Ingolf dahl biography of donald
Ingolf Dahl’s Concerto for Alto Saxophone and Wind Orchestra(ed. Rowles) (1949/2016).
Ingolf dahl biography of donald
Ingolf Dahl
German and American musician (1912–1970)
Ingolf Dahl | |
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Dahl c. 1968 | |
| Born | June 9, 1912 Hamburg, German Empire |
| Died | August 6, 1970(1970-08-06) (aged 58) Frutigen, Switzerland |
| Occupation(s) | Classical composer, pianist, conductor, educator |
Ingolf Dahl (June 9, 1912 – August 6, 1970) was a German-born American composer, pianist, conductor, and educator.
Biography
Dahl was born Walter Ingolf Marcus[1] in Hamburg, Germany, to a German Jewish father, attorney Paul Marcus, and his Swedish wife Hilda Maria Dahl. He had two brothers, Gert Marcus (1914–2008; a noted Swedish artist and sculptor, and a recipient of the Prince Eugen Medal), and Holger, and one sister, Anna-Britta.[2]
In Hamburg, Dahl studied piano under Edith Weiss-Mann, a harpsichordist, pianist, and a proponent of early music.
Dahl studied with Philipp Jarnach at the Hochschule für Musik Köln (1930–32). Dahl left Germany as the Nazi Party was co