Lippman, Sidney

Sidney Lippman (March 1, 1914 - March 11, 2003) was born and raised in Minneapolis, MN and attended the University of Minnesota. He became interested in writing music as a result of an annual competition through the city schools.

Lippman served in the Merchant Marine during World War II, and upon completion of his war service was awarded a fellowship in music composition by the Julliard School of Music in New York. While at the Julliard he worked as an arranger with the Irving Berlin music publishing company.

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