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Marion Bauer Wikipedia

Marion Bauer (b. Walla Walla, Washington, August 15 1882; d. South Hadley, Massachusetts, August 9 1955) was an United States|American composer.

She studied piano with her sister Emilie in their hometown, and later with Henry Holden Huss and Eugene Heffley in New York City|New York. She studied harmony and musical analysis|analysis with Nadia Boulanger, in exchange for English language|English lessons, and piano with Raoul Pugno, both in Paris. She also studied counterpoint and musical form|form with Paul Ertel in Berlin and composition with Walter Henry Rothwell in New York. She studied at the Conservatoire de Paris|Paris Conservatory with Andre Gedalge (Hisama 2001, p.4-5) Her students include Miriam Gideon.

She wrote the book Twentieth Century Music, published in 1933, as well as articles for The Musical Leader. Her music, unlike her lectures and writings, was traditionally tonality|tonal till her studies with Gedalge and transistions to an Impressionist music|impressionistic style till the forties when she adopted the twelve-tone technique. (ibid)

She co-founded the American Music Guild and served on the board of the League of American Composers.

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