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Floyd Morgenstern

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Floyd Morgenstern
Born
Floyd Victor Morgenstern

(1910-06-25)June 25, 1910
O'Fallon, Illinois, United States
DiedOctober 11, 1984(1984-10-11) (aged 74)
San Francisco, California, United States
OccupationComposer

Floyd Victor Morgenstern (June 25, 1910 – October 11, 1984) was an American composer, pianist, and music teacher.

Morgenstern was born in O'Fallon, Illinois. He received a scholarship to study at the Juilliard Institute of Music. In 1933 he played a recital of his own compositions on CBS' Andre Kostelanetz Presents.[1] He studied film music at Paramount Studios in 1938. He died in San Francisco.[2]

One of his compositions was entered in the music event in the art competition at the 1932 Summer Olympics.[2]

Selected Compositions

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References

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  1. ^ "Radio Programmes. Summary of Schedule of Victoria and Other Pacific Coast Stations". The Daily Colonist. Vol. 75. May 14, 1933. 22.
  2. ^ a b "Floyd Morgenstern". Olympedia. Retrieved August 1, 2020.
  3. ^ Catalog of Copyright Entries: Musical compositions. Library of Congress, Copyright Office. 1937.