Robert Strassburg
Robert Strassburg | |
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| Born | Robert Strassburg August 30, 1915 Brooklyn, New York, U.S. |
| Died | October 25, 2003 (aged 88) |
| Occupation(s) | Conductor, composer, musicologist |
| Years active | 1945–1997 |
Robert Strassburg (August 30, 1915 – October 25, 2003) was a leading American conductor, composer,musicologist and music educator of the twentieth century. Included among his compositions are numerous musical settings for the poetry of Walt Whitman as well as several sacred Judaic choral works. As a musicologist, Dr. Strassburg is also regarded as a leading authority on the compositions of the composer Ernest Bloch.