Naginski, Charles
Naginski, Charles
Naginski, Charles, American composer; b. Cairo, Egypt, May 29, 1909; d. (drowned) Lenox, Mass., Aug. 4, 1940. He was taken to America at an early age, and studied piano with his father and other teachers. From 1928 to 1933 he held a fellowship at the Juilliard Graduate School in N.Y. as a pupil in composition of Rubin Goldmark.
Works
dramatic: ballet :The Minotaur (1938). orch.:Suite (1931); 2 syms. (1935, 1937); 2936, symphonic poem (1936); Sinfonietta (1937); 3 Movements for Chamber Orch. (1937); Nocturne and Pantomime (1938); 5 Pieces from a Children’sSuite (1940); Movement for Strings. other: 2 string quartets (1933); songs.
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