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David Mannes 
David MannesBackground information Born 1866 Origin New York City Died 1959 Occupations Conductor, educator Instruments Violin David Mannes (1866 – 1959) was an American violinist, conductor, and educator.
Mannes studied in Berlin with Karol Haliř[1] and was a violinist in the New York Symphony Orchestra from 1891 and its concertmaster from 1898 to 1912. In 1912 he helped found the Colored Music Settlement School and in 1916, with his wife, the Mannes Music School, both in New York City. Music Is My Faith is his autobiography. Mannes is also discussed in Maurice Peress' "Dvorak to Duke Ellington: A Conductor Explores America's Music and Its African American Roots."
References
Sources
- Mannes, David (1938). Music is My Faith: An Autobiography W.W. Norton. New York. ISBN 0-306-77595-6 (1978 reprint)
- Peress, Maurice (2004). Dvorak to Duke Ellington: A Conductor Explores America's Music and Its African American Roots Oxford. New York. ISBN 0195098226
Categories:- American music
- American conductors (music)
- American violinists
- Concertmasters
- American music educators
- 1959 deaths
- 1866 births
- American conductor (music) stubs
- American violinist stubs
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