Frederick Jacobi

Frederick Jacobi as musician in the Alcatraz Army Band.

Frederick Jacobi (May 4, 1891 – October 24, 1952) was a Jewish-American composer and teacher. His works include symphonies, concerti, chamber music, works for solo piano and for solo organ, lieder, and one opera.

He taught at Juilliard School of Music from 1936 to 1950, where his pupils included Mark Bucci, Alexei Haieff, Julia Frances Smith, Robert Starer, John Verrall, and Robert Ward.[1] He also served as the director of the American section of the International Society for Contemporary Music and was a founding member of the League of Composers. He died on October 24, 1952, in New York City of heart failure.

  1. ^ Butterworth, Neil (2013). Dictionary of American Classical Composers. Routledge. p. 231. ISBN 978-1136790249.