Wayditch, Gabriel, 1888-1969
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Dönhoff, Gabriel Wajditsch Verbovac von, 1888-1969
Wajditsch Verbovac von Dönhoff, Gabriel, 1888-1969
Verbovac von Dönhoff, Gabriel Wajditsch, 1888-1969
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found: The caliph's magician, p1995:label (Gabriel von Wayditch) insert (1888-1969; Hungarian-born American composer who emigrated to New York in 1911)
found: Bull, S. Index to biogr. of comtemp. composers, 1974(Wayditch, Gabriel; also: Dönhoff, Gabriel Wajditsch Verbovac von; 1888-1969)
found: Baker's, 7th ed.(Wayditch, Gabriel; real name: Baron Gabriel Wajditsch Verbovac von Dönhoff; Hungarian-American composer, b. in Budapest, Dec. 28, 1888; d. in New York, July 28, 1969)
found: Wikipedia, July 6, 2021(Gabriel von Wayditch; Gabriel von Wayditch (28 December 1888, Budapest - 28 July 1969 New York City) was a Hungarian-American composer whose output consisted primarily of 14 grand operas; the son of Dr. Aloysious (Lajos) von Wayditch von Verbovac (Verbovác), a nobleman and inventor who had taught physics at the University of Pécs, and Helena von Dönhoff, a Prussian baroness, Gabriel (Wayditch Gabor) was born in Budapest; he studied piano, conducting, and composition at the National Hungarian Academy of Music (now the Franz Liszt Academy of Music); he emigrated to the United States with his father in 1911; in New York City, Wayditch worked as a theater conductor; in the 1950s, he served as the pianist for the Morningside Trio and also taught music lessons at a studio near his apartment; his opera Eretnekek (The Heretics), lasting eight hours, is cited in the Guinness Book of World Records as the longest opera ever written)
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2021-07-19: revised
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