Background
Kroeger, Karl was born on April 13, 1932 in Louisville. Son of Carl Robert and Lillian (Gnadinger) Kroeger.
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The fuging-tune has long been associated with American music. Indeed, it was once thought to have been an American innovation, but research has shown that, like much else in 18th-century America, the fuging-tune had its origins in England. The American composer adopted and developed it, added his own expressive touches, and made it a primary vehicle for his musical creativity. The almost 1300 fuging-tunes by American composers published between 1770 and 1820 testify to their widespread popularity and musical impact. They represent about a quarter of all the pieces composed by American psalmodists, and are by far the most imaginative musical settings for religious poetry.
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Kroeger, Karl was born on April 13, 1932 in Louisville. Son of Carl Robert and Lillian (Gnadinger) Kroeger.
Bachelor of Medicine, University Louisville, 1954. MM, University Louisville, 1959. Master of Science, University Illinois, 1961.
Doctor of Philosophy, Brown University, 1976.
After receiving a Masters of Music at Louiville, Kroeger went to study at the University of Illinois. Kroeger was head of the American Music Collection at the New York Public Library from 1962-1964. In 1967 Kroeger joined the faculty of Ohio University.
He then began studies at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, after which he transferred to Brown University where he completed his Doctor of Philosophy
Since then Kroeger has directed the Moravian Music Foundation in Winston-Salem, North Carolina as well as been a professor at the University of Colorado.
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Member American Musicol. Society, Music Library. Association, International Association Music Libraries, Sonneck Society for American Music.
Married Marie Jasper, July 20, 1955. 1 child, Paul Edmond.