Joseph Moiseyevich Schillinger | |
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Ио́сиф Моисе́евич Ши́ллингер | |
![]() Joseph Schillinger and the Rhythmicon | |
Born | 1 September [O.S. 20 August] 1895 (other sources: 31 August [O.S. 19 August] 1895) |
Died | 23 March 1943 (aged 47) New York City |
Other names | Frank Lynn (pseudonym) |
Occupation(s) | Composer, music theorist, composition teacher |
Joseph Moiseyevich Schillinger (Russian: Ио́сиф Моисе́евич Ши́ллингер; 1 September [O.S. 20 August] 1895[1][2] (other sources: 31 August [O.S. 19 August] 1895[3]) – 23 March 1943) was a composer, music theorist, and composition teacher who originated the Schillinger System of Musical Composition. He was born in Kharkov, in the Kharkov Governorate of the Russian Empire (present-day Kharkiv, Ukraine) and died in New York City. He sometimes used the pseudonym "Frank Lynn".[4]