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Carl Busch

Danish-born American composer and music teacher · United States · On the map · Musicians · Lived 1862 to 1943 · aged 81

Carl Busch was a Danish-American composer, conductor, and music educator. He was the founding conductor the original Kansas City Symphony Orchestra, taught at the Kansas City-Horner Conservatory, was among the founding faculty of the University of Kansas City, and contributed to the founding of the Kansas City...

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He was the founding conductor the original Kansas City Symphony Orchestra, taught at the Kansas City-Horner Conservatory, was among the founding faculty of the University of Kansas City, and contributed to the founding of the Kansas City Philharmonic. Several of his compositions were associated with the Indianist movement. His students included Florence Price, William Dawson, and Robert Russell Bennett.

Country
United States
Category
Musicians
Type
Singer / Musician
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1862 to 1943 · aged 81