Korngold

American  

[kawrn-gohld, kawrn-gawlt] / ˈkɔrnˌgoʊld, ˈkɔrnˌgɔlt /

noun

1. Erich Wolfgang 1897–1957, Austrian composer, conductor, and pianist in the U.S.

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Example Sentences

There are also early songs by Alexander Zemlinsky, Alma Mahler and Erich Korngold, members of the Viennese musical elite circa 1900 and, like Weill, ultimately emigrés to America.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 5, 2025

Other emigres were of the same generation and background, like Erich Wolfgang Korngold, who created the orchestra soundtrack at the dawn of talkies.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 28, 2024

One protester, Gilad Korngold, 62, whose son Tal Shoham is a hostage, said in an interview that time was running out to bring him home alive.

From New York Times • Jan. 22, 2024

Korngold chafed at that idea as long as the most vulnerable of hostages remained in captivity.

From Reuters • Nov. 22, 2023

Some, like Erich Korngold, leapt enthusiastically into this new, populist role with skill and seriousness, widening the scope and capability of the film orchestra in the process.

From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall