Deems Taylor

American composer, music critic, and promoter of classical music (1885-1966) · United States · On the map · Musicians · Died at 80

Joseph Deems Taylor was an American composer, radio commentator, music critic, and author. Nat Benchley, co-editor of The Lost Algonquin Roundtable, referred to him as "the dean of American music." He was elected a member of the American Philosophical Society in 1934.

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