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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 current 17-member company, since 2005 under the artistic direction of former Graham dancer Janet Eilber, accompanied by the Mannes Orchestra, presented five Graham dances in April that spanned the 1930s and ’40s.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 9, 2026

"If he can get something that papers it over without dealing with real issues, that's probably enough," said Mannes.

From Barron's ● Apr. 10, 2026

Trish Mannes, the agency's regional deputy director for the South East, told BBC Radio Kent that "this peak has passed, absolutely".

From BBC ● Mar. 23, 2026

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 ● Feb. 9, 2023

He taught composition at the David Mannes School from 1917 to 1919.

From Musical Portraits Interpretations of Twenty Modern Composers by Paul Rosenfeld

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