Ernst Toch (pronounced similar to talk) (7 December 1887 - 1 October 1964) was a composer of classical music and film scores. December 7 is the 341st day (342nd in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1887 (MDCCCLXXXVII) is a common year starting on Saturday (click on link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar or a common year starting on Monday of the Julian calendar. ... October 1 is the 274th day of the year (275th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1964 (MCMLXIV) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1964 calendar). ... A composer is a person who writes music. ... Classical music is a broad, somewhat imprecise term, referring to music produced in, or rooted in the traditions of, European art, ecclesiastical and concert music, encompassing a broad period from roughly 1000 to the present day. ... A film score is the background music in a film, generally specially written for the film and often used to heighten emotions provoked by the imagery on the screen or by the dialogue. ...

Toch was born in Vienna. He sought to introduce new ideas and approaches to music. He studied philosophy at the university of Vienna and medicine at Heidelberg. His main instrument was the piano, and he was a pianist of concert stature. Much of his creative output aimed toward the piano. He was a self-taught composer, and in America he came to instruct new generations of composers. His first compositions date from circa 1900 and were pastiche pieces in the style of Mozart (quartets, 1905 album verses for piano). His first quartet was performed in Leipzig in 1908, and his sixth (Opus 12, 1905) in the year 1909. In 1909, his chamber symphony in F major (written 1906) won the Frankfurt/Main Mozart prize. From this time onwards Toch dedicated himself to being a full-time composer. He won the Mendelssohn prize for composition in 1910. In 1913 he was appointed lecturer of both piano and composition at the College of Music in Mannheim. After winning a further five major prizes for his works, Toch served 4 years in the army on the Italian Front. In 1916 he married Lilly Zwack, the daughter of a banker. After World War I had ended, he returned to Manheim to compose, devoping a new style of polyphony. Vienna (German: Wien ; Bosnian, Croatian, and Serbian: Beč, Czech: Vídeň, Hungarian: Bécs, Romanian: Viena, Romani: Bech or Vidnya, Russian: Вена, Slovak: Viedeň, Slovenian: Dunaj) is the capital of Austria, and also one of the nine States of Austria. ... The Ruprecht Karl University of Heidelberg (German Ruprecht-Karls-Universität Heidelberg; also known as simply University of Heidelberg) was established in the town of Heidelberg in the Rhineland in 1386. ... Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (January 27, 1756 – December 5, 1791) was one of the most significant and influential of all composers of Western classical music. ... [] (Sorbian/Lusatian: Lipsk) is the largest city in the Federal State (Bundesland) of Saxony in Germany. ... 1908 (MCMVIII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ...

This period lasted from 1934 to 58. His works often inhibits a humorous aspect (Bunte Suite (1929)). In 1930 he invented "Gesprochene Musik," the idiom of the "spoken chorus"; his most performed work is the Geographical Fugue or Fuge aus der Geographie, though he regarded it as an unimportant diversion. He wrote music for films, symphonies, chamber music, chamber operas. He also wrote books dealing with musical theory: Melodielehre (1923) and "The Shaping Forces in Music" (1948). The Geographical Fugue or Fuge aus der Geographie is the most famous piece for spoken chorus by Ernst Toch. ...

Toch was considered one of the great avant-garde composers in the pre-Nazi era, and like many other artists and musicians, went into exile when Hitler came to power.

Toch won the Pulitzer Prize for Music in 1956. He died in Los Angeles and was interred in the Westwood Village Memorial Park Cemetery in Los Angeles. He is the grandfather of author Lawrence Weschler. The Pulitzer Prize for Music was first awarded in 1943. ... Nickname City of Angels Location Location within Los Angeles County in the state of California Government Country State County United States California Los Angeles County Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa (D) Geographical characteristics Area  - City    - Land    - Water  - Urban 1,290. ... Cemetery view looking South-East. ... This article is about the largest city in California. ... Lawrence Weschler (born 1952) is an author of works of creative nonfiction. ...

Works

Opera

• 1927 Die Prinzessin auf der Erbse Libretto by Benno Elkan
• 1928 Egon und Emilie
• 1930 Der Fächer
• 1965 The Last Tale

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Orchestral work

• 1906 Kammersymphonie
• 1926 Klavierkonzert
• 1928 Das Kirschblütenfest
• 1935 Big Ben (Orchestervariationen)
• 1950-1964 7 Symphonien

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Works for Wind band

• 1926 Spiel opus 39 (Donaueschingen première)
• 1932 Miniatur Ouvertüre
• Sinfonietta opus 97

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Film music

• 1934 Catherine the Great
• 1934 The Private Life of Don Juan
• 1935 Peter Ibbetson
• 1938 The Rebel Son
• 1939 The Cat and the Canary
• 1940 Dr. Cyclops
• 1941 Ladies in Retirement
• 1944 Address Unknown
• 1945 The Unseen

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Choral works

• 1930 Gesprochene Musik

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Chamber music

• 1950-1961 13 string quartets

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Lieder

• 1945/1953 Zyklus The Inner Circle

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Piano works

A list of Toch's work can be found in the University of California's website as follows: http://www.library.ucla.edu/libraries/music/mlsc/toch/

External links

• UCLA Toch Archive
• IMDb entry