Bucharoff, Simon, 1881-1955

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Pianist, educator, composer, and writer. Born Simon Buchhalter in Berdychiv (in present-day Ukraine) in 1881, Bucharoff initially rose to prominence as a pianist in Wichita before moving to Chicago, and achieving a measure of success as a composer in Europe in the 1920s. Amid a protracted legal battle over compositions of his which were held by German publishers, Bucharoff returned to the United States and worked as an orchestrator for Warner Bros. with composers such as Erich Wolfgang Korngold and Dmitri Tiomkin from 1937 until his death in 1955.
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creatorOf Simon Bucharoff Collection, 1887-1992 University of North Texas. Music Library
referencedIn Erich Wolfgang Korngold collection, 1889-1967 Library of Congress. Music Division
referencedIn Nicolas Slonimsky Collection, 1873-1997, (bulk 1920-1990) Library of Congress. Music Division
referencedIn Koussevitzky, Serge, 1874-1951. Serge Koussevitzky Archive, 1920-1976 (bulk: 1924-1951) Library of Congress. Music Division
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associatedWith Dawes, Charles Gates, 1865-1951 person
associatedWith Epstein, Julius, 1832-1926 person
associatedWith Fuchs, Robert, 1847-1927 person
associatedWith Gallico, Paolo, 1868-1955 person
associatedWith Korngold, Erich Wolfgang person
correspondedWith Koussevitzky, Serge, 1874-1951 person
associatedWith Sauer Emil von 1862-1942 person
correspondedWith Slonimsky, Nicolas, 1894-1995 person
associatedWith Tiomkin, Dimitri, 1894-1979 person
Place Name Admin Code Country
Los Angeles CA US
Wichita KS US
Los Angeles CA US
New York City NY US
Berdychiv 27 UA
Menaggio 09 IT
Vienna 09 AT
Chicago IL US
Federal Republic of Germany 00 DE
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Birth 1881-04-20

Death 1955-11-24

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