Abe Holzmann
Abraham Holzmann(19 August 1874 – 16 January 1939) was an Americancomposer,famous for hismarchBlaze-Away!
Abraham Holzmann was born inNew York City.His parents were Jacob Holzmann, a Hungarian-Jewishimmigrantand Isabella Holzmann, a native ofLouisiana.[1][2]The young Holzmann learned music in Germany.[3]A review originally published by theNew York Heraldon Sunday, 13 January 1901, entitledGerman Composer who Writes American Cakewalk Musicdescribes "[h]is knowledge of bass and counterpoint is thorough, and his standard compositions bear the stamp of harmonic lore, which makes his proclivity for the writing of the popular style of music the more remarkable."[4]
Abe married Isabelle Fishblatt around 1908, and he became the manager of the Orchestra Department at Jerome Remick & Company, music publisher in New York.[2] He was an early member (1923) of theAmerican Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers(ASCAP). He earned his livelihood as composer/arranger forTin Pan Alleypublishers, including Leo Feist. He later was advertising manager for theAmerican Federation of Musicianspublication, International Musician. He was a member ofFreemasonry,theElks,andKnights of Pythias,all in New York City.
Holzmann died inEast Orange, New Jerseyat age 64. He was survived by his widow, a daughter Natalie Holzmann, three half-brothers, and four sisters. His music was especially revered byragtimeenthusiasts, although he composed marches,waltzes,and other light music.
His 1899 compositionSmokey Mokeswas briefly featured in the 1936 movieSan Francisco.
Works[edit]
- A-la-carte(1915)
- Alagazam(1902)
- Blaze-Away!(1901) possibly a tribute to "Rough Rider" turned U.S. PresidentTheodore Roosevelt[2]
- Bunch O' Blackberries(1899)
- Calanthe(1900)
- Cowperthwait Centennial March(1907)
- Flying Arrow(1906)
- The Hand That Rocks The Cradle Rules The World(1901)
- Hunky Dory(1900)
- Love-Land(1905)
- Old Faithful(1908)
- The Rialto(1916)
- Smokey Mokes(1899)
- Spirit of Independence(1912)
- Symphia(1902)
- Uncle Sammy(1904)
- The Whip(1908)
- The Winning Fight(1911)
- Yankee Grit(1905)
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^"'A Prince of the Game'".The Jewish Week.20 November 1998.
- ^abcEdwards, Bill. "Abraham Holzmann"Guide to Ragtime and Traditional Jazz Composers,retrieved on 25 April 2009.
- ^Blesh, Ridi (2007).They All Played Ragtime - The True Story of an American Music.Read Books. pp. 222–223.ISBN978-1-4067-7326-2.
- ^Grainger, Geoff "Abe Holzmann (1874-1939)"Composers of Recorder Music,retrieved on 25 April 2009.
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