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Mannes

American  
[man-is] / ˈmæn ɪs /

noun

  1. Leopold Damrosch, 1899–1964, U.S. composer and chemist.


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The performance seemed authoritative; most of the pianists, a few of them quite famous, were either new-music devotees or students from Mannes, Juilliard, NYU and other local schools that offer serious instruction.

From The Wall Street Journal

Tetelman moved on to the Mannes School of Music for a graduate program where he was told his upper register was his future but struggled with even audition standards.

From Seattle Times

After a stint in the Army, he resumed his classes at the Mannes School of Music and the New School for Social Research in New York, where he was mentored by French composer Darius Milhaud.

From Washington Post

He later studied under French classical composer Darius Milhaud at the Mannes School of Music in New York.

From Los Angeles Times

“Classical music as a whole tends to be a step or two behind the larger culture when it comes to both political and aesthetic issues,” said Timo Andres, a composer, pianist and Mannes faculty member who signed the open letter about Beaser.

From New York Times