Ernst Bacon

Composer

1898 – 1990

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Who was Ernst Bacon?

Ernst Lecher Bacon was an American composer, pianist, and conductor. A prolific author, Bacon composed over 250 songs over his career. He was awarded three Guggenheim Fellowships and a Pulitzer Scholarship in 1932 for his Second Symphony.

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Born
May 26, 1898
Chicago
Also known as
  • Ernst Lecher Bacon
Nationality
  • United States of America
Education
  • University of Chicago
    (1919 - 1920)
  • Master's Degree, University of California, Berkeley
    Music
    ( - 1935)
  • Bachelor's degree, Northwestern University
    Mathematics
    (1915 - 1918)
Lived in
  • Orinda
    (1964 - 1990/03/16)
Died
Mar 16, 1990
Orinda

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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