude of Dances for Symphony Orchestra Op. 20 — Exotic Melodies from South America Op. 21 — Sonata for Violin and Pianoforte Op. 22 — Sonata di Siciliano per Pianoforte Op. 23 — Quartetto ad Archi Op. 24 — Concerto a Quattro con Fagotto Op. 25 — Hommage à Mahler - Violin and Orchestra Op. 26 — Sonata for Oboe and Pianoforte (World premiere April 18, 1961 at the

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(Sale Apollinee) as part of the

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) Op. 27 — Symphony on Greek Tragedy

References

Sources

*Cassidy, Claudia (December 10, 1952)

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"Leide-Tedesco Home from European Trip"
*Stuckenschmidt, H. H. (1968). ''Maurice Ravel, Variations on His Life and Work'' (Translated from German by Samuel R. Rosenbaum). Philadelphia: Chilton

External links

Leide-Tedesco Collection
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