Joseph Schillinger (September 1, 1895 – March 23, 1943) was a composer, music theorist, and composition teacher. He was born in Kharkiv, Ukraine (at that time, part of Russian Empire). He graduated from the Classical College in 1914 and the St. Petersburg Imperial Conservatory of Music.
Schillinger came to the United States of America in 1928 and received his citizenship in 1936. He remained in America until his untimely death from cancer in 1943...
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Joseph Schillinger (September 1, 1895 – March 23, 1943) was a composer, music theorist, and composition teacher. He was born in Kharkiv, Ukraine (at that time, part of Russian Empire). He graduated from the Classical College in 1914 and the St. Petersburg Imperial Conservatory of Music.
Schillinger came to the United States of America in 1928 and received his citizenship in 1936. He remained in America until his untimely death from cancer in 1943 at age 47.
He was a teacher of music at Columbia Teachers College and also gave private lessons in music composition from his home, during which time he developed the Schillinger System of Musical Composition. This was published posthumously in a 2 volume set compiled by Lyle Dowling and Arnold Shaw. This work is still deemed incomplete by his original students. In 1932, he joined with composer-theorist Henry Cowell to publicly introduce the Rhythmicon, the first electronic drum machine, which Cowell and Léon Theremin had collaborated in...
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