Robert Strassburg

Robert Strassburg
Born
Robert Strassburg

(1915-08-30)August 30, 1915
Brooklyn, New York, U.S.
DiedOctober 25, 2003(2003-10-25) (aged 88)
Occupation(s)Conductor, composer, musicologist
Years active1945–1997

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.