Joseph Schillinger

Joseph Schillinger and the Rhythmicon

Joseph Moiseyevich Schillinger (Russian: Ио́сиф Моисе́евич Ши́ллингер; 1 September [O.S. 20 August] 1895[1][2] (other sources: 31 August [O.S. 19 August] 1895[3]) – 23 March 1943) was a composer, music theorist, and composition teacher who originated the Schillinger System of Musical Composition. He was born in Kharkov, in the Kharkov Governorate of the Russian Empire (present-day Kharkiv, Ukraine) and died in New York City. He sometimes used the pseudonym "Frank Lynn".[4]

  1. ^ Gojowy, Detlef (2005). "Schillinger, Joseph". In Finscher, Ludwig (ed.). Die Musik in Geschichte und Gegenwart. Vol. Personenteil 14 (Riccati – Schönstein) (2 ed.). Kassel/Stuttgart: Bärenreiter/Metzler. ISBN 978-3-7618-1134-4.
  2. ^ "Schillinger, Joseph". SNAC. Retrieved 6 September 2018.
  3. ^ Burk, James M.; Schneider, Wayne J. (2001). "Schillinger, Joseph (Moiseyevich) [Lynn, Frank]". Grove Music Online (8th ed.). Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-1-56159-263-0.
  4. ^ James M. Burk; Wayne J. Schneider (2001). "Schillinger, Joseph (Moiseyevich) [Lynn, Frank]". Grove Music Online. Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/gmo/9781561592630.article.24863.