Zemlinsky
Alexander von, 1871–1942, Austrian composer and conductor.
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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)
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