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Albert Stoessel
1894–1943
A gifted American musician who moved easily between the violin, the conductor’s podium, and the composer’s desk, he helped shape concert life in the first half of the twentieth century. His career blended performance, teaching, and leadership at major musical institutions.
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The technic of the baton : a handbook for students of conducting
by Albert Stoessel
About the author
Born in St. Louis on October 11, 1894, Albert Frederic Stoessel became known as an American composer, violinist, and conductor. He studied in Berlin and built a career that joined strong classical training with a practical gift for leading musicians and teaching students.
Stoessel worked with the Chautauqua Institution beginning in 1921 and later became its musical director. He also served as dean of the music school at Juilliard, showing how comfortably he moved between the concert stage and the classroom.
Alongside his conducting and teaching, he composed music of his own, including the opera Garrick, as well as works for violin, piano, chorus, and orchestra. He died in New York on May 12, 1943, leaving behind a reputation as a dedicated musician who contributed to American musical life in several different ways.