WEINBERGER, Jaromir
b Prague, 8 January 1896
d St Petersburg, Florida, 8 August 1967, aged seventy-one

He studied at the Prague Conservatory, and with Max Reger in Leipzig, then taught in Prague, Bratislava and Vienna. He lived in America from 1939 and became an American citizen in 1948.

1927 (31)

Schwanda the Bagpiper, opera

1929 (33)

Christmas, for orchestra

1930 (34)

The Beloved Voice, opera

Bohemian Songs and Dances for orchestra

1931 (35)

Passacaglia, for orchestra

1932 (36)

The Outcasts of Poker Flat, opera

1934 (38)

A Bed of Roses, opera

1937 (41)

Wallenstein, opera

1938 (42)

Variations on Under the Spreading Chestnut Tree, for orchestra

1940 (44)

Song of the High Seas, for orchestra

Saxophone Concerto

1941 (45)

Lincoln Symphony

Czech Rhapsody, for orchestra

The Bird's Opera, for orchestra

1957 (61)

Préludes religieuses et profanes, for organ

1960 (64)

Aus Tirol, for orchestra

1961 (65)

Eine Walserouverture

Weinberger also composed:

Overture to a Puppet Show, for orchestra

Overture to a Cavalier's Play, for orchestra

The Legend of Sleepy Hollow, for orchestra

Mississippi Rhapsody, for band

Prelude to the Festival, for band

Homage to the Pioneers, for band

Chamber music, choral works and songs