William Kroll

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William Kroll (1901-1980) was an American composer and violinist.Kroll was born in New York City and died in Boston, Massachusetts. His most famous composition is "Banjo and Fiddle" for violin and piano. [ [http://composers-classical-music.com/k/KrollWilliam.htm ccm :: Kroll, William Kroll ] ]

Biography

William Kroll greatly contributed to music during his day, both as a soloist and as a member of various intimate chamber ensembles. From 1911 to 1914 he was a student of Marteau at the Berlin Hochschule für Musik. The time he was a pupil of Franz Kneisel and P. Goetschius at the Institute of Musical Art (1917 - 1922), he made his professional debut in New York. After completing his schooling, he toured parts of Europe, North, and Central America as a soloist and a member of the Elshuco Trio (1922 - 1929), the Coolidge Quartet (1936 - 1944), and the Kroll Quartet (1944 - 1969). In the midst of his performance schedule, he taught at various facilities, first at the Institute of Musical Art (1922 - 1938), then at the Mannes College (1943), the Peabody Conservatory (1947 - 1965), Tanglewood (as of 1949), the Cleveland Institute of Music (1964 - 1967), and also at Queens College beginning in 1969.

References

* [http://www.schirmer.com/Default.aspx?TabId=2419&State_2872=2&composerId_2872=865 William Kroll] at G. Schirmer