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Jun 21, 1862 Newark, New Jersey, United States Died on 17 Sep 1953 (aged 91)
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About Henry Holden Huss
- Henry Holden Huss (June 21, 1862 in Newark, New Jersey – September 17, 1953 in New York City) was an American composer, pianist and music teacher.
- Huss grew up in New York City, the son of German immigrant parents.
- After studying piano and organ locally with a teacher who had trained at the Leipzig Conservatory, Huss traveled to Munich to study at the Royal Conservatory with Josef Rheinberger.
- His fellow students at the Royal Music School in Munich included Arthur Whiting and H.
- W.
- Parker.
- After graduating, he returned to the States and embarked on a career as a touring piano virtuoso.
- As a composer, he was regarded as one of the best of his generation by those who counted, but unfortunately, it was at a time when American composers could rarely get a hearing for their works. An exhaustive study of Huss' life and music, with a complete catalog of compositions, has been published: Henry Holden Huss: An American Composer's Life, by Gary A.
- Greene (1995, Scarecrow Press (Metuchen NJ and London)), ISBN 0-8108-2842-1.
