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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)

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Zemlinsky did manage to emigrate to New York but died of pneumonia in 1942 without having been able to revive his career.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 18, 2026

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

We’ve now heard a number of obscure operas and concert works by the likes of Alexander Zemlinsky, Erwin Schulhoff, Walter Braunfels and Viktor Ullmann.

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

Schoenberg is an autodidact, the lessons in composition from Alexander von Zemlinsky not affecting his future path-breaking propensities.

From Ivory Apes and Peacocks by Huneker, James

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