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Zemlinsky

American  
[zem-lin-skee] / zɛmˈlɪn ski /

noun

  1. Alexander von, 1871–1942, Austrian composer and conductor.


Zemlinsky British  
/ zɛmˈlɪnskɪ /

noun

  1. Alexander. 1871–1942, Austrian composer, living in the US from 1938. His works include the operas Es war einmal (1900) and Eine florentische Tragödie (1917) and the Lyric Symphony (1923)

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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

As for Conlon, he found Still’s groove and exulted in everything flowery about Zemlinsky.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 28, 2024

Set to songs by Austrian composer Alexander Zemlinsky, this is a work choreographed in the emotionally drenched, classic style of modern dance you rarely see outside period revivals.

From The Guardian • Nov. 15, 2012

The season also includes the society’s annual presentation of Bach’s “Brandenburg” Concertos and less predictable programs like the one on Tuesday at Alice Tully Hall, with folk-inspired works by Ligeti, Dvorak, Kurtag and Zemlinsky.

From New York Times • Oct. 15, 2010

His first instruction was received from his brother-in-law, Alexander von Zemlinsky.

From Musical Portraits Interpretations of Twenty Modern Composers by Rosenfeld, Paul

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