Background

Ewen, David was born on November 26, 1907 in Lemberg, Austria. Son of Isaac and Helen (Kramer) Ewen.

Education

Student, City College of New York. Museum education with private tutors. Also special courses, Columbia University.

Doctor of Music (honorary), University Miami, Florida, 1975.

Career

Director Allen, Towne & Heath, Inc., 1946-1949. Adjunct professor music University Miami, 1965-1972. Music editor Cue, 1937-1938.

Serious music critic Stage, 1938-1939. Editor Museum Facts, 1940-1941. Member board Greater Miami Philharmonic Orchestra, Florida Philharmonic, Community Concerts Miami.

Honorary member Miami Beach Music and Arts League.

Achievements

• Authorized to write history of America paratroopers.

Works

Works Gallery

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  • Musicians Since 1900: Performers in Concert and Opera (Music & Musicians)

    (This volume offers information on the lives and careers o...)

  • The book of European light opera

    (This is the 1962 stated First Edition hard cover by David...)

  • American Composers : A Biographical Dictionary

    (The first definitive reference book to cover every major ...)

  • Composers for the American Musical Theatre

    (This book describes the Roots of the modern musical theat...)

  • Great men of American popular song;: The history of the American popular song told through the lives, careers, achievements, and personalities of its ... War to the "folk-rock" of Bob Dylan

    (The history of the American popular song told through the...)

  • The Complete Book of Classical Music

    (This invaluable musical compendium contains biographies o...)

  • The Complete Book of Classical Music

    (This invaluable musical compendium contains biographies o...)

  • Solo instrumental and chamber music;: Its story told through the lives and works of its foremost composers (His Mainstreams of music)

    (Traces the history of solo instrumental and chamber music...)

  • Composers since 1900 : a biographical and critical guide

    (Composers since 1900 : a biographical and critical guide ...)

  • The World of Twentieth-Century Music

    (A welcome new edition of this now standard work is availa...)

  • Composers Since 1900: A Biographical and Critical Guide

    (This is a supplement to Composers Since 1900, A biographi...)

  • The Complete Book of Classical Music

    (A very good copy of the book and the jacket but it has ex...)

  • With a Song in His Heart The Story of Richard Rodgers

    (A biography of the song writer with song lists, bibliogra...)

  • All the Years of American Popular Music

    (All the Years of American Popular Music Oct 01, 1977 Ewen...)

  • The Cole Porter story

    (Biography of the popular song writer by David Ewen.)

  • New Complete Book of the American Musical Theater.

    (New Complete Book of the American Musical Theater)

  • The story of Irving Berlin;

    (Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1950, Very good., Clean, tigh...)

  • The Home Book of Musical Knowledge

    (the home book of musical knowledge)

  • The Life and Death of Tin Pan Alley

    (History of historical music era.)

  • David Ewen Introduces Modern Music A History and Appreciation from Wagner to Webern

    (Physical description; 303 pages. Subjects; Modern Music. ...)

  • The Story of Irving Berlin. Illustrated by Jane Castle.
  • The World of Twentieth-Century Music by David Ewen (1968-06-01)

    (Will be shipped from US. Used books may not include compa...)

  • Great men of American popular song;: The history of the American popular song told through the lives, careers, achievements, and personalities of its ... Bob Dylan, Johnny Cash, Burt Bacharach

    (HARDCOVER w/DUST JACKET)

  • American Songwriters: An H.W. Wilson Biographical Dictionary

    (Book by Ewen, David)

  • Complete Book of the American Musical Theater

    (IH. A guide to more than 300 productions of the American ...)

  • David Ewen Introduces Modern Music, revised edition
  • Complete book of the American musical theater;: A guide to more than 300 productions of the American musical theater from The black crook (1866) to ... songs, composers, librettists, and lyricists
  • David Ewen Introduces Modern Music
  • American popular songs from the Revolutionary War to the present.
  • Musicians Since 1900 Performers in Conce
  • Life and Death of Tin Pan Alley. The GOlden Age of American Popular Music
  • The Story of Arturo Toscanini
  • With a song in his heart: The story of Richard Rodgers
  • David Ewen Introduces Modern Music. A History and Appreciation From Wagner to Webern
  • The Book of European Light Opera
  • (The Book of European Light Opera) Author: David Ewen published on (June, 1977)
  • The Life And Death Of Tin Pan Alley- The Golden Age of Popular Music
  • David Ewen introduces modern music;: A history and appreciation from Wagner to Webern
  • American Composers : A Biographical Dictionary by David Ewen (1982-09-01)
  • Composers for the American musical theatre
  • The Story Of Jerome Kern
  • The story of Arturo Toscanini (Holt musical biography series)
  • Famous Modern Conductors
  • (The Complete Book of Classical Music ) Author: David Ewen Sep-1989

Membership

With Army of the United States, 1944-1945.

Connections

Married Hannah Weinstein, September 10, 1936. 1 son, Robert.

father:

Isaac Ewen

mother:

Helen (Kramer) Ewen

spouse:

Hannah Weinstein