Alfred Eduard Emmerich Rosé (11 December 1902,

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. He was the elder brother of Alma Rosé, son of Arnold Rosé, and the nephew of

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. He studied in Vienna under

Richard Robert Richard Robert (25 March 1861 – 1 February 1924 in Kaltenleutgeben)
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. Rosé's music and ability to perform had been revoked by the ''Reichsmusikkammer'', so he and his wife departed Vienna, Austria for the United States on 28 September 1938. While in America, Alfred Rosé began teaching and his pieces were being performed again.

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