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Ernst Toch
Born: December 7, 1887; Vienna, Austria
Died: October 1, 1964; Los Angeles, CA
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The young Ernst Toch was almost entirely self-taught as a musician; his earliest compositional efforts involved copying out Mozart's string quartets, which in turn served as models for his own essays in the genre. Despite his evident promise, however, Toch's formal education was at first directed toward medicine; soon, however, he devoted his energies to musical studies. Toch went to Frankfurt in 1909, where he undertook formal training in both
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Big Ben Variations, Op. 62 (1)
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Burlesken for Piano, Op. 31: no 1, Gemächlich (1)
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Burlesken for Piano, Op. 31: no 2, Lebhaft (1)
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Burlesken for Piano, Op. 31: no3, Der Jongleur: Muito vivo (Sehr lebhaft) (1)
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Burlesken, Op. 31 (1)
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Cantata of Bitter Herbs, Op. 65 (3)
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Capriccetti (5) for Piano, Op. 36 (1)
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Concert-Etudes (10) for Piano, Op. 55 (1)
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Concerto for Cello, Op. 35 (3)
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Concerto for Piano, Op. 38 (2)
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Dance Suite, Op. 30 (2)
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Dedication for String Quartet (1)
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Der Jongleur (2)
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Die chinesische Flöte, Op. 29 (2)
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Divertimento for violin & cello, Op. 37/1 (1)
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Divertimento for Violin and Cello, Op. 37 no 1 (1)
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Divertimento for Violin and Viola, Op. 37 no 2 (2)
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Egon und Emilie (1)
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Egon und Emilie, Op. 46 (2)
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Geographical Fugue (1)
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Impromptu for Cello solo no 2, Op. 90 (1)
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Impromptu for Cello solo, Op. 90c (1)
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Kleinstadtbilder, Op. 49 (1)
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Miniature Overture (2)
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Notturno, Op. 77 (1)
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Original Pieces (3) for Player Piano (1)
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Peter Pan, Op. 76 "Fairy Tale" (2)
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Piano Quintet, Op. 64 (1)
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Pieces (5) for Winds and Percussion, Op. 83 (2)
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Pinocchio "Merry Overture" (1)
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Quartet for Strings no 11, Op. 34 (1)
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Quartet for Strings no 12, Op. 70 (3)
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Quartet for Strings no 13, Op. 74 (1)
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Quartet for Strings no 6 in A minor, Op. 12 (2)
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Quartet for Strings no 7 in G major, Op. 15 (1)
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Quartet for Strings no 9 in C major, Op. 26 (1)
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Quartet, Op. 98 (1)
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Quintet for Piano and Strings, Op. 64 (1)
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Quintet for Piano, two Violins, Viola, and Cello, Op. 64: 1st movement, The Lyrical Part: Allegro no (1)
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Quintet for Piano, two Violins, Viola, and Cello, Op. 64: 2nd movement, The Whimsical Part (1)
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Quintet for Piano, two Violins, Viola, and Cello, Op. 64: 3rd movement, The Contemplative Part "Adag (1)
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Quintet for Piano, two Violins, Viola, and Cello, Op. 64: 4th movement, The Dramatic Part (1)
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Sonata for Cello and Piano, Op. 50 (2)
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Sonata for Piano, Op. 47 (1)
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Sonata for Violin and Piano, Op. 21 (1)
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Sonata no 2 for Violin and Piano, Op 44: 1st movement, Trotzig, anstürmend (1)
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Sonata no 2 for Violin and Piano, Op 44: 2nd movement, Intermezzo "Tänzerisch, graziös [Allegretto]" (1)
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Sonata no 2 for Violin and Piano, Op 44: 3rd movement, Allegro giusto (1)
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Spiel, Op. 39 (3)
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Symphony for piano & orchestra, Op. 61 (1)
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Symphony no 1, Op. 72 (1)
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Symphony no 2, Op. 73 (1)
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Symphony no 3, Op. 75 (2)
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Symphony no 4, Op. 80 (1)
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Symphony no 5, Op. 89 "Jephtha" (4)
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Symphony no 6, Op. 93 (1)
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Symphony no 7, Op. 95 (1)
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The Princess and the Pea (1)
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Three Impromptus for Cello, Op. 90c: no 1, Andante cantabile (1)
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Three Impromptus for Cello, Op. 90c: no 2, Allegretto grazioso (1)
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Three Impromptus for Cello, Op. 90c: no 3, Adagio, con espressione (1)
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Variations on Peter's Song, for cello & piano (1)
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Biography |
by Corie Stanton Root
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The young Ernst Toch was almost entirely self-taught as a musician; his earliest compositional efforts involved copying out Mozart's string quartets, which in turn served as models for his own essays in the genre. Despite his evident promise, however, Toch's formal education was at first directed toward medicine; soon, however, he devoted his energies to musical studies. Toch went to Frankfurt in 1909, where he undertook formal training in both piano (with Willy Rehberg) and composition (with Iwan Knorr). In 1910, he won the Berlin Mendelssohn Prize for composition; three years later, he was appointed teacher of composition at the Mannheim Musikhochschule. Toch retained this post (interrupted by a wartime stint in the Austrian army) until 1929, when he moved to Berlin and actively pursued a career as composer and pianist. During this time he wrote several choral and dramatic works; among the most striking of these is the "Geographical Fugue" from Gesprochene Musik, which employs a contrapuntal, purely spoken treatment of the names of various exotic locales.
Following the example of many of his countrymen, Toch fled Germany in 1933 as the Nazi party continued its ascent. After spending time in Paris and London, Toch emigrated to America in 1935, where he took up a teaching post at the New School for Social Research in New York. He eventually embraced his new home, becoming a US citizen in 1940.
Beginning in 1936, Toch taught at the University of Southern California. His inventive, colorful musical sense and proximity to Hollywood led to a lucrative side career as a composer of film music; his scores for Peter Ibbetson (1935) and Address Unknown (1943) were nominated for Academy Awards. He was similarly honored for his "legitimate" endeavors, winning the 1956 Pulitzer Prize in music for his Third Symphony. |
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