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"The Broadway community is today mourning the passing of Charles Strouse at the
age of 96, the legendary composer behind hits like
Bye Bye Birdie (1960),
Applause (1970) and
Annie (1976).
Strouse was born on June 7 1928, in New York. His parents were Jewish
immigrants, and his mother, who was musical herself, encouraged him to pursue
composition.
He graduated from the prestigious Townsend Harris Hall Prep School, whose
alumni included fellow composers Richard Rodgers, Frank Loesser, Ira Gershwin,
and E. Y. Harburg.
At just 15, he began studies in composition at the Eastman School of Music, at
the University of Rochester. In subsequent years he studied with both Aaron
Copland, and then with Nadia Boulanger in Europe. While he had intended to be a
“serious” composer, he found work on Broadway as a rehearsal pianist."
RIP,
*** Xanni ***
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