Background
Kroll, William was born on January 30, 1901 in New York City. Son of Adolph and Fanny (Braham) Kroll.
Kroll, William was born on January 30, 1901 in New York City. Son of Adolph and Fanny (Braham) Kroll.
Student Royal Academy, Berlin, Germany, 1911-1914. Graduate with highest honors Institute Museum Art, New York City, 1917-1922.
For the metallurgist, see William Justin Kroll. For the philologist, see Wilhelm Kroll. His most famous composition is Banjo and Fiddle for violin and piano.
From 1911 to 1914 he was a student of Henri Marteau at the Berlin Hochschule für Musik. During the time he was a pupil of Franz Kneisel and P. Goetschius at the Institute of Musical Art (1917–1922), he made his professional debut in New York. In the midst of his performance schedule, he taught at various facilities, first at the Institute of Musical Art (1922–1938), then at the Mannes College (1943), the Peabody Conservatory (1947–1965), Tanglewood (as of 1949), the Cleveland Institute of Music (1964–1967), and also at Queens College beginning in 1969.
(published 1945) (published 1929).
(Kroll, William - Donkey Doodle - Violin and Piano - G. Sc...)
Kroll greatly contributed to music during his day, both as a soloist and as a member of various intimate chamber ensembles. After completing his schooling, he toured parts of Europe, North, and Central America as a soloist and a member of the Elshuco Trio (1922–1929), the Coolidge Quartet (1936–1944), and the Kroll Quartet (1944–1969).
Married Pearl Friedman, June 7, 1922.