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Jaromír Weinberger (January 8 1896, Prague - August 8 1967, St. Petersburg, Florida, suicide) was a Czech composer of music.

Weinberger exposed at a conservatories of Prague & Leipzig. Around 1939, when extensive travels, he settled around New York City. His best known opera is Schwanda the Bagpiper (Švanda dudák).

Weinberger, Jaromír
Grove Concise Dictionary entry from WQXR radio, New York.

Schwanda the Bagpiper
Summary of the opera by Weinberger and Milos Kares that was based on Czech children's stories.

Weinberger, Jaromir
Entry from the Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2001. Includes pronunciation guide.

Weinberger, Jaromir
Listing from woodwind.org of his Sonatina for B-flat clarinet and piano.

Saratoga
Part of the catalogue of the scenery collection of the Ballets Russes de Monte Carlo housed at Butler University. Illustrations and comments on the Weinberger and Massine work's disastrous reception.

Babinsky Cheating the Devil at Cards
Painting by Paul Berenson of the climax of Weinberger's Schwanda the Bagpiper with explanation of the scene.


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