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Juilliard School, The
(Encyclopedia) Juilliard School, TheJuilliard School, Thej&oomacr;lˈyärd [key], in New York City; school of music, drama, and dance; coeducational; est. 1905 as the Institute of Musical Art,…Belluschi, Pietro
(Encyclopedia) Belluschi, PietroBelluschi, Pietropyĕˈtrō bəl&oomacr;ˈskē [key], 1899–1994, Italian-American civil engineer, designer, and architect. Belluschi served as dean and professor at the…Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts
(Encyclopedia) Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts, in central Manhattan, New York City, between 62d and 66th streets W of Broadway. Lincoln Center is both a complex of buildings and the arts…Loeb, James
(Encyclopedia) Loeb, JamesLoeb, Jameslōb [key], 1867–1933, American banker and philanthropist, b. New York City; son of Solomon Loeb. He entered (1888) Kuhn, Loeb and Company and retired from…Mannes, David
(Encyclopedia) Mannes, DavidMannes, Davidmănˈĭs [key], 1866–1959, American violinist, conductor, and educator, b. New York City. Mannes was violinist in the New York Symphony Orchestra from 1891 and…Ellen Taaffe Zwilich
Ellen Taaffe Zwilich is a composer whose Three Movements for Orchestra (Symphony No. 1) won a Pulitzer Prize in 1983 and boosted her to international recognition. Zwilich studied music at Florida…Barry S. Brook Biography
Barry S. Brookeducator, musicologist A pioneer in the field of musicology, Brook helped establish doctoral programs in music at the City University of New York, the Juilliard School and Paris…Marvin Hamlisch
Marvin Hamlisch composed scores for the Broadway show A Chorus Line and the films The Sting and The Way We Were, among his many other musical achievements. Hamlisch entered the Juilliard School of…Kelsey Grammer
Kelsey Grammer is a comic actor best known for playing the fastidious Dr. Frasier Crane on two hit television shows, Cheers and Frasier. Kelsey Grammer studied drama at New York's Juilliard School…Miles Davis Biography
Miles Davistrumpet player, jazz composerBorn: 5/26/1926Birthplace: Alton, Illinois A prominent jazz trumpeter of the 1950s and '60s who pioneered new styles such as cool jazz, hard bop and…Trending
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