Sam Raphling (March 19, 1910,

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- January 8, 1988,

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) was an American

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and

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. He studied under

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at the

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. He wrote in a variety of musical genres, including orchestral works Concerto pour trompette et orchestre à cordes, chamber pieces, and vocal art songs; the latter of which remain his most notable legacy. Also of note is his orchestral suite ''Dance of the Chassidic'' and his piano arrangements of Stravinsky's ''

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'' and ''

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'', and Prokofiev's ''

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''. He wrote two children's operas with librettist

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. As a pianist he made a number of recording on the

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label.

External links

Interview with Sam Raphling
September 6, 1986
Anne Rutledge words by Edgar Lee Masters; music for voice and piano by Sam Raphling.
From the

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